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Forty-two-year-old mother of three, Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni, left, sits with her brother Sabry Abdullah in her house in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Kamilya said she was held incommunicado, without charges or due process for more than two and a half months in jails in Kenya, Somalia and finally Ethiopia.  (Photo by Nousha Saimi / AP) AP: U.S. agents visit Ethiopian secret jails CIA and FBI agents have been interrogating terrorism suspects from 19 countries held at secret prisons in Ethiopia, which is notorious for torture, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Guardian Forecasters: Hurricane season will be 'very active' Batten down the hatches: A "very active" Atlantic hurricane season is brewing, and at least one major storm is likely to strike the U.S. coastline, experts said. National Geographic Hurricane season warning CBS News Richardson to lead N. Korea delegation New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will travel to North Korea next week to discuss the return of the remains of American servicemen missing from the 1950-1953 Korean War, the White House announced. Yonhap News   Iran's president says 15 Britons will be freed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the 15 Britons seized 13 days ago are being pardoned for the prophet Muhammad's birthday and are being released after his news conference in Tehran. Bloomberg The secret war against Iran ABC News Democrats defend deadline on Iraq President Bush declared that the military may suffer quick and devastating cuts if the Democrat-controlled Congress does not submit a war funding bill to his liking by mid-April. Boston Globe Battle between Bush and Congress has familiar ring International Herald Tribune Bush success vs. al Qaeda breeds long-term worries Yahoo! News Pelosi meets with Syrian leaders House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar Assad for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country. ABC News Pelosi Syria trip part of U.S. foreign policy battle Reuters Medical identity theft can threaten lives Andrew Brooke’s family knew something was screwy when they got a collection notice for unpaid bills for treatment of his work-related back injury. MSNBC   NATION Sri Lanka air force 'destroys' key Tamil Tigers sea base Sri Lanka’s air force has said it has destroyed the headquarters of the Tamil Tigers naval base, located in the far north of the country. Israeli-built Kfir jets attacked the base near Mullaitivu. Times Online Ukraine rivals in tense stand-off Ukraine's PM Viktor Yanukovych has called the president's decision to dissolve parliament a "fatal mistake". BBC Orange Revolution rivals summon people’s armies for power struggle Times Interview: Q&A: Ukraine political crisis BBC British hacker loses extradition appeal A British hacker who broke into U.S. military computers looking for evidence of UFOs lost another extradition appeal in London's High Court. PC World POLITICS Struggling McCain looks to revamp fundraising operation Lagging in fundraising and under fire for his support of the Iraq war, Sen. John McCain is overhauling his presidential campaign finance operation and making other changes. Houston Chronicle Women's equality measure faces long odds Democrats face long odds in their effort to revive an Equal Rights Amendment that failed three decades ago, even if unisex bathrooms are no longer much of a fear factor. AOL News BUSINESS Oil prices fall as Iran tensions diffuse Oil prices fell amid signs that the standoff between Iran, a major oil producer, and Britain over Tehran's detention of 15 UK sailors and Royal marines may be resolved. Telegraph Nasdaq to create China index to court international listings Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will introduce an index tracking Chinese companies traded in the U.S. as part of an effort to lure more international listings. Bloomberg SPORTS Lady Vols hold off inexperienced Rutgers for seventh title Everyone is gazing up at good ol' Rocky Top again. After a nine-year title drought, Tennessee and coach Pat Summitt are NCAA champions. CBS SportsLine Behind the scenes with the Lady Vols Sports Illustrated Federer wins third straight Sportsman of Year award Roger Federer won his third straight Laureus sportsman of the year award. The world's top-ranked tennis player won three grand slams last year. The Age Laureus hat-trick for Federer ITN HEALTH Some flu viruses resist drugs Some flu viruses appear to resist the antiviral flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, report Japanese researchers. WebMD Two medications treat migraines better than one Combining two commonly used medications can provide faster, long-lasting relief of migraine pain than using either drug alone, concludes a new study. Health Day EDUCATION Head of welfare, abstinence programs