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UK's top anti-terror officer resigns after blunder (AP)
Fiji's president fires judges, assumes power (AP)
US warship watches Somali pirates with US hostage (AP)
Student shoots 3 in Greek college, kills himself (AP)
Faithful gather for Good Friday in Jerusalem (AP)
Oprah defends record of South African school (AP)
US ship reaches Kenya minus kidnapped captain (AP)
Somali pirates a far cry from buccaneers of old (AP)
US sea capt. freed from pirates in swift firefight (AP)
Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital (AP)
Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates (AP)
Thai soldiers spray gunfire, tear gas at protest (AP)
US captain's rescue raises stakes in piracy ops (AP)
Congressman escapes injury in Somali mortar attack (AP)
Italian Jews aid World War II saviors hit by quake (AP)
Undeterred Somali pirates hijack 3 more ships (AP)
Castro insists US go further, lift 'cruel' embargo (AP)
N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor (AP)
US cargo ship evades Somali pirate attack (AP)
Ending Somali piracy: few options for US forces (AP)
NKorea boots inspectors, vows to restart reactor (AP)
Most-wanted Colombia drug lord caught 'like a dog' (AP)
Somali pirates hold many hostages for months (AP)
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 16 Iraqi soldiers (AP)
Spanish AG says no torture probe of US officials (AP)
Israel's Lieberman wants new ideas on Palestinians (AP)
Obama pledges help to slow US arms flow (AP)
Relations between US, Cuba seem within reach (AP)
Somali leader: Give us resources to pursue pirates (AP)
At summit, Obama offers partnership - and humor (AP)
Lawyer: Iran convicts US journalist of spying (AP)
Pirates attack tanker; NATO frees 20 fishermen (AP)
Summit ending on hopeful note for President Obama (AP)
NATO ships, helicopters hunt down 7 pirates (AP)
Suspected US missiles kill 3 in NW Pakistan (AP)
Parents of American jailed in Iran visit daughter (AP)
Airplane hijacker captured in Jamaica; no injuries (AP)
Ship fights off attack; Pirates free food aid ship (AP)
Cuban prisoners don't want to be traded for spies (AP)
UN: Iranian president toned down attack on Israel (AP)
Somali pirates free Philippine tanker, 23 crew (AP)
SAfrica president's dilemma: 2 wives, 1 first lady (AP)
ANC expects big win in South African elections (AP)
AP IMPACT: Textbooks bogged down in Afghanistan (AP)
UN says nearly 6,500 civilians dead in Sri Lanka (AP)
Pakistan makes 'last' appeal to defiant Taliban (AP)
2 US journalists to be tried in North Korea (AP)
Mexico shuts schools, museums to stop flu outbreak (AP)
Iraqi blasts stir worries of insurgent push (AP)
Clinton to Iraqis: US not going to abandon you (AP)
Fear, anger and fatalism over swine flu in Mexico (AP)
South Africa's ANC fails to get 2/3 majority (AP)
10 New Zealand students 'likely' have swine flu (AP)
Sri Lankan rebels declare unilateral cease-fire (AP)
Pakistan launches new offensive against militants (AP)
World govts race to contain swine flu outbreak (AP)
Pakistan kills 20 militants; peace pact in doubt (AP)
Countries race to contain swine flu (AP)
WHO ups pandemic alert as Mexico flu deaths climb (AP)
Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific (AP)
Swine flu's ground zero? Residents say nearby farm (AP)
Sick Gazans victims of Hamas-Fatah power struggle (AP)
Mexico death toll stabilizes as epidemic spreads (AP)
Mexicans put faith in masks — but do they work? (AP)
Car bombs kill at least 41 in Baghdad's Sadr City (AP)
Raul Castro: Onus not on Cuba for US relations (AP)
Taliban kidnap dozens of Pakistani security forces (AP)
WHO says swine flu pandemic is imminent (AP)
World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu (AP)
Swine flu an epidemic of losses for Mexico economy (AP)
Mexico's health chief hopeful swine flu has slowed (AP)
Flu brings less crime, blue sky to Mexico City (AP)
AP Investigation: Mexico's first flu death (AP)
US military says 3 American troops killed in Iraq (AP)
Carol Ann Duffy chosen as UK poet laureate (AP)
Flu fighters warn against complacency, seek clues (AP)
NATO ship seizes explosives from suspected pirates (AP)
Doctor: 64 dead in shelling of Sri Lanka hospital (AP)
Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 20 (AP)
Pakistani army: Taliban violate deal in Swat (AP)
Sri Lankan rebels urge renewed push for truce (AP)
New swine flu cases in Europe, US, Latin America (AP)
