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Pope John Paul II to be beatified before big crowd
Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood on Sunday when his successor beatifies him before an expected crowd of several hundred thousand people. Pilgrims from all over the world, many from the pope's native Poland, have flocked to Rome to witness the beatification mass and take part in the biggest event in the Italian capital since the late pope's funeral in 2005.
Source: Pope John Paul II to be beatified before big crowd (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41072025/from/RSS/)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi survived a NATO missile strike Saturday that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren and wounded friends and relatives, Libya's spokesman said.
Source: Gadhafi son, grandkids killed in NATO strike (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42829913/from/RSS/)
At Washington's premier black-tie dinner, President Barack Obama shifted from consoler to comic, starting his stand-up bit with jokes about his birth certificate.
Source: Obama mocks Trump and self at gala dinner (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42837356/from/RSS/)
Thousands of people still reeling from the second-deadliest day of tornadoes in U.S. history prepared to mourn the hundreds killed as a Sunday of somber church services proceeded across the U.S. South.
Source: Mourning for tornado victims in the South (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42849381/from/RSS/)
I have read that 280 people died because of the tornado. Too bad and that's awful. Mourning is not enough. They have to do something to prevent a lot of people to die. Disaster preparedness is a key.
Investigators have located and recovered the missing memory unit of the flight data recorder of a 2009 Air France flight — a discovery they hope will explain why the aircraft crashed in the mid-Atlantic, killing all 228 people on board.
Source: Investigators find Air France black box (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42850656/from/RSS/)
U.S. officials explain how bin Laden was caught. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.
Source: US tracked couriers to elaborate bin Laden compound (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42853221/from/RSS/)
Were it not for this high-value target, the killing of Osama bin Laden at his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday might have been a routine mission for the specially trained and highly mythologized SEAL Team Six.
Source: NJ: The secret team that killed bin Laden (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42858824/from/RSS/)
The at-sea burial of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was videotaped and probably will be publicly released soon, two Pentagon officials said Monday.
Source: Video of bin Laden's sea burial to be released? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42859914/from/RSS/)
A man who once vowed to liberate the Arab world was reduced to a footnote in revolutions and uprisings that he and his men had struggled to understand.
Source: NYT: In Arab world, bin Laden's confused legacy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42862809/from/RSS/)
Golf shoes in the Oval Office could have been a clue. After playing a round on Sunday, he made an unusual beeline for the West Wing that raised eyebrows only in retrospect.
Source: Obama's golf shoes a clue to bin Laden raid? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42874398/from/RSS/)
"Thousands of documents" recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound could help the U.S. "destroy al-Qaida," U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Source: Compound could yield big intelligence harvest (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42881728/from/RSS/)
In his last days, Osama bin Laden relied on two Pakistanis, one of whom, according to American officials, was his most trusted courier.
Source: NYT: Bin Laden's hosts were 2 Pakistanis from frontier (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42889172/from/RSS/)
The body of a man with his hands and feet nailed to a wooden cross and a crown of thorns on his head has been found in an abandoned stone quarry, South Korean police said Wednesday.
Source: Body found crucified, wearing crown of thorns (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42892948/from/RSS/)
A wife of Osama bin Laden who was wounded in a raid on his compound may have a treasure trove of information on the slain al-Qaida leader but isn't likely to give it up to U.S. authorities.
Source: Mystery surrounds wounded bin Laden wife (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42900591/from/RSS/)
Images of the wreckage of the helicopter left behind at Osama bin Laden's compound by U.S. forces have prompted speculation that the chopper is a secret, highly-modified version of the military's iconic Black Hawk.
Source: Secret, stealth chopper in compound wreckage? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42912904/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama on Friday will privately thank personnel from the U.S. team involved in the operation against Osama bin Laden.
Source: Obama to meet bin Laden raid team (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42919214/from/RSS/)
Al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, according to DVDs and documents seized at Osama bin Laden's home, NBC News reports.
Source: NBC: Al-Qaida considered 9/11/11 attack on trains (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42922557/from/RSS/)
Oil plunged nearly 9 percent to settle below $100 per barrel. Mounting concerns about the U.S. economy triggered the biggest one-day percentage decline in more than two years.
