Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

BAGHDAD - Roadside bombs struck two minibuses filled with Shiite pilgrims returning to Baghdad on Monday, killing eight people and wounding 24 others, officials said, in the latest of a series of deadly attacks targeting the pilgrims.

NEW YORK - Justin Timberlake wins style props in the March issue of GQ magazine. The magazine picked the entertainer to lead a list of the "10 Most Stylish Men in America." It singled out Timberlake for his impact on fashion, willingness to take risks and "knack for targeting trends" such as hats, three-piece suits, skinny ties and beards.

BANGKOK, Thailand - The polar oceans are not biological deserts after all. A marine census released Monday documented 7,500 species in the Antarctic and 5,500 in the Arctic, including several hundred that researchers believe could be new to science.

LAS VEGAS - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Matt Kenseth drove from the back of the field to take the Daytona 500 lead minutes before the sky opened up, handing the former series champion his first victory in NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has decided to launch a government task force for restructuring the struggling U.S. auto industry instead of naming a "car czar" with sweeping powers, a senior administration official said on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Barack Obama's aides warned Americans on Sunday not to expect instant miracles from the $787 billion economic stimulus bill he will sign this week, but said it would help eventually.

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, starting a week-long trip to Asia, said on Monday the U.S.-Japan alliance remains a cornerstone of regional security.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan agreed on Monday to restore strict Islamist law in the Swat valley to pacify a revolt by Taliban militants, and a suspected U.S. drone fired missiles in the region killing at least 26 people.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sank deeper into recession with its worst quarterly contraction in 35 years, data showed on Monday, its reliance on exports and soft domestic demand dragging down the world's second-largest economy.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a $40 billion budget on Sunday, casting doubt on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ability to prevent the nation's most populous state from sinking into the abyss.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez promised to use a referendum victory that allows his re-election to fight crime and corruption and consolidate socialism in a nation whose oil income has fallen abruptly.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke will meet India's foreign minister and top security officials on Monday to discuss regional security, with simmering tension with Pakistan high on the agenda.

PORT-LOUIS (AFP) - The impact of the economic crisis is deepening and will hit developing nations particularly hard, Chinese President Hu Jintao warned on Monday as he embarked on the final leg of a tour of Africa.

TOKYO (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- the first American top diplomat in half a century to start her job with an Asia trip -- praised US ties with the region after arriving in Japan Monday.

CARACAS (AFP) - President Hugo Chavez and his supporters celebrated victory Monday after Venezuelans voted to scrap term limits on elected posts, paving the way for him to seek re-election in 2012 and beyond.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan and Islamic hardliners signed a deal to enforce sharia law in the northwest Swat valley on Monday, which authorities hope will usher in peace as a suspected US missile strike killed 22 people.

PARIS (AFP) - British and French nuclear submarines collided earlier this month while submerged, the French defence ministry confirmed on Monday, insisting the accident presented no risk of a radioactive leak.

CHICAGO (AFP) - Earth-like planets with life-sustaining conditions are spinning around stars in our galactic neighborhood, US astrophysicists say. They just haven't been found yet.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan warned Monday it was in the deepest economic crisis since World War II, after Asia's biggest economy suffered its worst contraction in almost 35 years.