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Iran tests missile with range that can hit Israel (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 05:13 PM PDT AP - Iran tested its longest-range solid-fuel missile Wednesday — a launch that displayed Tehran's reach and burnished the president's hardline reputation ahead of next month's election.

US says only 30 Afghan civilians died in bombing (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - Video evidence recorded by fighter jets and the account of the ground commander suggest no more than 30 civilians were killed in a two-day battle in western Afghanistan this month, the U.S. military said Wednesday, a stark contrast with Afghan claims that 140 civilians died.

Myanmar lets diplomats visit Suu Kyi, opens trial (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 11:22 AM PDT AP - Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi thanked diplomats for their support Wednesday after Myanmar's military government agreed to allow them and several journalists to attend her trial. They said she seemed "spirited" and in good health and one described her courtroom appearance as "awe-inspiring."

Catholic Church shamed by Irish abuse report (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - After a nine-year investigation, a commission published a damning report Wednesday on decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at Catholic Church-run reform schools for Ireland's castaway children.

US unit to leave Baghdad ahead of June 30 deadline (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 10:54 AM PDT AP - As his U.S. partners prepare to move, an Iraqi army captain pleads with his American counterpart to leave behind a generator so his soldiers can have electricity when city power fails.

Colombia's Uribe: Keeping Up with Hugo Chavez (Time.com) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - Just as his Venezuelan neighbor has won the right to seek another term, Colombia's Uribe is angling to win the same with a constitutional amendment

Voice of Mickey Mouse dies in L.A. at 62 (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2009 06:35 PM PDT Reuters - Sound-effects specialist Wayne Allwine, who followed in the footsteps of Walt Disney to provide the falsetto voice of Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, has died, Walt Disney Co said Wednesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,297 (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 05:51 PM PDT AP - As of Wednesday, May 20, 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.

US diplomat seeks to ease tensions with Bolivia (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:31 PM PDT AP - A top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that Washington hopes for a "new direction" in troubled relations with Bolivia, where he arrived for talks with President Evo Morales.

Egypt's Mubarak cancels Washington visit (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, grieving over the death of his 12-year old grandson, canceled his trip to meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week, the White House and Egyptian officials said on Wednesday.

Explorer Ranulph Fiennes climbs Everest (AFP) Posted: 20 May 2009 06:24 PM PDT AFP - British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has reached the summit of Everest on his third attempt at conquering the world's highest mountain, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

Inflation rate hits 14-year low in April (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2009 07:57 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's annual inflation rate in April dropped to a 14-year low of just 0.4 percent, a move analysts said meant the Bank of Canada would be in no rush to raise record-low interest rates.

Australian doctor uses household drill to save boy (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 05:44 AM PDT AP - A doctor in rural Australia used a handyman's power drill to bore a hole into the skull of a boy with a severe head injury, saving his life.

Photos are fresh evidence of growing Pakistani nuclear program (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 May 2009 05:14 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Additional evidence has emerged that Pakistan is "greatly expanding" its nuclear weapons program even as Islamic insurgents have been advancing toward the country's heartland from its border with Afghanistan.

To meet June deadline, US and Iraqis redraw city borders (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - On a map of Baghdad, the US Army's Forward Operating Base Falcon is clearly within city limits.

A Woman as President: Iran's Impossible Dream? (Time.com) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:20 PM PDT Time.com - Despite religious and constitutional obstacles, women of all ideological stripes continually try to run for the presidency in Iran

Global Economic Crisis: Time for a Cultural Shift? (OneWorld.net) Posted: 20 May 2009 08:58 AM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld.net) - As policy makers at the "top" of the economy and workers at the "bottom" all struggle to find a path out of today's global recession, there is an opportunity to emerge into a society that emphasizes fair trade, corporate responsibiliy and other tenets of equality, say the organizers of a global conference on economics taking place in Italy at the end of the month.

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