- U.N.: Beef-up Darfur peacekeeping force (AP)
- BOJ leaves interest rate unchanged (AP)
- Reports: Fire in Russia kills 63 people (AP)
- Brazil's air traffic system again fails (AP)
- India's World Cup future on knife-edge, says Dravid (AFP)
- Beijing to rate Western restaurants for 2008 (Reuters)
- South Africa guts big power deal on Iran sanctions (Reuters)
- Vietnam, U.S. sign nuclear conversion agreement (Reuters)
- Australian opposition flying high in polls after government scandals (AFP)
- Fire in Russian old people's home kills 20 (Reuters)
- US envoy walks out of meeting with Zimbabwe foreign minister (AFP)
- NKorea says Japan wants to wreck six-party talks (AFP)
- Panama police seize 21 tons of cocaine (AP)
- 2 journalists go on trial in Azerbaijan (AP)
- Iraq executes former Saddam aide (AP)
- Colombian writer mobbed at press meeting (AP)
- Sudan's Bashir denies government role in Darfur (Reuters)
- Treasury secretary lauds biofuel push (AP)
- Iraqis seek to hang Saddam aide at dawn (AP)
- Airbus A380 superjumbo wows crowds on historic US debut (AFP)
- Ferry runs aground in Virgin Islands (AP)
- India set twin records in Bermuda thrashing (AFP)
- British broadcaster names US marines present at journalist's shooting (AFP)
- Barclays, ABN Amro in talks to create banking giant (AFP)
- Egyptian parliament approves amendments (AP)
- 5 Pakistani judges quit over removal (AP)
- Shevchenko stunner sends Chelsea into FA Cup semi-finals (AFP)
- India set twin records in Bermuda thrashing (AFP)
- S. Africa asks delay on Iran sanctions (AP)
- Airbus A380 superjumbo wows crowds on historic US debut (AFP)
- Yemeni military battles Shiite rebels (AP)
- 1 missing after speedboat record attempt (AP)
- U.S., South Korea begin last-minute trade talks (Reuters)
- Celta want lucky rabbit feet to help defeat Real (Reuters)
- ABN Amro confirms talks with Barclays (AP)
- Deaths become a constant blur in Iraq (AP)
- Cleric: Can't ID alleged CIA kidnappers (AP)
- Pakistani rape victim receives European rights award (AFP)
- Iraqis seek to execute Saddam deputy (AP)
- Maker: Israeli 'drones' fly over Iraq (AP)
- Zimbabwe summons, threatens to expel Western envoys (Reuters)
- Musharraf says elections on time, no state of emergency (AFP)
- AP reporter witnesses Afghan bomb attack (AP)
- Euronext, NYSE await birth of trans-Atlantic stock leviathan (AFP)
- Afar rebels claim Ethiopia abductions in Eritrean TV interview (AFP)
- Defendant: I made fake bombing devices (AP)
- Cuban opposition waits amid uncertainty (AP)
- Zimbabwe court orders release of opposition faction leader (AFP)
- China university sacks dean after blog rant (Reuters)
- Russian mine blast kills 61: media (Reuters)
- Italy: Kidnapped reporter freed, treated (AP)
- ABN Amro stock bounds on talk of Barclays bid (AFP)
- African leaders must resolve Zimbabwe crisis: Britain (AFP)
- Restaurant chain Hooters is heading for Holy Land (Reuters)
- Sanyo's high-flying chairwoman resigns amid accounting probe (AFP)
- 1 dies in attack on U.S. convoy in Kabul (AP)
- Naomi Campbell begins court-ordered stint as cleaning woman (AFP)
- Zimbabwean fuel prices skyrocket 200 percent in March (AFP)
- Russia mine blast kills 9, official says (AP)
- Karzai hopeful of journalist's release (AP)
- First class flight with a corpse (Reuters)
- US, NKorea reach sanctions deal as nuclear talks begin (AFP)
- Poll: Few Iraqis trust U.S.-led troops (AP)
- French minister says China arms ban unjustified (Reuters)
- 2 car bombs explode in Kirkuk; 12 dead (AP)
- Somali, AU troops secure Mogadishu port ahead of deployment (AFP)
- Suicide bomber kills 6 in Baghdad mosque (AP)
- Finnish PM holds first party leader talks after election (AFP)
- Zimbabwe bars arrested opposition members from leaving (Reuters)
- Pearl murder convict to appeal after confession (Reuters)
- U.S. missile defense plan condemned (AP)
- Gunmen kidnap and kill Iraqi mayor (AP)
- 3 people kidnapped in central Nigeria (AP)
- $2M in gold stolen from Japanese museum (AP)
- Pardew salutes saviour Zheng (AFP)
- Lufthansa flying Airbus A380 to U.S. (AP)
- Iraqi forces get on-the-job training (AP)
- Bomb hits U.S. Embassy vehicle in Kabul (AP)
- Indian, European IT firms turning globalisation on its head (AFP)
- Hamas-Iran links aaaa of contradictions (AP)
- Suicide attack on foreign forces in Kabul (AFP)
- Govt bans 'dumb' cluster bombs (AFP)
- Heavy battles after Sri Lanka claims sinking Tiger ships (AFP)
