Italy welcomes Afghan release

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• Italy welcomes Afghan release
• Thai troops on Bangkok streets to protect financial hub
• Eroglu wins Turkish Cypriot vote; Thailand military pledges to punish protesters
• Pakistan: Blast hits oil tankers on NATO route (AP)
• Italy welcomes Afghan release
• Toyota expected to pay $16m fine
• Big guns target soaring Lib Dems in election fight (AFP)
• Goldman clients stay loyal to the bank, for now (Reuters)
• Nationalist wins in north Cyprus
• Nationalist wins in north Cyprus
• Pressure builds to get Europe flying again
• Troops in Bangkok bank zone after red shirt threat
• Majority of Americans distrust U.S. government - survey
• Student spycam scheme abused
• SKorea's Lee vows to find cause of ship sinking (AP)
• Britain keeps flight ban in place (AFP)
• Israel remembers fallen soldiers, attack victims (AP)
• Pacific countries meeting to conserve tuna (AFP)
• Minister in India cricket row quits
• Peru town copes with being devoured by mine (AP)

Italy welcomes Afghan release Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:40 PM PDT Italy has welcomed the release of three medical workers detained by Afghan authorities.

Thai troops on Bangkok streets to protect financial hub Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:31 PM PDT BANGKOK -Hundreds of Thai troops poured into central Bangkok to protect the capital's financial hub on Monday, raising the stakes in the standoff between the government and "Red Shirt" protesters. Read more...

Eroglu wins Turkish Cypriot vote; Thailand military pledges to punish protesters Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT CYPRUS Hard-line challenger Dervis Eroglu won a key Turkish Cypriot leadership election Sunday, vowing to continue peace talks amid fears his victory could grind reunification negotiations with the Greek Cypriots to a halt and scuttle Turkey's bid for European Union membership.

Pakistan: Blast hits oil tankers on NATO route (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT AP - An official says suspected Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan detonated two bombs that destroyed a pair of oil tankers along a vital supply route used by NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Italy welcomes Afghan release Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:40 PM PDT Italy has welcomed the release of three medical workers detained by Afghan authorities.

Toyota expected to pay $16m fine Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT Carmaker set to pay record fine for delay in notifying US authorities about safety defects.

Big guns target soaring Lib Dems in election fight (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:24 PM PDT AFP - The country's two main parties have been turning their fire on the Liberal Democrats in the general election race after a huge surge in their support shook up the campaign.

Goldman clients stay loyal to the bank, for now (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - Clients of Goldman Sachs are standing behind the bank after the top U.S. securities regulator slapped fraud charges against the Wall Street powerhouse over its marketing of a subprime mortgage product.

Nationalist wins in north Cyprus Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT Voters in northern Cyprus have elected Dervis Eroglu as their president.

Nationalist wins in north Cyprus Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT Voters in northern Cyprus have elected Dervis Eroglu as their president.

Pressure builds to get Europe flying again Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:23 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Officials hope to significantly increase flights at the start of Europe's new working week on Monday and EU ministers will hold talks as pressure builds for a solution to the 5-day-old air travel crisis.

Troops in Bangkok bank zone after red shirt threat Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:23 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai army sent troops to a Bangkok business district on Monday, a day after vowing to punish protesters if they marched there, raising fears of more violence after 24 people died in bloody clashes a week ago.

Majority of Americans distrust U.S. government - survey Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they do not trust the U.S. government to do what is right, expressing the highest level of distrust in Washington in half a century, according to a public opinion survey.

Student spycam scheme abused Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:01 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA –  A high school student was caught in secret webcam pictures when he was partially undressed or sleeping in his bed. The 'spycam' also captured messages he exchanged with friends. The LANrev software took screenshots and webcam photos every 15 seconds when activated. Harriton High School second-year student Blake Robbins, who Read more...

SKorea's Lee vows to find cause of ship sinking (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:26 PM PDT AP - President Lee Myung-bak pledged Monday to take strong action against whoever was responsible for a mysterious explosion that sank a South Korean warship last month, amid growing speculation that North Korea may be behind the blast.

Britain keeps flight ban in place (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT AFP - Britain's ban on flights in its airspace due to the volcanic ash cloud will remain until at least 1800 GMT, air authorities confirmed Monday.

Israel remembers fallen soldiers, attack victims (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:29 PM PDT AP - State ceremonies across Israel will commemorate nearly 23,000 fallen soldiers and civilian victims of attacks.

Pacific countries meeting to conserve tuna (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT AFP - Eight Pacific island nations that control an area where more than a quarter of the world's tuna is caught are meeting this week with the aim of tightening conservation measures.

Minister in India cricket row quits Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:33 PM PDT Deputy foreign minister resigns amid allegations of corruption in auction of new team.

