CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Engaged in a fierce debate with Democrats over Iraq, President George W. Bush will seek momentum on Monday for an overhaul of U.S. immigration law with his second visit in a year to a major border crossing.

AP - Don Imus will appear on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show Monday, five days after Imus made racially charged comments on his own show about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Sharpton and MSNBC announced Sunday.

AP - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday that his government would immediately invite U.N. inspectors into the country if $25 million in disputed North Korean funds are released to Pyongyang, U.S. officials said.

Reuters - Engaged in a fierce debate with Democrats over Iraq, President George W. Bush will seek momentum on Monday for an overhaul of U.S. immigration law with his second visit in a year to a major border crossing.

AFP - An Afghan journalist was beheaded and seven NATO troops were killed by roadside bombs at the weekend as Afghanistan's Taliban militia pushed on with their brutal insurgency.

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Baghdad was under curfew on Monday, the fourth anniversary of the fall of the capital to U.S. forces, as Iraqis streamed to the city of Najaf for a big anti-U.S. protest called by fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president has promised to disclose news about Iran's nuclear program when he visits its uranium enrichment facility on Monday where the West says Tehran is mastering the skills needed to make atomic bombs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, leading a U.S. delegation on a visit to North Korea, said he believed Pyongyang was ready to end its nuclear weapons program and improve relations with the United States, NBC Nightly News reported on Sunday.

AP - Thousands draped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall.

AP - President Bush returns to work Monday on the volatile issue of immigration, where his hope for a legislative breakthrough is complicated by cold relations with Congress.

AP - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday that his government would immediately invite U.N. inspectors into the country if $25 million in disputed North Korean funds are released to Pyongyang, U.S. officials said.

AP - A week after the U.S. Supreme Court said vehicle carbon dioxide emissions can be regulated like other pollutants, an effort by several states to do that is about to get its first court test.

Reuters - Baghdad was under curfew on Monday, the fourth anniversary of the fall of the capital to U.S. forces, as Iraqis streamed to the city of Najaf for a big anti-U.S. protest called by fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

Reuters - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, leading a U.S. delegation on a visit to North Korea, said he believed Pyongyang was ready to end its nuclear weapons program and improve relations with the United States, NBC Nightly News reported on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran said in interviews published on Monday they feared they would be raped or killed while in custody.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China told Sudan it should show more flexibility on a Darfur peace plan put forward by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and improve humanitarian conditions in the region, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

AP - Even as he scheduled an on-air meeting with radio host Don Imus, the Rev. Al Sharpton said he still wants Imus fired for his racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

Reuters - Iran's president has promised to disclose news about Iran's nuclear program when he visits its uranium enrichment facility on Monday where the West says Tehran is mastering the skills needed to make atomic bombs.

Reuters - Two of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran said in interviews published on Monday they feared they would be raped or killed while in custody.

Reuters - China told Sudan it should show more flexibility on a Darfur peace plan put forward by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and improve humanitarian conditions in the region, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.

AFP - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shiites burned and trampled on US flags in the holy city of Najaf on Monday at an anti-American rally called by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on the fourth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein.

AFP - Fears mounted Monday for the safety of two French aid workers kidnapped by the Taliban militia in southern Afghanistan after the insurgents beheaded an abducted Afghan journalist.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready for serious negotiations with the West to seek a deal that would end a row over its atomic plans, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense faced fierce criticism on Monday for letting 15 sailors and marines held captive in Iran sell their stories to the media.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program said on Monday that it was becoming difficult for Pyongyang to meet a mid-April deadline to close a nuclear reactor, but Washington would not accept a partial shutdown.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan is unlikely to ease its opposition to the deployment of U.N. troops in Darfur this week when a top U.S. official visits, but there are signs it may be flexible on boosting African troops in the troubled region.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chief of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital has issued a decree calling on the government to sack a woman minister after a photograph was published showing her hugging a foreign man.

AP - United Nations inspectors will be allowed back into North Korea once the country's $25 million in funds frozen in a Macau bank are released, the top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday.

AP - A contrite Don Imus described himself Monday as 'a good person' who made a bad mistake by making racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

AP - U.S. stock futures rose Monday, pointing to a higher opening on Wall Street, as investors reacted to last week's robust jobs data and a report that Dow Chemical Co. is the target of a $50 billion buyout offer.

Reuters - Iran is ready for serious negotiations with the West to seek a deal that would end a row over its atomic plans, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Monday.

Reuters - Britain's Ministry of Defense faced fierce criticism on Monday for letting 15 sailors and marines held captive in Iran sell their stories to the media.

Reuters - The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program said on Monday that it was becoming difficult for Pyongyang to meet a mid-April deadline to close a nuclear reactor, but Washington would not accept a partial shutdown.

Reuters - Sudan is unlikely to ease its opposition to the deployment of U.N. troops in Darfur this week when a top U.S. official visits, but there are signs it may be flexible on boosting African troops in the troubled region.

Reuters - The chief of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital has issued a decree calling on the government to sack a woman minister after a photograph was published showing her hugging a foreign man.

NATANZ, Iran (Reuters) - Iran announced on Monday it had begun the 'industrial stage' of nuclear fuel production, in a fresh snub to the U.N. Security Council which has demanded Tehran halt such work.

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people waving Iraqi flags staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Najaf on Monday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces, four years to the day since Baghdad fell to invading American troops.

