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• Dutch boy sole known survivor in Libyan jet crash (AP)
• Iraqi officials: 7 killed in Sadr City bombing (AP)
• EU proposes new rules on avoiding volcanic ash (AP)
• 7 children killed at China school in latest attack (AP)
• Russia, US moving toward accord on adoptions (AP)
• David Cameron, Nick Clegg: Britain's Hot New Bromance (Time.com)
• Hamilton eyes prized Monaco F1 victory (AFP)
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• Mexico fears current change may bring spilled oil (AP)
• WHO advises precautions in South Africa virus outbreak (AFP)
• Obama: Afghan war will worsen before it improves (AP)
• U.S. government opposes Canadian's appeal on torture (Reuters)
• Aussie Olympic chief hails record budget boost (AFP)
• Pentagon rethinking value of major counterinsurgencies (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Why Russia's Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)
• China Knife Attacks on Children: 7 More Students Killed (Time.com)

Dutch boy sole known survivor in Libyan jet crash (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 02:16 PM PDT AP - A 10-year-old Dutch boy lay in a hospital bed, head bandaged, skin pale and legs shattered â€" the lone "miracle" survivor of a plane crash Wednesday that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital. Most victims were Dutch tourists returning from vacation in South Africa.

Iraqi officials: 7 killed in Sadr City bombing (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 03:45 PM PDT AP - A bomb in a parked car ripped through a Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday evening, killing seven young people who had gathered at a nearby cafe to drink tea and play dominoes, Iraqi officials said.

EU proposes new rules on avoiding volcanic ash (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - The European air safety agency proposed new procedures Wednesday that would drastically shrink the no-fly zone around volcanic ash particles — a move that should decrease future airspace closures and travel delays.

7 children killed at China school in latest attack (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT AP - A man charged into a kindergarten in northwestern China with a cleaver Wednesday and hacked to death seven children and two adults — the fifth such rampage in less than two months. The attacker then went home and killed himself.

Russia, US moving toward accord on adoptions (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 12:37 PM PDT AP - Russia and the United States are moving closer to signing a new accord on adoptions, officials from both countries said Wednesday.

David Cameron, Nick Clegg: Britain's Hot New Bromance (Time.com) Posted: 12 May 2010 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats look happily spliced, as was evidenced by Wednesday's press conference with David Cameron and Nick Clegg. The real world will intrude, but not quite yet

Hamilton eyes prized Monaco F1 victory (AFP) Posted: 12 May 2010 05:30 PM PDT AFP - A frustrated but determined Lewis Hamilton is hoping his decision to use a specially-painted helmet will change his 2010 luck and bring him a spectacular victory at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

(AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 02:02 PM PDT AP - Iraqi officials: 7 killed when parked car explodes near Sadr City cafe.

Mexico fears current change may bring spilled oil (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Mexican officials fear the Gulf oil spill could reach their coasts if the leak is not stopped by August, when seasonal currents start to reverse and flow south. They also worry about the impact of the upcoming hurricane season.

WHO advises precautions in South Africa virus outbreak (AFP) Posted: 12 May 2010 01:18 PM PDT AFP - The World Health Organisation on Wednesday advised travellers to South Africa to take precautions against insect bites and contact with raw meat, after an outbreak of Rift Valley fever killed 18 people.

Obama: Afghan war will worsen before it improves (AP) Posted: 12 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - The war in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, President Barack Obama warned on Wednesday, but he declared his plan to begin withdrawing U.S. forces next year remains on track.

U.S. government opposes Canadian's appeal on torture (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 04:18 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the appeal of a Canadian man who wants to proceed with his lawsuit against top U.S. officials for sending him to Syria, where he says he was tortured.

Aussie Olympic chief hails record budget boost (AFP) Posted: 11 May 2010 08:50 PM PDT AFP - Australia's Olympic chief John Coates warmly welcomed a record budget funding boost for elite sports and said it would improve performances well beyond the 2012 London Games.

Pentagon rethinking value of major counterinsurgencies (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 May 2010 03:40 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after the United States began to focus its military training and equipment purchases almost exclusively on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military strategists are quietly shifting gears, saying that large-scale counterinsurgency efforts cost too much and last too long.

Why Russia's Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Syria (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 May 2010 02:56 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spent part of his second day in Damascus in closed-door meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, signaling Moscow's interest in bringing former Soviet allies back into its orbit.

China Knife Attacks on Children: 7 More Students Killed (Time.com) Posted: 12 May 2010 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - Attacks against schoolchildren in China continue, prompting questions about mental health care and the country's legal system, as Beijing struggles to find a way to stop the bloodshed

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