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[/url]AFP - Two people have been killed in Iraq, including an Iraqi policeman shot dead on his way to work in the northern town of Samarra. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - The United States reacted cautiously on Saturday to a Mexican measure that would make it legal to carry small amounts of cocaine, heroin and other drugs for personal use. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - A spokesman for Iraq's president denied a media report on Saturday that quoted the head of state as saying U.S. and Iranian officials held talks on Iraq. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - Iran cannot be forced to halt its disputed nuclear programme and will defy any UN Security Council resolution demanding a freeze of uranium enrichment, the country's top national security official has said. Link To Original Article
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Reuters - Egypt's parliament agreed on Sunday to a two-year extension of emergency law requested by the government while it prepares replacement anti-terrorism laws. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - The U.S. military has only seen "loss, disaster and misfortune" in Iraq, al-Qaida's No. 2 said, in a video message that a U.S. official deemed part of a propaganda campaign to demonstrate the terror network's relevancy. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - The Israeli government moved to speed up the completion of the controversial West Bank barrier as cabinet ministers approved amendments to its route. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - An American jailed for two years in Afghanistan on charges of torturing alleged terrorists in a makeshift jail was freed two months early on Sunday after a government decree. Link To Original Article
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At least 10 members of a paramilitary group were killed by Tamil Tiger guerrillas in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Leaders of al-Qaida lost some control of the terror network last year due to the arrests and deaths of top operational planners, but the group remains the most prominent terror threat facing the United States and its allies, the State Department said Friday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - President Bush praised Iraqi politicians on Saturday for standing firm against videotaped threats by al Qaeda's leader in Iraq as they work to forge a unity government. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - A report detailing white South Africa's deadly military involvement during apartheid's dying days has been made public for the first time. Link To Original Article
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Canadian Press - BEACONSFIELD, Australia (AP) - Two gold miners trapped nearly 1 kilometre underground for almost a week were found alive Sunday by rescuers in what locals hailed as a miracle. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - The U.S. military has only seen "loss, disaster and misfortune" in Iraq, al-Qaida's No. 2 said, in a video message that a U.S. official deemed part of a propaganda campaign to demonstrate the terror network's relevancy. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - A day after the military announced that April was the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Iraq this year, thousands of anti-war demonstrators converged on lower Manhattan on Saturday to call for an immediate withdrawal of troops from that country. Link To Original Article
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AP - The Justice Department said Friday it was moving to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's secretive domestic wiretapping program. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles' first Latino mayor in the modern era, will skip huge pro-immigration rallies planned for Monday to meet with pro football officials in Dallas, leaving organizers feeling like "a ship without a captain." Link To Original Article
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AP - Mexicans would be allowed to possess small amounts of cocaine, heroin, even ecstasy for their personal use under a bill approved by lawmakers that some worry could prove to be a lure to young Americans. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Last year, President Bush proposed no federal aid for Amtrak. Its highly touted high-speed train was sidelined for months with brake problems and its president was fired. Still, the passenger railroad chugs on toward its 35th birthday Monday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - Six Iraqi security officers and one civilian were killed in bombings and shootings across Iraq, as leaders prepared for negotiations over the next government. Link To Original Article
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