AFP - Kevin Pietersen's 115 rescued England from a top-order collapse on the first day of the third and final Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge here Thursday.
AP - The United Arab Emirates said Thursday it would name an ambassador to Baghdad in the coming days, making it the first Arab country to restore a full diplomatic mission to Iraq since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
AP - Turkey's top court ruled Thursday that Islamic head scarves violate secularism and cannot be allowed at universities, deepening a divide between the country's Islamic-oriented government and secular institutions.
AP - U.S. and British diplomats were attacked Thursday as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe and a U.S. Embassy staffer was beaten, an embassy spokesman said.
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.
