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Strong quake in western China's Qinghai kills 300 (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken by a mobile phone, the rubble of destroyed houses fill the street after an earthquake hit the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai province Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck China's western Qinghai province Wednesday, toppling houses, killing scores of people and burying many others in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Hongshuan) NO SALESAP - A series of strong earthquakes struck China's western Qinghai province Wednesday, killing at least 300 people, injuring thousands and burying many others under toppled houses in a mountainous rural area, officials and state media said.

Vatican goes into damage control mode over abuse (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2010 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, listens to his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. The Vatican goes into full-fledged damage control mode in the priest sex abuse scandal ahead of the pope's first foreign trip since it erupted. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)AP - The Vatican has gone into full-fledged damage control mode in the priest sex abuse scandal ahead of the pope's first foreign trip since it erupted. Officials are promising surprising new initiatives. The pope's personal secretary is speaking out. And bishops around the world are being told to report abuse cases to the police.

Lexus GX 460 rated 'do not buy,' Toyota halts sale (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:16 AM PDT

A Lexus GX series car sits in the lot at a Lexus dealer in Los Angeles. Embattled Japanese automaker Toyota announced Tuesday it was temporarily suspending sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a respected US consumer magazine warned readers not to buy the SUV model.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports warned car shoppers not to buy the sport utility vehicle because handling problems could lead to rollover accidents during sharp turns.

Fed boss has bittersweet message on recovery, jobs (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 25, 2010 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bernanke goes to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 with a bittersweet message: The economic recovery is taking hold but won't be strong enough to quickly drive down unemployment. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke goes to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with a bittersweet message: The economic recovery is taking hold but won't be strong enough to quickly drive down unemployment.

Military asserts right to return cyber attacks (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, speaks at the RSA security convention in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)AP - The U.S. must fire back against cyber attacks swiftly and strongly and should act to counter or disable a threat even when the identity of the attacker is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress.

Senate Dems say jobless benefits bill on track (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:34 AM PDT

AP - A measure to restore eligibility for the jobless to receive up to 99 weeks of unemployment checks appears on track despite objections from Republicans concerned about its $18 billion cost.

Democrat wins Fla. US House special election (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:38 AM PDT

In this Feb. 2, 2010, photo, State Sen. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, left, hugs his son Cole, 11, as his wife Jill, center, and daughters Gabby, 14, second from right, and Serena, 14, look on, after Deutch was nominated to be a candidate to replace former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler during special primary election for District 19, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, in Boca Raton, Fla. The winners of the special primary will meet in a special general election April 13. The victor will serve the last nine months of Wexler's term, then run for re-election to a full term in November. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - Republican backlash over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul had little effect in the nation's first U.S. House race of 2010.

Watchdog: Obama foreclosure plan leaves many out (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2010 file photo, home owners wait inside a meeting room before their names are called so they can meet with housing counselors and representatives from major lenders gathered to help homeowners facing foreclosure at an event sponsored by Making Home Affordable program under the Housing and Urban Development Department in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)AP - A watchdog panel overseeing the financial bailouts says the Obama administration's flagship mortgage aid program lags well behind the foreclosure crisis and leaves too many families out.

Michael Lynche stays in 'Idol' judges' good graces (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:59 AM PDT

AP - The "American Idol" judges don't regret keeping Michael Lynche out of the jailhouse.

Suns beat Nuggets, get homecourt edge in 1st round (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:55 AM PDT

Phoenix Suns' Jarron Collins (20) scores and is fouled by Denver Nuggets' Chris Andersen during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 13, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points and Steve Nash had 18 points and 10 assists before sitting out the fourth quarter while the Phoenix reserves completed a 123-101 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night that gave the Suns homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Strong quake kills 300; destroys homes on Tibet plateau (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

A photo taken by a mobile phone shows destroyed houses after an earthquake hit the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai province April 14, 2010 in this photo released by China's official Xinhua News Agency. At least 67 people died and many others were buried under the debris after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Qinghai province early on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Administration said, according to Xinhua News Agency. REUTERS/Xinhua/Zhang HongshuanReuters - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed about 300 people in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southwest China and left more than 8,000 injured as houses, schools and offices collapsed.

Obama presses Iran, gains nuclear summit pledges (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs the Plutonium Disposition Protocol With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a ceremony at the Washington Convention Center, April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama pressed for bold, swift sanctions on Iran on Tuesday but acknowledged China has concerns about the economic impact and said negotiations are difficult.

Thai protesters on move to "final battleground" (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:35 AM PDT

An anti-government Reuters - Thailand's anti-government protesters on Wednesday started to congregate at a ritzy Bangkok shopping district, preparing for a "final battleground" in their campaign to oust army-backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Top U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan for talks after revolt (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (L) speaks at a rally of his supporters in the centre of Jalalabad, April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - A top U.S. diplomat arrived for talks with Kyrgyzstan's interim leaders on Wednesday about defusing a crisis in the Central Asian country, where Washington rents an air base to back its war effort in Afghanistan.

Top GOP senator, White House clash on financial reform (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, accompanied by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, and the Senate Banking Committee's Ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April, 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Reuters - The White House said "yes we can" on financial regulatory reform on Tuesday, while the top Republican in the U.S. Senate said "no we won't."

Iran complains to U.N. over U.S. nuclear "threat" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Iran complained to the United Nations on Tuesday over what it called a U.S. threat to attack it with atomic weapons, accusing Washington of nuclear blackmail in violation of the U.N. charter.

Gates assails Internet group over attack video (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized the Internet group Wikileaks on Tuesday over its release of a video showing a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff.

Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Mexico; 5 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:53 AM PDT

Reuters - A cargo aircraft crashed late on Tuesday near the airport in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, killing five people, Mexican emergency authorities reported.

About 300 dead in China quake (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:44 PM PDT

Screen grab from Chinese state CCTV shows military personnel attempting to save a person's life following a major earthquake in Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai province. The death toll in the strong earth tremor, which was measured by the US Geological Survey at a magnitude of 6.9, has risen to around 300, with another 8,000 injured, Chinese state media has reported.(AFP/CCTV)AFP - A strong earthquake rocked northwestern China on Wednesday, killing about 300 people and injuring another 8,000 as it toppled houses in a remote mountainous area, the government said.

World safer after nuclear summit, Obama says (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:41 AM PDT

Photo released by the Ukranian Presidential Office, shows President Barack Obama (L) talking with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien-Loong (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Nuclear Security Summit. Obama declared the world safer after the 47-nation summit agreed to a 4-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands(AFP/HO/Andrei Mosienko)AFP - US President Barack Obama declared the world safer after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands.
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