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Nobel peace laureate Elie Wiesel, second from left, stands among Jewish sympathizers and demonstrators after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered his speech during the opening of the Durban Review Conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurent Gillieron / Keystone / AP)

Walkout at Iran leader's speech

Dozens of diplomats, including Britain's U.N. ambassador in Geneva, walked out of a speech by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when the Iranian president accused Israel of being "a totally racist" regime.

Guardian

Dramatic walkout

Times Online

Stakes high as Congress returns

Barack Obama's presidency has been a wild ride for the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are bracing for more turbulence when they begin returning to tackle an array of tough issues from healthcare to energy.

Reuters

Obama seeking $100 million in cuts

CNN

Columbine's grief lingers on 10th anniversary

Hundreds of people streamed into Clement Park at sunset to honor those lost, to look back even as they move forward and to remember a day 10 years ago that none who was there can ever forget.

San Jose Mercury News

Survivors seek good from tragedy

CBS News

What schools learned since Columbine

Christian Science Monitor

Tragedy and heroism at Columbine

MSNBC

Jamaica plane hijacker surrenders

A gunman who hijacked a passenger plane in the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay has surrendered, the country's information ministry has said.

BBC

Oracle to buy Sun Micro for $7.4 billion

Oracle plans to enter the computer hardware market by buying Sun Microsystems for more than $7 billion, after Sun's talks with IBM fell apart.

Financial Times

NATION

Southeast on storm watch as 2 die

Authorities say two people in northern Alabama have been killed in separate accidents as a band of violent weather brought high winds, hail and heavy rains across the South.

CBS News

Obama: Reaching out to enemies strengthens US

Barack Obama's mission to Latin America was about goodwill, and he came home claiming progress, backed by leaders from the region who took a liking to his here-to-listen style. But the real test awaits.

Examiner

Travels of the Obama presidency

ABC News

POLITICS

Al-Qaida suspects waterboarded 266 times by CIA

Torture technique outlawed by Obama was used extensively on 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and alleged terror commander Abu Zubaydah.

Guardian

Obama torture policies slammed by critics

Christian Science Monitor

Ex-CIA chief: Obama risks national security

CNN

Some in GOP call for gay marriage rights

Gay marriage has long been a divisive issue with the Republican Party. In the wake of recent state decisions in favor of gay marriage, some high profile members of the GOP are trying to change that.

ABC News

HEALTH

Newsman to donate brain after death for Parkinson's disease research

Newsman Jeremy Paxman has agreed to donate his brain for research into Parkinson's disease after he dies, as part of a new campaign to encourage others to do the same.

Guardian

1 in 10 video gaming youths could be addicted, finds study

Nearly one in 10 children and teens who play video games showed signs of what could be considered addiction to games.

USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Wildlife officers seize monitor lizards

Malaysian wildlife officers seized 210 clouded monitor lizards believed to be for sale at a village in the central Pahang state, officials said.

Earth Times

Surprising clouds form due to lead in air

Lead in the air is causing clouds where there shouldn't be any—in conditions typically too warm and dry for cloud formation—according to scientists who've "bottled" clouds and even grown their own.

National Geographic

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Father denies 'Slumdog' child sale

The father of a "Slumdog Millionaire" child actress has denied trying to sell her in what he called a "dirty" undercover operation by a U.K. newspaper.

BBC

Green Day announce summer tour

Bay Area punk band Green Day have announced a 38-date North American tour in support of their upcoming album, "21st Century Breakdown."

Spin

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Sikhs celebrate spring harvest festival

In the Sikh religion, Baisakhi carries a special significance — a commemoration of the day, 310 years ago, when Guru Gobind Singh gathered followers in Punjab, India, and established the Sikh principle of purity.

News Journal

Vatican in new rift with Jews

Pope Benedict's decision to send a Vatican delegation to a U.N. conference on racism has opened a new rift in relations with Jewish groups who fear it will be used as a platform to attack Israel.

Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

Operation Fairy Dust donated thousands of designer prom dresses

Hundreds of New York City High School girls walked away with their dream prom dresses after attending Fairy Dust's seventh annual Prom Dress Giveaway.

NY Daily News

Staying slim helps the planet

Staying slim is good for the planet because food production has a big impact on global warming, according to two researchers.

Medical News Today

WORLD

UN says North Korea could restart its nuclear facilities

North Korea could restart its nuclear facilities within months, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned, but negotiations on halting its nuclear ambitions could be revived.

Houston Chronicle

IAEA urges talks with North Korea, Iran