Scenarios: Potential scenarios for volcano gas cloud crisis
The economic impact of air travel disruption from a volcanic cloud over Europe depends almost entirely on how long it lasts -- something even experts say they cannot predict.
Rains wash out Jamaican roads
Heavy rains washed out roadways in mountainous eastern Jamaica and marooned hundreds of people, emergency authorities say.
Second deadly attack in Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed three people Sunday at a police station in Kohat -- the same northwest Pakistani town where attackers targeted a camp for displaced people and killed at least 41 a day earlier.
Thai protest leaders to surrender
Leaders of Thailand's anti-government protests said Saturday that they we would turn themselves in to police on May 15.
Poles Flock To Krakow For President's Funeral
Tens of thousands of grieving Poles have taken to the streets of Krakow for the state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife.
Revealed: Iraq Terrorists' Deadly New Tactic
Al Qaeda in Iraq is renting residential buildings and rigging them with explosives in a cunning new tactic which has killed dozens of civilians, officials say.
British Airways completes volcanic ash test flight
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100418/wl_uk_afp/icelandvolcanoaviationbritaincompanyba"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100418/capt.photo_1271614705567-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=8HJg6lsfzzNreLZp.zBdkg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A sign at the entrance to Heathrow Airport announces that the airport is closed. British Airways completed a test flight Sunday which checked on the volcanic ash cloud and its impact on the plane.(AFP/Carl Court)" border="0" /></a>AFP - British Airways completed a test flight Sunday which checked on the volcanic ash cloud and its impact on the plane.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police: Boxer Valero suspected of killing wife
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100418/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_valero_slaying"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100331/capt.4d1ba6b77e28420a994ea6e4ad0fbcb0-4d1ba6b77e28420a994ea6e4ad0fbcb0-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=m7wRL2JvfZcD1Tccx5w7Zg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2010, file photo, Edwin Valero, of Venezuela, celebrates his victory over Mexico's Antonio DeMarco in a WBC lightweight title boxing fight in Monterrey, Mexico. A lawyer representing Valero says the boxer has entered a rehabilitation center for treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. Milda Mora says the 28-year-old Valero entered the rehab center in the Venezuelan city of Merida on Sunday, March 28, 2010, under court orders following his arrest on charges of harassing his wife, threatening medical personnel who treated her and resisting arrest. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former lightweight champion Edwin Valero was detained Sunday on suspicion of killing his wife, the gravest in a string of problems that have threatened to derail his career.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pakistan Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 7 - Voice of America
Los Angeles TimesPakistan Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 7Voice of AmericaPhoto: AP Pakistan police say a suicide car-bomber attack on a police station killed seven people, including a child, and wounded 26 in northwest Pakistan Sunday. Authorities say at least six police were among the wounded. ...Suicide bombs kill 50 in PakistanTimes OnlineSuicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan's northwestWashington PostSecond deadly attack in 2 days in PakistanCNN InternationalBBC News -The Associated Press -The Hinduall 1,152 news articles » read more
Israel's population 7.5 million - Jerusalem Post
Bradenton HeraldIsrael's population 7.5 millionJerusalem PostBy JPOST.COM Israel's population numbers about 7587000, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, the eve of Yom Haatzmaut 2010. The high figure was contrasted with the population of Israel in 1948, which stood at 806000 ...Bill Clinton Encourages Obama on Mideast Peace EffortWall Street JournalIsrael population nears 7.6 millionAFPStatistics Bureau: 75%of Israeli citizens are JewishHa'aretzYnetnews -The Associated Press -Xinhuaall 350 news articles » read more
U.N. Report: Bhutto Murder Probe Bungled
Review of the investigation into assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto
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WATCH: Death Toll Climbs to 800 in China Quake
Clarissa Ward is on the long, dangerous drive to the earthquake zone.
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