| 21 die in fire at building for homeless in Poland (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:17 am
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| | AP - A fast-moving fire tore through a three-story building housing homeless families in northwestern Poland early Monday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 20 more, including an infant, officials said. |
| Wall Street set for moderately lower opening (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:16 am
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|  AP - Wall Street was poised for a moderately lower opening Monday as investors prepare for earnings season to begin in earnest and await new economic data that will provide more details on the struggling economy.
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| Iran welcomes nuclear dialogue with world powers: report (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 6:16 am
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|  Reuters - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator told European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana that Tehran would welcome constructive dialogue with six world powers, state television said on Monday.
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| Pakistani Taliban begin imposing rule in new area (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 5:32 am
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| | Reuters - Pakistani Taliban are imposing their rule in a Pakistani mountain valley they took over last week, spreading fear in the area only 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, police and residents said on Monday. |
| U.S. Navy rescues captain and kills Somali pirates (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:56 am
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|  Reuters - The U.S. Navy shot dead three Somali pirates and rescued cargo ship captain Richard Phillips on Sunday from a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia where he was being held captive, ending a five-day standoff.
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| GM told to prep for bankruptcy filing: report (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:45 am
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| | Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by June 1, even though the automaker has publicly stated it could reorganize outside of court, The New York Times reported on Sunday. |
| Thai army cracks down on anti-government protesters (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:44 am
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|  Reuters - The Thai army cracked down on anti-government protesters on Monday, firing warning shots at a major junction in the capital at demonstrators who responded by hurling firebombs, witnesses said.
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| U.S. institute names 99 top ethical companies (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:24 am
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| | Reuters - The Ethisphere Institute on Monday named 99 companies it says are the world's most ethical, its third annual listing designed to encourage ethical practices within the global business community. |
| Thai soldiers spray gunfire, tear gas at protest (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:17 am
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|  AP - Thai soldiers sprayed automatic weapons fire into the air and threw tear gas to clear protesters blocking roads in the capital in the pre-dawn darkness Monday. Demonstrators responded by hurling at least one gasoline bomb and 70 people were reported injured, most by tear gas.
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| Miley and Hannah team up for $34M opening weekend (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:15 am
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|  AP - Miley Cyrus and alter-ego Hannah Montana have double-teamed their way to another No. 1 box office debut.
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| Troops crack down on Bangkok protests, dozens hurt (AFP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:08 am
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|  AFP - Thai troops launched a crackdown Monday to enforce a state of emergency in Bangkok, firing warning shots and tear gas as anti-government protesters hurled petrol bombs in clashes that left 70 injured.
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| Florida boat slams into tug; 5 killed, 7 injured (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:07 am
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| | AP - Five people were killed and seven seriously injured when a 22-foot pleasure boat crashed into the rear of a docked tug boat near St. Augustine Sunday evening, authorities said. |
| Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:00 am
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|  AP - Navy Seal snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain on Easter Sunday. The surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas ended a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.
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| 40 NH Christian center homes burn on Easter Sunday (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:59 pm
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|  AP - A massive fire damaged or destroyed dozens of wood-frame buildings, mostly unoccupied summer homes, at a 146-year-old Christian center on Easter.
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| Cabrera wins Masters in playoff for his 2nd major (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:54 pm
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|  AP - The cheers came from every corner of Augusta National, the kind of mayhem that had been missing at the Masters. The last one was for Angel Cabrera, a most unlikely champion.
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| AP IMPACT: Citizens held as illegal immigrants (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:30 pm
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|  AP - Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native — in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write — signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant.
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| Military crackdown hasn't deterred Somali pirates (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. military's moves to crack down on high seas piracy have done little to deter the epidemic of ship ransoms that preceded Sunday's Indian Ocean rescue, a top Navy official said Sunday.
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| Texas is wind king, but Iowa breezes past Calif. (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:09 pm
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| | AP - Texas continues to blow away the competition, but Iowa can now generate more wind power than California, according to a new industry report to be released Monday. |
| US navy rescues captain held by Somali pirates (AFP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:06 pm
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|  AFP - The US navy rescued an American captain whom pirates held in a lifeboat adrift off the coast of Somalia, ending a tense five-day standoff by shooting dead three of his four captors.
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| Obama girls name their new puppy 'Bo' (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 10:25 pm
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|  AP - Bo? No jest. The first family has settled on a first pet — a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog that the Obama girls are naming Bo.
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| Tear gas used to disperse Bangkok protesters: army (AFP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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|  AFP - Troops fired tear gas early Monday during an operation to disperse a group of several hundred protesters in Bangkok under a state of emergency, an army spokesman said.
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| Officer: Split-second decision to fire on pirates (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 6:34 pm
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|  AP - A U.S. military official said Navy Seals and other officers opened fire on three pirates when a Navy commander made a split-second decision that an American hostage's life was in danger.
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| Gas prices climb 10 cents over past 3 weeks (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 5:12 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. price of gasoline increased nearly 10 cents a gallon during the past three weeks, but remains well below year-ago prices.
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| Experts say develop eggs using stem cells from mice (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm
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| | Reuters - Researchers in China say they have managed to generate new eggs using stem cells from the ovaries of young and adult female mice, taking a step toward addressing problems of female infertility. |
| U.S. general says Iraq attacks no reason to panic (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 12:29 pm
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| | Reuters - A recent upsurge in violence in Iraq was the work of small cells and did not signify a major resurgence of anti-government, anti-American forces, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Sunday. |
| AP IMPACT: Citizens held as illegal immigrants (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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| | AP - Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native — in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write — signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant. |
| Miley and Hannah team up for $34M opening weekend (AP)
April 12, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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|  AP - Miley Cyrus and alter-ego Hannah Montana have double-teamed their way to another No. 1 box office debut.
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| Madonna still keen to adopt Malawian child: report (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 12:13 pm
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| | Reuters - U.S. pop star Madonna is still keen on adopting a second child from Malawi, despite a court ruling in the southern African country preventing her from doing so, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. |
| Obama's half-brother refused visa to Britain: reports (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 11:37 am
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| | Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's half-brother has been denied a visa to come back to Britain after he earlier gave a false name to police when accused of an attempted sexual assault, British newspapers reported on Sunday. |
| Christians mark Easter as pope pleads for peace (AFP)
April 12, 2009 at 11:20 am
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|  AFP - Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Africa and the Middle East during his Easter blessing on Sunday as Christians across the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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| Pope calls for Israel-Palestinian peace at Easter (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 9:04 am
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| | Reuters - Pope Benedict called in his Easter message on Sunday for a renewed push for Israeli-Palestinian peace just weeks before he travels to the Holy Land for the first time as pontiff. |
| Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work: report (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 8:37 am
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| | Reuters - Iran's president expressed openness for talks with the United States but again dismissed demands to halt nuclear work the West fears is aimed at making bombs, in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine. |
| Obama seeks new relationship with Latin America (Reuters)
April 12, 2009 at 8:16 am
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama will try to establish a cooperative new relationship with Latin America this week, but U.S. resistance to change on highly symbolic issues like Cuba and immigration could undercut the effort, analysts said.
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