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	BBC News \| News Front Page \| UK Edition
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:11:44 GMT

Mon, 08 May 2006 21:01:48 GMT PM promises successor time to settle in

Tony Blair tries to reassure MPs by saying he will give his successor time to "bed in" before the next election.

Mon, 08 May 2006 19:52:02 GMT Basra crash victims named by MoD

The first UK servicewoman to die in action in Iraq was among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Basra.

Mon, 08 May 2006 23:01:30 GMT Trapped Australian miners rescued

Two Australian miners trapped underground for two weeks are freed and walk out of the mine unaided.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:01:37 GMT

Iran's nuclear gambit - the basics

As UN foreign ministers craft a response to Iran, some basic questions answered.

Can Hayden clear Senate?

The CIA nominee's career in the military and at the NSA may be sticking points.

South African judge clears Zuma of rape

Former deputy president Jacob Zuma's political career could be salvaged after Monday's verdict.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:48:20 GMT

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT Bush Names C.I.A. Pick Over Objections

President Bush said Gen. Michael V. Hayden would bring "vast experience" to the C.I.A. after senior Republicans voiced concerns.

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT African Union Official Is Hacked to Death in Darfur

Protesters overwhelmed an unarmed team of eight civilian police officers as chaos engulfed a vast camp.

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT Ex-Aide in House to Cooperate in Abramoff Inquiry

Neil G. Volz, who led Representative Bob Ney's staff, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:01:37 GMT

Mon, 8 May 2006 16:00:00 EST In New Orleans, a federal push to bring back business

Hurricane Katrina left New Orleans with shortages of everything from housing and jobs to schools and hospitals. Just as debilitating has been the lack of good news. Slowly, that seems to be changing. According to the Brookings Institution's Katrina Index, building permits in New Orleans have skyrocketed since March. The unemployment rate is at a staggeringly low 4.3 percent. And the pre-storm population of 450,000 people has rebounded to nearly 200,000. While the ravaged city still struggles to regain its footing, more good news arrived last week in the form of U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who led an investment mission of 32 U.S. companies to the Gulf Coast. Historically reserved for foreign markets, the investment mission was the first of its kind on American soil. Before departing, Gutierrez spoke to U.S. News about the challenges facing the Gulf Coast economy. Excerpts:

Mon, 8 May 2006 10:00:00 EST Test Track: 2006 Toyota RAV4

The Junior SUV in Toyota's lineup has grown up. Quite handsomely.

Mon, 8 May 2006 10:00:00 EST A study of Enron before the fall

With Enron's top executives, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, on trial for conspiracy and fraud–and a third, Andrew Fastow, testifying against them–the nightmare of the biggest bankruptcy in history is back. So are the questions that have dogged business experts since Enron's collapse: What really happened at the energy giant, and what can be learned from its demise? In a popular case study of the company, Robert Bruner, dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, and his coauthor, Samuel Bodily, a professor of business administration, have tried to provide a few answers– arguing, surprisingly, for a longer view of Enron's rise and fall. Bruner spoke with Senior Editor Justin Ewers:

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:01:40 GMT

Mon, 08 May 2006 23:47:44 GMT Rice: Iran Letter Doesn't Resolve Standoff (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed a letter that Iran's president sent to President Bush on Monday, saying the first direct communication from an Iranian leader in 27 years does not help resolve the standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Mon, 08 May 2006 23:43:20 GMT 2 Australian Miners Freed After 2 Weeks (AP)

AP - Two Australian miners who survived for two weeks in a kennel-size cage trapped 3,000 feet underground walked unaided out of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine early Tuesday, freed by rescue crews drilling round-the-clock by hand.

Mon, 08 May 2006 23:53:49 GMT Moussaoui Asks to Withdraw Guilty Plea (AP)

AP - Convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui says he lied on the witness stand about being involved in the terrorist plot and wants to withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial. The judge turned him down.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:01:41 GMT

Mon, 08 May 2006 10:16:51 -0400 First Hours Critical for 3rd World Newborns

A Study Shows That Simple Measures Could Greatly Improve 3rd World Newborns' Survival Chances

Mon, 08 May 2006 17:11:24 -0400 2 Australian Miners Freed After 2 Weeks

Two Australian Gold Miners Are Rescued After Being Trapped 3,000 Feet Underground for Two Weeks

Mon, 08 May 2006 14:48:28 -0400 Bush Praises Darfur Accord, Pledges Aid

President Bush Welcomes Darfur Peace Accord, Pledges Increased U.S. Food Aid

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:48:21 GMT

2006-05-09T00:35+00:00 Revealed: £5bn-a-year tax fraud

Organised criminals are stealing up to £5bn a year from the government's coffers through an increasingly sophisticated series of frauds.

2006-05-09T00:36+00:00 Blair: I'll give Brown ample time

PM tries to head off pressure to set public timetable for his departure.

2006-05-09T00:11+00:00 Nicholas Lezard on how the loss of a man's crowning glory is rarely a laughing matter

Hair loss is rarely a laughing matter for men, writes Nicholas Lezard.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Tue, 09 May 2006 00:01:41 GMT

Mon, 08 May 2006 19:29:49 EDT Suspect dies in police parking lot shootout

Two police officers were in critical condition Monday and a suspect was dead after a shooting at a Fairfax County, Virginia, police station, authorities said. A police spokesman said initial reports indicated there were two gunmen, but later reports indicated only one suspect. An FBI official told CNN the two wounded officers were in critical condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Mon, 08 May 2006 18:12:42 EDT Smiles as trapped miners are saved

Rescuers have saved two Australian gold miners who were trapped underground for two weeks. Todd Russell, 35, and Brant Webb, 37, were trapped in a steel cage when a small earthquake triggered a rock fall in the Tasmanian gold mine where they were working. A crowd of locals applauded as one miner was driven from the scene in an ambulance.

Mon, 08 May 2006 17:56:23 EDT Moussaoui moves to withdraw guilty plea

Convicted September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui says he lied on the witness stand about being involved in the plot and wants to withdraw his guilty plea because he now believes he can get a fair trial.

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