Source: Oil has biggest 1-day drop in more than 2 years (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42920472/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama on Friday was briefed by members of the team that killed Osama bin Laden, and afterwards extended his thanks and awarded them the Presidential Unit Citation.
Source: Obama thanks, awards bin Laden team (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42919214/from/RSS/)
Osama bin Laden and those who lived with him at a Pakistan compound suffered from stomach ulcers, high blood pressure and nerve pain — plus the normal ailments that affect a family with kids, according to analysis of medications reportedly found at the site.
Source: What was in medicine chests at bin Laden compound? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42934673/from/RSS/)
Pakistan says the U.S. has demanded the identities of operatives amid suspicion that Pakistan's intelligence agency knew of Osama bin Laden's location, and helped shield him.
Source: NYT: US tells Pakistan to say who aided bin Laden (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42939442/from/RSS/)
Video footage recorded at Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, show the al-Qaida founder watching himself on TV, The Associated Press reported.
Source: New details about bin Laden being released (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42941138/from/RSS/)
Video footage recorded at Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, shows the al-Qaida founder watching himself on TV, The Associated Press reported.
Source: Videos show bin Laden's secret life (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42941138/from/RSS/)
Interviews with U.S. and Pakistani officials and bin Laden's neighbors produce a portrait of an isolated man presiding over family life while plotting mayhem.
Source: NYT: Bin Laden's secret life in diminished world (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42944764/from/RSS/)
Sheriff's deputies searched for the husband of a Canadian woman who survived for seven weeks on water and trail mix after they became stranded in remote mountains in Nevada, holding out hope Saturday that he could still be alive.
Source: Teams seek man whose wife survived 7 weeks in bush (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42943660/from/RSS/)
A woman's body was found inside an Atlanta home being demolished Saturday, and witnesses say they heard her moan as a backhoe tore at the house.
Source: Did woman die as Atlanta home was torn down? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42945959/from/RSS/)
Emergency officials on Sunday issued evacuation notices to 200 additional Memphis area houses, bringing to more than 1,300 the number of homes feared at risk of suffering dangerous flooding.
Source: Memphis-area residents warned of flooding (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42947303/from/RSS/)
The Obama administration has seen no evidence Pakistan's leadership knew Osama bin Laden was living in that country before his killing last week by U.S. forces, the U.S. national security adviser said on Sunday.
Source: US: No sign Pakistan knew of bin Laden presence (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42948377/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility "of us finally getting our man."
Source: Obama: 'Getting our man' outweighed risks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42949521/from/RSS/)
Now expecting the Mississippi River to crest in Memphis late Monday, nearly a day earlier, officials were going door-to-door in unprotected areas and monitoring levees protecting most of the city.
Source: Levees watched, locals warned in Memphis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42953666/from/RSS/)
Officials hoped that the worst was over in Memphis as the Mississippi neared its crest there, while downstream the U.S. government opened a spillway to relieve flooding pressure on New Orleans.
Source: New Orleans gets flood help; Memphis sees crest (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42953666/from/RSS/)
By leaking the name of the CIA's station chief in Islamabad to the news media, Pakistan authorities were deliberately attempting to complicate the U.S. spy agency's work after the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported Monday.
Source: Report: Leak shows rift between CIA-Pakistan spies (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42955171/from/RSS/)
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy last Saturday completed a flight over the Grand Canyon in his custom-built jet suit, his sponsor announced Tuesday.
Source: 'JetMan' does Grand Canyon flight — quietly (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42977241/from/RSS/)
A photo posted on Twitter of a baby receiving a pat-down at Kansas City International Airport is the latest in a number of recent highly publicized incidents of airport security screenings involving young children.
Source: Baby gets pat-down at Kansas City airport (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42978267/from/RSS/)
Three people died after a shooting in a parking garage on San Jose State University's campus Tuesday night, NBC News reported.
Source: Three die after San Jose State campus shooting (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42984916/from/RSS/)
Deep in hiding, Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the U.S., officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered when he was killed.
Source: Sources: Bin Laden journal reveals attack strategy (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42992612/from/RSS/)
Osama bin Laden once gave his wives the option of leaving Afghanistan, but his young Yemeni bride was determined to stay and be "martyred" alongside him.
