Lawmakers to set up CIA prison inquiry
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters): THE EUROPEAN Parliament decided yesterday to investigate allegations that the CIA used European states to transport and detain terrorism suspects illegally.

Cloning associate admits pioneer faked cell results
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): A DOCTOR who collaborated with cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk said yesterday that the South Korean scientist had agreed to withdraw a key research paper after allegations that he faked data on the production of stem cells...

Man catches baby tossed from burning building
NEW YORK (AP): A MOTHER trapped in a burning third-floor apartment prayed and then dropped her 1-month-old son out a window to the crowd below. The infant was caught safely by a man who plays catcher for his employer's baseball team.

Residents refuse to give up birds
UROZHAYNOE, Ukraine (AP): GOVERNMENT EFFORTS to stem the outbreak of bird flu on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula are running into trouble, as poor villagers refuse to hand over their birds to be killed ..

Police evict Indians from disputed land
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters): FEDERAL POLICE moved to evict about 200 Indians from land in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state yesterday, carrying out a court order obtained by ranchers, police said.