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Palestinian girl killed in heavy Gaza clashes 26 Apr 08, 23:23 ET AP - Israeli forces grabbed a Hamas field commander from his Gaza home Saturday, setting off heavy fighting that killed the wanted man's 14-year-old daughter and wounded 10 Palestinians, including seven gunmen. more Tibet's mountain highway readies for Olympic spectacle 26 Apr 08, 23:21 ET Reuters - A journey on Tibet's "Friendship Highway" is a tightly controlled reminder of the tensions and anxieties that China hopes to push aside as the Olympic Games torch passes through here in coming weeks. more 40 people injured when floor collapses at Canadian church 26 Apr 08, 22:47 ET AP - The floor of a church filled with about 1,000 people, mostly teens, collapsed during a concert, injuring at least 40 people, one of them seriously, officials said. more Casablanca mattress factory fire kills as many as 55 workers 26 Apr 08, 22:35 ET AP - A fire roared through a mattress factory in a poor section of Casablanca Saturday, killing up to 55 workers and injuring as many as 24 others, Moroccan officials said. more 20 people hurt after German train apparently hits sheep 26 Apr 08, 22:14 ET AP - Police say that 20 people suffered bruises and some fractures after a train traveling from Hamburg to Munich apparently collided with a flock of sheep near a rail tunnel. more US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years 26 Apr 08, 22:13 ET AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. more Chavez calls ethanol production 'crime' 26 Apr 08, 22:12 ET AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a U.S. push to boost ethanol production during a world food crisis is a "crime." more US soldier to stand trial in Mexico 26 Apr 08, 22:11 ET AP - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in Mexico and ordered to stand trial after he was caught entering the country with a pistol, a rifle and ammunition. more Nine killed with machetes in Honduran prison riot 26 Apr 08, 21:22 ET Reuters - Nine prisoners were killed with machetes and knives on Saturday during a riot in an overcrowded prison in northern Honduras, the government said. more Gunbattles rage on streets of Mexico border town; 13 dead 26 Apr 08, 20:35 ET AP - Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine. more Israeli commander of legendary refugee ship Exodus dies 26 Apr 08, 20:16 ET AP - Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel's founding, died on Saturday. He was 90. more Israel limits impact of aid to Palestinians: World Bank 26 Apr 08, 20:15 ET Reuters - Billions of aid dollars pledged to the Palestinians to bolster peace talks with Israel are having a muted economic impact because of Israeli restrictions on travel and trade, the World Bank said on Sunday. more US military deaths in Iraq at 4,052 26 Apr 08, 19:47 ET AP - As of Saturday, April 26, 2008, at least 4,052 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,306 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. more US military deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan at least 425 26 Apr 08, 19:42 ET AP - As of Saturday, April 26, 2008, at least 425 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. more Exiled witness in Colombia paramilitary scandal threatened 26 Apr 08, 18:38 ET AP - An exiled Colombian paramilitary who is a key witness in the prosecution of politicians - including President Alvaro Uribe's second cousin - said Saturday that he has been warned of a planned attempt on his life. more Hamas says cease-fire is a 'tactic' 26 Apr 08, 17:59 ET AP - The chief of Hamas said Saturday that the Palestinian militant group would accept an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel but it would be a "tactic" in the group's struggle with the Jewish state. more Saudi Arabia releases popular blogger 26 Apr 08, 17:54 ET AP - A friend of Saudi Arabia's most popular blogger says authorities have released the writer months after arresting him without charge. more Tigers bomb military sites in Sri Lanka air raid: security source 26 Apr 08, 17:18 ET AFP - Tamil Tiger rebels using light aircraft bombed two military targets in northeastern Sri Lanka on Sunday and wounded at least one soldier, security sources said. more Costa Rica protests US airport security 26 Apr 08, 17:14 ET AP - Costa Rica has suspended legal cooperation with the United States and filed a diplomatic protest over what it called the "disrespectful" treatment of its attorney general at the Miami International Airport. more Olympic torch arrives in South Korea 26 Apr 08, 15:54 ET AFP - The Beijing Olympic torch arrived in South Korea early Sunday on one of the final legs of its troubled worldwide journey, South Korean and Chinese officials said. more US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years 26 Apr 08, 15:53 ET AP - U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. more Toronto transit system shut as workers strike 26 Apr 08, 15:30 ET Reuters - Transit workers in Toronto went on strike at midnight on Friday after rejecting a tentative contract deal, shutting down bus, streetcar and subway service in Canada's most populous city. more Whistleblowing farmer killed in Brazil 26 Apr 08, 15:12 ET AP - An Amazon farmer who received death threats after reporting illegal logging to authorities