Source: Bin Laden's wife: I'll stand with you (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42997701/from/RSS/)
The bloated Mississippi River and its tributaries are having their biggest impact on those with the least. Levees have protected urban areas but not smaller, and usually poorer, communities.
Source: Poor taking brunt of Mississippi's bulge (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42985277/from/RSS/)
Despite having no Internet access in his hideout, Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the U.S. government's best eavesdroppers.
Source: Why bin Laden emails went undetected (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43011358/from/RSS/)
Holland America's 1,916-passenger ms Westerdam sustained damage after striking a large piece of ice while maneuvering through Alaska's Yakutat Bay, south of Kluane National Park.
Source: Holland America's Westerdam hits ice in Alaska (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43009833/from/RSS/)
Federal officials have been given approval to open a Louisiana spillway as early as Saturday to avert a Mississippi River disaster in places like Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Source: It's a go: Spillway to inundate Cajun country (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43018935/from/RSS/)
An Iranian man found guilty of blinding a woman who refused to marry him now will have the same done to him as punishment — and she'll be the one who does it, her lawyer said.
Source: Blinded woman to put acid in attacker's eyes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43029928/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama, under pressure from Republicans and the public to bring down gasoline prices, announced new measures on Saturday to expand domestic oil production in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Obama seeks more drilling in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42706911/from/RSS/)
Engineers prepared Saturday to slowly open the gates of a spillway along the Mississippi River, diverting floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans into Cajun country.
Source: Engineers ready to open Mississippi River floodgate (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43031789/from/RSS/)
Engineers slowly opened the gates of a spillway along the Mississippi River, diverting floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans into Cajun country.
Source: La. floodgate opens, diverting Mississippi River (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43031789/from/RSS/)
Documents obtained by The New York Times show the 800-strong mercenary army is aimed at the UAE's external — and internal — foes.
Source: NYT: Secret force set up by Blackwater founder (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43036162/from/RSS/)
Two Muslim mothers have been arrested after allegedly killing their daughters for dishonoring the family by eloping with Hindu men, police in northern India said Sunday
Source: Honor killings: Moms accused of slaying 2 brides (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43037255/from/RSS/)
Over the next few days, water spewing through a Mississippi River floodgate will crawl through the swamps of Louisiana's Cajun country, leaving much of the land under up to 20 feet of brown muck.
Source: Towns await floodwater from Mississippi (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43037321/from/RSS/)
Relief officials inundated with donations after the flurry of twisters that killed more than 300 people across the South are sorting through the broken toys and used underwear they don't need while hunting for places to store mountains of vital supplies like canned food.
Source: After tornadoes, junk donations become challenge (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43039417/from/RSS/)
Terrified passengers aboard a Cathay Pacific plane prayed together as their aircraft, one of its engines on fire, made its way back to Singapore on Monday, and their calm response earned praise from the captain.
Source: Blazing jet makes emergency landing (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43043233/from/RSS/)
Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.
Source: Fat's 'master switch' found -- could we turn it off? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43039330/from/RSS/)
The mysterious face of the Mona Lisa may be lying under a few feet of cement in a decrepit convent in Florence, Italy. Researchers are currently searching for the bones of what might turn out to be Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, the woman many art historians believe to be the inspiration of the iconic painting.
Source: Bones may reveal Mona Lisa's identity (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43051171/from/RSS/)
The venerable Sahara hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip closed its doors Monday after six decades as a playground and stage for some of the biggest names in showbiz.
Source: Sahara hotel-casino closing on Vegas Strip (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43049518/from/RSS/)
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff.
Source: Schwarzenegger: I fathered a secret child (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43057177/from/RSS/)
Russian authorities arrested a man in connection with the discovery of dismembered body parts found around Moscow, after finding half-eaten human remains in his fridge.
Source: Alleged cannibal arrested after human stew found (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43060196/from/RSS/)
McDonald's says it is proud of the food it offers and that their venerable spokesclown teaches children to be active. Critics say it's time to hang up the yellow jumper.
Source: Ronald McDonald is facing a midlife crisis (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43068405/from/RSS/)
Police in Mexico's southern Chiapas state found 513 migrants on Tuesday inside two trailer trucks bound for the United States, and said they had been transported in dangerously crowded conditions.
