Air Travel Chaos Spreads And Deepens Into Weekend -- New York Times
PARIS — As a cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland moved eastward across Northern Europe, massive transportation gridlock continued Saturday and left weary travelers in an anxious limbo.
Scientists were uncertain when the cloud would dissipate though one Icelandic geologist, Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson of the University of Iceland, told The Associated Press on Saturday that activity was increasing at the volcano.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran wants 'atomic criminal' US suspended from IAEA.
Have Iran and its allies been passing phony $100 bills in Iraq?
Ex-president Khatami 'banned from leaving Iran'.
ASIA
Suicide bombers kill 27 at Pakistan displaced camp.
Kyrgyzstan's new rulers round up Bakiyev's backers.
Pakistan to revive probe into Bhutto killing after scathing UN report.
Thai PM not planning crackdown on protesters.
Death toll rises to 1,339 in China quake.
AFRICA
Sudan vote 'failed' to meet global standards: EU.
Zimbabwe at 30: Iron rule of Mugabe casts pall over independence.
Al-Qaeda frees abducted Italian couple in Mali.
EUROPE
Volcanic ash: Europe flights grounded for third day.
Two main British political parties concede defeat in 1st TV debate.
Poland holds public memorial for crash victims.
Unhappy birthday for pope as Catholic crisis widens.
AMERICAS
Spanish helicopter crashes in Haiti, 4 killed.
Mexico drug cartels migrate to Caribbean - leaders.
California jobless rate swells to 12.6 percent.
Rio's Christ statue graffitied.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
New Yorker accused of helping al-Qaida about to go on trial.
India monitoring security after U.S. terror alert.
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/FINANCE
China's economy marches on as growth rate soars by nearly 12%.
U.S. states face ‘staggered’ recovery, Pew Center’s Urahn says.
Goldman fraud charges trigger possible wider crackdown.
