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U.S. President George Bush shakes hands with Pope Benedict XVI at the end of their talks at the Vatican. After the private audience with the pontiff, President Bush was scheduled to meet Premier Romano Prodi and former Premier and conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi.   (Photo by Plinio Lepri / Pool/AP) Shuttle Atlantis in pursuit of space station The space shuttle Atlantis, fresh from a fiery launch, was in hot pursuit of the international space station, but won't catch up for another day. Yahoo! News Liftoff! Hail Atlantis ABC News G-8 trumpets Africa aid deal as summit comes to an end World powers pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor. Reuters G-8 fails to agree on Kosovo's future International Herald Tribune Does the G-8 Summit have a point? TIME   Bush feels 'awe' at Pope who urges Middle East fix President George W. Bush said he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, who urged the U.S. leader to seek "regional and negotiated" solution to Middle East conflicts like that in Iraq. Reuters Suicide car bomb kills 12 Iraqi soldiers A suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi army checkpoint outside Baghdad, killing at least 12 soldiers. MSNBC Six killed in attack on U.S. prison in Iraq Reuters U.S. unit enters an alliance of last resort MSNBC Al-Qaeda backlash CNN Lebanese Army advances on Fatah al-Islam positions, killing 16 The Lebanese Army continued advancing against Fatah al-Islam positions in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, taking over buildings the group's snipers used. Daily Star U.S. won't back down on Guantanamo war-crimes tribunals The Bush administration won't dismantle the controversial war-crimes tribunals at Guantanamo Bay for alleged terrorists. Globeandmail.com   NATION Ottawa streamlines passport renewals Canada announced new procedures to streamline passport renewals, and called on the United States to postpone passport requirements for Canadians going south of the border this summer. Globeandmail.com Special section: Q & A on new passport rules Boston Globe Villages in Iran flooded in wake of Cyclone Gonu Floods spawned by the remnants of Cyclone Gonu cut off roads, power and communications to dozens of tiny villages in the deserts of southern Iran, sending some residents into trees for safety. CNN Cyclone in Oman BBC Cocoa may be funding war in Africa British chocoholics may have unwittingly helped fund an African conflict, with an estimated $120m from the cocoa trade being siphoned off into war chests in Ivory Coast, according to a new report. The Independent Cocoa trade 'fuels Ivory war' BBC POLITICS Bush hopes to revive immigration bill President Bush, trying to recover from a stinging setback on immigration, will personally try in a visit to the Capitol next week to revive the embattled plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants. TIME General Pace to be replaced as Joint Chiefs chairman U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will recommend that President Bush nominate Adm. Michael G. Mullen to replace Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. CNN Gates cites 'divisive ordeal' if Pace stayed on MSNBC 'Don't ask, don't tell' split on party lines The presidential candidates are dividing starkly along party lines on one of the signature fights of the 1990s: whether the 14-year-old policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” should be repealed. Ledger BUSINESS Boeing, Aeroflot sign 'Dreamliner' deal Boeing and Aeroflot have signed a deal for the Russian carrier to acquire 22 Dreamliner jets from the American plane maker. Forbes The real cost of offshoring New evidence suggests that shifting production overseas has inflicted worse damage on the U.S. economy than the numbers show. BusinessWeek The spring of home sellers' discontent There was no loud burst, or even a sharp pop. Instead, the springtime aftermath of the nation's housing bubble is sounding more like a whoopee cushion. U.S. News & World Report Checking the engine Economist SPORTS Feds search Michael Vick's property Federal law enforcement officials descended on a home owned by Michael Vick, suggesting they're taking over an investigation into the Falcons quarterback's possible involvement in dogfighting. San Jose Mercury News Vick's cousin denies dog fighting ESPN Spurs shut down LeBron, take Game 1 LeBron James couldn't solve San Antonio's stifling defense and the pick-and-rolling Spurs, as fundamental and selfless as ever, outclassed Cleveland in an 85-76 victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Sporting News Showdown set: Federer, Nadal to meet in French final Top-ranked Roger Federer and nemesis Rafael Nadal dispensed with the last of the preliminaries at the French Open, winning to set up their anticipated showdown in the final. USA Today EDUCATION Cuomo urges stronger oversight of student loans New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo called on Congress to strengthen laws governing