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Myanmar democracy activist charged by junta (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT AP - Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged Thursday with breaking the terms of her house arrest just two weeks before she was to go free, a move seen as an attempt by the military junta to silence its chief opponent ahead of next year's election.

'Slumdog' child star's home torn down (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:01 PM PDT AP - The 10-year-old child star of "Slumdog Millionaire" was awakened Thursday by a policeman wielding a bamboo stick and ordered out of his home. Minutes later it was bulldozed along with dozens of other shanties in the Mumbai slum he calls home.

Netanyahu urges pope to condemn Iranian threats (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:54 PM PDT AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to Pope Benedict XVI to "make his voice heard loud" against Iran's call for the destruction of the Jewish state. But his focus on Iran did not mask a key difference with the pontiff over whether Palestinians deserve a state of their own.

Deposed Chinese leader's memoir out before June 4 (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - It took hours of secret recordings and years of clandestine planning to get the material smuggled out and translated.

British explorers cut short trek to North Pole (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:44 PM PDT AP - British explorers in northern Canada to measure the thickness of floating Arctic sea ice ended their expedition short of reaching the North Pole due to an early summer ice melt, the team said Thursday.

Firing Line: Tough New German Gun Laws Could Ban Paintball (Time.com) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - In the wake of a school shooting in March, and in the run-up to the federal election in September, the German government proposes tougher gun-control laws -- and possibly a ban on paintball

Brazilian testifies to dismembering British teen (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:18 PM PDT AP - A young Brazilian man calmly testified Thursday that he stabbed a British teenager to death and dismembered her last year after they argued about his heavy drug use and his refusal to give her money.

Jordan king: Israel must accept Palestinian state (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:42 PM PDT AP - Jordan's king pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to immediately commit to the establishment of a Palestinian state, as he pursues a sweeping resolution of the Muslim world's conflicts with Israel.

Mexico officials pig out on pork to ease flu fears (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - Mexican officials are going hog-wild over pork to encourage their countrymen to put the pig back in the taco.

African Development Bank seeks to treble its funding (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:52 PM PDT AFP - The head of the African Development Bank said Thursday he is in negotiations with shareholders to treble its capital reserves to around 100 billion dollars.

BofA sells $7.3B stake in China Construction Bank (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - Bank of America Corp. has sold part of its stake in China Construction Bank to Asian investors for about $7.3 billion as it looks to raise funds to meet government capital requirements.

Group cuts forecast for drop in home prices (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT Reuters - Canadian resale home prices will likely fall 5.2 percent this year, less than earlier forecast, and April sales activity trended higher, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Thursday.

Australian charged over anti-Semitic YouTube video (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 11:41 AM PDT AP - Police have charged a man who allegedly posted a video on YouTube with inciting racism under Australian state law, officials said Thursday. A newspaper report said the video targeted Jews.

Congress battles over paying for wars, Guantanamo (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:45 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Thursday to spend $96.7 billion largely for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars after lawmakers sparred sharply over how to fight terrorists most effectively.

Pakistan: Pashtun hospitality for 19 adults, 25 children, and four camels (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 13 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Nightfall was closing fast and Hussein Gohar's clan of 19 adults, 25 children, 4 camels, and 4 buffaloes felt every inch of the 37 miles they had just walked.

A Video from the Grave Sends Guatemala into Crisis (Time.com) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Time.com - A previously recorded video by a murder victim accuses Guatemala's President of masterminding the crime

Longing for Peace in Pakistan (OneWorld.net) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:27 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 14 (OneWorld.net) - British aid worker Habib Malik describes the situation for some of the 1.3 million Pakistanis -- mostly women and children -- that have fled their homes in the country's conflicted northwest and are now residing in camps.

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