- 8 killed in China Sea ship collision (AP)
- 3 Buddhist widows slain in Thailand (AP)
- Afghan president calls for greater international development (AFP)
- ICC chief praises Woolmer legacy (AFP)
- Man tells of first class flight with corpse (Reuters)
- Aussie cop's Internet boob prompts investigation (Reuters)
- Japan, China start new talks on tangled history (AFP)
- BA apologises after dumping dead body in first class: reports (AFP)
- Lawyer says Australian Guantanamo suspect drugged (AFP)
- Ex-Mexican general's daughter killed (AP)
- Macau bank row resolved ahead of talks (Reuters)
- Australian PM sees 'signs of hope' on Iraq trip (AFP)
- Mud, rocks rush from New Zealand volcano (AP)
- U.S. won't rule out Palestinian contacts (AP)
- EU site to offer extreme weather data (AP)
- Convicted Japanese dotcom tycoon defiant (AP)
- U.S. troop deaths show Sunni resilience (AP)
- French hopeful holds firm on immigration (AP)
- Zimbabwe opposition aide is assaulted (AP)
- U.S. says frozen North Korean money to be released (Reuters)
- U.S.: Dispute on N. Korea funds resolved (AP)
- Finnish Center clings to power in election (Reuters)
- Rising sea levels threaten Indian islands (Reuters)
- Young Poles battle government over swampland (Reuters)
- Iraq war crimes trial session canceled (AP)
- NKorea nuclear talks move forward, envoys say (AFP)
- French hopeful holds firm on immigration (AP)
- Finland ruling party edges conservatives (AP)
- Nigerians fear for ailing presidential front-runner (AFP)
- U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,217 (AP)
- Mud, rocks rush from New Zealand volcano (AP)
- Finnish Center Party wins narrow election victory (Reuters)
- Italian fugitive-turned-writer arrested (AP)
- BP directors told of spending-safety link at Texas City (AFP)
- Iran says fugitive businessman arrested (AP)
- Hodge hit maiden ton as Australia rout Netherlands (AFP)
- Nigerian military steps up raids on Niger Delta militants (AFP)
- Brazilian police arrest fugitive Italian revolutionary (AFP)
- Some Arabs join rebels in Darfur fight (AP)
- At least eight dead after cargo ships collide off eastern China (AFP)
- Sculpture of slain filmmaker unveiled (AP)
- Conservatives rap Blair on health care (AP)
- A3890, Lindbergh plane comparisons (AP)
- Pakistan coach Woolmer dead: team official (AFP)
- Joyce and Collingwood help England do without Flintoff (AFP)
- Flintoff stripped of England vice-captaincy (AFP)
- Israel, U.S. test missile defense (AP)
- Zimbabwean party says aide assaulted (AP)
- Eurostar services back to normal (AFP)
- Hitchhiking a way of life for Cubans (AP)
- Egypt Islamist MPs in parliament walk-out over laws (Reuters)
- Terror closes in on 2 Iraq booksellers (AP)
- US Iraq chief 'encouraged' by surge in US troops (AFP)
- TUI to merge tourism division with British company (AFP)
- Nigerian state boss threatens to shoot troublemakers (AFP)
- Police round up Karadzic's relatives (AP)
- Lawyer to appeal Pearl case conviction (AP)
- Blair to appeal to Bush on open skies: paper (Reuters)
- Bird flu spreads in northern Nigeria's main city (AFP)
- Italian journalist handed to Afghan elders: Taliban (AFP)
- Celebrations as Sydney icon turns 75 (AFP)
- Finns go to the polls as PM seen headed for re-election (AFP)
- Zimbabwe steps up efforts to block opposition from travelling abroad (AFP)
- Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe at 'tipping point' (AP)
- Two Algerian Islamists sentenced to death in absentia (AFP)
- Anti-war demonstration in Japan (AFP)
- Thieves make off with gold block from Japan museum (Reuters)
- Video shows bomb blowing up U.S. vehicle (AP)
- Witnesses: Somali police chief shot dead (AP)
- Taliban says Italian journalist handed to Afghan elders (AFP)
- Who's that masked man -- a Japanese governor? (Reuters)
- Olmert won't work with Palestinian gov't (AP)
- Mexican state police arrested in raid (AP)
- Fergie backs unstoppable Ronaldo to stay a Red (AFP)
- U.S. raids net 12 suspected insurgents (AP)
- Zimbabwe opposition man badly beaten, colleague says (Reuters)
- Malaysia introduces mandatory death for terror (AFP)
- Taiwan names new de facto envoy to US (AFP)
- Polls open for tight Finnish general election (Reuters)
- Violence in Baghdad leaves 3 Iraqis dead (AP)
- Commonwealth chief heads for Bangladesh, India (AFP)
- U.N. worker injured in Afghan ambush (AP)
