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Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:01 AM PDT

** CORRWCTS STRENGTH OF QUAKE ** A car passes over a crack on the road at the 30th kilometer of the Mexicali-Tijuana highway made by a 7.2 earthquake in Mexicali, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the USGS a 6.9 magnitude eartquake was register 26 km (16 miles) south west from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - A powerful earthquake swayed buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities, forcing the evacuation of hospitals and nursing homes, and prompting an Arizona border town to shut down its downtown area.

Vatican's Easter Mass infused with defense of pope (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:11 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, right, is greeted by Cardinal Angelo Sodano during an Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - It was the Catholic calendar's holiest moment -- the Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ. But with Pope Benedict XVI accused of failing to protect children from abusive priests, Easter Sunday also was a high-profile opportunity to play defense.

100-plus trapped miners freed in China 'miracle' (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:20 PM PDT

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a rescued miner is taken to a hospital in Xiangning County, north China's Shanxi Province, Monday, April 5, 2010. Nine miners were pulled to safety early Monday after spending more than a week trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, a rescue that had seemed beyond hope for days before crews heard someone tapping from deep underground. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Lu Xiaoyu) ** NO SALES **AP - More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for more than a week in a flooded coal mine, sparking cheers among the hundreds of rescue workers who had raced to save them and almost given up hope.

Suicide bombers target embassies in Iraq, kill 42 (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:53 AM PDT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard near the site of a suicide attack targeted the Iranian embassy Baghdad April 4, 2010. Three suicide bombers detonated car bombs near foreign missions in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and wounding 168. The blasts near the Iranian, Egyptian and German embassies followed mortar attacks on the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, home to government buildings, official residences and foreign embassies. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)AP - Suicide attackers detonated three car bombs in quick succession near foreign embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than 40 people in coordinated strikes that Iraqi officials said were intended to disrupt efforts to form a new government.

Space shuttle crew arrives for pre-dawn launch (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:29 AM PDT

Space shuttle Discovery stands ready at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, April 4, 2010. Discovery is scheduled to launch Monday morning on a mission to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Discovery's astronauts waved and gave thumbs-up as they headed to the launch pad early Monday for a pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station, one of the last few shuttle flights.

Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, money (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT

Mothers breast feed their newly born babies inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Fabella hospital in Manila March 16, 2010. Breast feeding advocates have tied up with a high-IQ (Intelligence Quotient) organization to debunk the claims of infant formula makers whose advertisements claimed that their products will increase a child's intelligence, local newspaper reported on Tuesday. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)AP - The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says.

Easter service at DC church draws Obama family (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 09:18 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and his family marked the Easter holiday by attending a music-filled service at a historically black Methodist church in southeast Washington, an area that was rocked by violence last week.

'Titans' battles to No. 1 spot with $61.4 million (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:25 PM PDT

Cast member Sam Worthington and girlfriend Natalie Mark pose at the premiere of AP - The gods of Mount Olympus are the new rulers of the weekend box office.

Eagles trade 6-time Pro Bowl QB McNabb to Redskins (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2008, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb waits to answer questions at a news conference in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Eagles traded McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a pair of draft picks on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - Of all the possible landing spots for Donovan McNabb, the Washington Redskins seemed like a longshot.

Strong quake shakes cities around U.S.-Mexico border (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:46 AM PDT

** CORRWCTS STRENGTH OF QUAKE ** A car passes over a crack on the road at the 30th kilometer of the Mexicali-Tijuana highway made by a 7.2 earthquake in Mexicali, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the USGS a 6.9 magnitude eartquake was register 26 km (16 miles) south west from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)Reuters - Roads were torn up, buildings cracked and electricity posts toppled on Monday after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook cities in northern Mexico and Southern California, but few casualties were reported.

At least 114 rescued from flooded China mine (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:50 PM PDT

A survivor is taken to a hospital after being rescued out from the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine, located across both Xiangning county and Hejin city, Shanxi province April 5, 2010. Nine miners trapped in the flooded coal mine in northern China were rescued early on Monday after more than seven days underground, with signs that over 140 others may also still be alive in the shaft. REUTERS/Xinhua/Lu Xiaoyu (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. YESReuters - Chinese rescuers have pulled 114 miners from a flooded coal mine in northern Shanxi province more than a week since the accident occurred, dozens of them rescued on Monday.

China quiet on U.S. currency report delay (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Employees deal with U.S. dollar and Renminbi yuan banknotes at a branch of Huaxia Bank in Shenyang, Liaoning province April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters - A Chinese central bank adviser said Beijing could ease pressure over the yuan by buying more from recession-hit U.S. states, but China had no official reaction on Monday to the Obama administration's delay of a contentious currency report.

Cardinal defends pope, denounces "petty gossip" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:16 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds the Book of the Gospels during Easter vigil mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 3, 2010. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - A leading cardinal defended Pope Benedict at an unusual address at the pontiff's Easter Sunday Mass, saying the Church would not be intimidated by "petty gossip" about sexual abuse of children by priests.

Protesters storm Thailand's Election Commission (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:34 AM PDT

A supporter of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra attends a rally in Bangkok April 3, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat SubprasomReuters - Hundreds of anti-government protesters forced their way into Thailand's Election Commission building on Monday, raising the stakes in a rolling four-week street rally aimed at toppling the government.

Mexican cartels cannot be defeated, drug lord says (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:17 PM PDT

Undated police handout picture shows Ismael Zambada, Joaquin Reuters - Mexico's war on the drug trade is futile even if cartel bosses are caught or killed as millions of people are involved in the illicit business, a senior drug chief said in an interview published on Sunday.

Suicide car bombers kill 41 in central Baghdad (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Women sit in one of the houses attacked by unknown gunmen and mourn the deaths of their relatives in Baghdad April 3, 2010. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - Three suicide bombers detonated car bombs within moments of each other in a coordinated attack on foreign embassies in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing as many as 41 people and wounding more than 200.

Karzai rallies tribes, distances self from West (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a shura, or meeting, in Kandahar city April 4, 2010. REUTERS/Golnar MotevalliReuters - President Hamid Karzai, under fire for anti-Western remarks, distanced himself from his foreign backers in a speech on Sunday, telling tribal elders Afghans need to see their leaders are not "puppets."

Blast kills 10 at political gathering in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:40 AM PDT

<p/>(AFP)AFP - A blast killed 10 people at a political gathering on Monday in a northwest district of Pakistan, where the military waged a major offensive against the Taliban last year, police said.

110 rescued from flooded China mine (AFP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:44 AM PDT

Mine workers and rescuers wait to go down the entrance to the Wangjialing coal mine that flooded eight days ago in northern China's Shanxi province. At least 110 workers have been found alive in the mine eight days after it flooded, state television said Monday, citing rescue officials.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - More than 110 workers were pulled out of a Chinese coal mine Monday over a week after being trapped by flooding, in what has been hailed as a miracle rescue in the notoriously dangerous industry.
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