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Sri Lanka artillery barrage kills 378, doctor says (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil victims of a shell attack wait outside a makeshift hospital in Tiger controlled No Fire Zone in Mullivaaykaal, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 10, 2009. An all-night artillery barrage in Sri Lanka's war zone killed at least 378 civilians and forced thousands to flee to makeshift shelters along the beach, a government doctor said Sunday.The army and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed each other for the barrage, which the doctor said left at least 1,100 people wounded. He said it was the bloodiest day he had seen in months of fighting. (AP Photo)AP - An unrelenting hail of artillery in Sri Lanka's war zone killed at least 378 civilians, according to a government doctor who survived the attack as shells flew near the makeshift hospital. More than 100 of the victims were children, the U.N. said Sunday.

Curfew's lift lets more flee Pakistani valley (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:36 AM PDT

A local resident pushes a cart with his mother as they flee from Mingora, the main town of Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley, Sunday, May 10, 2009. Thousands of fearful civilians, many on foot or donkey-pulled carts, streamed out of a conflict-ridden Pakistani valley Sunday as authorities briefly lifted a curfew. The army said it had killed scores of militants in the latest fighting. (AP Photo)AP - Tens of thousands of civilians, many on foot or donkey-led carts, took advantage of a lifted curfew to flee Pakistan's embattled Swat Valley on Sunday, while the army said it had killed 400 to 500 militants in its battle against the Taliban.

Pope praises Mideast Christians for persevering (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 09:08 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses a child in a wheel chair, left, on his arrival to celebrate a Mass at a stadium in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, May 10, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged Middle East Christians to persevere in their faith despite hardships threatening the existence of their ancient communities. Pope Benedict XVI is on a week long tour in the Middle East that includes Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.(AP Photo/Nader Daoud)AP - Pope Benedict XVI praised Sunday the courage of Middle East Christians who cling to their faith despite war and adversity, addressing a crowd of 20,000 who filled a sports stadium where he celebrated the first open-air Mass of his Holy Land pilgrimage.

Lawyer defends jailed US reporter at Iran court (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Reza Saberi, center, father of the Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been convicted of spying, talks with the media during his daughter's court of appeal hearing in Tehran, Sunday, May 10, 2009. An Iranian court of appeal on Sunday will review the case against an American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the United States, the country's official news agency said. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - A lawyer for a jailed American journalist in Iran said Sunday he was optimistic that an appeals court will reduce her eight-year prison sentence for allegedly spying for the United States.

Ruthless Chelsea demolish Arsenal (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 05:33 PM PDT

Chelsea's Ashley Cole (centre), Frank Lampard (left) and Didier Drogba celebrate a goal by team-mate Kolo Toure during their Premiership match against Arsenal at The Emirates Stadium in London. Chelsea found the perfect cure for their European misery as the Blues won 4-1 to guarantee a top-three Premier League finish.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink delivered a damning verdict on the gap between Arsenal and the rest of the 'big-four' after his side handed the Gunners their heaviest home league defeat for 32 years.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,287 (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 06:10 PM PDT

AP - As of Sunday, May 10, 2009, at least 4,287 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico out of China trade fair amid swine flu flap (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT

In this official Xinhua news agency photo an epidemiology expert from Beijing, right, discusses with a local public health official in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on May Sunday 10, 2009. A Chinese man returning from studying at a U.S. university has become the first suspected case of swine flu in mainland China, the Health Ministry said Sunday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Ying)AP - Mexico's government on Sunday called China's treatment of its citizens unacceptable and said it would not participate in a Shanghai trade fair in a bitter dispute over anti-swine flu measures adopted by the Asian giant.

Economic crisis heightens Africa's conflict tensions: OECD (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT

The OECD logo. The global economic crisis has heightened the risk that AFP - The global economic crisis has heightened the risk that "tensions could explode" in Africa, where growth will be slashed this year because of recession in rich nations, the OECD warned Monday.

Thousands of civilians flee Pakistani offensive (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 06:20 PM PDT

Pakistani civilians flee as the military launches fresh attacks on Taliban militants in Malakand on May 9. More than 100,000 civilians are expected to flee Pakistan's battle-torn northwest region, after the government eased a curfew so people could escape a military onslaught against the Taliban.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denied his nuclear-armed nation was on the verge of collapse as top US officials Sunday welcomed his government's bloody military offensive against the Taliban.

Orangutan makes a run for it at Australian zoo (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 07:00 AM PDT

AP - A zoo in Australia was evacuated Sunday after an "ingenious" 137-pound (62-kilogram) orangutan short-circuited an electric fence and hopped a wall surrounding her enclosure.

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