Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station (AP)

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• Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station (AP)
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• Geithner eyes US investment on India visit (AFP)
• South Korea calls off naval rescue
• Analyst: Apple Sold More than 600,000 iPads Saturday
• Up for sale: Gandhi items -- and his ideals (AFP)
• Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue
• Iran used China connection for nuke gear - Report
• Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective
• Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own (AP)
• Last Malaysian adult witness to British massacre dies (AFP)
• Rwandan pygmies facing squalor and exclusion (AFP)
• Australian floods help ease the 'Big Dry' (AFP)
• German troop deaths spark protests
• Dissident Iranians take refuge in Turkey (AP)
• Fishermen left high and dry fear for Mekong's future (AFP)
• French police fired first in clash that killed officer: ETA
• S.Africa white supremacist leader killed
• German troop deaths spark protests
• FACTBOX - Five facts about Eugene Terre'blanche

Russian spacecraft docks at orbiting station (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:47 PM PDT AP - A Russian space official says a Soyuz craft carrying an American and two Russian astronauts has docked successfully at the International Space Station.

(AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT AP - Russian space official says Soyuz craft has docked successfully at International Space Station.

Geithner eyes US investment on India visit (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT AFP - Timothy Geithner will begin his maiden visit to India as US treasury secretary on Tuesday, hoping to improve an economic relationship that is often eclipsed by Washington's trade with China.

South Korea calls off naval rescue Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:25 PM PDT Navy to begin salvage operations after attempts to reach missing sailors abandoned.

Analyst: Apple Sold More than 600,000 iPads Saturday Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:16 PM PDT Cupertino, Calif.-based gadget maker's tablet computer selling fast.

Up for sale: Gandhi items -- and his ideals (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT AFP - The Beatles removed Mahatma Gandhi's picture from the 1967 album cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in case it upset Indians, but such restraint is now a thing of the past.

Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal inaugurated its giant "African Renaissance" monument on Saturday, brushing aside complaints that the $28 million personal project of President Abdoulaye Wade was a waste of money and un-Islamic.

Iran used China connection for nuke gear - Report Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Western authorities are investigating whether an Iranian firm acquired valves and vacuum gauges used to enrich uranium through the representative of a Chinese firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Iran says China agrees sanctions ineffective Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran and China agreed during talks in Beijing that sanctions "have lost their effectiveness", chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Friday after meeting senior Chinese officials.

Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI has surrounded himself with a small group of men he feels he can trust, but he acts very much on his own. That isolation and shunning of advice have frequently created problems and are increasingly under scrutiny as the clerical sex scandal inches closer to him.

Last Malaysian adult witness to British massacre dies (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:27 PM PDT AFP - The last Malaysian adult witness to the massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops in 1948 has died, leaving the campaign for an official investigation uncertain, activists said Sunday.

Rwandan pygmies facing squalor and exclusion (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:39 PM PDT AFP - Rwanda's rapidly dwindling Twa pygmies, considered the original inhabitants of this central African nation, now live on the fringes, facing squalor, discrimination and general exclusion.

Australian floods help ease the 'Big Dry' (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:44 PM PDT AFP - For Australian farmers who have struggled to make a living in southern Queensland as their crops died and their dams ran empty during years of drought, recent floods have helped ease the "Big Dry".

German troop deaths spark protests Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT The bodies of three German soldiers killed in fighting in Afghanistan are due to be flown home, as opposition to the conflict mounts.

Dissident Iranians take refuge in Turkey (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - Light snow was falling when the two young men set out on horseback for the border to flee Iran. By the time they were deep in the mountains, it had become a blinding blizzard, the temperature had dropped below freezing, and they were barely alive.

Fishermen left high and dry fear for Mekong's future (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:17 PM PDT AFP - Mekong River levels in parts of Laos have hit their lowest in 50 years.

French police fired first in clash that killed officer: ETA Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:12 PM PDT MADRID -French police fired the first shot in a shootout in a Paris suburb last month in which one of their officers died, said a statement issued Sunday by the Basque separatist group ETA. Read more...

S.Africa white supremacist leader killed Posted: 03 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT CAPE TOWN -South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Sunday called for calm over the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, as police arrested two of his farm workers. Read more...

German troop deaths spark protests Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT The bodies of three German soldiers killed in fighting in Afghanistan are due to be flown home, as opposition to the conflict mounts.

FACTBOX - Five facts about Eugene Terre'blanche Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:04 PM PDT Terre'blanche fought to preserve apartheid in the early 1990s but had recently lived in relative obscurity. Below are five facts about him.