was shot to death as he left his house, Brazilian media reported Saturday. more Suu Kyi party says opponents of Myanmar constitution beaten up 26 Apr 08, 15:05 ET AFP - Myanmar's pro-democracy party led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said Saturday opponents of the junta's proposed constitution were being beaten and intimidated ahead of next month's vote. more Somali pirates free Spanish boat for ransom 26 Apr 08, 15:03 ET Reuters - Somali pirates have freed a Spanish fishing boat with its 26-member crew for a ransom of $1.2 million, a Somali official said on Saturday. more Displaced Kenyans say they can't return despite promises 26 Apr 08, 14:54 ET AP - As Kenya's politicians toured the country's battle-scarred west, walking among the uprooted multitudes, their message was clear: You will be able to go home soon. We, your leaders, will help you. more Hamas awaits Israeli response to truce offer: Meshaal 26 Apr 08, 14:45 ET AFP - Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said on Saturday his movement is awaiting an official Israeli response to a truce offer in the Gaza Strip, even though Israel has already poured cold water on it. more New Mexico governor visits Venezuela 26 Apr 08, 14:19 ET AP - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson turned to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday for help in pressing for the release of three Americans held hostage by Colombian rebels. more Japan PM forges ties with old, new Russian leaders 26 Apr 08, 14:08 ET AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda joined Russia's leaders on Saturday in praising improved ties and pledging to further negotiations over the disputed Kuril Islands. more Patriarch: Greek Orthodox Church recovering from crisis 26 Apr 08, 13:59 ET AP - Secretive real estate deals, hostility to priests, fist fights over Christ's tomb, a power struggle between patriarchs - one of the oldest churches in the Holy Land is struggling to get through a moral and financial crisis, its leader says. more Morocco factory fire death toll climbs to 55: MAP 26 Apr 08, 13:38 ET Reuters - The death toll from a fire in a mattress factory in the Moroccan city of Casablanca climbed to 55 on Saturday, state news agency MAP reported. more Police says shootout kills as many as 15 in Mexico 26 Apr 08, 13:36 ET AP - A police official says that between 14 and 15 men have been killed in a pre-dawn shootout between rival gangs in the Mexican border city of Tijuana. more Palestinian plight is flip side of Israel's independence joy 26 Apr 08, 13:23 ET AP - Mohammed Shaikha was 9 when the carefree rhythm of his village childhood - going to third grade, picking olives, playing hide-and-seek - was abruptly cut short. more Winehouse cautioned after London assault 26 Apr 08, 13:17 ET AFP - British singer Amy Winehouse has been cautioned after admitting an assault during a night out in London, police said Saturday. more Crew of Spanish boat hijacked by Somali pirates freed 26 Apr 08, 13:16 ET AP - The 26 crew members onboard a fishing boat hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia nearly a week ago have been freed, the Spanish government said Saturday. more Japan PM sees progress on islands after Medvedev talks 26 Apr 08, 12:56 ET Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Saturday he believed progress towards resolving a decades-old dispute over a group of Pacific islands was possible. more As spelling changes, Portugal feels the empire striking back 26 Apr 08, 12:17 ET AP - Portugal's former empire is striking back - through language. more Protesters jeer Olympic torch in Japan 26 Apr 08, 12:12 ET AFP - Protesters hurled rubbish and flares Saturday at the Beijing Olympic torch and brawled with Chinese supporters in a chaotic Japanese leg of the troubled round-the-world relay. more 39 people injured after floor collapses at Canadian church 26 Apr 08, 12:06 ET AP - The floor of a church filled with about 1,000 teens collapsed during a concert, injuring at least 39 people, three of them seriously, officials said. more Sri Lanka arrests 9 over bus bomb 26 Apr 08, 11:05 ET Reuters - Sri Lanka arrested nine people on Saturday over a suspected rebel Tamil Tiger bomb that claimed 26 lives on a packed bus in the capital, police said. more Defending snooker champion Higgins crashes out 26 Apr 08, 11:00 ET AFP - John Higgins' defence of his World Snooker crown ended in bitter recriminations after a 13-9 second round defeat at the hands of Welshman Ryan Day on Saturday. more Turkish prime minister discusses Syria-Israel peace 26 Apr 08, 09:59 ET AP - Turkey's prime minister was in Syria Saturday in a bid to restart peace negotiations between Damascus and its Mideast foe, Israel. more Poor diet undermines health of northern Afghans 26 Apr 08, 09:50 ET Reuters - Lunch at Gada Mohammad's single-room mud-brick house in Afghanistan's far north is the same as most other meals: dry bread washed down with tea. more Tough language on Tibet despite China talks offer 26 Apr 08, 09:24 ET Reuters - Chinese media kept up its tough language on the Dalai Lama on Saturday, a day after a surprise offer of talks with his envoys, as analysts expressed caution about whether dialogue would ease tensions in Tibet. more Gaza girl killed in Israeli air raid: medics 26 Apr 08, 09:03 ET AFP - The teenage