Time.com - The civil war in Sri Lanka may be over, but you can buy a landmine on the side of the road in the northern city of Jaffna -- though they're more likely to explode in your mouth than anywhere else

AP - Safety rules and danger warnings had been ignored in a rush to open a coal mine in northern China where flooding of the shafts has left 153 workers trapped for nearly three days, a government safety body said Wednesday.

AP - With the president of France at his side, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday he hopes to have international sanctions against Iran in place "within weeks," not months, because of its continuing nuclear program. But he acknowledged he still lacks full support at the United Nations.

• Journalist: Ecuador's Correa targeting critics (AP)
• Mexican suspect: killing targeted US guard's car (AP)
• Philippines insists airlines are safe despite EU ban (AFP)
• Serbia offers apology for Srebrenica massacre (AP)
• US, China change tone but disputes lie ahead (AFP)

AP - A drive-by shooting killed three people and wounded six others in the nation's capital Tuesday night, and three people were in custody, officials said.

AP - Federal investigators are looking into the weekend near collision of a commercial jet and small airplane near San Francisco International Airport.

AP - A record-shattering rainstorm hammered the Northeast on Tuesday, delivering widespread flooding for the second time this month and unleashing particular havoc in Rhode Island, a tiny coastal state already beleaguered by a sagging economy and backbreaking unemployment rate.

• Fire at La. chemical warehouse forces evacuations (AP)
• Teacher who inspired 'Stand and Deliver' film dies (AP)
• Dem AGs rebuff GOP govs on health-care lawsuits (AP)
• Feds: Christian militia needed to be `taken down' (AP)
• Priest defends Vatican's handling of Wis. scandal (AP)

AP - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.

AP - Oil prices hovered above $82 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report gave mixed indications about the strength of U.S. crude demand.

AP - Ford Motor Co. will become a player in the small market for luxury hybrids this fall when it launches its first Lincoln hybrid, a gas-electric version of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ.

• OPEC undecided on action if oil breaks from $70-80 (Reuters)
• Most Asian markets higher in early trade (AP)
• Lender wants Sex.com bankruptcy case thrown out (Reuters)
• Hybrid and Electric car at a glance (AP)
• Summary Box: Nissan sets electric car price (AP)

AFP - India is about to witness an explosion in the spread of personal computers and Internet connectivity, visiting Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot said.

AFP - Yahoo! on Tuesday sidestepped a report that hackers had broken into email accounts of foreign journalists in China.

PC World - On Tuesday, a jury in Nevada sided with Novell in its long-running legal dispute with SCO.

• Apple posts QuickTime 7.6.6 update (Macworld.com)
• In search of the greenest big-screen TV (The Working Guy)
• Server Vendors Focus on Memory in Nehalem-EX Servers (PC World)
• iPhoto update released, adds iPad compatibility (Macworld.com)
• Firemint, Linkin Park, others confirm iPad game titles (Macworld.com)

AP - Chris Johnson scored 22 points, including five key free throws down the stretch, and Dayton held off Mississippi 68-63 in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night.

AP - Alex Kovalev scored a power-play goal with 18 seconds remaining in overtime — his first point since the Olympic break — and the Ottawa Senators beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win.

AP - Toronto pitcher Marc Rzepczynski struggled before departing in the fifth inning with a bruised left middle finger and the Blue Jays lost 5-3 to a New York Yankees split-squad on Tuesday night.

• Thunder too much for 76ers 111-93 (AP)
• Moore leads Huskies back to the Final Four (AP)
• Vikings sign defensive end Mike Montgomery from Packers (Reuters)
• Tiger Woods' Masters Partners (AP)
• Switcheroo! Ambidextrous pitcher throws for Yanks (AP)

AP - After two weeks on "Dancing With the Stars," Shannen Doherty is leaving the ballroom.

Reuters - Phish is the first group confirmed to perform during the weeklong Rolling Stones tribute on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" next month, the jam band's first television performance since it reunited in 2009.

Playbill - Studio 180 Theatre in Toronto will produce the Canadian premiere of the musical Parade and the North American premiere of the acclaimed Olivier Award-nominated drama Our Class in its 2010-11 season.

• Judge finds accused Garner-Affleck stalker insane (AP)
• Review: Michel Gondry's `Thorn in the Heart' (AP)
• Michael Jackson's father plans wrongful death suit (Reuters)
• EMI, Universal U.S. licensing talks back on: source (Reuters)
• Hoops and reality shows help CBS win ratings week (AP)

Reuters - It's currently recommended that people be screened for type 2 diabetes starting at age 45, particularly if they are overweight. But a new study suggests that it would be worthwhile to start type 2 diabetes screening earlier - between the ages of 30 and 45.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Among children with cancer who are enrolled in clinical research trials, most do not receive a clear explanation of their role in research from their parents and doctors, a new report suggests.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

• More Family Support Can Raise Fears For Some Elderly (HealthDay)
• Women Would Welcome At-Home Test for STDs (HealthDay)
• In Pregnancy, Leg Clots More Likely on Left Side (HealthDay)
• Pfizer, Onyx drug offers hope against brain cancer (Reuters)
• Obesity, Alcohol Among Factors Linked to Women's Gout Risk (HealthDay)