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Record-breaking flood displaces thousands in Middle Tennessee

Sir Paul McCartney: small gigs still make me nervous

USA

Officials’ forecast grim about massive oil spill as Obama tours part of the Gulf Coast

N.Y. police search for suspect in Times Square bomb scare

Europe

Catholic sexual abuse scandal sharpens church rift over what a priest should be

Hundreds arrested as German police clash with May Day rioters

Middle East

Confusion continues as Israelis and Palestinians talk about talks

Iran, US take their nuclear cases to UN stage

Asia

Suu Kyi’s party bids farewell to politics but not to its hopes

Mumbai attacks trial verdict due for Ajmal Amir Qasab

Police Discover Car Bomb in Times Square and Clear Area

David Simon: Katrina and all that jazz

USA

Oil spill threatens Gulf region’s ecosystem and fishing, tourism and shipping industries

Changes to key Guantanamo evidence innocent, officer says

Europe

Greece erupts in violent protest as citizens face a future of harsh austerity

The private trauma of Constable Lock, quiet hero of the Iranian embassy siege

Middle East

American drones deployed to target Yemeni terrorist

Arab nations back Mideast peace talks

Asia

Hot on the heels of Imelda Marcos

PM warns Thai reds face ‘losses’

Africa

Singer Youssou N’Dour challenges Senegal’s ‘autocratic’ leader

Top UN man investigates massacre claims in DR Congo

Latin America

Bolivia nationalises energy firms

BP’s containment problem is unprecedented

Tourism firm to offer space rides for $102,000

USA

Environmental catastrophe looms on Louisiana’s coast

Ariz. gov signs bill revising new immigration law

Europe

Amazon’s Luxembourg base means improved consumer rights

Belgium passes Europe’s first ban on wearing burka in public

Middle East

Arab ‘middlemen’ help Jewish settlers buy homes in East Jerusalem

Why Iran’s Ahmadinejad is pushing to cut popular government subsidies

Asia

The enemy within: why coalition forces fear attack by Afghan comrades

Mumbai attack masterminds ‘will never be brought to justice’

Africa

Rwanda Pursues Dissenters and the Homeless

UN chief warns against early withdrawal from DR Congo

Louisiana oil slick: fishermen sue BP over spill

My encounter with the world’s hottest chilli

USA

Oil Spill’s Blow to BP’s Image May Eclipse Costs

Arizona law on immigration puts police in tight spot

Europe

Greece signs up to €24bn austerity package

Turkey plans constitutional reform granting prime minister unrivalled power

Middle East

The fear factor: A year after the ‘green’ uprising, Iranians are no closer to breaking free

As Iraqi election recount about to launch, Maliki faces other troubles

Asia

Sri Lanka must listen to its people

Thai protesters storm Bangkok hospital

Latin America

Why Mexico opposes the Arizona immigration law

Afghan Taliban getting stronger, Pentagon says

‘Quiet Heroes’ photo exhibit celebrates elderly survivors

USA

Oil Leak in Gulf of Mexico May Be 5 Times Initial Estimate

Census mail results could be trouble for 5 states

Europe

Bosnia’s summer of discontent

Euro debt crisis deepens as ‘contagion’ spreads from Greece to Spain

Middle East

Jerusalem’s mayor denies building has been halted

Six jailed in United Arab Emirates for funding Taleban

Asia

Second China school knife attack in two days leaves 28 children injured

South Korea holds funeral for sailors killed in sinking

Africa

Egypt sentences 26 in ‘Hezbollah cell’ for spying

Latin America

Mexicans slam Arizona immigration law, but how do they treat their migrants?

The heart disease trifecta

Stephen Hawking aliens alert: a premature or primative fear?

USA

Goldman Faces New Mortgage Allegations

Both sides in immigration debate blame congressional inaction for Arizona law

Europe

Jaroslaw Kaczynski to follow in late brother’s presidential footsteps

NATO chief calls for better coordination between member states

Middle East

When will time run out for a two-state solution?

Disqualification of Iraqi MPs jeopardises political stability

Asia

IPL ringmaster suspended as scandal fallout sparks Parliament protest

Thailand: Red Shirts disrupt Bangkok’s elevated train service

Africa

Visible from space, deadly on Earth: the gas flares of Nigeria

Is this the Happy Valley murderer?