- Crocodile and lizards stolen from Irwin centre (Reuters)
- Military: 5 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq (AP)
- Two earthquakes rock east Indonesia, no casualties (Reuters)
- Crocodile, lizards stolen from Irwin center (Reuters)
- Northern Ireland on a knife-edge as deadline looms (AFP)
- Japanese dot-com mogul blasts conviction (AP)
- China seeks to join Latin American bank (AP)
- U.S. wants to move past bank issue in Korea talks (Reuters)
- 3 children killed in Thai school attack (AP)
- Envoys hash out details on N. Korea deal (AP)
- Troops search for kidnappers in Nigeria (AP)
- Lender to Britain's ruling Labour Party admits discussing honour (AFP)
- Celebrations as Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 75 (AFP)
- Almodovar joins thousands in war protest (AP)
- Guantanamo detainee aims to stall trial (AP)
- North Korea to attend comfort women conference (AFP)
- Thousands cross Sydney Harbor Bridge for 75th party (Reuters)
- 1,423 Afghan artifacts return to Kabul (AP)
- Chlorine bombers sicken hundreds in Iraq (AP)
- Palestinians install more moderate gov't (AP)
- Father takes fire victim bodies to Mali (AP)
- Nicaragua opposition slams parole deal (AP)
- Group blasts Mubarak's anti-terror bill (AP)
- Large Iraq war protests across Spain (Reuters)
- Milosevic aide accused of graft (AP)
- U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,211 (AP)
- Saintly Ireland send Pakistan crashing out of World Cup (AFP)
- Australian PM's plane makes emergency landing in Iraq (AFP)
- Father takes fire victim bodies to Mali (AP)
- Cuban dissidents' wives mark aaaaadown (AP)
- Eurostar resumes normal service after 24-hour stoppage (AFP)
- U.S. decries new Palestinian government (AP)
- Zimbabwe opposition members re-arrested (AP)
- Anti-nuclear rallies fill French cities (AP)
- Amnesty group slams Egypt's 'worst rights erosion' (AFP)
- Goalie Robinson scores for Spurs (Reuters)
- United keep Chelsea at arm's length (AFP)
- Recent chemical attacks in Iraq (AP)
- Boyd treble inspires Gers to Dons demolition (AFP)
- Ireland need 133 runs to knock out Pakistan (AFP)
- Delayed nuke plant bolsters Iran resolve (AP)
- Mortaza pace crushes India (AFP)
- Australia won't set Iraq exit tiaaaable (AP)
- In Liverpool, memory of slavery revived (AP)
- Uncertain Uzbek refugees return home (AP)
- Web site to pool European weather data (AP)
- Ethiopia seeks international help to free captives (AFP)
- Ireland close in on Six Nations title after crushing Italy (AFP)
- Dublin throws diverse St. Patrick parade (AP)
- Bundesliga example for safe standing areas at English stadiums (AFP)
- Germany urges U.S. missile defense talks (AP)
- Seven dead in Russian plane crash (Reuters)
- N.Korea preparing to shut down aaa nuclear reactor: envoy (AFP)
- Australia troops to stay till Iraq 'terrorists defeated' (AFP)
- Indian state drops industrial zone plan (AP)
- 1,423 Afghan artifacts return to Kabul (AP)
- Vet's heroism recognized 64 years later (AP)
- Saddam judge reported in Britain (Reuters)
- AU chief "greatly concerned" about Zimbabwe (Reuters)
- Group blasts Mubarak's anti-terror bill (AP)
- Tensions simmer in Zimbabwe opposition stronghold (AFP)
- 2 Iraqi police killed by roadside bombs (AP)
- Mexico seizes $206M in drug money (AP)
- Afghan president leaves for Germany, France (AFP)
- Bomber slays child in Afghanistan (AP)
- Russian plane crashes in Samara; 5 dead (AP)
- Indonesian militant condemns bombings (AP)
- Missing European skiers safe after chopper crash-lands in Kashmir (AFP)
- Excerpts from Palestinian gov't program (AP)
- Pakistan suspends 14 police for raid on TV station (AFP)
- N.Korea insists U.S. unfreeze $25M (AP)
- Palestinian lawmakers poised to OK gov't (AP)
- Nestle opens 67 million dollar milk processing plant in Pakistan (AFP)
- Activists challenge status quo in China (AP)
- Murray battles recovers from tumble to advance at Indian Wells (AFP)
- Bulgaria to send more troops to Afghanistan (AFP)
- 'Friendly fire' death in Iraq deemed unlawful killing (AFP)
- Sri Lanka toll climbs amid heavy shelling (AFP)
- Smith's ex in 'happy mood' after hearing (AP)
- NKorea says no nuclear shutdown while bank freeze in place (AFP)
- Top American resigns from UNESCO (AP)
- World Jewish Congress on verge of split (AP)
- Bolivia may hold presidential election (AP)
- N. Korea wants Macau funds released (AP)
- Dutch manage to find funny side in Gibbs mauling (Reuters)