Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai in South Africa AP - 34 minutes ago

  HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's top opposition leader on Monday called for international help in getting President Robert Mugabe to step down and held meetings in neighboring South Africa.

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  Job winners and losers in hard times AP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Hospitals, schools and the assembly line at an airplane factory look like pretty good places to be with a recession looming and unemployment rising. Construction workers, real estate agents and auto workers aren't expected to fare as well.

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  Yahoo promises to 'amp' up ad platform AP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. believes it's poised to revolutionize online advertising after years of being outmaneuvered by rival Google Inc.

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  Heston left cinematic, political mark AP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - Nancy Reagan was heartbroken over Charlton Heston's death. President Bush hailed him as a "strong advocate for liberty," while John McCain called Heston a devotee for civil and constitutional rights.

• Kansas vs. Memphis in NCAA final tonight AP - 47 minutes ago

  SAN ANTONIO - Kansas plays Memphis tonight for the NCAA men's college basketball championship. It's once-beaten Memphis against a Kansas team that was able to open a 28-point lead on top-ranked North Carolina Saturday in easily winning its national semifinal. Both teams are athletic, like to push the ball up the court and run at every opportunity.

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  Olympic torch extinguished on Paris run Reuters - 3 minutes ago

  PARIS (Reuters) - Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch on Monday on the Paris leg of its journey, disrupted by protesters against China's crackdown on Tibet.

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  McCain says Democrats can't keep promises on Iraq Reuters - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

  KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will accuse his Democratic rivals of making promises they cannot keep with regard to Iraq on Monday in a speech that kicks off a week in which the war returns to center stage of the presidential campaign.

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  Iraq Sadr to disband militia if clerics give order Reuters - 8 minutes ago

  NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide said on Monday.

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  Zimbabwe court delays poll ruling again Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's High Court said on Monday it has jurisdiction to decide on an opposition bid to force the release of presidential election results, but delayed the case until Tuesday, an opposition lawyer said.

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  Clinton's top strategist quits Reuters - Sun Apr 6, 11:31 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's chief political strategist, Mark Penn, stepped aside on Sunday after news that he lobbied for a free trade treaty with Colombia that Clinton opposes.

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  Russia's biggest party to ask Putin to lead it Reuters - 42 minutes ago

  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's biggest party will invite Vladimir Putin to become its leader, the party's chief said on Monday, a role that would further bolster Putin's influence after he steps down from the presidency next month.

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  Al Qaeda says behind Yemen attack: Yemeni official Reuters - Mon Apr 7, 4:46 AM ET

  SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni security official said al Qaeda had claimed responsibility in a statement on Monday for an apparent mortar attack on a complex housing Americans and other Westerners in the Yemeni capital on Sunday.

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  Foreclosures come to McMansion country Reuters - Mon Apr 7, 4:17 AM ET

  LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Million-dollar fixer-upper for sale: five bedrooms, four baths, three-car garage, cavernous living room. Big holes above fireplace where flat-screen TV used to hang.

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  Protestors disrupt Olympic flame relay in Paris AFP - 38 minutes ago

  PARIS (AFP) - The Beijing Olympic flame had to be confined to the safety of a bus Monday as hundreds of pro-Tibet activists disrupted its progress through Paris despite a heavy police escort.

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  Tension high as Zimbabwe waits on legal bid AFP - Mon Apr 7, 4:41 AM ET

  HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe anxiously awaited Monday the outcome of an opposition legal bid to force the publication of poll results as Robert Mugabe stoked racial tensions ahead of a possible run-off.

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  Clinton campaign in crisis mode after top strategist quits AFP - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - The presidential campaign of Democrat Hillary Clinton was in crisis mode Monday after her top strategist was forced to quit amid a political firestorm sparked by disclosure of his lobbying ties to Colombia.

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  EU unveils plans to allow mobile phone use on planes AFP - 16 minutes ago

  BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission introduced new rules on Monday to allow mobile phones to be used on planes via an onboard network.

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  Climate change increases cataract blindness risk: experts AFP - Mon Apr 7, 1:50 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Climate change will increase the risk of people losing their sight through cataracts because of higher levels of ultraviolet rays, an expert said Monday.

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  Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft takeover bid AFP - 46 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Internet company Yahoo on Monday rejected software giant Microsoft's three-week ultimatum to accept a takeover offer, but left the door open to a higher bid.

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  Japan nominates BoJ deputy as central bank chief: report AFP - Mon Apr 7, 5:04 AM ET

  TOKYO, April 7, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's government Monday nominated Bank of Japan deputy Masaaki Shirakawa as the next central bank chief, seeking to end a political deadlock over the key post, public broadcaster NHK and other media reported.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Foreclosures come to McMansion country Reuters - Sun Apr 6, 8:21 PM ET

  LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Million-dollar fixer-upper for sale: five bedrooms, four baths, three-car garage, cavernous living room. Big holes above fireplace where flat-screen TV used to hang.

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  More than 50 percent chance of U.S. recession: Greenspan Reuters - Sun Apr 6, 6:15 AM ET

  MADRID (Reuters) - There is more than a 50 percent chance the United States could go into recession, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told El Pais newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.

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  Hillary Clinton strategist quits amid Colombia trade flap Reuters - Sun Apr 6, 7:32 PM ET

  ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A top campaign aide to Sen. Hillary Clinton, under fire for meeting with a Colombian diplomat to discuss a free trade deal that the presidential candidate opposes, quit his post on Sunday, the campaign said.

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  Always buying sneakers? It's the sign of a leader: poll Reuters - Tue Apr 1, 9:50 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type than other people.

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  Oscar-winner Charlton Heston dies at 84 Reuters - Sun Apr 6, 5:56 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84.