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Sri Lankan president declares victory over rebels (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 03:11 PM PDT AP - Sri Lanka's president declared his country "liberated from separatist terror" Tuesday as state television broadcast images of the Tamil Tiger rebel leader's body after it was recovered from the battlefield.

Pakistan refugees blocked from homes by fighting (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 12:45 PM PDT AP - Waiting at a checkpoint Tuesday under the searing sun, Amina rocked her baby, wrapped in a heavy black burqa. "You'll be home soon," she whispered. But the thud of exploding shells deadened her hopes — and raised questions about military claims the area was clear of Taliban militants.

British expense scandal ousts lower house speaker (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - For the first time in three centuries, the speaker of the House of Commons has resigned — the biggest casualty in a widening scandal in which lawmakers expensed such things as installing a chandelier or cleaning a moat at a country home.

WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 01:03 PM PDT AP - The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers Tuesday as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away.

In Somalia, Another Government Teetering? (Time.com) Posted: 19 May 2009 10:55 AM PDT Time.com - Hopes ebb that President Sharif's Islamist credentials could help him restore stability to a country whose anarchy has spilled onto the high seas, as hard-line jihadists pummel his forces

Britain's Parliament speaker quits over expenses (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2009 05:41 PM PDT AFP - The speaker of the House of Commons resigned over an MPs' expenses scandal which has plunged Britain into its worst political crisis for years and outraged voters.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,297 (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 05:17 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at least 4,297 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Colombian Senate OKs referendum on re-election (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 05:28 PM PDT AP - Colombian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a proposal for voters to decide in a referendum whether to change the constitution and let President Alvaro Uribe seek a third term.

A Tentative Step Toward Justice in Darfur (OneWorld.net) Posted: 19 May 2009 02:33 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 19 (OneWorld.net) - Sudanese rebel leader Bahar Idriss Abu Garda's voluntary appearance before the International Criminal Court Monday to face charges of war crimes perpetrated in Darfur may contribute to justice in the war-torn region, say international human rights advocates.

Clinton details humanitarian aid to Pakistan (AP) Posted: 19 May 2009 05:36 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the United States was sending $110 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan, part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed American ally.

Ottawa says GM-CAW deal must be in place by May 31 (Reuters) Posted: 19 May 2009 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - General Motors Corp and the Canadian Auto Workers must have a cost-savings deal in place by May 31 to qualify for a government rescue package, the industry minister said on Tuesday, days after the two sides failed to meet an earlier target date.

Australian high-roller sues casino (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2009 12:58 AM PDT AFP - A compulsive Australian gambler banned from Sydney's casino blew more than two million dollars (1.5 million US) on the card tables in a neighbouring state in just 43 minutes, a court heard.

Pakistani clerics back government offensive, denounce Taliban tactics (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 19 May 2009 04:12 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani religious leaders and scholars Tuesday issued a strong denunciation of the tactics of Taliban militants, providing what could be major boost to the country's U.S.-backed battle against Islamic extremism.

Britain's Expense Scandal Claims Its First Big Victim (Time.com) Posted: 19 May 2009 10:55 AM PDT Time.com - The Speaker of Parliament steps down amid an ongoing scandal over MPs' expense claims

As Sri Lanka Conflict Ends, Crisis Escalates (OneWorld.net) Posted: 19 May 2009 03:07 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 19 (OneWorld.net) - Tramautized children, half-starved families, and injured civilians are now escaping Sri Lanka's former conflict zone by the tens of thousands, seeking the relative security of newly assembled refugee camps. Several aid groups are working to avert a humanitarian crisis.

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