AP - Finance officials from the world's seven richest countries sought to calm jittery financial markets by pledging on Saturday "vigorous action" to deal with problems, including soaring energy prices, that could undermine global growth.
AP - Security at U.S. airports is no better under federal control than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, a key House member says two government reports will conclude. The Government Accountability Office the investigative arm of Congress and the Homeland Security Department's inspector general are expected to soon release their findings on the performance of Transportation Security Administration screeners.
AP - Chanting "Japanese pigs get out," protesters threw stones and broke windows at Japan's consulate and Japanese restaurants in China as some 20,000 people defied government warnings to protest Tokyo's wartime history and its bid for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat.
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Pakistani security forces stormed a plane carrying opposition leader Asif Ali Zardari and detained him Saturday as he arrived in the country, placing him under house arrest at his home, witnesses told CNN.