resigns Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned as assistant secretary for children and families. USA Today Testing service cancels plans for new GRE exam The makers of the GRE graduate school entrance exam have scrapped an extensive makeover of the test, citing concerns they wouldn't be able to accommodate enough students centers. CNN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Mortgage vultures Progressive Editorial: A clear ruling on clean air laws San Francisco Chronicle Editorial: 25 years on, the art of military propaganda is not dead Times Column: Too much hot air on global warming Seattle Times Column: AP Harry's college try Newsweek Column: Rudy runs the rapids U.S. News & World Report Column (Sheldon Steinbach): The brave new world of MySpace and Facebook Inside Higher Ed Column (Jackie Calmes): Money talks, but what does it mean? Wall Street Journal   Site edited by: Jim Scripps, Yvonne Lee, Ryan Dowse and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS World Bank gives Africa $164.5 million for Internet connections The World Bank has approved financing worth $164.5 million for Kenya, Burundi and Madagascar for high-speed Internet connections, the bank said. Reuters IBM gives feds $45M in translation tech To honor an employee's son who was badly wounded in Iraq, IBM Corp. plans to give the U.S. military $45 million worth of Arabic-English translation technology. Hartford Courant Boeing's 787 orders top 500 The Boeing 787 Dreamliner program has tallied more than 500 orders three months ahead of its rollout, a pace of orders unprecedented in any previous jet program. Seattle Times NATION Journalist free after 226 days in prison Video blogger Joshua Wolf, who spent a record-setting stint behind bars for refusing to turn over his footage of a chaotic 2005 street protest, was released after a deal with prosecutors. Houston Chronicle FCC says 'no' to cellphones on planes Making cellphone haters everywhere happy, a government agency said it will keep a rule in place that requires the divisive devices to be turned off during airline flights. USA Today Iowa student's body found in lake The body of a missing Iowa State University student was discovered in Lake LaVerne on the campus. Abel Bolanos, 19, was last seen Saturday. Des Moines Register ENVIRONMENT Urban air pollution more dangerous than Chernobyl Air pollution in major cities may be more damaging to health than the radiation exposure suffered by survivors of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, according to a new report. Guardian U.S. to fund a new clean coal plant U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman announced $235 million in funds for a new clean coal plant. The 285 megawatt coal-fired power plant will be located in Florida. Earth Times LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Exec: Sanjaya won't win 'Idol' The impact of the Internet about keeping Sanjaya Malakar alive on "American Idol" is overblown, according to the show's executive producer, who doesn't expect Malakar to be around much longer. New York Daily News Stradivari violin fetches 'bargain' price of $2.7M at auction An 18th century Stradivari violin sold for about $2.7 million at a New York auction, but while the final price nearly doubled the pre-sale estimate, it was dubbed a "bargain." CBC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Skeleton holds key to origin of man A skeleton of a possible hybrid between modern and more ancient humans has been found in China, which challenges the theory that modern man originated in Africa. Telegraph Microsoft patches Windows curser vulnerability Microsoft Corp. patched the already-exploited Windows animated cursor vulnerability with a critical out-of-cycle security update that also fixed six other flaws. Computerworld France celebrates train's new speed record in Champagne A French TGV train broke a world speed record as it hurtled down a newly built track at 357 miles per hour in the country's Champagne region. CNET News A timeline of train speed records International Herald Tribune RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Radical Muslim clerics refused entry to Australia A radical Muslim cleric was refused entry to Australia, and another was asked to show why he should not also be banned, just days before they were due to attend an Islamic conference in Melbourne. NEWS.com.au Pope indicates support for canonization Pope Benedict XVI said he can already hear the voice of John Paul II among the saints, indicating on the second anniversary of his predecessor's death that he is in favor of canonization. Baltimore Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Charity teaches lifesaving lesson: swimming When many people think of aid to Africa, they imagine sacks of grain for the starving or blankets for the homeless. But in Uganda, one charity is offering something different: swimming lessons. 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