AP - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said he would welcome becoming a "marytr" after a judge warned Thursday that he faces the death penalty for his confessed role as mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
AFP - A convicted Australian drug lord and accused murderer escaped to Greece aboard a luxury yacht in a million-dollar operation before being caught and extradited, police said on Thursday.
AP - India's foreign minister planned to meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Thursday amid concerns at home over China's growing clout and alleged incursions along their disputed border. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:56:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Zimbabwe's opposition presidential candidate has resumed campaigning after spending nine hours in police detention in the country's second main city.
AP - A Mexican court sentenced a former state governor to 36 years in prison Wednesday for fomenting drug trafficking, overturning an earlier ruling that had imposed six years on lesser charges, his defense attorney said. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:40:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Israel's prime minister prepared to end a U.S. visit dominated by discussions on the dangers of a nuclear Iran to face his own domestic threats — a burgeoning police investigation and a public eager to see him go.
Reuters - Corinthians beat Sport Recife
3-1 at home in the first leg of the Copa Brasil final on
Wednesday after the two teams had earlier agreed to try to
avoid any skulduggery off the field. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:51:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to launch a holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, in an audio recording posted Wednesday on an Islamic militant Internet site.
AP - The military expects a confrontational hearing when the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and four alleged confederates are brought before a Marine colonel presiding over their war-crimes tribunal.
AP - Denmark shared with Pakistani investigators video footage of the suicide car bombing against its embassy Thursday, while an Internet posting purportedly by al-Qaida claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks.
AP - A strong aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday, as rising water levels in a lake caused by landslides in the massive May 12 temblor forced evacuations from downstream areas.
AP - U.S. Navy ships laden with relief supplies will steam away from Myanmar's coast Thursday, their helicopters barred by the ruling junta even though millions of cyclone survivors need food, shelter or medical care.
AFP - Zimbabwe authorities intensified a pre-election crackdown on Wednesday, detaining the opposition leader over accusations he had addressed a rally without authorisation and ordering charities to stop work.
AP - Almost seven years after terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal Thursday.
