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Gases make W.Va. mine unsafe; 4 missing, 25 dead (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:57 AM PDT

A sign expressing hope for coal miners hangs at a home near an entrance to the Performance Coal Co. mines on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Montcoal, W. Va. An explosion in a mine run by Massey Energy Co. subsidiary Performance Coal Co. killed at least 25 workers Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Crews were drilling early Wednesday to ventilate toxic gas from a West Virginia coal mine shattered by a deadly explosion, trying to make a section of it safe enough for rescuers to search for four missing miners as hope for their survival grew dim.

Europeans warned of Toyota pedals well before US (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:05 AM PDT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks during a news conference at O'Hare International Airport, Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in Chicago. LaHood said Tuesday he wouldn't be surprised if a review of documents from Toyota Motor Corp. uncovered additional safety lapses at the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Long before Toyota told U.S. regulators about sticking accelerator pedals, the Japanese automaker warned its distributors throughout Europe about similar problems, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Not all terrorism: Obama tries to change subject (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama addresses an audience at the Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, June 4, 2009. Since Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last year, the White House has changed not just how it talks to Muslim nations but also what it talks about, shifting away from terrorism and focusing instead on health care, science and education. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - President Barack Obama's advisers plan to remove terms such as "Islamic radicalism" from a document outlining national security strategy and will use the new version to emphasize that the U.S. does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terrorism, counterterrorism officials say.

Citi execs may be in for surprises at crisis probe (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2009 file photo, a sign at the Citigroup Center is shown in New York. A panel investigating the roots of the U.S. financial crisis will press current and former executives of Citigroup Inc. at hearings Wednesday April 7, 2010, about the bank's role in spreading trillions of dollars in risky mortgage debt through the banking system. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Former executives of Citigroup Inc. could be in for some surprises when they appear before a panel investigating the roots of the financial crisis.

Rain resumes in Rio and officials fear more deaths (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:59 PM PDT

Firefighters rescue an injured man after a landslide in the Morro dos Prazeres area of the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Torrential rains in Rio de Janeiro have triggered landslides that killed 81 people as rising water paralyzed traffic and suspended most business. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Rains began pelting Rio again early Wednesday, hours after the heaviest deluge on record sent killer mudslides cascading down hillsides and turned streets into raging torrents in Brazil's second-biggest city.

NKorea sentences US man to 8 years of hard labor (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2010, American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, whose identification was made by Seoul-based activist Jo Sung-rae, participates in a rally organized by Jo denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. North Korea said Wednesday, April 7, 2010, it has convicted and sentenced an American man to eight years in a labor prison and a fine equivalent to $700,000 for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - North Korea said Wednesday it has convicted and sentenced an American man to eight years in a labor prison and a fine equivalent to $700,000 for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts.

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:52 AM PDT

This TV image provided by NASA shows the Space Shuttle Discovery passing over China as it approaches the space station for docking early Wednesday morning April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Space shuttle Discovery is at the International Space Station.

Sister: Man in Murray threat wasn't an intimidator (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talks to reporters in Seattle after she took part in a roundtable discussion at the non-profit Casa Latina, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Murray took part in the scheduled event as planned, despite the arrest of a man in Yakima, Wash., earlier in the day who was charged with threatening to kill Murray over her support for health care reform. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - The sister of the Washington state man charged with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her support for health care reform said her brother has no history of intimidation.

Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy announce split in tweet (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Jim Carrey, left, and Jenny McCarthy arrive at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery 2009 Visionary Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have taken to Twitter to announce their breakup.

Connecticut beats Stanford 53-47 for NCAA title (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:36 AM PDT

Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma grasp the net after cutting it down following the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game against Stanford Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in San Antonio. Connecticut won 53-47. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - There was no panic in the locker room. No pep talk, either. Maya Moore and her Connecticut Huskies knew the score.

West Virginia hoping for a miracle in mine disaster (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT

A local church sign shows community support Tuesday, April 6, 2010 for the coal miners involved in a Monday explosion at Massey Energy Co.'s sprawling Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W.Va. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)Reuters - Drills boring into a West Virginia coal mine on Wednesday carried hope for a "miracle" rescue of four miners missing after a blast killed 25 people in the worst U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century.

Obama seeks momentum from Russia arms pact signing (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:12 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama leaves on Wednesday for Prague where he will sign a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia, marking a much-needed diplomatic achievement and a step toward better ties with Moscow.

No deaths in Indonesia quake; tsunami alert lifted (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:44 PM PDT

A mother hugs her child outside of their house shortly after an earthquake hit, in Medan, North Sumatra province April 7, 2010. Indonesia suffered at least three aftershocks after a powerful earthquake struck off Aceh on Sumatra island on Wednesday, triggering panic and power blackouts in some areas, the meteorology agency and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Tarmizy Harva (INDONESIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)Reuters - A major earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh in north-western Indonesia on Wednesday triggering panic and power blackouts, but no deaths were reported and a tsunami alert was later lifted.

Obama may face election-year Supreme Court battle (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens poses for an official photograph with the other Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama, fresh off a bruising battle over healthcare, could face another tough fight in Congress to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy if 89-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens retires as expected.

U.S. targets American-born cleric in Yemen: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration has authorized operations to capture or kill a U.S.-born Muslim cleric based in Yemen, who is described by a key lawmaker as Americas's top terrorist threat, officials said on Tuesday.

Mining a necessary way of life, West Virginians say (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Coal mining is an inescapable way of life in West Virginia, where an explosion killed at least 25 miners, but the industry carries its share of risks, and death.

Palestinian fears U.S. Mideast push in trouble (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:49 PM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Palestinian Yasser Abu Ati, 29, stands next to an incubator with his daughters, conjoined twin girls Rital, right, and Ritaj Abu Ati, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The 10-day-old Palestinian conjoined twins Ritaj and Rital Abu Ati have boarded a special Saudi medical plane Tuesday, April 6, 2010, to take them to Saudi Arabia to undergo a separation surgery. The girls are conjoined from the chest and abdomen, and have entered Egypt from Rafah crossing point with their parents and two other sisters. (AP Photo /Eyad Baba)Reuters - The United States appears to have hit a dead end in its attempts to revive Middle East peace talks, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday, urging Israel to halt settlement building on occupied land to give U.S. diplomacy a chance of success.

British parties launch month-long election campaign (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers his speech at the Scottish Labour Party spring conference in Glasgow, Scotland March 27, 2010.REUTERS/David MoirReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday launched a month-long election campaign likely to be dominated by the economy and shaping up to be the most unpredictable contest since 1992.

Kyrgyz opposition leaders arrested: prosecutor (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:55 AM PDT

Three leaders of the Kyrgyz opposition were arrested on charges of perpetrating AFP - Three leaders of the Kyrgyz opposition were arrested on charges of perpetrating "serious crimes", Kyrgyzstan's prosecutor general Nurlan Tursunkulov said Wednesday, amid mass protests in the capital.

Thai ministers airlifted as protesters storm parliament (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT

Red Shirt supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra clash with riot-police during an anti-government protest at the parliament in Bangkok. Military helicopters airlifted government ministers from Thailand's parliament Wednesday after angry protesters stormed the building in a dramatic escalation of their bid to topple the government.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Military helicopters airlifted government ministers from Thailand's parliament Wednesday after angry protesters stormed the building in a dramatic escalation of their bid to topple the government.
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