Source: X-rays reveal 513 US-bound migrants in trucks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43073023/from/RSS/)
According to reports, the woman with whom former Arnold Schwarzenegger had an affair — and fathered a child — some 14 years ago, is being identified as Mildred Baena.
Source: Report: Mom of Schwarzenegger love child identified (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43073154/from/RSS/)
In an epic incident of the pot calling the kettle rude, a Tigard, Oregon woman said she felt "disrespected" after police escorted her from an Amtrak train mostly because she refused to get off her cellphone — for 16 hours.
Source: Cops kick cellphone blabbermouth off train (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43078616/from/RSS/)
The cul-de-sac where a woman identified as the mother of a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger now lives has become a maelstrom of TV cameras, reporters and onlookers.
Source: NYT: New focus in Schwarzenegger saga (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43083828/from/RSS/)
Three people were missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with a 660-foot container ship eight miles of the Mississippi coast late Wednesday, officials said.
Source: 3 missing after fishing boat, ship collide (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43089413/from/RSS/)
The seemingly idyllic existence of Mildred Baena and her son came to screeching halt this week as Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed that he had fathered a child out of wedlock.
Source: Schwarzenegger's son faces 'a lot of confusion' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43091314/from/RSS/)
A Michigan Lottery $2 million jackpot winner from last year is eligible and collecting some food stamp assistance under a loophole state officials have been working for months to close.
Source: $2 million lottery winner still gets food stamps (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43091952/from/RSS/)
Take a look at the winning photographs in this year's Earth and Sky Photo Contest, put on by The World at Night, an international organization dedicated to night-sky photography.
Source: Photos focus on night-sky wonders and worries (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43103447/from/RSS/)
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds over terms for Middle East peace ahead of a highly anticipated meeting on Friday.
Source: Israel official: Obama doesn't 'understand the reality' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43106082/from/RSS/)
The Haddad children of Middletown, Md., have a lot on their minds: school projects, SATs, weekend parties. And parents who believe the earth will begin to self-destruct on Saturday.
Source: NYT: Kids hope to attend party — if world doesn't end (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43106614/from/RSS/)
The U.S. evangelical Christian broadcaster predicting that Judgment Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.
Source: Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43092171/from/RSS/)
Osama bin Laden's personal files reveal a brazen idea: Rattle the world's economy with a relatively simple attack on oil tankers.
Source: Al-Qaida's low-tech plan for economic chaos (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43115189/from/RSS/)
The Tennessee Senate passes a bill forbidding teaching students up through eighth grade that some people are gay — a measure met with protests and a work-around from a "Star Trek" actor.
Source: 'Don't say gay' bill advances — just say Takei? (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43115864/from/RSS/)
Iceland's most active volcano erupts Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days.
Source: Volcano erupts in Iceland, spurs quakes (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43121772/from/RSS/)
NATO widened its campaign to weaken Moammar Gadhafi's regime with airstrikes on desert command centers and sea patrols to intercept ships, the military alliance said Saturday.
Source: NATO widens campaign to weaken Libya's Gadhafi (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43123998/from/RSS/)
Spaniards began voting on Sunday in polls expected to deal heavy losses to the ruling Socialists, who are blamed for widespread unemployment that has off a wave of protests.
Source: Spain voting begins amid mass protests (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43116460/from/RSS/)
More than a year after an Icelandic volcano wreaked havoc for air travelers across the globe, a new eruption has spewed an ash plume 12 miles in the air. Iceland's airports have been shut down, and ash could affect Europe later this week.
Source: 12-mile-high ash plume shutters Iceland airports (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43125054/from/RSS/)
Tornadoes ripped through parts of the Midwest on Sunday killing at least one person in Minneapolis and an unknown number of others in a Missouri town where a hospital was damaged.
Source: Deadly tornadoes batter central US (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43129780/from/RSS/)
Some of the states that have drained their unemployment insurance funds are cutting the number of weeks that a laid-off worker can count on those benefits.
Source: Strapped states trying to trim jobless benefits (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43127137/from/RSS/)
At least 89 people were killed in one Missouri city after a massive tornado — the deadliest in the state's history – hit the southwest portion of the state, authorities said on Monday.