private student loans, arguing that inadequate regulation of the industry has allowed illegal practices to flourish. USA Today Incoming college freshmen get summer reading assignments Many of next fall's college freshman have thrown their tasseled caps in the air and are ready to pick up the sunscreen, but there may be another item to put in the beach bag: a university assigned book. U.S. News & World Report   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Motive behind Clinton's Iraq vote is complex Newsday Editorial: Iraq war: the hole deepens Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column: Political hot air San Francisco Chronicle Column: Is Russia our enemy? Slate Column: Paris and the Pokey Newsweek Column: Playing with dolls is good for boys Times Column: Aid projects need more critical media coverage Christian Science Monitor Column: Lincoln's wisdom TIME   Site edited by: Jim Scripps, Ryan Dowse, Julia McCallum, Yvonne Lee, Josh Miles, Letia Gathright and Walt Chiu.   GOOD NEWS Why Dutch women don't get depressed French women, says a recent bestseller, don't get fat. Japanese women, says another, don't get old or fat. But their sisters in the Netherlands may have one up on both of them. International Herald Tribune Low-income Floridians get help with hurricane protection Low-income residents in 12 Florida counties are getting a little extra help this hurricane season to protect their homes from storm damage. Good News Network NATION More than 40,000 pounds of beef recalled for E. coli Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. MSNBC Five tornadoes hit Wisconsin Cleanup crews began assembling to salvage remnants of a northern Wisconsin resort demolished by one of at least five tornadoes that swept across the state. MSNBC Man imprisoned for cross-burning A U.S. district court judge sentenced a 21-year-old man to two years in prison for burning a wooden cross outside a Catholic Church in northern California to threaten a priest from Rwanda. Reuters ENVIRONMENT African logging decimating pristine forests, report warns Unchecked logging in six central African countries is slowly chipping away at some of the world's last remaining tropical forest tracts, new satellite data show. National Geographic World's tigers on path to extinction Wild tigers are on a "catastrophic" path to extinction as numbers continue to decline due to increased poaching, habitat destruction and poor conservation efforts by governments. Reuters The cost of bald eagle conservation The bald eagle is officially about to become a "conservation success story" for the U.S. government, but some warn that this victory comes at a price -- loss of eagle habitat protection. CNN LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT A crying Hilton is sent back to jail Paris Hilton, the woman famous for being famous, tearfully returned to custody and the furor continued over whether she should have been released. Newsday Paris ordered back to jail CBS News Tony Awards: Who should, who will win USA Today theater critic Elysa Gardner surveys the top categories and predicts who will take Tony home — and who ought to. USA Today In Taiwan, 'Spider Lilies' fuels a small homosexual renaissance Homosexuality is nothing new in Taiwanese cinema. Now, "Spider Lilies," by the director Zero Chou, is making it big at the local box office. International Herald Tribune HEALTH New migraine drug promising New migraine pain relief may be on the way for the 28 million American sufferers, shows a promising new study. WebMD Millions of children with epilepsy denied drug that costs less than $3 a year Millions of children with epilepsy in developing countries are being denied an effective drug that costs less than $3 a year, according to an editorial in this week's British Medical Journal. Science Daily SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Most distant black hole discovered The most distant black hole ever found is nearly 13 billion light-years from Earth, astronomers announced. Yahoo! News Ask rewrites Web search rules Ask has revamped its search engine to help distinguish itself from rivals such as Google and Microsoft. BBC RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Interfaith gathering to focus on hunger Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and Christians from almost every denominational stripe will gather at the Washington National Cathedral for a convocation dedicated to ending hunger. USA Today Pope-Patriarch parley sought The Orthodox archbishop of Cyprus is offering himself as a mediator to try to set up a groundbreaking meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow. San Francisco Chronicle   Photo of the Day A Bangladeshi girl sells flowers in the rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Almost half of the South Asian nation's 144 million people live on less than $1 a day.   (Photo by Pavel Rahman / 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 are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. 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