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Pope Benedict wins over Mexico; next stop Cuba

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
LEON, Mexico (AP) -- He donned a sombrero and was serenaded by mariachi bands, embraced by Mexicans who called him their brother. Pope Benedict XVI has a bit of a tougher sell as he heads to a Cuba that until recently was officially atheist....

Landmark Philly priest abuse trial set to begin

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Defense lawyers plan to attack the credibility of the troubled adult accusers when two Roman Catholic priests go on trial Monday in a landmark child sex abuse case involving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Drivers vote yes to fuel strike

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
Fuel tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a row over terms and conditions, says the Unite union.
Categories: BBC, News

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran on Monday that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing....

Tonga mourns at monarch's funeral

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
The funeral of Tonga's king, George Tupou V, takes place in Nuku'alofa, with thousands of mourners lining the streets from the palace to the royal tombs.
Categories: BBC, News

Pistol used for banker shooting

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
A pistol was used to shoot a Russian banker who was attacked in east London, police say.
Categories: BBC, News

Turkey's ex-army chief on trial

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
Turkish ex-military chief Gen Ilker Basbug goes on trial on terrorism charges, the highest-ranking officer to face charges linked to the so-called Ergenekon network.
Categories: BBC, News

Commons to rule on iPads for MPs

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
The House of Commons Commission is due to decide later whether all MPs should be issued with tablet computers after a committee said the move would save money.
Categories: BBC, News

Friend: Watch captain would say he's sorry

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
MIAMI (AP) -- A man identified as a friend of the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager said Monday the man would tell the teen's parents he's "very, very sorry" if he could....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

VIDEO: Vehicle's 3,000 miles to gallon goal

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
Engineering students in California are fine-tuning a car they hope can achieve 3,000 miles to the gallon.
Categories: BBC, News

10 lesser-known effects of health law

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court takes on a political, social, economic and medical hot potato: the health care reform law that was signed into law two years ago.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

£100m city shopping revamp backed

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
A £100m revamp for Newport's shopping centre is backed by councillors.
Categories: BBC, News

What stinks? Bizarre trash collects near oil patch

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) -- Along the wide-open expanses and rolling prairie of western North Dakota surrounding the state's booming oil patch, all sorts of bizarre litter can be found clogging the once picturesque roadside: Derelict hardhats, single boots, buckets, pallets, pieces of machinery, shredded semi tires, oily clothing, cigarette butts....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Kenya announces discovery of oil

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
Oil has been discovered in Kenya after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil, President Mwai Kibaki says.
Categories: BBC, News

Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) -- The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of PTSD before he deployed, and adds that she doesn't feel like she'll ever believe he was involved in the killings....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Day in pictures: 26 March 2012

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 09:21
24 hours of news photos: 26 March 2012
Categories: BBC, News
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