Peru town copes with being devoured by mine (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - The mile-wide gash grows almost daily with each dynamite blast, slowly devouring this bleak provincial capital high in the Andes.

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Noticed: The Female Equivalent of ‘Strange Bedfellows’

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• Noticed: The Female Equivalent of ‘Strange Bedfellows’
• Hardliner 'wins' north Cyprus vote
• Airspace Closure May Kill EU Recovery
• Labour Courts U.K.'s Liberal Democrats, as Tories Attack
• Torres out for rest of the season
• Airlines question Europe flight ban
• 'No impact' from ash on test flights
• Chavez marks Venezuela independence, foes unhappy
• When Foreclosure Threatens Elder-Care Homes
• Thai Government Supporters Vow Counter-Protest
• 'Disrepute probe' of ANC's Malema
• Afghans free Italian aid workers
• Stranded globally: Your stories
• Foreign secretary at Polish vigil
• The Paper Debate
• Thai Government Supporters Vow Counter-Protest
• Flight misery drags on in Europe
• Handful of European airports reopen; flights still affected by Iceland volcano
• Yemen oil security tightened, two suspects killed
• Wigan 3-2 Arsenal

Noticed: The Female Equivalent of ‘Strange Bedfellows’ Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:40 AM PDT Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Nancy Pelosi belong to what may be the smallest, most exclusive clique in American politics.

Hardliner 'wins' north Cyprus vote Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:37 PM PDT Dervis Eroglu pledges talks with Greek Cypriots despite supporting two-state solution.

Airspace Closure May Kill EU Recovery Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:04 PM PDT The extended closure of European airspace because of a cloud of volcanic ash threatens to snuff out the region's feeble economic recovery and has prompted airlines to take unusual measures in an effort to regain some control of the situation.

Labour Courts U.K.'s Liberal Democrats, as Tories Attack Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT The two major U.K. parties are taking different approaches after the Liberal Democrats' strong performance in Thursday's debate tightened the race ahead of a May 6 election: Labour is courting the party, the Tories attacking.

Torres out for rest of the season Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:01 PM PDT Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery on Sunday.

Airlines question Europe flight ban Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:49 AM PDT Carriers and airports call for restrictions on travel in volcanic ash cloud to be reassessed.

'No impact' from ash on test flights Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:20 AM PDT Dutch airline KLM carried out a test flight Saturday night and detected "no problems" from the volcanic ash that has shut down air travel across much of Europe for the past four days, the airline announced Sunday.

Chavez marks Venezuela independence, foes unhappy Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:43 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez kicked off a national party on Sunday for the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence, but critics used the date to accuse him of turning the nation into a Cuban-style dictatorship.

When Foreclosure Threatens Elder-Care Homes Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:40 PM PDT Under current law, owners of elder-care residential facilities need not notify their residents or family members if foreclosure is imminent.

Thai Government Supporters Vow Counter-Protest Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT The "yellow shirt" movement added to tensions with a threat to challenge the red shirt protesters with a counter-demonstration.

'Disrepute probe' of ANC's Malema Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT ANC youth leader, Julius Malema, is to face a disciplinary hearing for bringing the party into disrepute, reports say.

Afghans free Italian aid workers Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:37 PM PDT Investigation clears three doctors of plot to kill the governor of Helmand province.

Stranded globally: Your stories Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:14 AM PDT Thousands of people remain stranded around the world as ash from an Icelandic volcano hangs over much of Europe.

Foreign secretary at Polish vigil Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:04 AM PDT David Miliband tells grieving Poles in London their president's death has strengthened UK links with Poland.

The Paper Debate Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:19 PM PDT A winning argument can rest on mountains and mountains of paper. Whether that should change is prompting, not surprisingly, a debate.

Thai Government Supporters Vow Counter-Protest Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT The "yellow shirt" movement added to tensions with a threat to challenge the red shirt protesters with a counter-demonstration.

Flight misery drags on in Europe Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:27 AM PDT Some airports in southern Europe reopen but millions of passengers remain stranded.

Handful of European airports reopen; flights still affected by Iceland volcano Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:47 AM PDT LONDON -- The airport closures that have seized Europe remained in effect across much of the continent on Sunday, but the European Union said half of the continent's regularly scheduled flights could resume as early as Monday.

Yemen oil security tightened, two suspects killed Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:11 AM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen has tightened security at oil facilities and government buildings, and two suspected al Qaeda members were killed in clash with security forces in western Yemen, a Yemeni official told Reuters on Sunday.

Wigan 3-2 Arsenal Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:39 AM PDT A late Wigan comeback all but ends Arsenal's title bid and also virtually secures their top-flight status.

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