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• UK's top 2 parties locked in election standoff (AP)
• China says Kim reaffirms nuke talks during visit (AP)
• Iranians host dinner seeking to avert UN sanctions (AP)
• 'Massive' ash cloud closing western Irish airports (AP)
• Umaru Yar'Adua: Nigeria's Patient President Dies at 58 (Time.com)
• Britain votes 2010 - The Results Live (AFP)
• Sunni-backed party in Iraq warns of sectarianism (AP)
• Pentagon bans 4 Gitmo reporters for naming witness (AP)
• Albie Morkel inspires South Africa win over Kiwis (AFP)
• Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi's party dissolved (AFP)
• Canada's ruling Conservatives extend lead - polls (Reuters)
• Oops, wrong house: Workmen dig up trees, then flee (AP)
• Pentagon bans McClatchy reporter from Guantanamo hearings (McClatchy Newspapers)
• UK election results: Exit polls indicate Conservative win, but hung parliament (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Beyond Times Square: Pakistani Terrorism Targets U.S. (Time.com)
• Training Young Mapuche Filmmakers in Chile (OneWorld.net)

UK's top 2 parties locked in election standoff (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:28 PM PDT AP - Britain's two main parties were locked in a power struggle Friday after an inconclusive election — with Labour's Gordon Brown suggesting he would try to form a coalition and Conservative leader David Cameron insisting the prime minister no longer had a mandate to govern.

China says Kim reaffirms nuke talks during visit (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:29 PM PDT AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reaffirmed the importance of nuclear disarmament talks during his visit to China this week, Chinese state media reported Friday, in Beijing's first official confirmation of the secretive but widely reported trip.

Iranians host dinner seeking to avert UN sanctions (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 06:23 PM PDT AP - Iran's foreign minister invited the United States and other members of the U.N. Security Council to dinner Thursday night, his nation's latest high-profile attempt to avert more economic sanctions over its nuclear program.

'Massive' ash cloud closing western Irish airports (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 04:04 PM PDT AP - Iceland's volcano has produced a 1,000-mile-wide (1,600 kilometer-wide) ash cloud off the west coast of Ireland that will force western Irish airports to shut down again Friday, the Irish Aviation Authority announced.

Umaru Yar'Adua: Nigeria's Patient President Dies at 58 (Time.com) Posted: 06 May 2010 05:10 PM PDT Time.com - Upon his death on May 5, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, 58, left a legacy of patient rule and realistic reform. Will acting President Goodluck Jonathan follow his predecessor's lead?

Britain votes 2010 - The Results Live (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:32 PM PDT AFP - 0430: That's life, as they say. Veteran TV presenter Esther Rantzen has failed in her bid for election in Luton South. Rantzen, who stood as an independent on the issue of MP expenses won only 1872 votes. The Labour candidate won with a comfortable majority.

Sunni-backed party in Iraq warns of sectarianism (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 12:18 PM PDT AP - The Sunni-backed alliance that got the most votes in Iraq's election warned Thursday against the rise of sectarian politics after two religious Shiite blocs joined together to try to form a government.

Pentagon bans 4 Gitmo reporters for naming witness (AP) Posted: 06 May 2010 07:49 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon on Thursday barred four journalists from military commissions at Guantanamo Bay because they published the name of a witness after being told not to.

Albie Morkel inspires South Africa win over Kiwis (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT AFP - Albie Morkel's quickfire 40 helped take South Africa to a comfortable 13 run win in their opening Super Eights match against New Zealand at the World Twenty20 here on Thursday.

Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi's party dissolved (AFP) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:33 PM PDT AFP - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, has been dissolved under laws enacted for elections scheduled for this year, a government official said Friday.

Canada's ruling Conservatives extend lead - polls (Reuters) Posted: 06 May 2010 08:39 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives appear to be unaffected by a political scandal and have extended their lead over the main opposition Liberal Party, according to two polls released on Thursday.

Oops, wrong house: Workmen dig up trees, then flee (AP) Posted: 05 May 2010 09:58 PM PDT AP - Two workmen used a backhoe to dig up grass, topsoil and 10 palm trees from an Australian front yard before realizing they were at the wrong address and fleeing, a homeowner said Thursday.

Pentagon bans McClatchy reporter from Guantanamo hearings (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 06 May 2010 05:59 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Thursday banned four reporters, including one from McClatchy Newspapers, from covering future military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, charging that they'd violated ground rules by publishing the name of a former Army interrogator who was a witness at a hearing there this week.

UK election results: Exit polls indicate Conservative win, but hung parliament (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 May 2010 04:16 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Britain faces the prospect of days of political turmoil at a time of major economic challenges after UK election results, based on exit polls, suggested that no party will emerge with overall control of parliament.

Beyond Times Square: Pakistani Terrorism Targets U.S. (Time.com) Posted: 06 May 2010 05:10 PM PDT Time.com - No longer satisfied with targeting India, Pakistan's extremist groups are taking direct aim at the U.S. and its allies

Training Young Mapuche Filmmakers in Chile (OneWorld.net) Posted: 06 May 2010 05:09 PM PDT OneWorld.net - SANTIAGO, May 6 (IPS) - "I want to film the few untouched natural resources we have left and show the injustices that have been committed against our communities," Claura Anchio, who took part in an innovative free filmmaking course for young Mapuche Indians in Chile, told IPS.

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