North Korea nuclear standoff
SEOUL - UN nuclear experts left North Korea on Thursday after the communist regime ordered their expulsion amid an escalating standoff over the regime's recent rocket launch.
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left the main site in Yongbyon north of Pyongyang after removing all seals and switching off surveillance cameras, IAEA spokesman Marc Vidricaire said in a statement.
NEW DELHI - DESPITE violence from extreme rebels on the first day of Indian elections on Thursday, Indian voters turned out heavily in the first day of the general elections.
According to news media, suspected Maoist insurgents marred the balloting in several areas with deadly attacks.
LONDON - GERMAN side Hamburg SV were beaten 2-1 at Manchester City in their Uefa Cup quarter-finals, second leg on Thursday but survived a second-half siege to hang on for a 4-3 aggregate victory.
The German club, who impressed in a 3-1 victory last week, extended their advantage after just 12 minutes when Paolo Guerrero punished some slack City defending.
WASHINGTON - HOUSING construction plunged to the second lowest level on record in March, reversing a big jump from the previous month.
Meanwhile, new claims for state unemployment benefits unexpectedly plunged.
