Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

KIRKUK, Iraq - Seeking to head off an explosion of ethnic violence, the United Nations will call for a power-sharing system of government for Iraq's deeply divided region of Kirkuk in the oil-rich north.

SAN FRANCISCO - The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday — April Fools' Day.

LILONGWE, Malawi - A Malawian judge held a closed-door hearing Monday on Madonna's application to adopt a second child from this southern African nation but delayed ruling on the matter until Friday, a court official said.

PARIS - A French musicians guild says Oscar-winning film composer Maurice Jarre has died at the age of 84.

If there's a city that could use a break during these difficult times, Detroit is it. f there's a basketball team that can provide a bit of a diversion for the Motor City, Michigan State might be the perfect choice.

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The Obama administration seized the wheel of the failing U.S. auto industry on Monday, forcing out General Motors Corp's CEO, pushing Chrysler LLC toward a merger and threatening bankruptcy for both.

SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States deployed two missile-interceptor ships from South Korea on Monday, a military spokesman said, days ahead of a North Korean rocket launch widely seen as a long-range missile test that violates U.N. sanctions.

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces took control of a police academy in Lahore on Monday after militants rampaged through the complex, killing at least eight cadets and wounding scores before holing up inside for hours.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Sunday that leaders of the G20 major global economies should send "a strong message of unity" on confronting the world financial crisis when they meet this week.

ROME (Reuters) - The global economic crisis will hit jobs hard, with unemployment set to reach double digits in many developing and advanced countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Sunday.

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Pol Pot's chief torturer took the stand on Monday, charged with crimes against humanity in the first trial of a top Khmer Rouge cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday the government will have about $135 billion left after banks give back some bailout money and declined to say whether he will ask Congress for more.

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire inside a nursing home in a small North Carolina town on Sunday, killing eight people, including elderly patients in wheelchairs, local authorities said.

MANAWAN, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan security forces claimed victory Monday over militant gunmen who stormed a police academy and unleashed a fierce firefight that left an estimated 20 people dead.

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - The Khmer Rouge regime's prison chief finally stood trial on Monday for Cambodia's "Killing Fields" atrocities, accused of overseeing the torture and execution of 15,000 people three decades ago.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House toughened its stand Monday on new aid for ailing automakers, saying General Motors needs to "substantially" step up restructuring and Chrysler must seal a deal with Fiat.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama ruled out sending US troops on a hot pursuit of extremists across the Afghan border into Pakistan -- but demanded Islamabad hold up its end of the anti-terror struggle.

ABIDJAN (AFP) - Scattered shoes left behind by the victims and scraps of paper bearing their names formed a grim memorial Monday to the stadium stampede that killed 19 fans as the Ivory Coast played a World Cup qualifying match.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's factory output and auto production have plunged for a fifth straight month, data showed Monday, as the government pledged to revive the recession-hit economy with more stimulus spending.

LONDON (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets dived on Monday as fresh woes for the global auto sector and extremely weak economic data triggered a rush to dump shares, traders said.