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A Palestinian youth looks at the rubble of a destroyed metal workshop allegedly used by the Islamic group Hamas after it was hit by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City.  (Photo by Hatem Moussa / AP) Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza, factions vow truce Israel launched more air strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza, killing at least one person, as top officials considered a broader strategy for stopping rockets being fired at Israeli towns. Reuters Gaza hit with more Israeli airstrikes International Herald Tribune Violence in Gaza MSNBC Battle looms over Wolfowitz successor After Paul Wolfowitz's resignation as World Bank president a new battle looms over how and if the U.S. should pick his successor. The White House said President Bush would move quickly to nominate a successor. ABC News World Bank will change after Wolfowitz Marketplace Special section: Potential successors to Wolfowitz at World Bank Reuters   5 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq as search widens Five more American soldiers have been killed as the military widened the search for three missing U.S. soldiers, detaining nine people in a raid northwest of where the soldiers were captured last weekend. U.S. News & World Report Blasts hit Green Zone as Blair makes farewell visit CNN Iraqis in besieged city struggle to survive Reuters Suicide bomb kills 8 in Afghanistan A suicide attacker detonated himself next to German soldiers shopping in a market in northern Afghanistan, killing eight people and wounding 16, officials said. MSNBC Uneasy calm in Indian city a day after mosque blast Thousands of police patrolled the streets of India's southern city of Hyderabad, a day after a bomb blast in a historic mosque and subsequent clashes killed at least 16. Reuters In chatrooms and message boards, Madeleine hysteria grips the world In the days since she disappeared, the Madeleine campaign has, for scale of involvement, outdone anything seen before. Guardian   NATION Sudan accused of Darfur killings Sudanese security forces took part in the killing of some 100 people in the war-torn Darfur region, the UN says. BBC Discord at EU-Russia summit Vladimir Putin met with Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, and Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany which holds the rotating EU presidency, but little was resolved. Al Jazeera Journalists in Russia resist state crackdown International Herald Tribune Burundi refugees move to U.S. after 35 years in exile The first of some 8,500 Burundian refugees who fled their homeland 35 years ago have begun a journey from camps in Tanzania to new homes in the U.S. cities of Atlanta and Phoenix, the United Nations said. Reuters POLITICS Immigration deal cheered, questioned The White House and a group of senators have reached a deal on a bill that moves Congress closer to passing an overhaul of immigration policy. But critics say they find the bill unworkable and troubling. NPR White House: Gonzales no-confidence a 'political stunt' The White House called the Senate's upcoming no-confidence vote over Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a "political stunt." MSNBC An 'absentee' U.S. attorney fights back U.S. News & World Report BUSINESS Claim: Exxon funding climate 'skeptics' Exxon Mobil gave more than $2 million in 2006 to groups Greenpeace says are global warming skeptics, even as the oil company campaigned to improve its climate-unfriendly image. CNNMoney Yen rises versus dollar, China allows faster currency gains The yen rose from an almost three-month low against the dollar after China allowed its currency to strengthen at a faster pace and lifted interest rates to cool an overheating economy. Bloomberg Virgin America gets OK for U.S. airline Startup airline Virgin America won final approval to take to the skies in the United States. Houston Chronicle SPORTS AT&T logos allowed at race sponsored by rival Sprint Nextel AT&T Inc. won a court ruling allowing the largest U.S. phone company to display its logos in Nascar's top series, lending a new look to the All-Star Challenge sponsored by rival Sprint Nextel Corp. Bloomberg Fans, players weigh in as Bonds chases Aaron's mark Major League Baseball players and fans strongly disagree on whether San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds should be recognized as baseball's home run king if he breaks Hank Aaron's career record. USA Today EDUCATION Why the pool of U.S. Arabic speakers is still a puddle Six years after the U.S. awoke to the need for its citizens to learn Arabic, obstacles remain. Christian Science Monitor In this class, it is rocket science Brett Williams has his high school students build a rocket each year as a hands-on way to learn science and engineering – and they've set flight records. Christian Science Monitor HEALTH Alzheimer's chip: protection or violation of privacy? A Florida adult-care facility is going ahead with plans to implant identity chips into patients with Alzheimer's disease who are in its care, despite protests that it is a form of branding. ABC News Medical experts debate giving HPV vaccine to boys Amid the controversy around mandated vaccination of young girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV), some experts are beginning to wonder whether the shot should also be given to boys. Health Day RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY People of faith rally for Darfur Beliefnet asked leaders of six faith groups on the executive committee of the Save Darfur Coalition about their views on why Jews, Christians, and Muslims have joined to rally for an end to genocide in Darfur. Beliefnet Russian Orthodox accord heals schism As bells pealed and worshipers wept, Russian Orthodox leaders signed a pact to heal an 80-year schism between the church in Russia and an offshoot set up abroad following the Bolshevik Revolution. Newsday   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: You could call it amnesty, or you could call it progress Rocky Mountain News Column: Wolfowitz can't do for Bush what Gonzales can Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Disaster in Somalia Newsweek Column: For American consumers, how much is enough? Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Lost in translation: China and U.S. trade Economist Column: Ashcroft's lesson lost on Gonzales Seattle Times Editorial: In sickbed showdown, principle trumps power USA Today Editorial: Nine out of 10 are wrong on torture Toronto Star   Site edited by: Julia McCallum, Ryan Dowse, Walt Chiu and Josh Miles.   GOOD NEWS Long Beach teen among the youngest to reach Mount Everest summit An 18-year-old Long Beach, Calif., woman has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming what is believed to be the youngest person to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. San Jose Mercury News Trains cross divided Korean Peninsula Trains crossed the border between North and South Korea for the first time in 56 years, in what was hailed by both sides as a milestone for reconciliation on the divided Korean Peninsula. International Herald Tribune NATION Crews gain ground against U.S. wildfires Firefighters appear to be gaining control over a wildfire that has threatened homes and other structures in two northern Arizona forests. CNN Two climbers fall to their deaths on Alaska's Mt. McKinley Two Washington state climbers fell 1,900 feet to their deaths during a descent of Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, Denali National Park and Reserve officials said. ABC News Arrest in N.Y. church attack A surveillance video of a woman in a church pew warding off an attacker with a pen led to the arrest of a 44-year-old man, police said. Philadelphia Daily News ENVIRONMENT Remote Florida site eyed for 'green town' Homes here could be heated or cooled using the Earth's natural underground temperature. Appliances would be run by solar-powered batteries. Houses would be oriented to avoid the summer sun. CNN First songs, now banging pipes in bid to free whales Marine scientists trying to lure two injured whales out of a river prepare for plan B: Herding the animals by boat while banging pipes underwater. Toronto Star Governments to rewrite trade rules for imperiled species From June 3 to 15, more than a thousand delegates from 171 countries will convene in The Hague to determine the fate of 40 animal and plant species at risk of over-exploitation due to international trade. Environment News Service LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Review: 'Shrek' continues its genial hit-or-miss ways The monstrously popular but desperately hit-and-miss "Shrek" series continues on its merry way in its inevitable third installment, even if the ogre himself is in danger of being sidetracked altogether. CNN Shrek 3 trailer YouTube 'Anonymous' 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner will finally get his reward Jahangir Razmi has waited 27 years for his prize, despite winning it in 1980. His dramatic photo of an Iranian firing squad executing 11 men in 1979 has always been credited simply to "anonymous." Editor & Publisher SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 'Richest wreck' found off Cornish coast The world's richest treasure wreck is believed to have been found off the Cornish coast. It is the latest in a long line of wrecks which lie around the United Kingdom Guardian Shipwreck yields coins — and doubts Seattle Times Ancient Maya tomb found: upright skeleton, unusual location Archaeologists working in Honduras have discovered an entombed human skeleton of an elite member of the ancient Maya Empire that may unravel longstanding mysteries of the vanished culture. National Geographic   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Tooth decay analysis supports 'out of Africa' theory of human evolution A New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) research team has found the first oral bacterial evidence supporting the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa to Asia.   Photo of the Day Pampa, a one-year-old male white tiger, yawns at the Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago. The white tiger is one of the most endangered species in the world with an estimated 240 in existence. Pampa arrived from Argentina's Temaiken Zoo.   (Photo by Santiago Llanquin / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance. 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