AFP - Top officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wrapped up more than four hours of talks on the Iranian nuclear crisis here but failed to agree on a clear strategy to coax Tehran into foregoing nuclear arms.

AFP - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko faced growing Western criticism over his clinching of a third term in office as protestors camped in the capital resolved to carry on fighting for an annulment of presidential election results.

Reuters - Senior foreign affairs officials from the five veto-holding U.N. Security Council powers and Germany meet on Monday in an effort to break the impasse over reining in Iran's nuclear ambitions.

AP - Battling wind and rain, Hall of Famer Juli Inkster overcame a four-stroke deficit to win the Safeway International on Sunday.

AP - Voters look set to deal President Viktor Yushchenko a rebuff in a parliamentary election next Sunday that could tilt their divided country back toward Russia just 16 months after a revolution that appeared to move Ukraine closer to the West.

AFP - Top foreign ministry officials of the five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council and Germany are to meet to plot long-term strategy on how to tackle the Iranian nuclear crisis.

AP - In this send-up of "Monopoly," players don't pass "Go" and they don't go directly to jail — they go to Guantanamo Bay.

AP - In this send-up of "Monopoly," players don't pass "Go" and they don't go directly to jail — they go to Guantanamo Bay.

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AP - Jake Tsakalidis scored a season-high 19 points and matched his career high with 16 rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Memphis Grizzlies over the Boston Celtics 93-76.

Reuters - Iran came under more pressure to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programs on Tuesday when the United States and its allies took the issue to the full U.N. Security Council and Russia pursued its own initiative in talks in Moscow.

AP - Ethiopia and Eritrea were separate entities, for decades ruled by colonial powers, until a 1952 U.N. resolution joined them in a federation over Eritrean objections. In 1962, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea, sparking the Eritrean fight for independence.

AP - On a day when opponents of Fidel Castro caused turmoil in and above the stands, David Ortiz powered the Dominican Republic to a key victory over Cuba.

Reuters - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he suspected Washington was holding up Russian entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for political reasons.

AFP - Six global trading powers achieved a degree of progress in weekend talks in London, but a breakthrough deal to help poor nations trade their way out of poverty remained elusive.

Reuters - Six of the world's top economic powers made little headway on Saturday in removing long-standing hurdles to a global trade deal, but reaffirmed a commitment to conclude a key part of the pact by the end of April.

AFP - Trade officials from six major WTO member nations continued two-day talks in London to tackle the delicate topic of tariffs on agricultural products and industrial goods.

Reuters - The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council ended a second round of talks on Friday on how to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment-related works, but there was no sign they had agreed on a statement.

AFP - Six major trading powers, including the European Union and the United States, began talks here aimed at scrapping barriers to global trade and breaking a WTO deadlock.

AP - Boos coming his way from all directions when he stepped into the batter's box for the first time, Barry Bonds played his first spring training game in two years and went 1-for-2 in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.