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Posted: 06 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

E. coli infection possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.


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Gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab sentenced to die for 2008 Mumbai attacks

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

NEW DELHI -- The lone surviving Pakistani gunman in a 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai was sentenced Thursday to die for his role in the bloody siege that killed 166 people and strained relations between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan.



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Kim Jong Il visits China, shows persisting frailty

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

NORTH KOREA Kim Jong Il's peek-a-boo visit to China this week reportedly included meetings in Beijing with top Chinese officials and some factory walkabouts, although Chinese officials refused to confirm that the North Korean leader was in the country.


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N.Korea's Kim reaffirms nuclear disarmament - China

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il won a warm embrace from China on a visit this week that has brought an icy response from other regional powers who had hoped Beijing would help tame the isolated state.


FACTBOX - Countries warn against travel to Thailand

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Many countries have issued travel advisories for the Thai capital since Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in April to quell unrest that has killed 27 people and wounded around 1,000.


Conservatives Lead in Close U.K. Vote

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:23 PM PDT

Early returns suggested that Britain's opposition Conservatives outpolled rivals but fell short of a parliamentary majority in the closely contested U.K. election—an outcome that, if it holds up, could set up a struggle between the major parties to try to form a government.


Africa's Generation Gap

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:09 PM PDT

Zimbabwe's octogenarian President Robert Mugabe showed at the World Economic Forum that in many ways, he hasn't changed—even as the times have.


Rodents pose new health threat in Zimbabwe's towns (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:31 PM PDT

People are seen walking past a heap of rubbish in Harare's Mbare suburb. Local authorites have not collected the garbage over the past few months resulting in the increase of rats in the capital.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)AFP - A stray cat paws through a heap of refuse between blocks of flats in Harare's upmarket Avenues area, sending rats squealing and scurrying for cover among the rubbish.

Gunmen attack Pakistan checkpoint, kill police (AFP)

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Pakistani security officials in Peshawar in November 2009. Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan at dawn on Friday, killing four policemen before speeding away in a getaway vehicle, police said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan at dawn on Friday, killing four policemen before speeding away in a getaway vehicle, police said.

Conservatives Lead in Close U.K. Vote

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:19 PM PDT

Early returns suggested that Britain's opposition Conservatives outpolled rivals but fell short of a parliamentary majority in the closely contested U.K. election—an outcome that, if it holds up, could set up a struggle between the major parties to try to form a government.


G-7 Call Set Ahead of Euro Summit

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:49 PM PDT

The euro-zone summit set for Friday—preceeded by a teleconference among Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers–is shaping up to be a major effort to demonstrate that European policy makers can get the continent's financial problems under control and soothe markets.


Merkel's Alliance Slides in Poll

Posted: 06 May 2010 06:12 PM PDT

Just three days before Germany's most populous state elects a new government, an opinion poll showed Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right alliance is falling behind left-leaning opposition parties.


Kim Jong Il Discusses Nuclear Disarmament

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:02 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reaffirmed the importance of nuclear disarmament talks during his visit to China this week, Chinese state media reported, in Beijing's first official confirmation of the trip.


In Church Scandal, Dioceses Take Lead

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Roman Catholic bishops in several European countries are attempting to get ahead of a widening sexual-abuse scandal by preemptively digging through church archives for skeletons.


Greece Approves Bailout Bill

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:39 PM PDT

Greece's parliament passed an austerity package as thousands protested outside, some clashing with police.


Thai Protests Will Leave Deep Scars

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Weeks of disruptive and bloody antigovernment protests will leave a deep scar across Thai society, regardless of whether opposition leaders accept the government's latest plan to end the crisis.


Gitmo Detainee to Skip Court if Searches Continue

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:21 AM PDT

The first detainee from Guantanamo Bay to face prosecution in the U.S. said he no longer wants to come to court if he's forced to undergo strip-search procedures.


New Phase Begins for Nigeria

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:19 PM PDT

The death of Umaru Yar'Adua appears to end a prolonged period of political uncertainty, as a successor was sworn in peacefully—though many expect an intense period of political jockeying in Africa's most populous nation.


India Court to Rule on Ambani Feud

Posted: 06 May 2010 08:58 PM PDT

India's Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling as soon as Friday that will settle a five-year legal battle between the billionaire Ambani brothers.


Ukraine Cool on Russian Gas Plan

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

President Viktor Yanukovych responded coolly to a Russian proposal to merge the two countries' gas companies, saying even his Kremlin-friendly administration might ignore the idea.


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