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Britain expels Libyan Ambassador (WTXL)
The British government says it is expelling the Libyan Ambassador after the British embassy in Tripoli was attacked.

Pope John Paul II Beatified By Catholic Church in First Major Step to Canonization (huliq)
The late Pope John Paul II has been beatified by the Catholic Church, as the beloved Polish pope took another step to sainthood.

Gulf official says Yemen deal postponed (The Boston Globe)
A Gulf official says the signing ceremony of a deal to end Yemen's political crisis has been indefinitely postponed, signaling the possible collapse of the agreement.

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Crowds Of Faithful Jam Vatican To Honor Pope John Paul II (WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh)
Catholic faithful from around the world poured into Rome on Sunday as the Catholic Church declares Pope John Paul II "blessed," a step below sainthood.

China bans smoking in indoor public places (CBC News)
China's latest push to ban smoking in indoor public venues has come into effect, but the vaguely defined new rules are not expected to dramatically reduce the country's heavy tobacco addiction.

Israel freezes cash transfer to Palestinians due to Fatah-Hamas unity deal (Haaretz Daily News)
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz says he is delaying a cash transfer to the Palestinian Authority because of a new unity deal between rival Palestinian factions.

Venezuela's Chavez condemns death of Gadhafi's son (The State)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is condemning the killing of one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons and three of his grandchildren in a NATO airstrike in Libya.

Crews tackle Oxfam warehouse blaze (Andover Advertiser)
Scores of firefighters have battled a blaze that left an Oxfam warehouse badly damaged.

Northeast China hotel fire kills 10, injures 35 (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg)
A state news agency says a fire at a hotel in northeastern China has killed 10 people and injured 35 others.

Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez (News Times)
LAUREN VILLAGRAN,, RICARDO CHAVEZ CARBAJAL, Updated 07:37 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2011 An arsenal containing grenades, grenade launchers, assault riffles and other high-powered weapons are stored inside a basement warehouse in the city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Friday April 29, 2011.

Gadhafi's son killed in NATO airstrike (WHEC-TV Rochester)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi survived a NATO missile strike Saturday that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren and wounded friends and relatives, Libya's spokesman said.

Missile Attack Kills Son of Moammar Gadhafi (huliq)
A Libyan spokesperson says that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al Arab Gadhafi, has been killed in a NATO airstrike, but that the Libyan leader himself survived the blast.

Five charged after wedding arrests (Mansfield Chad)
Police have charged five of the 55 people arrested in London during the royal wedding celebrations, after Scotland Yard hailed the day as an "amazing success". A further three people have been bailed without charge and 37 released without charge in the biggest security operation in a generation.

PSN users see fraudulent credit card use, despite Sony assurances (examiner)
Although admitting that personal information was stolen during the PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity, Sony has said 1) that it is unsure if any credit card data was stolen, and 2) that even if they had been, the numbers were encrypted. However, a number of PSN users are coming forward, saying they have seen fraudulent charges on the credit cards they have linked to their PSN accounts, damning evidence against Sony's statements.