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Morning News


Apr.9   Global   IMF slashes world growth forecast
  The International Monetary Fund has said that the world economy will grow much more slowly in the next two years as a result of the credit crunch


  Gaza   Militant attack on Israel border Map of Nahal Oz Palestine  Palestinian militants have attacked a border crossing near the Nahal Oz crossing in northern Gaza, killing at least 2 Israeli civilians

  Zimbabwe     Court mulls vote decision  High Court resumed deliberations on whether it will order the Electoral Commission to release the results of the March 29 election

  Sadr City Clashes in Sadr City kill 20  6 people died in clashes between U.S. and Iraqi forces and members of the Mehdi Army

Day News


  San Francisco Bay Area   Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
  Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
 The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site


  USA   American Airlines grounds flights  The airline has cancelled more than 1,000 flights after grounding its MD-80 aircraft to conduct extra safety inspections on wiring

  San Francisco Bay Area   Google and Yahoo to share web ads  The world's two biggest search engines, have announced a 2 week experiment that will see them share advertising space

  Haiti   President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots  Rene Preval tried to halt a week of rioting by calling for tax cuts on imported food, but the capital descended deeper into chaos

  Rome Tevez goal steers United into semis  Carlos Tevez steerred Manchester to a 1-0 victory over Roma and into the semifinals of the Champions League

  Pakistan Top al Qaeda commander dies  Abu Ubaida al-Masri, suspected of helping plan the 2005 London subway bombings, died of natural causes

Evening News


  Thailand   54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Map of Ranong Thailand
  The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
 The migrants had suffocated after the ventilation failed. Burmese workers had crossed by boat to the Thai town of Ranong from Burma's southern tip at Victoria Point


  Beijing   Olympics to 'rebound from crisis'   The head of the International Olympic Committee has said the Beijing Games will rebound from 'crisis' after protests along the torch route
San Francisco Bay Area , April 9, 2008 Timeline