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Updated : Fri, 16 May 2008 10:46:50 GMT

Amid clamor to drop out, Clinton campaigns on (Reuters)

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) arrives for a reception on Capitol Hill in Washington May 14, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - Sitting on board Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign plane are the remnants of a colorful balloon replica of the candidate, once nearly life-size but now almost deflated and shriveled.



Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 05:29:51 GMT

Suspected suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

An explosion in the commercial quarter of the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo caused dozens of casualties, doctors and the military said. (Graphics/Reuters)Reuters - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber rammed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, the military and hospital authorities said.



Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war (AP)

This frame grab taken from a video message carrying the logo of al-Qaida's production house as-Sahab and provided by IntelCenter, a U.S. government contractor monitoring al-Qaida messaging, shows a graphic used on the May 16, 2008, al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media release of a new video featuring an audio statement from Osama bin Laden to the people of the West about Israel's 60th anniversary. It is the third statement from bin Laden to be released in 2008. There are no English subtitles. Friday's message comes as President Bush wraps up his visit to Israel to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.



Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 10:48:00 GMT

Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling (AP)

From left, Ernie Frausto, Ricky Terry, Ben Holder, and Eric Shangle, all of San Francisco, dance as they celebrate California's supreme court decision on Castro Street in San Francisco, Thursday, May, 15, 2008. A huge crowd gathered in the Castro district to celebrate, after the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.



Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 10:44:38 GMT

Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP)
AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.
Publ.Date : Fri, 16 May 2008 08:34:32 GMT

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