daughter of a Hamas chief was killed and eight people wounded in a dawn Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials and Hamas said on Saturday. more Conservatives tighten grip in Iran run-off vote 26 Apr 08, 08:56 ET Reuters - Conservatives have consolidated their grip on Iran's parliament after run-off votes for undecided seats, state radio reported on Saturday, but reformists said the election process was biased against them. more Turkey planning new incursion into Iraq: PKK 26 Apr 08, 08:50 ET AFP - Turkey is planning a new military incursion into northern Iraq targeting Kurdish rebels, a spokesman for the guerrillas said, adding that warplanes also launched an air raid on Saturday. more North Sea oil and gas pipeline set to close over strike 26 Apr 08, 08:46 ET AFP - A North Sea pipeline which supplies around 40 percent of Britain's oil and gas as well as international markets will shut down within hours because of a strike, operator BP said Saturday. more China begins building Tibet-Nepal rail link: official 26 Apr 08, 08:25 ET AFP - China has started to build a rail link between Tibet and Nepal that could drastically reduce Kathmandu's trade reliance on its giant southern neighbour India, officials said Saturday. more Syria's shadow still looms large over Lebanon 26 Apr 08, 08:13 ET AFP - Three years after Syria ended its near 30-year military presence in Lebanon, Damascus stands accused of still pulling strings there and leaving its tiny neighbour paralysed by political deadlock. more Turk PM in Syria to discuss mediation with Israel 26 Apr 08, 08:11 ET Reuters - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss Turkish attempts to help relaunch peace talks between Syria and Israel. more Thousands attend Easter ritual at holy shrine in Jerusalem 26 Apr 08, 07:40 ET AP - Thousands of worshippers crowded Christianity's holiest shrine to celebrate the Easter Week holy fire ritual, police said. more 15 killed in Zimbabwe post-poll violence: opposition 26 Apr 08, 07:39 ET AFP - At least 15 opposition supporters have been killed in political violence in Zimbabwe since elections last month, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) told AFP on Saturday. more Census official, police among 24 killed in Afghan unrest 26 Apr 08, 07:38 ET AFP - Bomb blasts killed three Afghan policemen and four suspected Taliban Saturday, officials said, also reporting that 17 other people, including a population census official, died in unrest a day earlier. more Zimbabwe opposition says parliamentary victory confirmed 26 Apr 08, 07:38 ET AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Saturday it had retained a historic victory over President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party following a partial recount of ballots. more German agency may have spied on Afghan ministers: report 26 Apr 08, 07:35 ET AFP - Kabul believes Germany's foreign intelligence service may have spied on several Afghan ministers, a newspaper said Saturday, following news the agency illicitly monitored the economy minister's emails. more 200 Australian troops to quit East Timor 26 Apr 08, 07:30 ET AP - Australia will withdraw 200 troops from nearby East Timor because security in the restive nation has improved since rebel soldiers wounded the president, Australia's prime minister said Saturday. more Dalai Lama says wants 'serious' talks with China 26 Apr 08, 07:01 ET AFP - The Dalai Lama on Saturday welcomed China's offer of talks to help resolve unrest in his Tibetan homeland but said he wanted only "serious discussions." more Strike looms at Scottish oil refinery 26 Apr 08, 06:52 ET AP - The British government on Saturday urged drivers not to hoard gasoline, saying there was plenty to go around despite a looming strike at a Scottish oil refinery that has raised fears of fuel rationing. more Zimbabwe police detained 215 in opposition raid: report 26 Apr 08, 06:27 ET AFP - Zimbabwe police detained 215 people in a raid on the headquarters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the capital Harare, a police spokesman was quoted Saturday. more Military: Turkish planes, artillery bomb Kurdish rebels 26 Apr 08, 06:26 ET AP - Turkish warplanes and artillery units struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq who were preparing to cross the border to carry out attacks, the military said Saturday. more Myanmar protesters hurt in Japan rally 26 Apr 08, 06:25 ET AP - Ten demonstrators demanding that all Myanmar citizens living overseas be given the right to vote in an upcoming referendum were injured Saturday in a scuffle with police in Japan. more Turk warplanes strike PKK targets in N.Iraq: army 26 Apr 08, 06:03 ET Reuters - Turkey's army said its warplanes struck Kurdish separatist targets inside northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday, in what army sources called the biggest Turkish air operation in northern Iraq this year. more Berlin to vote on fate of airport used in Cold War airlift 26 Apr 08, 05:32 ET AP - Berlin's Tempelhof airport has had a special connection with the city's people since it opened in 1923. more Iran judiciary chief slams Ahmadinejad 'slogans' 26 Apr 08, 05:30 ET AFP - Iran's judiciary chief has become the latest figure to criticise President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his attacks on