International News

	Thai PM says he's open to talks with protesters Thailand's prime minister says his government is ready to talk.
	Maliki keeps lead in election vote count The Iraqi prime minister's coalition has kept an edge of almost 40,000 votes ahead of his secular rival in the latest release of preliminary results from the March 7th parliamentary elections.
	Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of the diarist.
	U.N. rejects export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna One environmental group says it's a "pretty irresponsible" move.
	Warships take new strategy against Somali pirates An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive confrontations further out to sea, has dealt the brigands a setback, officials and experts said Thursday.
	US soldier dies in combat in Baghdad The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in combat in Baghdad.
	Putin: Iran's nuclear plant launch set for summer Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.
	Canadian PM lays out goals for G-20 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urging G-20 nations to keep trade markets open and continue with stimulus measures as senior bureaucrats of the nations work to lay out the agenda for June's economic summit in Toronto.
	Witness casts doubt on evidence against Demjanjuk An expert witness says a statement being used as evidence against John Demjanjuk should be treated with the "highest caution" because it came from a KGB interrogation.
	Clinton and Bush head to Haiti on Monday Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will be making their first joint visit to the Caribbean nation to assess recovery needs following January's devastating earthquake.