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A U.S. Army soldier from Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment drinks water during a search for weapons and clues in the May 12 capture of two American soldiers in Quarghuli village near Youssifiyah, 12 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.  (Photo by Maya Alleruzzo / AP) Drug-resistant TB case prompts international alert Public health officials urged the passengers and crew of two trans-Atlantic flights to get checked for tuberculosis, after a man with a drug-resistant form of the disease had flown on the planes. International Herald Tribune Rare TB strain Yahoo! News U.N. set to approve Lebanon tribunal Russia warned that the Security Council resolution authorizing an international tribunal to try those suspected of killing Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could have serious repercussions. CBS News   Terror suspects detained in Baghdad's Sadr City U.S.-led coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, including their cell leader, a U.S. military statement said. CNN Shi'ite militia may have kidnapped Britons in Iraq Reuters Fury over search for kidnap victims Yahoo! News Britain backs U.S. on Sudan sanctions Britain "fully supports" U.S. efforts to toughen U.N. Security Council sanctions against Sudan because of the situation in Darfur, a British official traveling with Prime Minister Tony Blair said. Reuters Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur genocide Reuters Bush gets tough with Sudan on Darfur MSNBC TV station chief defies Chavez As thousands of students marched in the streets in support, a Venezuelan television channel denied accusations that it was inciting violence against the government. CNN   NATION Iran rejects key demand in nuclear talks Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, the key U.N. demand in a nuclear row with Tehran, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said the day before talks with the EU's Javier Solana. CNN A 2nd suicide in as many days adds to Shinzo Abe's troubles Shinichi Yamazaki, 76, jumped to his death from his Yokohama apartment building, a day after he was questioned by prosecutors in the scandal over alleged bid-rigging in public road contracts, police said. International Herald Tribune Chinese drug commissioner is sentenced to death The former head of China's top food and drug safety agency was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to corruption and accepting bribes, the state-controlled news media reported. International Herald Tribune POLITICS Sens. who OK'd war didn't read report A new biography of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has once again raised the issue of whether members of Congress read a key intelligence report before the 2002 vote to authorize war in Iraq. CNN Bush attacks immigration deal opponents President Bush attacked opponents of an immigration deal, suggesting they "don't want to do what's right for America." U.S. News & World Report Obama health plan requires tax increases Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s plan for universal health care for all Americans require $50 billion to $65 billion in new revenue, according to estimates. Des Moines Register BUSINESS Zoellick to be named to World Bank President Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a one-time U.S. trade representative and former No. 2 official at the State Department, to lead the World Bank, a senior administration official said. Yahoo! News Dollar trades mostly lower The dollar narrowed earlier losses after a U.S. survey showed an unexpected recovery in consumer confidence. Forbes Home prices fall for first time in 16 years Bloomberg SPORTS Bad day for American men in Paris In the worst day in the history of American men's tennis at Roland Garros in the Open Era (1968-present), eight of the nine men who entered the event were sent packing in the first round. Fox Sports French open Tennis.com Evidence of QB dogfighting link strong Though Michael Vick insists he knew nothing of alleged dogfighting on a Virginia property he owned, the case has called attention to pro athletes' involvement in the grisly pastime. Sports Illustrated EDUCATION White students drawn to black colleges Attracting white students to historically black colleges has become easier for a variety of reasons. MSNBC University may fire Sept. 11 commentator The University of Colorado's Board of Regents will soon decide whether to fire a professor who likened some of those who died at the World Trade Center to holocaust planner Adolf Eichmann. NPR U.S. colleges retool programming classes The lesson plan was called "Artificial Unintelligence," but it was written more like a comic book than a syllabus for a serious computer science class. MSNBC HEALTH Chickens genetically engineered to make cancer drug A team at the British institute that cloned Dolly the sheep has made a genetically engineered chicken that produces cancer drugs in its eggs. International Herald Tribune Contact lens solution yanked A contact lens solution that federal officials say could lead to