Iraqi Sunni fighters detained for past attacks (AP)
Protests erupt in Nepal after PM fires army chief (AP)
Nepal's prime minister resigns amid power struggle (AP)
Journalist group: US reporter hospitalized in Iran (AP)
Texan dies of swine flu; Mexico ready for business (AP)
Thousands flee Pakistan valley as truce crumbles (AP)
Afghans say US bombing run killed dozens (AP)
Red Cross says dozens of Afghans killed in US raid (AP)
Pakistan targets militant-held valley (AP)
AP IMPACT: Mexico's weapons cache stymies tracing (AP)
Thousands of civilians flee Pakistani war zone (AP)
Georgia frees 3 to defuse anti-government unrest (AP)
Police fire on Afghans protesting civilian deaths (AP)
Hundreds of thousands flee Pakistan fighting (AP)
Hong Kong lifts quarantine on downtown hotel (AP)
Pope: Church and Jews share 'inseparable bond' (AP)
Civilians hit as Pakistan army battles Taliban (AP)
South Africa prepares to swear in new president (AP)
Sri Lanka artillery barrage kills 378, doctor says (AP)
Curfew lifts, more flee war-torn Pakistani valley (AP)
Concern over burns on Afghans caught in battle (AP)
Swine flu spreads in world; Mexico opens schools (AP)
Refugees flood camps as Pakistan presses Taliban (AP)
Brazil boosts flood aid for 308K left homeless (AP)
Doctor says 49 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack (AP)
Pakistan army: 1.3 million fled fighting in NW (AP)
Suicide car bomber kills 6 people in Kirkuk (AP)
Doctor says 50 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack (AP)
Afghan official: 95 kids died in US-Taliban clash (AP)
EU fines Intel $1.45 billion for sales tactics (AP)
'Slumdog' child star's home torn down (AP)
Myanmar democracy activist charged by junta (AP)
Netanyahu urges pope to condemn Iranian threats (AP)
Pakistan says 55 Taliban, 3 troops killed in Swat (AP)
US journalist freed from Iran arrives in Austria (AP)
Sri Lankan military fights to surround rebels (AP)
Media say Indian elections won by Congress party (AP)
Pakistan: Missiles kill 12 in northwest Pakistan (AP)
Sri Lanka military cuts off rebel sea escape (AP)
WHO eyes swine flu transmission rates, new vaccine (AP)
Bloody urban battles could lie ahead in Pakistan (AP)
Sri Lanka rebels concede defeat in civil war (AP)
Sri Lanka army chief says rebel chief's body found (AP)
Myanmar's democracy leader trial continues (AP)
Pakistan races to deal with 1.5 million refugees (AP)
Sri Lankan president seeks compromise after war (AP)
Japan first quarter GDP shrinks at record pace (AP)
Indonesian plane crashes, at least 79 dead (AP)
Junta closes Suu Kyi hearing again (AP)
Catholic Church shamed by Irish abuse report (AP)
US says only 30 Afghan civilians died in bombing (AP)
AP Interview: Insurgents crossing into Pakistan (AP)
Heavy fighting explodes in capital of Somalia (AP)
Biden links US aid to outcome of Lebanon election (AP)
Ex-SKorean leader Roh commits suicide at 62 (AP)
Pakistani troops take on Taliban in main Swat town (AP)
UN chief sobered by visit to Sri Lankan refugees (AP)
Pakistani troops retake 'bloody intersection' (AP)
UK to review combat ban for female troops (AP)
Iran cuts access to Facebook as election looms (AP)
North Korea declares it conducted nuclear test (AP)
EU, US: NKorean nuke test violates UN sanctions (AP)
UN condemns North Korean nuclear test (AP)
UN Security Council condemns NKorea nuke test (AP)
Official: Myanmar had planned to release Suu Kyi (AP)
Official: Car bombing kills about 30 in Pakistan (AP)
Report: North Korea restarts nuclear plant (AP)
Suu Kyi marks 6 years in detention (AP)
Trial of Myanmar opposition leader nears end (AP)
SKorea troops on high alert amid NKorea threats (AP)
Suicide squad kills 30, wounds 250 in Pakistan (AP)
Pakistan: Corpses lie exposed in retaken Swat town (AP)
6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian police (AP)
US journalists' trial begins in NKorea this week (AP)
Rescuers seek Air France jet; still no answers (AP)
N. Korea prepares missiles as successor announced (AP)
Pakistan court: Free alleged Mumbai-linked cleric (AP)
Tiananmen 20th anniversary brings new repression (AP)
OAS lifts ban on Cuba after 47 years (AP)
2 US journalists on trial in North Korea (AP)
Brazil: Crash investigation looks at sensors (AP)
Obama's Islamic homage wins praise (AP)
Obama: Buchenwald "rebuke" to Holocaust denial (AP)
Britain's Brown refuses to quit as prime minister (AP)
UN: New uranium traces found in Syria (AP)
Indicted al-Bashir arrives in Zimbabwe (AP)
