Three arrested in Waihopai base vandalism
Blenheim, New Zealand | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Three people were arrested in a vandalism attack on the Waihopai spy base in New Zealand Wednesday, authorities said.

 Rescuers cite need to regulate kayaking
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The growing popularity of kayaking in the United States is prompting rescue organizations to call for laws requiring kayakers to take boating safety courses.

 USDA still mum on 'downer cow' rule change
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The U.S. secretary of agriculture is not taking a position on the proposed ban on processing sick downer cattle at slaughterhouses, a spokesman said.

 Dem. leader Reid concedes on FEC posts
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would fast-track GOP nominees to the Federal Elections Commission in exchange for Democratic seats.

 N.J. mayor, wife convicted of extortion
Guttenberg, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A New Jersey mayor and his wife have been found guilty of federal charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and filing false tax returns.

 Florida man sought in alleged molestation
Hollywood, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Florida police were looking for a 32-year-old man who allegedly molested a California teenager he met online.

 DNC ad 'twists' McCain's words, group says
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A self-described non-partisan campaign transparency Web site, FactCheck.org, said a Democratic ad targeting Sen. John McCain's stance on Iraq is inaccurate.

 Embassy bars bin Laden son from England
Cairo | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Officials with the British Embassy in Cairo said they denied a British entrance visa to the son of Osama bin Laden over fears he supports his father's ideology.

 New Orleans still beckons Katrina evacuees
Baton Rouge, La. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A large number of displaced New Orleans residents say they are still considering a return to the Crescent City more than two years after Hurricane Katrina.

 Children removed from doomsday cult
Albuquerque | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Authorities in New Mexico have taken four children from a doomsday cult after being told about alleged inappropriate contact with the cult's leader.

 Unburned body found in rural incinerator
Edmonton, Alberta | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Wednesday was investigating a body found unburned in a rural Alberta incinerator a day earlier.

 Girl from polygamist ranch has baby
Fort Worth, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Authorities say Texas Rangers stood guard as one of the 250 girls taken from a polygamist sect gave birth to a healthy baby boy in San Marcos.

 PM Aherns recalls Irish ties with U.S.
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Irish and U.S. friendship begun in the 19th century will persist for years, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Aherns told the U.S. Congress.

 1976 fugitive captured in California
San Diego | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. Marshals said they have arrested a California woman wanted in Michigan for the past 32 years.

 Lawyer wants new look at serial killer
Aberdeen, Scotland | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Scottish law professor says that authorities may have covered up evidence that one of the last men hanged in the country was a psychopath.

 Judge throws out suit over 'No Child' law
Hartford, Conn. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind Law has been dismissed by a federal judge.

 Six girls charged in doorstep mugging
London, Ontario | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A 12-year-old girl and five other female teenagers in the Canadian city of London face assault charges after a woman and her son were beaten at their doorstep.

 Driver speeding to hospital taken to court
Dorchester, England | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A British man said it cost him more than $600 in legal fees to challenge a speeding ticket he incurred while driving his pregnant wife to the hospital.

 Poll shows first impressions of candidates
Princeton, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
First-impression opinions about the U.S. presidential candidates mixed positive and negative ideas about each, a Gallup poll released Wednesday indicated.

 Debate over wild bear birth control
Whistler, British Columbia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Canadian ski resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, is divided over using birth control on a known brown bear who only causes trouble when she has cubs.

 Poll: Few Scots want complete independence
Edinburgh, Scotland | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Nineteen percent of Scottish voters voiced support for a complete break from Britain, the lowest backing ever for independence, a poll Wednesday indicated.

 Found drug loot leads to IRS headaches
St. Louis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. agents say an Illinois prison guard stumbled upon a buried bundle of drug money and Uncle Sam wants it.

 Gun trial begins in D.C. court
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A man arrested in January as he allegedly walked toward the U.S. Supreme Court with a sword and a gun represented himself at a Washington trial.

 Aussie politician admits to chair sniffing
Canberra, Australia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The leader of Western Australia's wing of the opposition Liberal Party has admitted to smelling a female staffer's chair after she stood up.

 Infamous Boston mob figure busted again
Boston | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A former alleged New England Mafia capo was among more than a dozen people indicted this week in a Massachusetts gambling probe.

 Plumber rescues cat trapped underground
Skyline View, Pa. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A West Hanover Township, Pa., woman said a plumber used a fiber optic camera to find and rescue her cat, which had was stuck underground in a drain pipe.

 Author sees links in missing wife cases
Joliet, Ill. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The author of a new book about murdered wives says she sees similarities between victims in her book and missing Illinois women Stacy Peterson and Lisa Stebic.

 Sunflower oil scare enters second week
Kiev, Ukraine | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The European Commission, facing the second week of a scare about sunflower oil from Ukraine, said tons of oil had been deliberately tainted.

 BASE jumper lands in hands of cops
Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Two men staged a successful -- if illegal -- parachute jump off an Australian apartment tower early Wednesday, with one landing in front of a police car.

 College professor sues rude students
Hanover, N.h. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
An angry former professor at New Hampshire's Dartmouth College announced plans to sue her pupils because they allegedly were rude to her during a lesson.

