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Some fear flu rebound as Mexico seeks 'normalcy' (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:39 PM PDT AP - Mexico announced a return to "normalcy" on Monday, preparing to reopen businesses and schools even as the virus sickened more than 1,400 people in 20 countries. World health officials said the global epidemic is still in its early stages, and that a pandemic could be declared in the days to come.

45 killed in attack on engagement party in Turkey (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:33 PM PDT AP - Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the bodies of slain friends fell on top of them during the onslaught.

Swine flu leaves Southern Hemisphere out in cold (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:46 PM PDT AP - The Southern Hemisphere has been mostly spared in the swine flu epidemic. That could change when winter starts in coming weeks with no vaccine in place, leaving half the planet out in the cold.

Iraq insists on US leaving cities by June 30 (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:33 PM PDT AP - Iraq's government Monday ruled out allowing U.S. combat troops to remain in Iraqi cities after the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, despite concern that Iraqi forces cannot cope with the security challenge following a resurgence of bombings in recent weeks.

Afghan president chooses warlord as running mate (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:38 PM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai chose a powerful warlord accused of rights abuses as one of his vice presidential running mates on Monday, hours before leaving for meetings in Washington with President Barack Obama and Pakistan's president.

Israeli president: Iran threatens US, Europe (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - Israel's president charged Monday that Iran's nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Israel.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,284 (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, May 4, 2009, at least 4,284 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Dictatorship-era official reappears in Paraguay (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - A former dictatorship-era official considered a brutal torturer by human rights groups has made a surprise return to Paraguay, where he faces six pending trials for the disappearance and killings of government opponents in the 1970s and 1980s.

SKorean warship rescues NKorean vessel off Somalia (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT AP - South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, a rare instance of recent cooperation between the two Koreas.

Australian, UK WWI dead to get military funeral (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2009 07:31 PM PDT AFP - Pilgrims and local people are to gather Tuesday in northern France to witness the solemn start of work to dig hundreds of fallen Australian and British troops from a World War I mass grave.

Australia delays carbon trade, may toughen target (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 06:58 AM PDT Reuters - Australia's government put back its much-vaunted carbon-emissions trading scheme by a year on Monday, bowing to industry demands for more relief amid a recession while opening the door to an even deeper long-term reduction.

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