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An injured man lies on a street during the second night of riots in the Estonian capital. When authorities decided to remove the memorial, they stepped on one of the few remaining symbols left for minority Russians to revere, a sense of historical pride in defeating Nazi Germany. (Photo by NIPA/AP)

Estonia riots spread outside capital city

Minority Russian youths angry over the government's decision to remove a Soviet war memorial from the Estonian capital rioted for a second night, with unrest spreading to at least two other towns.

Guardian

Bush, Abe say N. Korea must meet nuclear program pledge

President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threatened North Korea with tougher sanctions, unless it begins to implement an accord to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

Bloomberg

Bush: patience limited on N. Korea nukes

CBS News

Putin and his Cold War bombast

Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning up the rhetoric when it comes to U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield. But why? German commentators think they know.

Spiegel International

Russia takes harder line in missile row with U.S.

Christian Science Monitor

Car bomb kills 58, wounds dozens at Shiite shrine in Karbala

A parked car exploded near one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines in the city of Karbala as people were headed to the area for evening prayers, killing 58 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

MSNBC

State Department official resigns over 'D.C. madam'

A top State Department official resigned after revealing to ABC News that he had been a client of the alleged "D.C. madam's" escort service.

CNN

The Saudi arrests: How big a plot?

The arrest of 172 Islamist militants by Saudi security forces represents another blow to al-Qaeda, but it also sheds light on the group's determination to use its base inside war-torn Iraq.

TIME

Pentagon: Top al-Qaeda leader taken to Guantanamo Bay

The U.S. military has taken custody of a major al-Qaeda figure and is holding him at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said.

CNN

U.S. holds top al-Qaeda figure

BBC

U.S. reaches out to a Europe that has yet to emerge

Lately, Americans have had to recognize the power of Europe - often for its bite. It was Old Europe that sniped about the war in Iraq, while regulators in Brussels have derailed U.S. mega-mergers.

International Herald Tribune

NATION

U.K. wavers on sending Harry to Iraq

The British army is wavering on plans to send Prince Harry to the increasingly dangerous frontlines of Iraq amid fears Iraqi militant groups are mobilizing in the hope of killing the third in line to the throne.

Toronto Star

60 years later, pain still fresh for WWII Japanese sex slave

She's 78 years old, but for Lee Young-soo, life as she knew it ended at age 15 - when the Japanese government forced her to become a sex slave for its military members during World War II.

CNN

Japan WWII sex slaves

Seoul Times

Libyan terror suspects win deportation appeal in British court

The British government's anti-terror policy was dealt a big blow as two Libyan terror suspects won their appeals against an attempt to deport them.

Guardian

POLITICS

Tenet: No 'serious debate' held over Iraq

Former CIA chief George Tenet said the Bush administration used him as a scapegoat over intelligence issues with the war in Iraq, and debate among top officials was absent.

NPR

Tenet interview preview

CBS News

Bush official linked to call-girl probe

Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring.

ABC News

POLITICS

U.S. economy growing at weakest pace since '03

The U.S. economy grew at its weakest pace since 2003 in the fourth quarter while inflation rose, the U.S. government reported, sending the dollar to a record low against the euro.

International Herald Tribune

Existing home sales plunge in March

Sales of existing homes plunged in March by the largest amount in 18 years, reflecting in part rising troubles in the subprime mortgage market.

BusinessWeek

New numbers on home sales

ABC News

Oil rises on Saudi terror arrests

U.S. crude oil futures ended more than $1 higher, backed by another surge to new eight-month highs by gasoline futures.

CNBC

SPORTS

NFL Draft is a tale of two quarterbacks

Casual fans didn't discover JaMarcus Russell until the Sugar Bowl. Neither, apparently, did some NFL scouts.

Sun-Sentinel

Scouting the top 200 players

Sports Illustrated

Stewart regrets wrestling comments

Tony Stewart backpedaled from his remarks that likened NASCAR to professional wrestling, acknowledging that he hurt the integrity of the sport.

Sporting News

HEALTH

MS increasingly a woman's disease

Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) now appear to outnumber men with the disease by a ratio of four to one in the U.S., new research shows.

WebMD

More Type 2 diabetes genes discovered

Several teams of scientists this week report discovering more genes linked to type 2 diabetes and describe the achievement as bringing science closer to understanding the disease.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope puts focus on climate change

The Vatican has added its voice to warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will.

The Age

U.S. advertisers reach out to Muslims

For years, few advertisers in the United States have dared to reach out to Muslims. Either they did not see much potential for sales or they feared a political backlash.

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

With a dented bugle, he brings dignity

On a blustery spring day, when other eighth graders are midway through their morning classes, Mike McCann stands with his trumpet on the steps of a church, awaiting the signal to play.

Christian Science Monitor

Watch the birdie! China's youth take a swing at golf

In China, the golf course has traditionally been viewed as a place where middle-aged businessmen strike deals in between swings. But people in the business are increasingly targeting a younger set.

Reuters

NATION

Ga. wildfires force hundreds to evacuate

Wildfires flared up in drought-stricken southeast Georgia, destroying several buildings, threatening to jump a highway and forcing hundreds of fire-weary residents to leave their homes.

USA Today

Utah allows guns on college campuses

Brent Tenney says he feels pretty safe when he goes to class at the University of Utah, but he takes no chances. He brings a loaded 9mm semiautomatic with him every day.

KDKA

Storms, winds cause damage in 4 states

Storms packing winds strong enough to toss a police cruiser over a fence spawned apparent tornadoes that leveled houses and downed power lines in several states.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Canada announces planned 18 percent cut in emissions

Canada has announced that it will be putting stringent restrictions on air pollution and greenhouse gases in an effort to curb the pollutants that are responsible for causing global warming.

Earth Times

Cambodian rangers trained to help bears

Park rangers in Cambodia are being trained to survey wild bears to help protect them from being hunted for their bile which is used in traditional Chinese medicines, a conservationist said.

Belleville News-Democrat

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Now everyone's a comedian

From stockbrokers to firefighters, more people are pursuing stand-up comedy as a hobby – or even a second career.

Christian Science Monitor

Valenti had legacy of passion, respect

Jack Valenti, the eloquent, high-level power broker who reigned as head of the MPAA for almost four decades and was responsible for the institution of the movie ratings system, has died. He was 85.

Hollywood Reporter

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bionic eyes plug directly into the brain

Researchers have set their sights on bypassing the normal routes of bionics to hook video cameras deep into the brain, allowing the blind to see.

LiveScience

Scientists to build robot colony

No, seriously. Sixty robots are going to interact with each other in groups, learn from each other, and evolve patterns of behavior. Scientists who have clearly not watched The Matrix will study them.

PC World

Tsunamis, hurricanes hit 'Second Life'

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched an immersive, interactive 3D presence in the virtual world Second Life.

CNET News

EDUCATION

When a student's in trouble, should parents know?

U.S. privacy laws prevent counselors from informing parents of danger signs. But many say they should know if their young adult children – or their roommates – need help.

Christian Science Monitor

Surveys show frustration among teachers, parents

Jim Lammers, a middle school teacher and the former Marin County teacher of the year, quit the profession in frustration, as have thousands of others across California.

San Francisco Chronicle

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Chadian children play during the visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, unseen, to the Um Shalaya refugee camp south of the Darfur town of Al-Geneina, Sudan. The UNHCR chief was welcomed with traditional songs by Chadian refugees at the camp. (Photo by Nasser Nasser / AP)

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