Mexico day care fire kills 38 children (AP)
Obama spends time sightseeing with family (AP)
15 more bodies found in Atlantic Air France crash (AP)
NKorea sentences 2 US journalists to 12 years jail (AP)
Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in Baghdad (AP)
Gabon's president dies after 42 years in power (AP)
US frees Iraqi accused in 5 soldier deaths (AP)
Obama's Afghan surge changes game, commander says (AP)
Brazil flies bodies to mainland; Pitot tubes eyed (AP)
Airbus has emergency landing in Canary Islands (AP)
Palau to take Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (AP)
Car bomb kills 35 in southern Shiite area in Iraq (AP)
Tehran tense after disputed election results (AP)
North Korea says it will 'weaponize' its plutonium (AP)
Taliban claim responsibility for slaying cleric (AP)
Ahmadinejad opponents shout protests from rooftops (AP)
Iran puts curbs on media after disputed election (AP)
Netanyahu endorses Palestinian independence (AP)
Iranian protester killed after opposition rally (AP)
3 foreign women dead in Yemen, al-Qaida suspected (AP)
Speed of Iran vote count called suspicious (AP)
Limited recount possible in Iran's disputed vote (AP)
Report: 2 Americans illegally crossed into NKorea (AP)
Afghan presidential campaign opens (AP)
Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed vote (AP)
Arabs largely silent on Iran election and unrest (AP)
Autopsies suggest Air France jet broke up in sky (AP)
Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed' (AP)
50 militants dead in Pakistan tribal belt fighting (AP)
US, regional powers may meet on NKorea next month (AP)
Truck bomb kills more than 70 in northern Iraq (AP)
Study: Beijing's air worse than at past Olympics (AP)
Struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open (AP)
World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown (AP)
Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops dead (AP)
Officials: No black box signals from Flight 447 (AP)
Taliban commander shot dead in northwest Pakistan (AP)
Israel releases senior Hamas lawmaker (AP)
Iran police use tear gas, clubs to crush protest (AP)
NKorea warns of 'fire shower of nuclear' attack (AP)
US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan (AP)
Fans from Sydney to Bogota mourn Michael Jackson (AP)
Opposition leader's aide banned from leaving Iran (AP)
Suicide bomber kills 2 troops in Pakistani Kashmir (AP)
This is It: Massive headache for Jackson promoters (AP)
Googling for Argentine lover trumps Jacko, Farrah (AP)
Iran pledges 'crushing' response to US critiques (AP)
US announces big shift in Afghanistan drug policy (AP)
Pakistani forces kill at least 20 militants (AP)
Honduras torn between ousted leader, replacement (AP)
Iran: No downgrade of diplomatic ties with Britain (AP)
Argentine power couple loses congressional vote (AP)
Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities (AP)
Car bomb kills 24 in Kirkuk as Iraqis celebrate U.S. pullout (AP)
Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros Islands (AP)
Ousted Honduran leader may face arrest on return (AP)
China says 140 killed in riots in west (AP)
Honduras slides toward greater instability (AP)
Report: NKorean launches maybe included new Scud (AP)
China arrests 1,434 after deadly Xinjiang riots (AP)
China president hurries home from G8 after rioting (AP)
SKorean Web sites hit by suspected cyber attack (AP)
Indonesians vote in presidential election (AP)
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Yes, we camp' (AP)
G-8 leaders agree on climate target (AP)
Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow (AP)
Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq (AP)
UNESCO: US damaged historic Iraqi site of Babylon (AP)
Muslim women lead protests in restive west China (AP)
Climbing toll raises British doubts on Afghanistan (AP)
Court convicts suspects in killing of French Jew (AP)
In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise (AP)
Iraq bombings kill 8 in capital, northern village (AP)
British prime minister defends Afghan mission (AP)
Report: NKorea's Kim has pancreatic cancer (AP)
Car bomb explodes outside Iraqi church, kills 4 (AP)
2 US Marines die in S. Afghanistan bomb blasts (AP)
AP IMPACT: Crooked Afghan police challenge Marines (AP)
China officials: Police kill 2 Uighur men, wound 1 (AP)
Demjanjuk faces 27,900 accessory to murder counts (AP)
Liberia's ex-leader denounces war crimes charges (AP)
Analysis: Income gaps, corruption fuel China riots (AP)