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Washington Times In Iowa, a historic day for gay couplesUSA TodayBy Mary Chind, The Des Moines Register By Grant Schulte, USA TODAY DES MOINES – Shelley Wolfe and Melisa Keeton plan to be at the Polk County Recorder's office before it opens this morning.Legalize civil unions Chicago TribuneGay Couples Allowed To Apply For Marriage Licenses [...]

BBCSerbian.com Somalia: Cruise Ship Repels Pirate AttackAllAfrica.comPirates who tried to hijack an Italian cruise liner off the Somali coast were repelled on Saturday night. The European Union's Maritime Security Centre (MSC) reports that the hijack attempt took place when the ship, the Melody, was 500 miles east of …Israeli guards aboard Italian cruise ship repel [...]

Times Online South Africa: ANC Takes Another Two ProvincesAllAfrica.comThe ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been confirmed the overwhelming winner of elections in two major South African provinces – the economic centre of the country, Gauteng, and ANC leader Jacob Zuma's home province, KwaZulu-Natal.Zuma set for SAfrican presidency after ANC victory AFPSouth Africa's ANC wins [...]

TVNZ N.Korea Says It Began Reprocessing Spent Fuel RodsBloombergBy Sungwoo Park April 25 (Bloomberg) — North Korea has begun reprocessing spent fuel rods from a pilot nuclear power plant, the official Korean Central News Agency said, citing a spokesman for the country's Foreign Ministry.Video: Russian FM continues mediating effort in South Korea RTSouth Korea says [...]

PRESS TV Democrats put health reform on faster trackBoston GlobeBy Lisa Wangsness Congressional Democrats reached a tentative deal yesterday that will let the Senate pass a healthcare overhaul with a simple majority, rather than the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster, dramatically increasing the …There's an edge to state's Democratic delegates San Jose [...]

CBC.ca Hillary Clinton in Iraq to Assess Rising ViolenceVoice of AmericaBy VOA News US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Iraq Saturday for her first visit to the country as the top US diplomat.Clinton in Iraq amid new violence BBC NewsClinton on surprise visit to Iraq AFPReuters - The Associated Press - Bloomberg - guardian.co.ukall 2,840 news [...]

New York Times Birds damaged planes at SFO 45 times since 1990San Francisco ChronicleTwo Northern California airports – including San Francisco International – rank near the top of a federal list released Friday that tallies collisions in which airplanes were substantially damaged by birds and other wildlife.Video: Bird Strikes On The Rise CBSAirplane 'bird strikes' [...]

Flu strain fuels alarmChicago TribuneBy Thomas H. Maugh II | Tribune Newspapers A strain of swine flu forced Mexico City authorities Friday to close schools throughout the sprawling city of 20 million people and order emergency health measures in an attempt to contain the disease.Video: Swine Flu Deaths Spur Global Epidemic Fears The Associated PressSwine [...]

MiamiHerald.com US Stress-Test Accounting May Make Banks Raise Capital LevelsBloombergBy Craig Torres and Dawn Kopecki April 25 (Bloomberg) — Financial regulators may force many of the largest US banks to raise new capital or conserve extra cash after accounting for assets held off their balance sheets.Video: Investors Await Stress Tests CBSIs the stress test stressful [...]

BBC News US calls for Sri Lanka ceasefireBBC NewsThe US has called for an immediate ceasefire in north-eastern Sri Lanka, to allow thousands of civilians to leave the country's combat zone.UN humanitarian chief to press SLanka on civilians AFPRebels warn of starvation in Sri Lanka war zone The Associated PressNew York Times - Voice of America - [...]