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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets his Polish counterpart Jaroslaw Kaczynski in Baghdad, Iraq. Polish Prime Minister Kaczynski made an unannounced visit to Iraq to meet with top Iraqi officials. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / AP, Pool)

Israeli air strikes target Hamas

Israeli air strikes destroyed a Hamas security headquarters and a car carrying one of the Islamist group's top commanders in a powerful response to rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.

Reuters

In pictures: Gaza clashes

BBC

Polish prime minister visits Iraq

Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski made an unannounced visit to Iraq and met with top Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Guardian

Slideshow: Iraq

Yahoo! News

Suicide rate up for Asian-American women

Asian-American women ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of women in any race or ethnic group in that age group. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for AA women in that age range.

CNN

Democrats set back on Iraq

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Report: war-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'

BBC

Car bomb kills 32 in Iraq

International Herald Tribune

Date set for Iran, U.S. to meet in Iraq

Iran and the United States are to meet at ambassador level in Iraq on May 28 to discuss its security situation, Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Islamabad.

Middle East Times

Islamic Foreign Ministers Conference backs Iran's nuclear program

IRNA

Trains to cross inter-Korean border

South and North Korean trains are to cross the Demilitarized Zone for the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War. The two trains will carry 100 South Koreans and 50 North Koreans, respectively.

Korea Times

Sources say Wolfowitz to quit 'soon'

Senior World Bank officials told CNN that they expect Paul Wolfowitz, the organization's president, to announce his resignation "soon."

CNN

World Bank: past and future

Reuters

NATION

15 more claim Mt. Everest glory

The Nepalese government confirmed 15 more climbers from five countries successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest.

London Independent

Algerians vote amid tight security

Algerians headed to the polls amid tight security following bomb attacks which left a police officer dead and five people injured.

Guardian

Angry Afghans protest border skirmishes in Kabul

About 1,000 Afghans shouting "Death to Pakistan" demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, blaming the neighboring country for some of the bloodiest border clashes in years.

CANOE

Afghans protest Pakistan clashes

Reuters

POLITICS

Gonzales pushed Ashcroft on spying

A top Justice Department official thought President Bush's no-warrant wiretapping program was so questionable that he refused for a time to reauthorize it.

CBS News

Hagel demands Gonzales' resignation

Newsday

Giuliani reports $16.1M, Edwards $29.5M

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani reported a whopping $16.1 million in earned income over the past 16 months, including millions in speaking fees.

Examiner

POLITICS

Homebuilders rebound? April Fools!

The news from the U.S. Census Bureau that housing starts increased in April was surprising. Just one day earlier the index which measures builder confidence fell three points.

BusinessWeek

Cuomo sues Dell over sales practices

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accused Dell Inc. and its financial services affiliate of "bait and switch" advertising and failing to deliver on promised customer service.

Houston Chronicle

SPORTS

Tank Johnson meets with NFL commissioner

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss legal problems that landed the player in jail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tank Johnson meets with Goodell

ESPN

Bradley named permanent U.S. coach

Bob Bradley has been named as the permanent coach of the United States national soccer team after five months as interim coach.

CNN

EDUCATION

Students prep to fight debt

Student borrowing is always a cause for concern, but never more so than now, given a nationwide scandal involving loan corporations including Sallie Mae and Student Loan Xpress.

Salt Lake Tribune

Obama calls for college loan reform

CBS 2

College recruiters turn to student blogs

Colleges seeking a competitive edge are increasingly enlisting and sometimes paying student bloggers to chronicle their lives online.

Times Reporter

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Russian Orthodox Church is set to mend a bitter schism

The atmosphere was tense when President Vladimir Putin met with leaders of an émigré church that had broken with the Russian Orthodox Church after the Bolshevik Revolution.

International Herald Tribune

Falwell brought politics to the pulpit

Toronto Star

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Editorial:

Bringing lobbyists to heel

International Herald Tribune

Column:

White teacher in racially hostile territory

Indianapolis Star

Editorial:

Veterans: interests conflict

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Editorial:

Incompetence at the top

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

The tax-cut myth

Real Clear Politics

Column:

Single women a sleeping giant for Democratic Party

Baltimore Sun

Column:

Falwell was faith-based fraud

Slate

Editorial:

It is a bad idea to let repressive leaders have nuclear toys

Economist

Editorial (Scott Baldauf):

Why Africa won't rein in Mugabe

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Rare soft-shelled turtle found in Cambodia

A colony of rare softshell turtles has been discovered in Cambodia during a survey of a former Khmer Rouge stronghold, raising hopes that the species can be saved from extinction.

Independent

Estonia opens first post-Holocaust synagogue

Estonian and Jewish leaders opened a new synagogue in Tallinn, the first in the Baltic state since World War 2.

France24

Estonian synagogue opens

BBC

NATION

Struggle for deal on immigration

AOL News

Falwell: an agent of intolerance?

Jerry Falwell, found unconscious in his office Tuesday, expired at age 73. He spent much of his life hurling maledictions, and it is probably best to let him speak for himself. He was, after all, a preacher.

The Nation

Stem cell institute bonds can be issued

The state Supreme Court delivered a final, fatal blow to the legal challenges that have prevented California from issuing bonds to fund stem cell research since 2005.

San Diego Union-Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Whales spotted again In Sacramento

Two whales were spotted again in the West Sacramento deep water channel in California's Sacramento River delta area.

KUTV

Delta whales in river

CBS 5

Antarctic mission finds 700 new species

An astonishing array of wildlife has been unexpectedly found in one of the world's most hostile environments - the freezing extreme depths of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Independent

Mayors from the world's largest cities strategize to beat global warming

The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, addressed mayors from 34 of the world's largest cities about the dangers of catastrophic climate change and the need for immediate action.

Environment News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

For Bob, the time is right

Bob Barker won't tape his last "Price Is Right" episode until June 6, but CBS will honor with a pair of prime-time specials celebrating his five decades on television.

Newsday

Bob Barker cashes out

CBS News

'Spring Awakening' leads Tony nominees

"Spring Awakening," Broadway's most acclaimed rock musical since "Rent," received 11 Tony nominations, making it a favorite to dominate next month's awards ceremony.

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MySpace won't pony up registered sex offenders list

MySpace.com has refused to turn over the names of registered sex offenders found using its social networking site to a group of state attorneys general.

PC World

Officials want MySpace names of offenders

KDKA

Amazon to sell music online without copy protection

Internet retailer Amazon.com said it will launch a digital music store later this year featuring only songs without copyright-protection restrictions.

Seattle Times

Doctors 'close to cure for baldness'

Bald men have long resorted to a range of desperate measures to restore their lost hair. Now, however, the first real hope of effective treatment is reported by an American team.

Daily Telegraph

HEALTH

Studies: U.S. health system ranks last compared to other countries

The U.S. health care system ranks last among other major rich countries for quality, access and efficiency, according to two studies released by a health care think tank.

Yahoo! News

Air bags dangerous for tall, small people

Short people and tall people can receive serious injuries from air bags, a new study found. It included results for both older air bags and the newer "smart" air bags.

Health Day

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