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In Moscow, the president looks to push right buttons in arms-reduction talks, but serious gaps remain.

By Philip P. Pan, Washington Post

Posted 2:04am

MOSCOW - President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will try to break a deadlock in talks to replace a vital nuclear arms control treaty when they meet here today, with U.S. missile defense plans and Russian demands for sharper cuts in launchers presenting the key obstacles.

Ousted leader is denied reentry

Honduran soldiers kept a plane carrying Manuel Zelaya from landing. He said he would try again.

By Will Weissert and Nestor Ikeda, Associated Press

Posted 2:04am

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport yesterday because the runway was blocked by groups of soldiers with military vehicles, some of them lined up against a crowd of thousands outside. His Venezuelan pilot circled around the airport and then decided not to risk a crash.

Biden: Israel free to bomb Iran nuclear sites - 2:04am: By Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Vice President Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing.
Zimbabwe soldiers leaving diamond site - 2:04am: It seeks to defuse criticism, avoid "blood diamond" label.

By Angus Shaw, Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe has promised to withdraw its soldiers from diamond fields in the east, an official newspaper reported yesterday, a week after a rights group alleged the military was committing killings and abuses in the area.
GOP pundits, pols weigh in on Palin - 2:04am: By Philip Elliott, Associated Press

WASHINGTON - One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation wouldn't help her dodge scrutiny. Former President George W. Bush's chief political adviser said her strategy was, at best, unclear.
Iran frees journalist as opposition presses on - 2:04am: By Nasser Karimi and Jason Keyser, Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said yesterday that it had released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown as opposition forces pressing their claims of fraud called for Parliament to dismiss President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Heat continues rising in Afghan province - 2:04am: By Fisnik Abrashi, Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgent attacks killed three British soldiers in the southern Afghanistan region where thousands of U.S. Marines pushed forward with the U.S. military's biggest anti-Taliban offensive since the hard-line Islamist regime was toppled.
Signals detected from Yemeni plane's black boxes - 2:04am: The jet crashed last week, killing all but one of the 153 aboard. One body was found yesterday.

By Elaine Ganley and Tom Maliti, Associated Press

PARIS - A submarine scouring the Indian Ocean yesterday detected the signal beacons of the two black boxes from a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed off the Comoros Islands, the French aviation agency said.
Thousands get the word they won Jackson tickets - 3:01am: By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, thousands of fans were receiving news yesterday that they were among the lucky few to win access to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center tomorrow.
Floods ravage southern China - 2:04am: By Gillian Wong, Associated Press

BEIJING - Floods blocked roads in southern China, leaving about 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, an official said yesterday, after days of heavy rain killed at least 15 people.