15 Dead, 49 Injured in Tour Bus Crash in Hong Kong 2008-05-02 05:52 - HONG KONG (AP) -- A tour bus lost control going down a hill and flipped over Thursday in Hong Kong, killing 18 members of a local Christian group and injuring 44 others. The driver was arrested on charges of dangerous driving.
7 European and Canadian Tourists Killed in Egypt Bus Accident 2008-05-02 05:52 - ABU ZENIMA, Egypt (AP) -- A tourist bus speeding at 100 mph with Canadian and European tourists on board lost control when it hit a sharp curve Thursday on an Egyptian highway, rolled down an incline and burst into flames. Nine people were killed and about 30 injured.
Dockworkers Protest Iraq War 2008-05-02 05:51 - Thousands of dockworkers at West Coast ports stayed off the job on Thursday in what their union said was a call for an end to the war in Iraq.
Chongson Journal: Koreans Recall an Era of Propaganda Battles 2008-05-02 05:51 - A museum in South Korea displays leaflets dropped on both sides of the DMZ during the pre-Internet age, when thought bombs were dropped by plane or balloon in enemy territory.
Anti-French Boycott Falters in China 2008-05-02 05:50 - They came. They expressed patriotic fervor. Then they shopped. Carrefour, a French department store chain, did a brisk business despite protests and a planned boycott.
Close Contest Seen in London Mayoral Election 2008-05-02 05:50 - Mayor Ken Livingstone campaigned hard across London on Thursday as voters went to the polls to decide whether to let him stay in office for another four years.
Double Bombings in Iraqi Town Kill at Least 35 2008-05-02 05:50 - Two blasts set off by suicide bombers ripped through a crowded shopping street in Diyala, only hours after a car bomb in Baghdad killed a U.S. soldier and nine Iraqi civilians.
Key Militant in Somalia Killed in U.S. Attack 2008-05-02 05:50 - Somali officials said that the death of Aden Hashi Ayro, the leader of an Islamist militia who was blamed for a string of atrocities, could be a turning point in the conflict.
