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• Iraq's Shiites unite to try to form new government (AP)
• Iceland's ash may keep choking Europe's air travel (AP)
• Grenada man hauls bucket of human heads to police (AP)
• Shiite militia reviving in post-election Iraq (AP)
• Taiwan's Susan Boyle: A Lesson in Confidence (Time.com)
• Asian stocks dive on Europe debt concerns (AP)
• No panic on plane as Times Square suspect arrested (AP)
• US sends 2 Gitmo detainees to Spain, 1 to Bulgaria (AP)
• US envoy visits Sudan for first time since elections (AFP)
• Democracy icons' son poised to lead Philippines (AP)
• Vale in talks with striking Sudbury union -report (Reuters)
• France approves return of Maori heads (AP)
• Ahmadinejad: Iran sanctions effort will undermine Obama (McClatchy Newspapers)
• NPT: Obama reveals size of US nuclear weapons arsenal. Will Russia respond? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Kim Jong Il visits China despite South Korean ship anger (Time.com)

Iraq's Shiites unite to try to form new government (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:43 PM PDT AP - Iraq's two largest Shiite electoral blocs announced Tuesday they have formed an alliance that gives them a strong chance of setting up the next government, though they have yet to work out the contentious question of who would become prime minister.

Iceland's ash may keep choking Europe's air travel (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 04:48 PM PDT AP - Iceland's clouds of volcanic ash are menacing European air traffic again, but transport chiefs insisted Tuesday they are learning from last month's crisis and won't let the hard-to-measure emissions ground their continent again.

Grenada man hauls bucket of human heads to police (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - A Grenada man with two severed human heads in a bucket walked into a precinct station and presented his haul to horrified police, authorities said Tuesday.

Shiite militia reviving in post-election Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 11:41 AM PDT AP - A once-feared Shiite militia that was crippled two years ago by defections and a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown has quietly started to regroup, adding street muscle to the Shiite party that emerged strongest from Iraq's parliamentary elections.

Taiwan's Susan Boyle: A Lesson in Confidence (Time.com) Posted: 04 May 2010 07:25 PM PDT Time.com - Taiwan's Lin Yu Chun's rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" has mesmerized YouTubers with about 10 million views in the past month

Asian stocks dive on Europe debt concerns (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 08:07 PM PDT AP - Asian stocks slid Wednesday, following a plunge in U.S. equities as concerns spread that Europe's attempt to contain Greece's debt crisis won't stop it spreading to other countries.

No panic on plane as Times Square suspect arrested (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 08:25 PM PDT AP - Passengers aboard the plane with the Times Square bomb suspect said Wednesday they were asked to identify their carry-on baggage and went through another round of security screening after the flight was brought back to the terminal in New York.

US sends 2 Gitmo detainees to Spain, 1 to Bulgaria (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 04:33 PM PDT AP - Two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Spain and one to Bulgaria as part of the Obama administration's effort to eventually close the prison at the U.S. military base in Cuba.

US envoy visits Sudan for first time since elections (AFP) Posted: 04 May 2010 02:31 PM PDT AFP - US envoy Scott Gration returned this week to Sudan, his first visit there since last month's controversial elections, to pursue efforts to stabilize both southern and western parts of the country.

Democracy icons' son poised to lead Philippines (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 08:07 PM PDT AP - Returning to the Manila highway where 1986 "people power" protests led by his mother ousted a dictator and swept her to power, Benigno Aquino III asked a huge, yellow-clad crowd to seize the moment and help him win next week's presidential election.

Vale in talks with striking Sudbury union -report (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2010 08:56 AM PDT Reuters - Brazilian miner Vale has resumed talks with union leaders in the hope of resolving a nearly 10-month strike at its Sudbury mining operations in Canada, a media report said on Tuesday.

France approves return of Maori heads (AP) Posted: 04 May 2010 10:06 AM PDT AP - French lawmakers decided Tuesday to return 16 tattooed and mummified Maori heads to New Zealand, ending years of debate on what to do with the human remains acquired long ago by French museums seeking exotic curiosities.

Ahmadinejad: Iran sanctions effort will undermine Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 May 2010 05:56 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - NEW YORK — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday brushed off the threat of new United Nations sanctions against Iran, saying they'd have little impact and would end up undermining President Barack Obama's standing at home and abroad.

NPT: Obama reveals size of US nuclear weapons arsenal. Will Russia respond? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 May 2010 10:55 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Barack Obama has just spilled the exact number of nuclear weapons the United States deploys around the world â€" for decades a closely guarded secret.

Kim Jong Il visits China despite South Korean ship anger (Time.com) Posted: 04 May 2010 07:25 PM PDT Time.com - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has taken to the road, making his first trip to China since 2006. The recent sinking of a South Korean ship will likely complicate his talks with Beijing

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