| Pope urges hope to end war, poverty on Easter (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:43 am
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|  AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that reconciliation was the only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and said the entire world needed to rediscover hope to end wars, poverty and financial turmoil.
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| New orangutan population found in Indonesia (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:42 am
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|  AP - Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia — perhaps as many as 2,000 — giving a rare boost to one of the world's most endangered great apes.
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| Thailand announces state of emergency in capital (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:38 am
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|  AP - Thailand's embattled government, humiliated by demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit, declared a state of emergency in the capital Sunday and ordered armored vehicles into the streets to stem a tide of protest across the country.
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| Pope holds Easter mass as Italy mourns quake victims (AFP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:30 am
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|  AFP - Tens of thousands of pilgrims filled St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter mass with Italy in mourning over last week's devastating earthquake in central Abruzzo.
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| Abbas calls Israel's Netanyahu, urges peace moves (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 6:30 am
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|  Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday telephoned Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since he became Israel's prime minister and said they should both advance peace efforts, Israeli officials said.
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| Troops deployed in Bangkok amid state of emergency (AFP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:19 am
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|  AFP - Tanks and armoured vehicles rolled through the streets of Bangkok on Sunday as premier Abhisit Vejjajiva cracked down on anti-government protesters in the most serious crisis yet of his rule.
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| Italy quake survivors celebrate bitter Easter (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 5:54 am
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|  Reuters - Thousands of people made homeless by Italy's deadliest earthquake in 30 years celebrated a somber Easter on Sunday, huddling for mass at makeshift chapels set up in tent cities and emergency shelters.
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| Concert to pay tribute to late opera singer (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 5:20 am
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|  AP - Marian Anderson couldn't sing at Constitution Hall or even a local high school because of the color of her skin. So the opera singer performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in April 1939 and sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
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| Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 4:52 am
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| | AP - University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals. |
| Market rally could trip over the bottom line (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 4:48 am
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|  AP - It's the earnings, stupid. Optimism that the fortunes of financial companies like Citigroup were improving sparked a four-week rally beginning March 10 that drove the Standard & Poor's 500 index up 25 percent.
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| Obamas pick 6-month-old Portuguese water dog (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 12:37 am
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| | AP - It's decided: the Obamas have chosen a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog to be the first pet. |
| US ship reaches Kenya minus kidnapped captain (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 12:22 am
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|  AP - Nineteen American sailors who escaped a pirate hijacking off the Horn of Africa reached safe harbor on Saturday, exhilarated by freedom but mourning the absence of the captain they hailed for sacrificing his freedom to save them.
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| U.N. draft calls for North Korea sanctions (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 12:11 am
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| | Reuters - Six world powers have agreed to a draft U.N. Security Council statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch but analysts in Asia said on Sunday its call for tougher sanctions against Pyongyang may be symbolic at best. |
| Cabrera, Perry lead as drama builds at Masters (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 12:06 am
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|  AP - Kenny Perry took one last look at the leaderboard behind the 18th green at Augusta National. This was no time to relish his position at the top with Angel Cabrera, rather to consider what lies ahead. "You will definitely see something on the back nine," Perry said Saturday. "That's where it's all going to happen." Now this is the Masters everyone wanted to see.
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| Thai PM vows swift action against summit wreckers (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 11:28 pm
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| | Reuters - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday that legal action would be taken in the next few days against those responsible for disrupting an Asian summit in Thailand that had to be canceled. |
| Somali pirates, U.S. captive drift toward shore (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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|  Reuters - A lifeboat used by Somali pirates holding a U.S. merchant marine captain captive drifted toward Somalia's lawless coast on Sunday, with U.S. warships tracking it to keep the pirates from escaping to shore.
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| Pirate hostage siege, Italian tug grabbed (AFP)
April 11, 2009 at 10:34 pm
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|  AFP - Negotiations over the release of a US merchant captain being held hostage by pirates on a lifeboat near Somalia have collapsed after US officials insisted that the hostage-takers be arrested after the captain's return, The New York Times has reported.
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| AP: POW benefit claimants exceed recorded POWs (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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|  AP - Prisoners of war suffer in ways most veterans don't, enduring humiliating forced marches, torture or other trauma that may haunt them long afterward. In partial recompense, the government extends them special benefits, from free parking and tax breaks to priority in medical treatment.
