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[/url]AP - British music producer Adam Kidron says that when he came up with the idea of a Spanish-language version of the U.S. national anthem, he saw it as an ode to the millions of immigrants seeking a better life. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Thirty people were killed, including seven Iraqi soldiers, when more than 100 rebels attacked Iraqi police and army posts in Baquba on Thursday, the U.S. military said on Friday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - China on Friday released a panda bred in captivity into the wild for the first time, and the animal scampered into a nearby bamboo forest where he will be monitored via satellite. Link To Original Article
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AP - Five relatives of a U.S. citizen suspected of being a senior al-Qaida operative were arrested in California and Utah on charges of defrauding banks of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Link To Original Article
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AP - A 14 1/2-foot crocodile mauled a chainsaw a worker was using Friday to clear up debris left by a tropical storm that lashed northern Australia. While the croc and worker were both uninjured, the saw's woodcutting days are over. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - One year ago Friday, when Iraq formed its first freely elected government, Americans and Iraqis hoped it would lead to a drop in violence. But Iraqis have continued to die in the thousands, and this year the trend is up. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Shaquille O'Neal looked old, the Miami Heat melted down and the Chicago Bulls made it clear they're not going away without a fight. O'Neal had one of his worst playoff performances, and the Bulls took advantage, beating Miami 109-90 on Thursday night in a game that got heated in the end. The Bulls pulled within 2-1 in this first-round series and host Game 4 on Sunday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Iran "won't give a damn" about any U.N. resolutions concerning its nuclear program, its president said Friday, hours before an expected finding that Tehran has failed to meet a Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment. Link To Original Article
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Reuters - The Granny Peace Brigade waved canes in triumph and sang "God Help America" on Thursday after a New York judge found 18 grandmothers innocent of disorderly conduct for protesting the war in Iraq. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - From mighty meatpacking plants to tiny taco stands, U.S. businesses are making plans to deal with Monday's nationwide pro-immigration boycott, which could keep millions of people away from their jobs. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo was arrested Friday in a bribery and slush fund scandal that engulfed South Korea's largest automaker. Link To Original Article
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AP - Two reporters at one of Denmark's largest newspapers could face jail time for publishing classified intelligence reports about Iraq's weapons program, a prosecutor said Thursday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Iran will ignore pressure to halt its atomic work, its president said on Friday, hours before the world's nuclear watchdog was expected to confirm that Tehran has flouted U.N. Security Council demands. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - A New York judge acquitted 18 grandmothers of disorderly conduct charges, brought after they blocked a military recruiting office in Times Square as a protest against the Iraq war. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Iraqi and U.S. forces have killed a senior member of al Qaeda in Iraq, Interior Ministry sources and the U.S. military said on Friday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Nepal's Parliament reconvened Friday for the first time in four years, and legislators proposed a cease-fire with the Himalayan country's Maoist rebels and elections for a constitutional assembly. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - Turkey said neighboring Iraq should be pleased with Turkish military reinforcements at their border because Baghdad was unable on its own to tackle Kurdish rebels based on its territory. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - NATO is ready to increase assistance in Sudan's Darfur region but alliance ministers agreed on Friday that any presence should be limited and only in support of African or U.N. efforts. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Vietnam needs more than $400 million to fight bird flu and prepare for a potential pandemic over the next five years, and expects about half to come from international donors, an official said Friday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - A bomb blast rocked an Italian convoy on a road in southern Iraq on Thursday, killing four people � three Italian soldiers and one from Romania, the Defense Ministry said. Link To Original Article
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