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BBC News Sri Lanka's President says Tamil Rebels Days Away from DefeatVoice of AmericaBy Steve Herman Sri Lanka says the territory controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels has now been reduced to a mere five square kilometers and that they are less than a week away from defeat.Sri Lanka denies IMF loan delay BBC NewsEx-rebels allege Tamil [...]

Times Online UN racism event highlights divisionsBBC NewsBy Laura Trevelyan The UN conference on racism in Geneva has ended, overshadowed by a speech made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in which he accused Israel of racism against the Palestinians, prompting a walkout.Video: Durban II: UN meeting adopts final draft France 24UN rights chief slams critics [...]

PoliGazette Mexico begins shutting down as flu fears spreadReutersBy Catherine Bremer MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico began shutting down all non-essential work and services on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as officials urged increased worldwide precautions against an imminent pandemic.Video: Certain physicians help track flu WISH TVMexico's health chief hopeful [...]

FOXNews Chrysler files for bankruptcy under Obama's guidanceMiamiHerald.comBy KEVIN G. HALL AND MARGARET TALEV WASHINGTON — The terms and conditions President Barack Obama imposed on Thursday's rescue of Chrysler inextricably bind the fortunes of the storied carmaker to the fate of Obama's young presidency.Video: In-Depth Look - Chrysler Filing For Chapter 11 - Bloomberg BloombergComment [...]

BBC News Former ‘Enemy Combatant' Pleads Guilty in Ill.New York TimesBy JOHN SCHWARTZ During the nearly six years that Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri spent in isolation in a Navy brig as the last enemy combatant held on United States soil, he denied the government's charges that he was a sleeper agent for al-Qaeda, …Alleged Al [...]

Which? Musicians in line for cash boostBBC NewsAgeing musicians could receive a financial boost after the European Parliament voted to extend the copyright on sound recordings. Performers and record labels currently earn royalties for 50 years.EU slashes cell phone roaming costs CNN InternationalEuropean Parliament approves 70 year copyright for sound recordings Afterdawn.comWall Street Journal - Sofia [...]

Financial Times New Swine Flu Cases Confirmed in UK, Netherlands, SwitzerlandWashington PostBy Kevin Sullivan LONDON, April 30 — British officials confirmed three new cases of swine flu on Thursday, bringing the nation's total to eight.Video: 48 confirmed cases of Swine Flu in NYS WIVBNew York School Flu Outbreak Signaled Imminent Pandemic Risk BloombergBizjournals.com - Monsters and Critics.com - [...]

BBC News Chrysler's factories: A fate uncertainCNNMoney.comAnalysts say some plants will have to close if the company is to survive. The big if: what happens with Fiat. By Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.Video: AP Sources: Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy The Associated PressComment by Gary Chaison Prof. of Industrial Relations, Clark UniversityNew York Times - Reuters - MarketWatchall 7,952 news articles

BBC News Analysts: It Will Be Difficult to Restart Israeli-Palestinian …Voice of AmericaBy Luis Ramirez Aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas say he will use his visit to the White House next month to call on the United States to step up the pressure on Israel to accept a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Israel strives [...]

Sydney Morning Herald Royal Family Target of Car Attack in NetherlandsNew York TimesMembers of the Dutch royal family, on the open bus in the background, reacted as bystanders were knocked to the ground by a vehicle driven at full speed through the spectators in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, on Thursday.Video: Raw Video: Violent Crash Misses Dutch Queen [...]

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