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Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue

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• Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue
• ElBaradei backer 'held in Egypt'
• Gunmen in military uniforms raid Sunni area near Baghdad, killing 25
• Featured Advertiser
• U.S. to Delay Report on Chinese Currency
• Clijsters Beats Venus Williams With Ease in Final
• Sports Business: Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry on Hiatus for Most of the Summer
• Sports of The Times: For the Mets, Gloom Instead of Sunshine
• Holy Fire brings Jerusalem Easter to joyful climax
• Contesting Jobless Claims Becomes a Boom Industry
• Sadrists close 'ballot' for Iraq PM
• Archbishop 'regrets' church row
• Sudan elections 'to go ahead'
• Hurting U.S. Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay
• Butler Coach’s Tournament Run Began in His Driveway
• Complaint Box | Public Smooching
• Survival Odds Rise Sharply for Soldiers
• Search for Korean Sailors Halted
• Archbishop of Canterbury Faults Irish Church
• Hurting U.S. Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay

Senegal unveils "African Renaissance" statue Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal inaugurated its giant "African Renaissance" monument on Saturday, brushing aside complaints that the $28 million personal project of President Abdoulaye Wade was a waste of money and un-Islamic.

ElBaradei backer 'held in Egypt' Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT Human rights activists in Egypt say the publisher of a recent book supporting Mohammed ElBaradei has been arrested.

Gunmen in military uniforms raid Sunni area near Baghdad, killing 25 Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:02 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- Gunmen wearing military uniforms killed at least 25 people, including women and children, shooting them one by one with guns capped with silencers, in a raid late Friday on a neighborhood just south of Baghdad.

Featured Advertiser Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:02 PM PDT

U.S. to Delay Report on Chinese Currency Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:10 PM PDT The decision drew sharp criticism from members of both parties in Congress who want hold China accountable for its currency policy in order to protect American businesses.

Clijsters Beats Venus Williams With Ease in Final Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT After two disappointing losses in two months, Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams in less than an hour to win the Sony Ericsson Open.

Sports Business: Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry on Hiatus for Most of the Summer Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT Baseball's schedule makers this year threw a curve: there will be no matchups between the teams from May 18 to Aug. 6.

Sports of The Times: For the Mets, Gloom Instead of Sunshine Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:17 AM PDT The Mets start the 2010 baseball season tied for first, but it will be downhill from there.

Holy Fire brings Jerusalem Easter to joyful climax Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:47 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bells, drums, ecstatic chants and flaming candles lit from the tomb of Jesus brought Easter to a joyful climax in Jerusalem on Saturday for Palestinians and thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around the world.

Contesting Jobless Claims Becomes a Boom Industry Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:00 PM PDT Talx Corporation has become a dominant business in a bust economy, but critics say the company has undermined a crucial safety net for jobless workers.

Sadrists close 'ballot' for Iraq PM Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:47 AM PDT Results of unofficial plebiscite by election kingmaker due "in the next few days".

Archbishop 'regrets' church row Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT Dr Rowan Williams expresses "regret" for any difficulties caused by his remarks about child abuse in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Sudan elections 'to go ahead' Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT Election commission rejects opposition party's demand for delay in holding polls.

Hurting U.S. Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:03 AM PDT The Taliban have killed or beaten people who have received money from the Marines, or they have pocketed it themselves.

Butler Coach’s Tournament Run Began in His Driveway Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:15 AM PDT From shooting baskets in the driveway to the Final Four, basketball has been a constant in the life of Coach Brad Stevens.

Complaint Box | Public Smooching Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:56 AM PDT Holding hands on the sidewalk is one thing. Sticking a hand down a date's sweater on the No. 4 train is another.

Survival Odds Rise Sharply for Soldiers Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:35 AM PDT Every war brings medical innovations, as surgeons are forced to come up with new ways to save lives. But the rising survival rate is in turn introducing new problems caring for patients with chronic injuries.

Search for Korean Sailors Halted Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT South Korea's military ended its underwater search for dozens of sailors missing from a navy ship that sank following a mysterious blast eight days ago, an official said.

Archbishop of Canterbury Faults Irish Church Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:36 AM PDT The Roman Catholic church in Ireland has lost its credibility because of its mishandling of abuse by priests, the leader of the Anglican church said in remarks released Saturday.

Hurting U.S. Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:10 PM PDT The Taliban have killed or beaten people who have received money from the Marines, or they have pocketed it themselves.

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