opponents, accusing him of "exaggeration and sloganeering," reports said on Saturday. more Police say top Qaeda militant killed in Iraq 26 Apr 08, 05:22 ET AFP - US forces have killed a top militant from the Al-Qaeda in Iraq group and three accomplices -- one a Saudi Arabian -- in the centre of the country, a local police officer said on Saturday. more 14-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza clash: official 26 Apr 08, 05:07 ET AP - Israeli forces entered a northern Gaza town early Saturday and seized a local Hamas leader from his home amid heavy fighting with Palestinian gunmen, Hamas militants and a Palestinian health official said. The wanted man's 14-year-old daughter was killed in the clashes. more Dalai Lama back in India, Tibetans tell China to stop media attacks 26 Apr 08, 04:59 ET AFP - The Dalai Lama returned Saturday to India as the exile Tibet government told China to stop attacking the spiritual leader following Beijing's offer to hold talks to defuse the Tibetan issue. more China's state media attack Dalai Lama despite gov't overture 26 Apr 08, 04:42 ET AP - A day after China said it would meet an envoy of the Dalai Lama, state media Saturday launched fresh attacks against the Tibetan spiritual leader, blaming him for the recent unrest among Tibetans that threatens to tarnish this summer's Beijing Olympics. more Bangladesh stops poor from collecting rotten rice 26 Apr 08, 04:27 ET Reuters - Bangladesh deployed troops at a dumping site near the country's main Chittagong port on Saturday to stop poor people from collecting rotten rice, officials said. more Zimbabwe denounces US over opposition win declaration 26 Apr 08, 04:19 ET AFP - Zimbabwe on Saturday denounced as "patently false" US Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer's declaration that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won a clear victory in last month's disputed elections. more Egypt film stars seek to shatter stigma of AIDS 26 Apr 08, 04:11 ET AFP - A lonely voice in a conservative society, rising Egyptian film star Amr Waked is speaking out against his country's unofficial policy of jailing people suffering with AIDS. more Iranian conservatives win parliamentary elections in runoff 26 Apr 08, 03:45 ET AP - Conservatives consolidated their control of Iran's legislature in run-off elections, according to partial results announced Saturday by state media. more Report: Brazil police kill 11 in raid 26 Apr 08, 03:41 ET AP - Police swarmed a Rio de Janeiro slum in search of a drug lord on Friday, touching off a shootout that killed 11 people including a 70-year-old woman, Brazil's government news agency said. Two bystanders were wounded. more Toronto's public transit system shuts down because of strike 26 Apr 08, 03:40 ET AP - Toronto Transit Commission workers went on strike after voting against a tentative contract agreement, a surprise development that paralyzed public transportation in Canada's biggest city. more Olympic Torch Hits Nagano Without Hitch 26 Apr 08, 03:05 ET Time.com - The torch relay in Nagano came off without serious incident because it had to more Iran's involvement in Iraq may not have increased: report 26 Apr 08, 02:23 ET AFP - Some US intelligence and administration officials believe that while Iranian arms shipments to Iraq continued in recent months, they have not necessarily increased, The New York Times reported Saturday. more Official: Colombia to arrest ex-lawmaker 26 Apr 08, 01:55 ET AP - Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of an ex-congresswoman who says she reversed her position on a vote years ago in return for political favors from associates of President Alvaro Uribe, a government official said. more Karzai wants US to stop arresting Taliban suspects: report 26 Apr 08, 01:26 ET AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged US forces Saturday to stop arresting suspected Taliban and their sympathizers, arguing that these arrests and past mistreatment were discouraging Taliban from laying down their arms. more Palestinian girl killed in Gaza clashes: medics 26 Apr 08, 01:23 ET Reuters - A 14-year-old Palestinian girl was killed on Saturday during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, medical workers said. more ICC in fresh turmoil as Speed stands down over Zimbabwe 26 Apr 08, 01:19 ET AFP - International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed is to step down several months early from his position over the issue of Zimbabwe, it was announced Friday. more Bus bomb kills 26 passengers near Sri Lanka capital 26 Apr 08, 01:02 ET AFP - A bomb ripped through an overcrowded bus near Sri Lanka's capital on Friday, killing 26 passengers and wounding over 60, in one of the worst attacks against civilians in three months, police said. more Trio bitten by rabid puppy quarantined in Britain 26 Apr 08, 00:59 ET AFP - Three people were bitten by a rabies-infected puppy dog in British quarantine, a Health Protection Agency (HPA) spokeswoman said Saturday. more Lay off China, Olympics chief tells West 26 Apr 08, 00:06 ET AFP - IOC president Jacques Rogge told Western countries to stop hectoring China over human rights in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Games, in an interview with a British newspaper published Saturday. more

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