Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

OKLAHOMA CITY - Bill Clinton recalled the profound impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the nation and his presidency during a private tour of a memorial and museum honoring the 168 people killed.

PANAMA CITY - A conservative supermarket magnate is favored to win presidential elections Sunday that will determine who will oversee the completion of the expansion of the Panama Canal, the nation's economic engine.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration may revamp and restart the Bush-era military trial system for suspected terrorists as it struggles to determine the fate of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and fulfill a pledge to close the prison by January.

This coming week, Bishop Thomas Wenski of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Fla., will take the unusual step of celebrating a Mass of Reparation, to make amends for sins against God. The motivation: to provide an outlet for Catholics upset with what Wenski calls the University of Notre Dame's "clueless" decision to invite President Barack Obama to speak at its commencement and receive an honorary doctorate May 17.

BOSTON - After a record-setting seven overtimes in the first six games, the Celtics made an early night of it with a dominating stretch in the second.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's flu outbreak appeared to be easing with a fall in serious cases, the government said, but world health officials warned the unpredictable virus could still become a pandemic.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Kemp, a star football quarterback who became a congressman, U.S. Cabinet secretary and Republican vice presidential nominee, died on Saturday at age 73.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thirteen East and Southeast Asian countries agreed Sunday to set up an emergency $120 billion fund to provide liquidity to any of them in need of help during the economic downturn.

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a somber annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit fell and the company's book value declined 6 percent, as the recession hurt many of the company's businesses and investments.

DHAKA (Reuters) - The United States believes that Islamist militancy remains a concern for Bangladesh, U.S. Ambassador James F. Moriarty said Sunday, after a former prime minister said there was no such threat.

DALLAS (Reuters) - A canopy covering a Dallas Cowboys practice field collapsed during a severe thunderstorm on Saturday, with local media reporting several people injured, including at least one coach for the National Football League team.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The financial sector will make up a smaller part of the U.S. economy in the future as new regulations clamp down on "massive risk-taking," President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday.

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Three protesters were killed on Sunday during clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, where separatist sentiment is strong, officials and witnesses said.

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexico was optimistic Sunday that the swine flu epidemic is coming under control, as diplomats complained over Mexicans being held in isolation in China although they show no signs of infection.

VIENNA (AFP) - Six Czech hikers were killed when they were caught in an avalanche near the ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps, police and rescue services said Sunday.

CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian riot police clashed on Sunday with stone-throwing pig farmers who were trying to prevent their animals being taken away for slaughter as part of a mass nationwide cull.

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's Maoist government on Sunday fired the country's army chief for failing to comply with orders, raising fears of a showdown between the prime minister and the military.

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A small Malaysian restaurant is once again proudly trading as "McCurry", after its unlikely victory in an eight-year legal battle with US fast food giant McDonald's.

DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) - General Motors could soon follow Chrysler into bankruptcy protection and the process is unlikely to be simple or swift for either troubled automaker, analysts warned.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) - Japan will contribute 38.4 billion dollars to an Asian emergency currency pool to bolster state finances amid the global economic slump, Finance and Economy Minister Kaoru Yosano said.