 Michigan governor has emergency surgery
Lansing, Mich. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is recovering after emergency surgery to remove an intestinal obstruction, her staff said Wednesday.

 Police: Man stole copies of 'GTA IV'
San Diego | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
San Diego police said a man with grand video-game playing aspirations was arrested after allegedly stealing two or three copies of Grand Theft Auto IV.

 Florida college locked down after gunfire
Boca Raton, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Florida Atlantic University was locked down Wednesday after someone fired a gun at a party in a school dorm.

 New Brunswick flooding approaches record
St. John, New Brunswick | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Water levels in the rising St. John River in eastern Canada's province of New Brunswick are expected to break record levels, emergency officials said Wednesday.

 Russia plans no change in policy with Iran
Moscow | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin says relations with Iran won't change when his successor Dmitry Medvedev takes office.

 YFZ kids showed injuries, official says
Austin, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Children found by Texas officials at the polygamist ranch in Texas suffered broken or fractured bones, a protective services official testified Wednesday.

 Superdelegates are committed, insiders say
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
More than 80 congressional superdelegates haven't endorsed a U.S. presidential candidate but insiders said support is tilting toward Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

 Pilot charged for golf course landing
Lake Villa, Ill. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Prosecutors said a Lake Villa, Ill., man has been hit with criminal charges after he landed his plane on a golf course while taking his son to a tennis lesson.

 $360 billion check leads to arrest
Fort Worth, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Police in Fort Worth, Texas, said a man has been arrested after he presented a check made out for $360 billion to bank tellers.

 Britain's oldest bride weds
Hornsea, England | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A 94-year-old woman has become Britain's oldest bride at a ceremony in Hornsea, England.

 Kyl impatient with Internet gambling ban
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., says he is growing impatient with the slow progress in coming up with regulations on Internet gambling in the United States.

 GSA chief Doan ends rocky tenure
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Lurita Doan has resigned as head of the U.S. General Services Administration, saying she was requested to leave by the White House.

 Belarus orders U.S. diplomats out
Minsk, Belarus | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Belarusian government expelled 10 U.S. diplomats Wednesday, intensifying a dispute over sanctions imposed on the ex-Soviet state because of its leader.

 Jailhouse informants won't testify
Miami | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. prosecutors in Miami say they have decided against using testimony from jailhouse snitches who claimed a suspect admitted killing a charter boat crew.

 Historic Torah installed at Calif. college
Orange, Calif. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Torah smuggled out of Lithuania before World War II has been installed in the interfaith center at a California university, its donors say.

 Robbery inspires push for new feticide law
Indianapolis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A bank robbery that resulted in the death of a teller's unborn twins has inspired an effort to create stiffer penalties in Indiana for killing fetuses.

 5 dead in Sydney boat collision
Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Five people were killed early Thursday when two boats, one of them possibly stolen, collided in Sydney Harbor, authorities said.

 Gates reveals plan to counter drug cartels
Mexico City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Mexican leaders in Mexico City Wednesday about a U.S.-Mexico initiative to counter drug cartels.

 Missing Korean War soldiers identified
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The remains of two U.S. soldiers listed as missing since a major 1950 Korean War battle have been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense.

 Search is on for escaped lion cub
Maniwaki, Quebec | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Authorities in Quebec were searching Wednesday for a 150-pound African lion cub on the loose after escaping from its owner the night before.

 Students decry treatment on Ghana trip
Seattle | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Seventeen students from the University of Washington received insufficient nourishment and housing while on a school visit to Ghana, an investigator said.

 List of Nazi war criminals released
Jerusalem | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Simon Wiesenthal Center Wednesday released its seventh annual report on Nazi war criminals, which details the 10 most wanted fugitives.

 Man sentenced for exotic skins smuggling
Denver | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Mexican national was sentenced in a U.S. court for smuggling skins of protected sea turtles into the United States, the Justice Department said.

 Man allegedly knew cousin was making ricin
Salt Lake City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Utah man kicked his cousin out of his house, believing he was making the deadly toxin ricin, court papers reveal.

 Tennessee considers emergency bathroom law
Nashville | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The governor of Tennessee is expected to sign a bill giving people with bowel control problems access to businesses' private bathrooms, an official said.

 Man pleads guilty to spilling mercury
Mount Gilead, Ohio | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to charges he spread mercury inside the Morrow County Courthouse last summer, court papers show.

 Sea lion dies during veterinary exam
Tacoma, Wash. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A sea lion died while being examined by Washington veterinarians as they prepared to remove it from the Tacoma zoo, a spokeswoman said.

 Nursing home patients' identities stolen
Fort Thomas, Ky. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Fourteen residents at two Kentucky nursing homes were the victims of an identity theft ring that included two employees of the facilities, police say.

 Rove tells McCain to open up
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Republican political guru Karl Rove has this advice for GOP presidential hopeful John McCain: Be more open.

 Nevada towns raise money for tot
Minden, Nev. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The child of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in March, allegedly by a fellow soldier, is the beneficiary of fundraising efforts far from her Washington home.

