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The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror.

The US security chief tells the BBC the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are the new focus for the war on terror.

AP - President Bush has asked his defense and interior secretaries to look into designating Pearl Harbor and other historic World War II sites in the Pacific a national monument.

AFP - China on Saturday made final preparations to drain a dangerous "quake lake" in an audacious attempt to avert a disaster that could flood the homes of over a million people.

AP - President Manuel Zelaya said that Honduras would create a civilian airport for commercial jets on a U.S. military airfield, diverting traffic from Tegucigalpa's notoriously dangerous airport following a deadly crash.

AP - Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. It needs human expertise for everything from cleaning water to mental health counseling — and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta.

AP - For nearly two months, Texas child welfare officials had insisted conditions at a polygamist group's ranch were so abusive that none of its members should be allowed to keep their children.

Bloomberg - June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama moved closer to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination after the party moved to settle a months-long quarrel over delegates from Michigan and Florida.

Chaos on London's tubes on last night before alcohol ban

A six-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a seven-and-a-half-tonne skip wagon.