AP - The U.S. military says five gunmen have been killed and two others detained in a raid targeting a Shiite militia leader south of Baghdad.

AFP - French electricity giant EDF has warned British Energy that it will drop a takeover bid of 11 billion pounds (14 billion euros) if the British group does not agree a deal by the end of June, a report said on Friday.

AP - Japan decided to partially lift its sanctions against North Korea after the communist nation promised a new probe into its kidnappings of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s, news reports said Friday.

AP - As individuals and aid agencies around the world dig into their pockets for funds to help Myanmar's cyclone victims, the country's ruling junta said Friday that such assistance from the United States could not be trusted.

AP - President Bush's vision of a new era of trans-Atlantic relations will last at least seven more months.

AP - The United States and Japan are working closely together to tackle soaring oil and food prices, Japan's finance minister said Friday during an international meeting designed to tackle global economic problems.

AP - The Dalai Lama said Thursday that talks with China's government on resolving unrest in Tibet might resume next month, and he urged his supporters not to cause trouble when the Olympic torch is in the Himalayan territory.

AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates invited Pakistan Thursday to join an investigation into an air strike that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers, saying he regretted it had created a problem with a key ally.

AFP - OPEC's acting president Chakib Khelil on Thursday ruled out an increase in production by the oil exporting group despite pressure on the cartel to help rein in record crude prices.

AP - A lawyer for Osama bin Laden's former driver said Thursday he would try to stop the first scheduled war-crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay now that the Supreme Court says detainees have constitutional rights.

AFP - Andy Murray played through the pain barrier to reach the quarter-finals at Queen's Club with a gutsy 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Ernests Gulbis on Thursday.

AP - The shy, young deer nicknamed "Unicorn" because of the rare, single horn in the center of his head is drawing hundreds of curious visitors, park officials said Thursday.

AP - An explosion flattened a house in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing seven people. After blaming Israel and unleashing a barrage of rockets and mortars, Hamas suggested the blast was accidental, not an Israeli attack.