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Market Matters: Struggling Stocks Spur New Record Oil Prices
Oil hit another record of just under $143 as global stocks tumbled last week, with the Dow briefly dipping into bear market territory as investors sought safety in gold, government debt and the Swiss franc.

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Pro-Kremlin Youth Say U.S. Must Pay
Reuters Members of a pro-Kremlin youth group demonstrated outside the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok on Monday to support Alexander Kashin, a local man paralyzed in an accident involving a U.S. diplomat's car.

Church Abroad Leader Dies at 80
By Matt Siegel / Staff Writer Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, died on Sunday in Jordanville, New York. The head of the semi-autonomous branch of the Russian Orthodox Church was 80 years old.

Bush's Letter Puts Putin in a Good Mood
By Nikolaus von Twickel and Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writers President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he saw a chance for an improvement in relations with the United States as a result of a letter he received from U.S. President George W. Bush.

Markets Hit by Bear Stearns Collapse
By Catrina Stewart / Staff Writer Russian stock markets racked up hefty losses Monday as an 11th-hour deal to save U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns from bankruptcy sparked fears of further bad news to come.

Investigator Arrives at Kasyanov Office With Signature Queries
The Moscow Times Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov's office was visited by an investigator from Khabarovsk last week in what a senior official with his political movement said was part of a campaign by the authorities to discredit the opposition leader.

'Thais Pressured Bout to Fly to U.S.'
Reuters, AP A lawyer for the suspected arms dealer says his client had to physically resist an attempt to put him on a plane shortly after his arrest.

Teenager Stabbed to Death in Gang Attack
By David Nowak / Staff Writer A teenager has been stabbed to death in an attack possibly organized by Spartak Moscow football fans on the Internet.

China Defends Crackdown on Violent Tibetan Protests
Reuters China said Monday that it had shown great restraint in the face of violent protests by Tibetans, which it said were orchestrated by followers of the Dalai Lama seeking to wreck the Beijing Olympics in August.

Cheney Visit Marks Invasion of Iraq
The Associated Press U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, marking five years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq with an overnight stay in the war-torn nation, warned on Monday against large drawdowns of U.S. troops that could jeopardize recent security gains.

Pope Changes Controversial Prayer
Reuters Pope Benedict has approved a conciliatory statement for Jews upset by a Good Friday prayer that many see as a call for their conversion, Catholic and Jewish sources said Monday.

Stearns Sale Sends Markets Tumbling
Reuters A fire sale of Bear Stearns stunned Wall Street and pummeled global financial stocks on Monday on fears that few banks are safe from deepening market turmoil.

95 Hurt as Kosovar Serbs Attack UN
The Associated Press Untied Nations police stormed a courthouse in northern Kosovo on Monday to remove Serb protesters occupying the building, sparking clashes that injured dozens of peacekeepers and demonstrators.

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