a rare but serious eye infection is being recalled. If left untreated, the infection could cost people their eyesight, the officials say. CBS News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Sarah Churchwell): Too many Marilyns Guardian Editorial: The Google threat San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial: Genocide diplomacy in Darfur Christian Science Monitor Editorial: Cyberwar for real? Houston Chronicle Column (H.D.S. Greenway): Dreams of peace fade International Herald Tribune Editorial: Why Gonzales hangs on Denver Post Column: Reverse exodus: high-tech Indian immigrants returning home San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Census to track foster youth San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Julia McCallum, Jim Scripps, Ryan Dowse, Walt Chiu and Letia Gathright.   GOOD NEWS Inspired by family's volunteer work, boy offers help to others When 11-year-old Kevin Case passed out invitations for his birthday party last year, he was a little dismayed at the reaction from a few of his classmates: You don't want presents? San Jose Mercury News Father and son serving in Iraq reunite Amid the sounds of mortar and machine-gun fire, a father and son both serving in Iraq were reunited in Baghdad after spending more than a decade apart. CNN Soup heiress gives another $25 million to university Dorrance H. Hamilton, an heiress to the Campbell’s Soup Company fortune, has given $25 million to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Chronicle of Philanthropy NATION Worker job-bias claims limited by Supreme Court Workers can't sue under a federal job-bias law to claim they are underpaid because of gender or race discrimination that occurred years earlier, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled. Bloomberg Police: 4 dead in mobile home, hanging infant still alive A relative found the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and her four small daughters hanging in a closet in their mobile home, all of them dead but an 8-month-old, who was taken to a hospital, the sheriff said. CNN Family found hanging in Texas Yahoo! News South prays for rain, end to drought People are turning in neighbors for violating water restrictions, farmers are jittery about crops and churchgoers are praying for rain as Georgia suffers through a drought. CBS News ENVIRONMENT Who killed the honeybees? The buzz about the alarming disappearance of bees has been all about people food. But the mass exodus of bees to the great hive in the sky forebodes a bigger story. Salon.com Lost whales get past new bridge barrier Two whales lost in the Sacramento River have moved several miles closer to the Pacific, swimming under the third of five bridges standing between them and their ocean home. MSNBC LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 'Pirates' breaks Memorial Day record ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' hauled in $142.1 million to commandeer the record for best Memorial Day weekend debut. Chicago Sun-Times Vegas hosting big Jackson family memorabilia auction Workers pulled glittery suits and platinum records out of cardboard boxes ahead of what's being called the largest auction of Jackson family memorabilia ever. Yahoo! News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY More bandwidth than you can use? Companies such as Verizon are starting to offer Internet connection speeds that are 5 to 30 times faster than standard cable or DSL lines. BusinessWeek Beijing eyes Wi-Fi for olympics Red Herring Twenty-eight newfound planets in Milky Way spur hunt for Earth look-alikes All of a sudden the Milky Way is filling up with far-off solar systems never seen before — more and more planets of all shapes and sizes, wheeling in orbits around their own sunlike stars. San Francisco Chronicle RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Islam taking root in Turkey's bureaucracy A subtle shift toward increasingly public religiosity has gone hand-in-hand with the ascent of the party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. International Herald Tribune Pope backtracks after Muslim outcry Pope Benedict XVI has moved to allay Muslim concerns over his commitment to understanding between the faiths by performing a U-turn on one of his most hotly contested Vatican reforms. Guardian 'Lesbian' marriage leads to prison for Pakistan couple A couple who sought legal protection from harassment were separated and sentenced to three years in prison for lying to a Pakistani judge that surgery had turned one partner into a man. Toronto Sun   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Google Earth maps out Darfur atrocities In an effort to bring attention to the ongoing crisis in Darfur, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has teamed up with Google's mapping service to literally map out the carnage.   Photo of the Day Syrians holding national flags and photos of President Bashar Assad celebrating his re-election win in Damascus.  (Photo by Bassem Tellawi / 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. 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