Reuters - Letting non-African troops into Sudan's troubled Darfur region risks creating turmoil like that seen after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Sudan's president said on Monday.

AFP - Egypt said that a 30-year-old woman has died of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, making her the country's first human victim as the virus spread to birds in neighboring Israel.

Reuters - Israel detected its first cases of H5N1 bird flu on Friday, saying the virus had killed thousands of turkeys and chicken on two farms, and it hospitalized one person suspected of being infected.

AP - The last wild momentum swing in a game full of them went George Washington's way. Maureece Rice scored 20 points and had a key defensive play in overtime to help the Colonials rally from an 18-point deficit and beat UNC Wilmington 88-85 Thursday night in the first round of the Atlanta Regional.

AP - Omar Vizquel sat down in front of his locker and held court for more than 30 minutes.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Kandahar, Afghanistan (AHN) - A statement attributed to Taliban leader Mullah Omar warns that large numbers of Afghans are signing up as suicide bombers and an offensive in the coming months will cause many casualties among foreign and Afghan troops. Omar's...

AP - A statement attributed to Taliban leader Mullah Omar said Thursday that large numbers of Afghans were signing up as suicide bombers and that an offensive in the coming months would cause many casualties among foreign and Afghan troops.

Reuters - Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar vowed a ferocious offensive against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, saying on Thursday they would soon face unimaginable violence.

Reuters - Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has ordered the execution of four foreigners -- described as three Albanians and a German -- kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said.

AP - With his contract set to expire after the upcoming season, Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker is adamant.

AFP - The cash-strapped African Union began considering whether to hand over peacekeeping operations in Sudan's troubled Darfur region to the United Nations amid warnings of continued genocide.

AP - Leon Powe had 22 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help California defeat Southern California 82-67 in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.

Reuters - An Indian film is to be directed by a Pakistani for the first time ever, deepening cultural links between the arch-rivals and neighbors while their diplomats struggle to push forward a slow-moving peace process. Pakistani actors and musicians have made a mark on Bollywood, but Omar Sharif will be the first to debut as a director in India's booming Hindi-language movie industry.

AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir is to hold a new mini-summit on the Darfur crisis with his Egyptian and Libyan counterparts ahead of an Arab summit in Khartoum later this month, presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail said.

Reuters - For once, Israeli politicians aren't so quick to promise peace. Broadcast campaigns for March 28 elections kicked off on Tuesday with little of the past rhetoric by Israel's high-flying hawks and doves on how best to end conflict in the Middle East.

Reuters - Leaders from the main Darfur rebel group on Monday renounced their party president, saying he was acting unilaterally and endangering fragile peace talks.

AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir repeated his country's refusal to allow any UN-led troop intervention in strife-torn Darfur, but still insisted Khartoum was committed to working with the world community.

AP - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Thursday that the al-Qaida terror network has infiltrated the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

AFP - Afghanistan has hit back at Pakistan's dismissal of its intelligence about Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistani territory, notably information about the whereabouts of the reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

AP - The United Nations warned Tuesday that Israel and the West could unleash a crisis in Palestinian territories by withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and transfers.