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• Mothers of 3 detained Americans arrive in Iran (AP)
• Iran rejects UN sanctions resolution draft (AP)
• Chavez: Dissident party has joined opposition (AP)
• Man caught at Puerto Rico airport with weapons (AP)
• France's Pompidou-Metz Art Museum Aims to Revive a Town (Time.com)
• 2 passengers in cockpit before Kaczynski crash (AP)
• 6 killed by car bomb south of Baghdad (AP)
• Land activist killed by gunmen in Colombia (AP)
• McLaren's five star performance downs West Indies (AFP)
• US weighs response to SKorean ship sinking (AP)
• Conservatives maintain slight lead: poll (Reuters)
• Australia 'economically stupid' on Aborigines: Geldof (AFP)
• Sean Penn tells Congress: Haiti needs urgent aid (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq election recount battle over, now comes the hard part (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Global Travel Industry Woos Young, Rich Indian Travelers (Time.com)

Mothers of 3 detained Americans arrive in Iran (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT AP - The mothers of three jailed Americans brought appeals for their freedom to Iran Wednesday on a mission that could be complicated by diplomatic showdowns over Iran's nuclear program.

Iran rejects UN sanctions resolution draft (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Iran on Wednesday dismissed as "illegitimate" a draft U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to impose harsher sanctions against Tehran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.

Chavez: Dissident party has joined opposition (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez lashed out Wednesday at former political allies who have distanced themselves from him, accusing them of joining Venezuela's opposition ahead of September congressional elections.

Man caught at Puerto Rico airport with weapons (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:55 PM PDT AP - A man was arrested this week trying to board a flight out of Puerto Rico while carrying weapons that included a stun gun, a switchblade knife and four box cutters, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

France's Pompidou-Metz Art Museum Aims to Revive a Town (Time.com) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - Paris' prestigious museum, the Pompidou Center, is opening an offshoot in Metz, on the German border. But is art enough to revive the struggling industrial town?

2 passengers in cockpit before Kaczynski crash (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:36 PM PDT AP - At least two passengers visited the cockpit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane before it crashed last month, and others may have chatted on cell phones, possibly affecting navigation as the crew battled heavy fog over challenging terrain.

6 killed by car bomb south of Baghdad (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 12:34 PM PDT AP - A car bomb exploded in front of a restaurant killing six people south of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, highlighting the fragile nature of Iraq's security.

Land activist killed by gunmen in Colombia (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - A leader of families displaced by Colombia's violence was shot dead in what human rights groups said Wednesday is the latest attack on activists seeking the return of land allegedly stolen by rightist paramilitary groups.

McLaren's five star performance downs West Indies (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT AFP - A career-best spell from Ryan McLaren bowled South Africa to a 13-run victory in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals against West Indies on Wednesday.

US weighs response to SKorean ship sinking (AP) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - Deciding how to respond to North Korea's apparent sinking of a South Korean warship will be tricky for U.S. officials.

Conservatives maintain slight lead: poll (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - The Conservatives are still slightly ahead of the opposition Liberal Party, but do not have enough support to win an election now, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

Australia 'economically stupid' on Aborigines: Geldof (AFP) Posted: 19 May 2010 01:37 AM PDT AFP - Australia was "economically stupid" for leaving thousands of Aboriginal people outside the workforce, anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof said Wednesday.

Sean Penn tells Congress: Haiti needs urgent aid (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 19 May 2010 03:35 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Aid experts — and actor/activist Sean Penn, who's run a homeless encampment in Haiti for months — urged Congress on Wednesday to speed up efforts to get aid to the quake-ravaged country.

Iraq election recount battle over, now comes the hard part (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The tense challenges to Iraq’s May 6 election results appear over â€" breaking one political log jam. But the impasse over who will be the prime minister, president, and participate in the ruling government coalition will likely continue for months.

Global Travel Industry Woos Young, Rich Indian Travelers (Time.com) Posted: 19 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT Time.com - A growing segment of Indian travelers -- mostly young, rich and hailing from larger cities -- are more adventure-seeking. The global travel industry is taking notice

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