Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Last Update: 5:21 PM ET (21:21 GMT)

Airport Crisis Frustrates Travelers, and Airlines

PARIS — The shutdown looked set to last into Monday, even as some airports cleared the way for a handful of flights heading east or north.

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Travelers in front of a board full of cancellations at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Sunday.
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Travelers in front of a board full of cancellations at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Sunday.

Polish President and First Lady Buried in Krakow

KRAKOW — Some 150,000 Poles bade farewell to their president in a funeral that capped more than a week of mourning.

Thai Government Supporters Vow Counter-Protest

BANGKOK — The “yellow shirt” movement added to tensions with a threat to challenge the red shirt protesters with a counter-demonstration.

Greece Says No New Austerity Measures Demanded

MADRID — Athens has insisted it will not have to impose tougher austerity measures in return for a loan package.

Pope Meets With Sexual Abuse Victims in Malta

VALLETTA, Malta — Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of victims and expressed “shame and sorrow” at their plight.

Getting What You Pay for on the Mobile Internet

BERLIN — Mobile traffic is booming. So operators are starting to look for ways to make clients pay based on use.

Tibetan monks ferried bodies to a dusty rise near Jiegu before  setting cremation pyres ablaze.
After Quake, Tibetans Distrust China’s Help

Despite outward signs of ethnic unity, the earthquake has exposed stubborn tensions between Beijing and Tibetans.

Latest News From Asia
Talk of a Surprise in British Elections

LONDON — Three decades after its forerunner almost fractured the iron grip of Britain's two big political blocs, the small centrist party is threatening an upset.

Latest News From Europe
Gates Says U.S. Lacks a Policy to Thwart Iran

WASHINGTON — A secret memo set off a search for new options in dealing with Iran’s steady progress toward nuclear capability.

Latest News From the Middle East
Richard Goldstone in 2009.
South African Judge May Be Kept From Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah

A vague threat of violence may mean Richard Goldstone, who led an inquiry into Israel’s invasion of Gaza, won’t attend a celebration for his grandson in a Johannesburg suburb.

Latest News From Africa
Fleeing Drug Violence, Mexicans Pour Into U.S.

FORT HANCOCK, Tex. — Residents say drug gangs have laid waste to El Porvenir, Mexico, and those who can are fleeing to the U.S.

Latest News From the Americas
<strong>CURVES</strong> After three years, repairs and renovation of the Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport's 49-year-old centerpiece, are nearly completed.
In Los Angeles, the Saucer Is Ready to Land Again

LOS ANGELES — Since a chunk fell off three years ago, the futuristic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport has been renovated to face the future.

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From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste

The world’s most expensive coffee beans are found in the droppings of the civet, a catlike animal from Southeast Asia whose digestive tract produces a smooth brew.

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Gates Says U.S. Lacks Policy to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Drive

“The fact is, cat's out of the bag on nuclear weapons, and diplomacy without some integrity won't accomplish much,” writes Jim Doyle in Honolulu.

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