Oil rig spill off Louisiana could threaten coastline

Can You Hear Me Now?

USA

Schwab case shows pain of a bond market’s collapse on small investors

Voter anger fuels New Hampshire congressional candidates

Europe

Hungary’s prime minister elect hails landslide election victory

Polygamy and fraud claims fan burqa row

Middle East

US intervenes in Iraq election row as feared militia waits in wings

‘Suicide bomber’ targets British Ambassador to Yemen

Asia

Thailand Red Shirts go undercover

Indian Government to answer claims it tapped ministers’ phones

Africa

Rwanda crackdown: Human Rights Watch researcher denied visa

Latin America

Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ march blocked again

Tornadoes flatten homes in South; several dead

Death and rebirth at a volcano in Congo

USA

Graham Pulls Support for Major Senate Climate Bill

As Obama visits coal country, many are wary of his environmental policies

Europe

Charismatic judge who pursued Spain’s fascist assassins finds himself on trial

Art, and a Russian revolution

Middle East

US soldier apologises for attack on Iraq families

Gaza Strip moves to preserve its abundant ancient treasure

Asia

Bangkok on the brink as peace offer spurned

South Korean warship sunk by ‘close-range explosion’

Africa

 We were betrayed, claim mercenaries jailed after ex-SAS man’s failed coup

 Slum clearance, South Africa-style

Latin America

Colombia port proposal sparks concerns

Global recovery moving faster than expected, says G20

2010: A Space Odyssey: 20 years of Hubble

USA

Goldman Sachs readies forceful response against claims it misled clients

While Congress talks, Arizona takes action on immigration

Europe

Reich mother on the march in Hitler’s homeland

Greece calls on €45 billion EU-IMF rescue

Middle East

Red sirens in the Middle East

Asia

The voice they cannot silence: The freedom fighter who dares to defy the Burmese regime

The rise of the Bollygarchs

Africa

Satirist behind Kenyan Spitting Image out to make the powerful squirm again

Eyeing presidency, Mohamed ElBaradei rallies Egypt for reform

Latin America

1 year after H1N1, Mexicans question response

SEC employees surfed porn as economy fell

Burma’s hip-hop resistance spreads message of freedom

USA

U.S. military, diplomats at odds over how to resolve Kandahar’s electricity woes

Federal investigation boosts concerns over debt-relief firms

Europe

Viral video gives Soviet crooner an unlikely comeback

NATO talks on nuclear stockpile in Europe enter second day

Middle East

Netanyahu raises stakes with US over settlements in East Jerusalem

Iran war games begin with new ‘ultra fast’ speed boats

Asia

Taleban rift ignites power struggle over who controls the insurgency

Thai police warn Red Shirts to retreat

Latin America

In Venezuela’s Savanna, Clash of Science and Fire

Recriminations grow over airline costs

Lungless frog and ‘ninja slug’ among new species discovered under Borneo protection plan

USA

In Upstate New York, Democrats feel betrayed by Rep. Arcuri

Tough enforcement against illegal immigrants is decried

Europe

President is trying to kill me, says Chechen clan leader

Radovan Karadzic dismisses Srebrenica survivor as a ‘soldier not a victim’

Middle East

Iran’s military begins large-scale war games

12-year-old bride’s divorce prompts marriage age review in Saudi Arabia

Asia

Japan Tries to Face Up to Growing Poverty Problem

Caught in the crossfire of Pakistan’s secret war

Africa

Fewer attacks by Somali pirates, but their net widens

Latin America

Belo Monte dam approval provokes ‘bloodshed’ threats from Amazon Indians

Attack on Google said to hit password system

The Tuesday Essay: Brought down to earth

USA

A seaport asks for another kind of bounty

FDA plans to limit amount of salt allowed in processed foods for health reasons

Europe

Airspace reopens as the dust settles and airlines argue their case

Germany faces up to sexual abuse after scandals at Catholic, other schools

Middle East

A taboo that harms Arabs too

US summons Syrian diplomat over missile transfers to Hezbollah

Asia

Pakistan suspends officials named in UN report on Benazir Bhutto killing

How Twitter attack brought down the most popular tweeter in India

Africa

Swaziland’s No 1 lady detective wins green prize