 Principal accused of outing gay students
Memphis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The principal of a Memphis school is accused of violating students' right to privacy by publicly posting the names of those dating each other, attorneys said.

 Five dead in Sydney boat collision
Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Five people were killed early Thursday when two boats, one of them possibly stolen, collided in Sydney Harbor, authorities said.

 NATO reiterates Georgia warning
Brussels | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
NATO repeated its warnings Wednesday to Russia against meddling in the affairs of Georgia as it deals with its two breakaway republics.

 Forgotten baby dies in hot car
Salt Lake City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
An 18-month-old baby died in Utah after his mother accidentally left him in a hot car while she became distracted putting away groceries, officials said.

 Pakistani judges talks continue
Islamabad, Pakistan | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Pakistani coalition leaders were to meet again on reinstating dismissed judges, an issue whose resolution may decide the future of the month-old government.

 People's Daily attacks Dalai Lama
Beijing | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
As China prepared to meet the Dalai Lama's envoy, the Communist party mouthpiece People's Daily attacked the Tibetan leader's human rights stand.

 Fire destroys Philadelphia church
Philadelphia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A raging fire gutted Philadelphia's Prince of Peace Baptist Church and damaged or destroyed at least four nearby homes Wednesday, authorities said.

 Hawaiian palace site of protest
Honolulu | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Protesters advocating native Hawaiian sovereignty Wednesday blocked access to the Iolani Palace grounds to tourists for several hours, officials said.

 Today is Thursday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2008 with 244 to follow.
| May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn.

 Married death row inmate to wed
Jakarta | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A married man on death row in Indonesia for the 2002 Bali bombings has been cleared to remarry his ex-wife, authorities say.

 'Tacky Prom' brings teens to church
St. Charles, Mo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A St. Charles, Mo., church said its Tacky Prom event, which drew teenagers dressed in their least-fashionable clothes, was a rousing success.

 Man breaks postal rules by reusing old box
Castle Rock, Colo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Colorado man says the U.S. Postal Service accused him of breaking its rules when he tried reusing a priority cardboard box to ship an item.

 Store gives out carpets walked on by pope
Flemington, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A New Jersey store owner says he is giving away sections of carpet walked on by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to New York's Yankee Stadium.

 Boy Scout gets pizza for turning in $800
Allegan, Mich. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The mother of a Michigan Boy Scout says she is proud of her son, whose honesty in turning in $800 won him a pizza party from state police.

 Gnome appears on Mount St. Helens camera
Kelso, Wash. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Park officials at the the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Toutle, Wash., said a garden gnome has mysteriously appeared in front of a camera.

 Dog found in rubble eight days after blast
Breckenridge, Colo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Employees sifting through the rubble of a Colorado building that was brought down by a gas explosion said they found a dog that had been trapped for eight days.

 Police: Hiker not injured, on drugs
Santa Cruz, Calif. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Rescuers said a hiker who claimed to have broken his leg while hiking in California's Santa Cruz Mountains only thought he was injured because he was on drugs.

 Florida venue for Chiquita Colombia suits
West Palm Beach, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A U.S. judicial panel has ordered that claims that U.S. fruit company Chiquita Brands played a role in scores of killings in Colombia be heard in a U.S. court.

 Morocco tightens prison security
Rabat, Morocco | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Morocco's King Mohammed has named three officials in Rabat to spearhead an effort to tighten prison security and fight alleged corruption.

 Massive Toronto meth lab probe widens
Toronto | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Toronto police investigation into the city's largest-ever discovery of a methamphetamines lab uncovered an adjacent ecstasy lab, officials said.

 Taliban retake control of region
Islamabad, Pakistan | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The Taliban reportedly has regained control of Pakistan's Darra Adamkhel region and resumed its activities despite the presence of security forces.

 Mandela still on U.S. terrorist lists
Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's Nobel Prize-winning symbol of hope for leading the fight against apartheid, is reported still on U.S. terrorist watch lists.

 Poll: 4 in 10 call gas prices a crisis
Princeton, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A vast majority of U.S. residents surveyed in a Gallup poll indicated gas prices are a major problem with 42 percent indicating prices represent a crisis.

 Poll: Wright, Pa. loss affecting Obama
New York | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A loss in Pennsylvania and a flap over a pastor have bogged down Sen. Barack Obama's quest to be the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee, a poll indicates.

 Floodwaters rise in New Brunswick capital
St. John, New Brunswick | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Fredericton in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick was flooded Thursday as the St. John River rose 27 feet above sea level, officials said.

 Man dies on Aeroflot flight to Toronto
Toronto | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
An autopsy was scheduled Thursday in Toronto for a Russian man who died while reportedly heavily intoxicated on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow.

 Sadr City fighting claims 17 lives
Baghdad | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. military leaders say 17 people were killed in Baghdad's Sadr City area, where battles between coalition and militant forces have raged for weeks.

 Peterson offers missing wife reward
Chicago | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to a safe return of his missing Chicago-area wife who has been missing for six months.

 Government probes language disagreement
Tulsa, Okla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. federal officials are probing the case of an Oklahoma driver's license examiner who said he got in trouble for speaking Spanish to Hispanics.