Kennedy hospitalized after seizure; not a stroke (AP)
17 May 2008 at 4:23pm

AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the lone surviving son in a famed political family who helped define national Democratic Party politics, suffered a seizure at his Cape Cod home on Saturday and was recovering in good spirits at a Boston hospital.

Big Brown cruises to another easy win in Preakness (AP)
17 May 2008 at 4:22pm

AP - Big Brown charged to the lead turning for home and then cruised down the stretch to win the Preakness on Saturday, still perfect and squarely pointed toward thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years.

Venezuela protests Colombian troop "incursion"
17 May 2008 at 4:08pm
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela accused 60 Colombian troops on Saturday of entering just inside its territory in what it said was a provocation by a warmongering government seeking to destabilize the region.

Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn't solve US problem (AP)
17 May 2008 at 4:08pm

AP - President Bush said Saudi Arabia's small increase in oil production will not solve soaring U.S. fuel prices, but he defended the wealthy kingdom Saturday against American lawmakers "screaming the loudest" for Riyadh to open its spigots.

As cyclone refugees wait, Myanmar refuses aid (AP)
17 May 2008 at 4:05pm

AP - Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.

Train derailment, acid leak forces La. evacuation (AP)
17 May 2008 at 4:00pm

AP - Six cars of a freight train derailed Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and a nursing home within one mile of the wreck.

Thousands flee on flooding fears after China quake (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 3:54pm

Reuters - Thousands of Chinese fled their homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks, hampering rescue efforts after the deadliest earthquake in more than three decades killed about 29,000 people.

Thousands flee on flooding fears after China quake
17 May 2008 at 3:54pm
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese fled their homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks, hampering rescue efforts after the deadliest earthquake in more than three decades killed about 29,000 people.

Mike Tyson tells all in new documentary at Cannes (AP)
17 May 2008 at 3:44pm

AP - Mike Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he's telling it — in graphic detail — in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival.

China fights to stave off disease amid miracle quake rescues (AFP)
17 May 2008 at 3:13pm

AFP - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle to save lives.

Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after seizure (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 2:42pm

Reuters - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat, suffered a seizure on Saturday but hours later was talking with family at his side in a Boston hospital.

Clinton presses on with campaign despite long odds (AP)
17 May 2008 at 2:42pm

AP - The day of campaigning had barely begun and Hillary Rodham Clinton was already eyeing the whiskey.

Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears (AP)
17 May 2008 at 2:14pm

AP - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years.

UAW, American Axle reach deal that could end strike (AP)
17 May 2008 at 1:56pm

AP - American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. boosted its wage offer and increased the payments it will give workers to take a wage cut as part of a tentative agreement that could settle an 11-week strike by the United Auto Workers union, a person briefed on the deal said Saturday.

Police: Gunman wounds 3 outside SoCal church (AP)
17 May 2008 at 1:44pm

AP - A man with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church festival Saturday, wounding his ex-wife and two bystanders before festival-goers grabbed him and held him for police, authorities and a church official said.

Myanmar death toll soars
17 May 2008 at 11:44am
YANGON (Reuters) - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia.

Election propels Dominican president to third term
17 May 2008 at 11:40am
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - President Leonel Fernandez swept to a third term in the Dominican Republic, propelled back into office by what many see as his success in pulling the Caribbean country out of a deep economic slump.

Lawyers up pressure on Pakistan coalition over judges
17 May 2008 at 11:39am
LAHORE (Reuters) - Leaders of a Pakistani lawyers' movement served notice to the new coalition government it would hold a major protest on June 10 to champion the restoration of judges dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf last November.

World turns up heat on Myanmar (AFP)
17 May 2008 at 11:05am

AFP - World frustration with Myanmar boiled over on Saturday, with accusations of negligence and crimes against humanity over the regime's slow-moving response to the cyclone disaster.

Louisiana orders evacuation after train derails (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 10:58am
Reuters - Authorities evacuated 3,000 people on Saturday after a train derailment released deadly chemicals in the southern Louisiana town of Lafayette.
Kuwaiti polls close, economy tops agenda
17 May 2008 at 10:49am
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaitis voted in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they hoped would bring in fresh faces able to bury political feuds and push through economic reforms.

Bush says committed to Middle East peace efforts (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 10:25am

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush, responding to Arab dismay about his praise for Israel, said on Saturday he was confident a deal on Palestinian statehood could be reached before he leaves office.

NATO helicopter carrying Afghan governor hit
17 May 2008 at 9:40am
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban insurgents fired at a NATO helicopter carrying a provincial governor in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, forcing it to make an emergency landing, a Reuters witness said.

Lebanese leaders tackle core issues at Qatar talks
17 May 2008 at 9:35am
DOHA (Reuters) - Rival leaders tackled divisive issues at the heart of Lebanon's political crisis on Saturday at Qatari-mediated talks aimed at pulling their country back from the brink of civil war.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over "plot" (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 9:25am

Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai delays return over "plot"
17 May 2008 at 9:24am
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai postponed his return home on Saturday to contest an election run-off after his party said it had discovered an assassination plot against him.

Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 7:10am

Reuters - Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said on Saturday.

Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push
17 May 2008 at 7:10am
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces have detained more than 1,000 suspects in an offensive aimed at crushing al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the military commander of the operation said on Saturday.

Myanmar death toll soars (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 5:51am

Reuters - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia.

U.S. House Leader Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq (Reuters)
17 May 2008 at 3:47am

Reuters - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a key Democrat critic of President George Bush's war policy in Iraq, landed in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials, the U.S. embassy said.