Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

NEW YORK - A survey of dozens of women who fled violence in Darfur found that a third of them reported or showed signs of rape, and revealed a widespread fear of sexual violence in their refugee camp in Chad, a human rights group reported Sunday. Full Story»

LONDON - Susan Boyle may have been beaten by a group of street dancers who jumped, kicked and shook their way to victory against her on "Britain's Got Talent," but her musical career has barely begun. Full Story»

• Slideshow: Scottish woman becomes unlikely singing sensation

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Magic can no longer be ignored. After 14 frustrating years, a team overlooked and ignored all season sent LeBron James home and is on its way to face Kobe Bryant in the NBA finals. Full Story»

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States and its Asian allies could look at tougher responses should diplomacy fail to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, officials at a security conference said at the weekend. Full Story»

• Slideshow: North Korea

KABUL (Reuters) - The majority of the 17,000 extra U.S. troops being sent to fight a growing Taliban-led insurgency in southern and western Afghanistan should be on the ground by mid-July, the U.S. military said on Sunday. Full Story»

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The arrests of four men in a suspected plot to bomb two New York synagogues have drawn fire from critics who say U.S. law enforcement relies on informants who infiltrate extremist groups that otherwise would be incapable of mounting an attack. Full Story»

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces battled militants in South Waziristan on the Afghan border on Sunday and a government official said an offensive in the Swat valley could be over in two or three days. Full Story»

• Slideshow: Pakistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try to repair America's tarnished image in the Muslim world on Thursday, as he looks to mobilize support for restarting Middle East peacemaking and thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions. Full Story»

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar said on Sunday that the trial of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was in line with its laws and was a domestic issue other countries should not interfere with. "The legal action against Aung San Suu Kyi is merely the internal affairs of Myanmar, taking action through its legal system in accordance with domestic law," said Major General Aye Myint, Myanmar's Deputy Minister of Defense, at the Asia Security Conference in Singapore. Full Story»

• Slideshow: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

TSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - The Russian-backed rebel region of South Ossetia voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday that the opposition say will be used by the local separatist leader to strengthen his grip on power. Full Story»

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan's defence secretary said Sunday that a month-long offensive to crush Taliban fighters in the northwest could end within days, as security forces hunted down the militant leadership. Full Story»

• Slideshow: Pakistan

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian security officials defused a bomb planted on a domestic passenger plane, officials said on Sunday, the latest incident of violence ahead of next month's presidential election. Full Story»