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AP - Anti-government protesters who donated their own blood Tuesday prepared to splatter gallons of it at the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.

AP - A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.

AP - Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer's now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer's World Cup — a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans.

AP - An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, two intelligence officials said.

AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.

Time.com - The vicious attack on individuals connected to the U.S. consulate in the border city may be a reaction to improved coordination between Mexico City and Washington

AFP - Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell forecast Tuesday that output will soar by 11 percent between 2009 and 2012, as the company also unveiled a 'new wave' of investment in production.

AP - Iran says the country plans to reduce its cultural relations with Britain, an indication of the deteriorating relations between the two countries.

AP - A new party accused of ties to far-right criminal bands has emerged as a surprising force in Colombian politics, adding to worries that President Alvaro Uribe has failed to weaken drug-funded paramilitaries in the provinces.

AP - The German hospital where Hosni Mubarak had surgery this month says Egypt's president is recovering well, but offered no details on when he would be released.

AFP - Sri Lanka's former army chief, now a sworn political enemy of President Mahinda Rajapakse, faced a military court Tuesday on controversial charges that could see him jailed for up to five years.

Reuters - Sales of existing homes in Canada dipped for a second straight month in February, but remained high on a year-over-year basis, as the market may be moving into more balanced conditions, data showed on Monday.

AFP - Relations with China were "back on track", Australia said Tuesday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grew.