Source: 'Cut the city in half': Twister kills 89 in Mo. city (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43132174/from/RSS/)
Jonathan Elliott had heard the sirens blaring outside St. John's Regional Medical Center for nearly 30 minutes when things suddenly took a terrifying turn.
Source: At twister hospital, panic and professionalism (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43141956/from/RSS/)
California preacher Howard Camping says his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on October 21.
Source: Radio host now says Judgment Day coming in October (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43140373/from/RSS/)
A vast swath of the United States could be hit by severe thunderstorms Tuesday, with a high risk of tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri, forecasters are warning.
Source: Reeling Mo. city braces for possible 2nd punch (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43147795/from/RSS/)
Scientists find cheap fish is often substituted for expensive fillets and overfished species are passed off as fish whose numbers are plentiful.
Source: NYT: Something fishy about seafood labels (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43189771/from/RSS/)
Not long after officials released a list of 232 people unaccounted for after Sunday's twister in Joplin, Mo., there was some good news: several of those listed were confirmed to be alive and well.
Source: Some on twister missing list turn up alive (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43178191/from/RSS/)
Two co-pilots facing faulty instrument readings and a stall fought to regain control of an Air France flight before the plane slammed into the Atlantic in a 3 1/2 minute fall, killing all 228 people aboard, accident investigators said Friday.
Source: Report reveals final minutes of doomed jet (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43192390/from/RSS/)
Days after the Blue Angels canceled their flyover at the Naval Academy's graduation because of a lower-than-normal maneuver, their commanding officer has stepped down.
Source: Blue Angels commander relieved of duties (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43199136/from/RSS/)
Unknown hackers have broken into the security networks of Lockheed Martin and several other U.S. military contractors, a source with direct knowledge of the attacks told Reuters.
Source: Hackers broke into Lockheed Martin: source (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43199200/from/RSS/)
The landing gear of a Delta Air Lines jet apparently caught fire during a rough landing Saturday at Atlanta's main airport, but the flight's approximately 50 passengers and crew were evacuated safely, authorities said.
Source: Delta flight catches fire in Atlanta (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43205609/from/RSS/)
Angel Delgadillo, 84, has witnessed the rise and fall of America's most historic byway and gets credit for helping it rise again as Historic Route 66.
Source: At 84, he's still the 'guardian angel' of Route 66 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43204537/from/RSS/)
Violent weather swept across the Eastern seaboard, dropping heavy rains that flooded towns from New England to Georgia, knocking out power and killing at least three people in the Atlanta area.
Source: Storms slam Eastern seaboard, more coming (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43202759/from/RSS/)
President Obama on Sunday toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri's killer tornado, consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives.
Source: Obama to Joplin: 'This is a national tragedy' (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43208652/from/RSS/)
Hackers attacked the website for broadcaster PBS, posting a fake story that dead rapper Tupac Shakur was "alive and well," according to reports.
Source: Hackers hit PBS, post 'Tupac still alive' story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43214259/from/RSS/)
Monday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5 percent in 2010 while reported property crimes fell 2.8 percent during the economic slowdown.
Source: The 10 most dangerous cities in America (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43158398/from/RSS/)
South African President Jacob Zuma made little headway toward brokering a Libya peace deal in talks with Moammar Gadhafi as eight army officers became the latest senior figures to break with the Libyan leader.
Source: Zuma and Libya hold talks after officers defect (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43217134/from/RSS/)
Moammar Gadhafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, the visiting South African president said Monday after meeting the Libyan ruler. Rebels quickly rejected the offer.
Source: S. African president: Gadhafi ready for truce (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43217134/from/RSS/)
Sarah Palin, who is on a tour of historic sites on the East Coast thus renewing speculation she might be testing the waters for a presidential bid, has found a new way to keep her political faithful guessing.
Source: Palin a no-show for fans at Civil War battlefield (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43221368/from/RSS/)
The mother of Casey Anthony broke down in tears on the witness stand Tuesday as prosecutors played a 911 tape in which she reported her granddaughter missing.
Source: Casey Anthony's mom breaks down on stand (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43224058/from/RSS/)