Tue. 05 May 2009 1005 UTC
Pakistan: Up to 500,000 May Flee Taliban-Held Swat
Residents flee Taliban-held Mingora in anticipation of government assault on final militant stronghold in Swat Valley
Number of Swine Flu Cases Approaches 1,500 Worldwide 
Latest figures Tuesday are an increase of more than 400 infections since day before
Mexico Moves Toward Normalcy as Swine Flu Subsides
But medical experts caution that flu still poses a threat
Joe Biden Urges Israel To Support Two-State Solution
US vice president also urges Israel to allow Palestinians freedom of movement, and to stop building new Jewish settlements
Bernanke Sees Economic Upturn Later This Year
Head of US Federal Reserve tells congressional committee recovery likely to be slow, unemployment to continue rising for a while
- Afghan Officials Say Coalition Airstrikes Kill Civilians
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Georgia, Moscow Trade Allegations on Military Uprising
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Russian President's Power in Doubt
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China Quarantines Canadian Students, Collects Citizens in Mexico
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Aid Agencies Make Appeals for Displaced in Sri Lanka
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Gates Says US-Iran Contacts Will Be Open
- Turkish Police Arrest Eight in Wedding Massacre
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Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan Pivots Toward Pakistan
- Israel's President to Meet with Obama in Washington
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Re-Arrest of Activists Sparks Tension in Zimbabwe Government
