Israeli Strike Kills 5, Officials Say 2008-04-29 05:51 - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- An explosion shattered a tiny Gaza Strip house as Israeli troops battled militants Monday, killing a Palestinian woman and four of her children in new bloodshed that threatened efforts to arrange a truce between the warring sides.
North Korean Officer Defects to the South 2008-04-29 05:51 - The soldier was the first Communist officer to defect in a decade, a South Korean military spokesman said.
Austria Says Man Locked Up Daughter 2008-04-29 05:50 - Austrian police have arrested a 73-year-old man who they say kept his daughter locked in a cellar for 24 years and fathered seven children with her.
70 Killed in Train Collision in China 2008-04-29 05:50 - A collision between two passenger trains in Eastern China killed 70 people and injured 416 more, making it one of the deadliest rail accidents in China in a decade.
In Iraq, Peaceful Protests and Attacks 2008-04-29 05:50 - A demonstration against violence was held by members of the Iraqi Parliament even as clashes went on nearby. U.S. and Iraqi troops killed 22 militants on Sunday.
Gazan Mother and 4 Children Killed 2008-04-29 05:50 - A Palestinian mother and her four young children were killed in Gaza during an Israeli operation against militants, and a dispute quickly arose over exactly how they had died.
British doctor killed in Australia jet ski crash 2008-04-29 05:45 - A British doctor on holiday in Australia was killed and his wife injured today
when the jet ski they were riding ploughed into a moored pleasure boat off
the coast of Queensland.
Dolphin dies as aerial stunt for tourists in US goes wrong 2008-04-29 05:45 - An investigation was under way at a theme park in Florida yesterday after a
captive dolphin was injured fatally while performing an aerial stunt for
tourists.
