Summary: Reuters - Silvio Berlusconi looked on Tuesday to
have secured a clear majority and streamlined parliament to
help him push through tough decisions on Italy's struggling
economy in his third term as prime minister.
Summary: AP - Amare Stoudemire scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and Phoenix recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Golden State 122-116 Monday night, eliminating the Warriors from playoff contention.
Summary: Media interest may have waned but the needs facing many of the Kenyan refugees who fled to Uganda to escape postelection violence are still great report The Salvation Armys International Emergency Services team
Summary: AFP - A general strike called by Zimbabwe's opposition to force the release of last month's presidential election results got off to a slow start Tuesday with shops in the capital operating as normal.
Summary: AP - Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi faces a laundry list of problems after avenging his loss at the polls two years ago to win a third stint as Italy's premier.
Summary: AP - From a presidential welcome, to two Masses at baseball stadiums, to a stop for prayer at ground zero in New York, Pope Benedict XVI will get a heavy dose of the American experience in his first pilgrimage to the United States.
Summary: AP - John McCain wants the federal government to free people from paying gasoline taxes this summer and ensure that college students can secure loans this fall, a pair of proposals aimed at stemming pain from the country's troubled economy.
Summary: Reuters - Coral is again flourishing in the
crater left by the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated by the
United States, 54 years after the blast on Bikini Atoll, marine
scientists said on Tuesday.