| Plenty of flu caution as Mexico returns to work (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 06:39 PM PDT  AP - In gleaming office towers and gritty markets, Mexicans returned to work Wednesday after a five-day swine flu shutdown, and dozens returned to a heroes' welcome from "humiliating" quarantines in China. But Mexico's death toll rose, feeding fears of more infections now that crowds are gathering again.
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| Red Cross says dozens of Afghans killed in US raid (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT  AP - Villagers dug dirt graves Wednesday to bury what the international Red Cross said were dozens of Afghans including women and children killed in American bombing runs. A former Afghan government official said up to 120 people may have died.
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| AP IMPACT: Mexico's weapons cache stymies tracing (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 01:59 PM PDT  AP - Deep inside a heavily guarded military warehouse, the evidence of Mexico's war on drug cartels is stacked two stories high: tens of thousands of seized weapons, from handguns and rifles to AK-47s, some with gun sights carved into the shape of a rooster or a horse's head.
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| Here she comes: Saudi's Miss Beautiful Morals (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 12:08 PM PDT  AP - Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she's a little on the plump side.
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| Mexico gets back to normal, flu advances in Europe (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2009 07:15 PM PDT  Reuters - Mexicans got back into the swing of normal life on Wednesday after a five-day business shutdown due to the H1N1 flu virus, which spread in Europe with new infections in Poland and Sweden.
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| Israeli police bust Palestinians with ancient text (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:23 PM PDT  AP - Undercover Israeli officers foiled an attempt by two Palestinian men to sell an ancient, valuable papyrus document on the black market, police said Wednesday. The men were arrested at a Jerusalem hotel Tuesday after a sting operation lasting several weeks, police said. The 1,900-year-old Hebrew document, previously unknown and valued at millions of dollars, was rescued, and police showed it to reporters.
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| Some lawmakers allege fraud in Haiti election (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 07:07 PM PDT AP - Some of Haiti's most powerful lawmakers are calling for last month's parliamentary elections to be thrown out because of allegations of voter fraud and political manipulation. |
| Zimbabwe activists released, IMF links resumed (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2009 01:43 PM PDT  AFP - Zimbabwe authorities on Wednesday released 15 activists on bail and the IMF restored relations with Harare in moves that bolstered the troubled African nation's fragile unity government.
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| US, China leaders discuss North Korea, Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2009 06:27 PM PDT  AFP - President Barack Obama spoke by phone Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and shared his "concerns" over security issues including North Korea's nuclear program and deteriorating conditions in Pakistan, the White House said.
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| British man wins Australian island dream job (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:06 PM PDT  AP - A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named the winner Wednesday of what's been dubbed the "Best Job in the World" a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island. Ben Southall, 34, of Petersfield, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for while writing a blog to promote the area.
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