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| Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:34 pm
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|  AP - Police said Saturday they do not know what motivated the Sunday school teacher they arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in an irrigation pond.
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| Tornado survivor: 'Sounded like 7 freight trains' (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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|  AP - The worst sound Eric Funkhouser said he has ever heard was a 10-second "voom" followed by a man's screams.
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| AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:31 pm
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|  AP - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
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| Pope carries Easter candle in Vatican basilica (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:29 pm
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|  AP - Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing hope into a darkened St. Peter's Basilica packed with faithful Saturday night in the traditional start of the Vatican's vigil Mass on the eve of Easter.
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| America's uninsured haven't shown collective power (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:28 pm
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|  AP - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.
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| Obama has hundreds of important jobs still open (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:04 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama doesn't have time for a victory lap now that his Cabinet is finally largely in place.
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| Major powers agree text with new sanctions on NKorea: diplomats (AFP)
April 11, 2009 at 6:36 pm
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|  AFP - Six major powers on Saturday agreed a draft statement calling for new sanctions against North Korea over its long-range rocket launch that is expected to be adopted by the full UN Security Council Monday, diplomats said.
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| US hostage hailed a 'hero,' pirates seize Italian tug (AFP)
April 11, 2009 at 6:33 pm
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|  AFP - A shipmate of the US merchant captain captured by Somali pirates hailed him as a "hero" Saturday, as an Italian ship was the latest vessel to be hijacked in the Gulf of Aden.
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| Pope carries Easter candle in Vatican basilica (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 6:21 pm
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| AP - Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing Christian hope into a dramatically darkened St. Peter's Basilica packed with faithful Saturday night in the traditional start of the Vatican's vigil Mass on the eve of Easter.
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| U.N. draft demands enforcement of North Korea sanctions (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 5:33 pm
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| | Reuters - Six world powers agreed to a draft U.N. Security Council statement on Saturday that condemns North Korea's rocket launch and calls for enforcement of U.N. sanctions imposed against Pyongyang. |
| AP: POW benefit claimants exceed recorded POWs (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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| AP - Prisoners of war suffer in ways most veterans don't, enduring humiliating forced marches, torture or other trauma that may haunt them long afterward. In partial recompense, the government extends them special benefits, from free parking and tax breaks to priority in medical treatment.
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| Accused Nazi death camp guard to appeal deportation ruling (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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| | Reuters - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has lost a bid to stay his deportation to Germany, where he faces charges in the deaths of 29,000 Jews, but will appeal that decision in federal court on Monday, his son said. |
| AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 12:15 pm
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| AP - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
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| Somali pirates 'capture US tug' (AFP)
April 11, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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|  AFP - Somali pirates captured an Italian-flagged US tug and its 16-strong crew on Saturday, an official with Kenya's East African Seafarers Assistance Programme told AFP.
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| Obama sees signs of economic progess (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis.
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| Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 11:51 am
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| AP - A Sunday school teacher was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found in a suitcase in an irrigation pond.
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| Suicide bomber kills 9 at Iraq militia HQ (AFP)
April 11, 2009 at 11:29 am
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|  AFP - A suicide bomber struck the headquarters of a US-allied Sunni militia south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing nine people and extending a recent rise in deadly bombings across Iraq.
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| Thai protesters force Asia summit cancellation (Reuters)
April 11, 2009 at 10:56 am
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| | Reuters - A summit of Asian leaders in Thailand was canceled on Saturday after anti-government protesters swarmed into the meeting's venue, renewing doubts about the durability of the government. |
| Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels Canadian tour (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 10:27 am
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|  AP - Billy Bob Thornton's band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country's fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online.
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| Ethical questions over harvesting dead son's sperm (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:39 am
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|  AP - Nikolas Colton Evans had talked about how much he wanted to have a child, but the 21-year-old died after he was punched and hit his head on the ground in a fight. That would have been the end of it, if it weren't for his determined mother, a court order and a urologist.
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| No strength in numbers for America's uninsured (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 9:16 am
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| AP - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.
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| Obama urges cooperation on global threats (AP)
April 11, 2009 at 8:59 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama invoked Christian and Jewish holidays on Saturday to urge nations to confront together the challenges he saw firsthand during last week's marathon trip to Europe.
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