Digest: Thousands to protest to pressure Congress to take up immigration

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• Digest: Thousands to protest to pressure Congress to take up immigration
• World digest: Ex-spy's killing exposes militant rifts in North Waziristan
• Kurdish rebels kill 4 Turkish soldiers, wound 7 (AP)
• Sri Lanka holds first post-war May Day (AFP)
• Shanghai Expo opens to public
• Pressure mounts on British PM as polling day looms (AFP)
• Thai protesters criticise hospital evacuation (AFP)
• In Pictures: Shanghai Expo Opening Ceremony
• Vietnam detains senior monk, banned Buddhists say (AFP)
• US states braced for oil slick
• Middle East talks 'set to begin'
• Booming China on show to world at Shanghai Expo
• US man jailed in NKorea phones home
• Belgium's Muslims lash out at ban on Islamic veil
• A Bad Joke Raises the Specter of British Anti-Catholicism (Time.com)
• Booming China on show to world at Shanghai Expo (Reuters)
• Fear and Nostalgia for Noriega in Panama (Time.com)
• U.S. Revises Mideast-Arms Tack
• Socialist leader attends Albania rally
• Socialist leader attends Albania rally

Digest: Thousands to protest to pressure Congress to take up immigration Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT Thousands of labor, civil rights and immigration activists plan to stage demonstrations nationwide Saturday, renewing their effort to pressure Congress into taking up comprehensive immigration legislation. United States Congress - Immigration - Law - United States - Arizona

World digest: Ex-spy's killing exposes militant rifts in North Waziristan Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT PAKISTAN The hornet's nest of militant groups in Pakistan's mountainous northwest was already complicated. Now, analysts have to factor in the Asian Tigers. Waziristan - Pakistan - Taliban - United States - War in Afghanistan

Kurdish rebels kill 4 Turkish soldiers, wound 7 (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT AP - Authorities say Kurdish rebels have raided a Turkish military outpost in eastern Turkey, killing at least four Turkish soldiers and wounding seven others in the largest attack on troops in several months.

Sri Lanka holds first post-war May Day (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:47 PM PDT AFP - Sri Lanka's political parties were holding May Day rallies on Saturday for the first time since the ending of nearly four decades of ethnic bloodshed.

Shanghai Expo opens to public Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:19 PM PDT Visitors pour into Shanghai for multi-billion dollar six-month showcase event.

Pressure mounts on British PM as polling day looms (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT AFP - British premier Gordon Brown's re-election hopes took a fresh battering Saturday with the loss of a key media endorsement and a poll confirming his Labour party was in third place ahead of the May 6 vote.

Thai protesters criticise hospital evacuation (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:28 PM PDT AFP - Leaders of Thailand's "Red Shirt" protests slammed management at a Bangkok hospital Saturday, saying its chaotic evacuation of patients was a ploy to make the anti-government group look bad.

In Pictures: Shanghai Expo Opening Ceremony Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:41 PM PDT A gallery of images from the gala opening of the Shanghai Expo.

Vietnam detains senior monk, banned Buddhists say (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:52 PM PDT AFP - A senior Vietnamese Buddhist monk, previously detained in an alleged plot to finance disorder against the communist regime, is in custody again, the spokesman for his banned church said late Friday.

US states braced for oil slick Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT Clean-up crews in Gulf of Mexico battle heavy seas as fears grow of ecological disaster.

Middle East talks 'set to begin' Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:43 PM PDT US says peace process will get back on track with "indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks".

Booming China on show to world at Shanghai Expo Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:29 PM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai opened its multi-billion dollar World Expo to the public on Saturday, showcasing China's booming economy and resurgent national pride, as well as the latest green technology from 189 countries.

US man jailed in NKorea phones home Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:27 PM PDT BOSTON, Massachusetts -An American jailed in North Korea was allowed to call home for the first time since being sentenced to eight years' hard labor, as the United States urged his release. Read more...

Belgium's Muslims lash out at ban on Islamic veil Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT BRUSSELS -Muslims in Belgium hit out at a looming public ban on the full-face Islamic veil, saying claims it was being introduced for security reasons were simply an excuse to crack down. Read more...

A Bad Joke Raises the Specter of British Anti-Catholicism (Time.com) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT Time.com - A British Foreign Office memo mocking an upcoming visit by the Pope upset Britain's Catholic minority, and forced the country to confront its history of anti-Catholic sentiment

Booming China on show to world at Shanghai Expo (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:29 PM PDT Reuters - Shanghai opened its multi-billion dollar World Expo to the public on Saturday, showcasing China's booming economy and resurgent national pride, as well as the latest green technology from 189 countries.

Fear and Nostalgia for Noriega in Panama (Time.com) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT Time.com - While the country wants him back to face murder charges, some are afraid he could return to power

U.S. Revises Mideast-Arms Tack Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:03 PM PDT The U.S. is negotiating with Egypt a proposal to make the Middle East a region free of nuclear weapons, as the U.S. seeks to prevent Iran from derailing a monthlong U.N. conference on nuclear nonproliferation that begins Monday.

Socialist leader attends Albania rally Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:11 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters have marched in the capital, Tirana, to demand a partial recount of the June 2009 election.

Socialist leader attends Albania rally Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:11 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters have marched in the capital, Tirana, to demand a partial recount of the June 2009 election.

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