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Madonna to appeal court ruling on Malawi adoption (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 02:38 PM PDT AP - Madonna lost a bid Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi, rejected by a judge who said she would not bend the country's strict residency rules even for a wealthy celebrity.

North Korea watches intently for rocket launch (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 12:21 PM PDT AP - Spy satellites trained high-resolution cameras on a coastal North Korean launch pad. U.S., Japan and South Korea deployed warships with radar and other surveillance equipment in the waters near the communist nation — all for one of the most closely watched rocket launches ever.

Obama campaigns for help in Afghan terror fight (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:46 PM PDT AP - Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans — popular here — to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming.

Islands resent crackdown of tax havens by G-20 (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - More than 400,000 companies share a few local addresses in this tiny Caribbean financial center, where their incorporation papers are kept in a gray two-story building.

US suspect's court demeanor in the spotlight (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 10:33 AM PDT AP - She grins and chats. On Valentine's Day, she sported a T-shirt that read "All You Need Is Love." And one of the first things she said in court was about a rabbit shaped sex toy.

England beat West Indies, clinch ODI series (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:55 PM PDT AFP - England beat West Indies by 26 runs to win the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday and clinch the series 3-2.

US envoy to Sudan kicks off 1st visit to country (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has been obscured as the Sudanese government and its allies focus on protecting the country's president from an international arrest warrant for war crimes, a Sudanese opposition leader complained to a visiting U.S. envoy on Friday.

Fujimori swings at Peru's ex-presidents in defense (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - A defiant former President Alberto Fujimori said Friday that his trial for murder and kidnapping was marred by a double standard since neither of his two predecessors were charged for alleged human rights abuses during their presidencies.

Hussey leads Australia to crushing 141-run triumph (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 12:45 PM PDT AFP - Mike Hussey ended a run of poor form with a match-winning innings for Australia in the first one-day international against South Africa at Kingsmead Friday.

North Korea finalizing launch preparations: officials (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea is preparing a rocket to blast off as early as Saturday, officials said, readying what Pyongyang describes as a satellite launch but is widely regarded as a disguised long-range missile test.

E. Timor needs 'several more years' of foreign help: UN (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 09:10 AM PDT AFP - The tiny impoverished nation of East Timor will need several more years of international assistance to ensure stability and tackle poverty, the head of the United Nations mission here said Friday.

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