Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

PALM VALLEY, Fla. - Authorities were investigating Monday why a power boat packed with 12 people slammed into a docked tug boat, killing five people aboard the pleasure craft and seriously injuring 12 others.

Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native — in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write — signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant.

NEW YORK - Wall Street was poised for a moderately lower opening Monday as investors prepare for earnings season to begin in earnest and await new economic data that will provide more details on the struggling economy.

LOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus and alter-ego Hannah Montana have double-teamed their way to another No. 1 box office debut.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Angel Cabrera won a three-way playoff on the second extra hole after taking advantage of a late collapse by 48-year-old Kenny Perry, who lost a two-stroke lead with two holes to play with back-to-back bogeys. That caused a three-way playoff that included Chad Campbell, who was eliminated on the first playoff hole.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - U.S. Navy special forces freed an American ship's captain and killed three Somali pirates holding him hostage in a lifeboat, ending a five-day standoff but drawing vows of revenge from pirates.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai troops fired at crowds of anti-government protesters in central Bangkok on Monday and demonstrators fought back with firebombs and rocks, propelling Thailand deeper into political crisis.

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters ) - The U.S. Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by June 1, even though the automaker has publicly stated it could reorganize outside of court, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban are imposing their rule in a Pakistani mountain valley they took over last week, spreading fear in the area only 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, police and residents said on Monday.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili told EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana that Tehran would welcome dialogue on "constructive cooperation" with six world powers, state television reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recent upsurge in violence in Iraq was the work of small cells and did not signify a major resurgence of anti-government, anti-American forces, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Ethisphere Institute on Monday named 99 companies it says are the world's most ethical, its third annual listing designed to encourage ethical practices within the global business community.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in China say they have managed to generate new eggs using stem cells from the ovaries of young and adult female mice, taking a step toward addressing problems of female infertility.

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai soldiers fired volleys of shots in the air to disperse protesters blocking key roads in Bangkok Monday, as the first show of force by the government since declaring emergency rule left 74 wounded.

MOGADISHU (AFP) - A Somali pirate chief on Monday threatened to target Americans in revenge for the rescue of a US captain in a dramatic operation that saw naval snipers kill his captors after a five-day standoff.

WARSAW (AFP) - Poland's deadliest fire in nearly three decades tore through a homeless shelter Monday in the country's northwest, killing 21 and forcing parents to toss children from windows to rescuers.

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces began a two-day ceasefire on Monday, as the government called for the Tamil Tiger rebels to allow trapped civilians to flee the conflict zone.

JAKARTA (AFP) - A previously unknown population of rare orangutans has been discovered in the forests of Indonesian Borneo, raising hopes for the species' survival, conservationists said Monday.

MUMBAI (AFP) - India's Tech Mahindra won the bidding Monday for Satyam Computer Services in a sale aimed at giving the scandal-hit outsourcing giant vital capital and a new beginning.

MOSCOW (AFP) - A delegation from Russia's Lukoil will soon visit Iraq to discuss reactivating a multibillion-dollar exploration contract, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in an interview published Monday.