MANILA (Reuters) - A feared Muslim rebel leader and one of the suspected masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings escaped a dawn raid on their island hideout in the southern Philippines on Monday, the military said.

AP - Iran is prepared to start 'industrial scale' enrichment of uranium, the vice president said Monday, expanding a key nuclear process that the United Nations has demanded the country halt.

AP - Tens of thousands draped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall. Demonstrators were flanked by two cordons of police as they called for U.S. forces to leave, shouting 'Get out, get out occupier!'

AP - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting U.S. delegation Monday that his government would immediately invite U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country if $25 million in disputed North Korean funds is released.

AP - Calling himself 'a good person' who made a bad mistake, radio host Don Imus said Monday he would check his acid tongue after being lambasted for making racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

AP - Unheralded Zach Johnson won the Masters' green jacket and had to beat Tiger Woods to get it. Johnson pulled away from Woods and the rest of the pack with three birdies in a crucial four-hole stretch along the back nine of Augusta National, closing with a 69 for a two-shot victory and only the second of his career.

AP - Less than 24 hours after Toronto's stirring win over Montreal eliminated the Canadiens and kept the Islanders and Maple Leafs alive, the New York Islanders won a thrilling 3-2 shootout at New Jersey on Sunday to capture the last available playoff spot in the NHL postseason.

Reuters - Iran announced on Monday it had begun the "industrial stage" of nuclear fuel production, in a fresh snub to the U.N. Security Council which has demanded Tehran halt such work.

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people waving Iraqi flags staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Najaf on Monday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces, four years to the day since Baghdad fell to invading American troops.

Reuters - A feared Muslim rebel leader and one of the suspected masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings escaped a dawn raid on their island hideout in the southern Philippines on Monday, the military said.

AFP - Iran's uranium enrichment has now entered an "industrial level," the head of its atomic energy organisation Gholam Reza Aghazadeh announced on Monday.

NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people waving Iraqi flags staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Najaf on Monday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces, four years to the day since Baghdad fell to invading American troops.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in three U.S. ovarian cancer patients does not get the recommended comprehensive surgery, researchers reported on Monday.

AP - Iran announced Monday that it has begun enriching uranium with 3,000 centrifuges, defiantly expanding a nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the West.

AP - Tens of thousands draped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall. Demonstrators were flanked by two cordons of police as they called for U.S. forces to leave, shouting 'Get out, get out occupier!'

AP - The female British sailor detained by Iran for nearly two weeks said in paid interviews released Monday that she 'felt like a traitor' for agreeing to her captors' demands to appear on Iranian TV and that she believed they had measured her for a coffin.

AP - Calling himself a good person who said a bad thing, radio host Don Imus said Monday he would check his acid tongue after being lambasted for making racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.

AP - Thousands of kids dressed for winter weather scrambled for eggs — Easter eggs, that is — at a White House ceremony dating back to the 19th century

AP - Companies will be able to use Google's advertising system to purchase ads targeted to only AOL sites such as MapQuest, Moviefone and the AOL.com portal under a program AOL launched Monday.

AP - Wall Street flattened Monday as investors theorized that last week's robust jobs data lessens the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Their disapppointment offset upbeat speculation about a takeover bid for Dow Chemical Co.

AP - Major League Baseball may be forced to tinker with its schedule after a weekend series in Cleveland was wiped out by a snowstorm and a cold snap forced the postponement of six games during the first week of the season.

Reuters - Tens of thousands of people waving Iraqi flags staged a peaceful rally in the southern city of Najaf on Monday to demand the withdrawal of U.S. forces, four years to the day since Baghdad fell to invading American troops.

Reuters - One in three U.S. ovarian cancer patients does not get the recommended comprehensive surgery, researchers reported on Monday.

AFP - Iran on Monday again defied Western powers by announcing it has boosted its sensitive nuclear activities to an "industrial scale" as it marked a national day of atomic technology.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 13,000 National Guard troops have been alerted that they are likely to deploy to Iraq from the end of this year, the Pentagon said on Monday in its latest move to staff the war with a stretched-thin military.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to launch a direct competitor to the U.S. GPS satellite navigation system next year using military technology developed in the Cold War era, project leaders said on Monday.

AP - Some 13,000 National Guard troops are receiving notice to prepare for possible deployment to Iraq, making it the second tour for several thousand of them.

AP - Britain on Monday banned all military service members from talking to the media in return for payment, a day after it said the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran could sell their stories.

AP - President Bush visited the U.S.-Mexico border Monday to tout a guest worker program for immigrants, pursuing a key domestic policy goal despite chilly relations with Congress.

AP - A former accounting firm employee is suspected of shooting three people at the firm's offices Monday, killing one of them, officials said. Three hours after the attack, police believed they had the suspect in custody after a high-speed chase.

AP - After being criticized for his racially charged comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team, radio host Don Imus said Monday that he's a good person who said a bad thing and will check his acid tongue.

AP - Breaking up with your Internet service provider isn't hard to do — but it may cost you.

AP - Wall Street advanced Monday as optimism about robust job growth and continued takeover activity helped offset uneasiness going into first-quarter earnings season.

AP - After snow wiped out Cleveland's series against Seattle for the fourth day in a row Monday, the Indians moved their next series against the Los Angeles Angels to Milwaukee's Miller Park.

Reuters - Some 13,000 National Guard troops have been alerted that they are likely to deploy to Iraq from the end of this year, the Pentagon said on Monday in its latest move to staff the war with a stretched-thin military.

Reuters - Russia plans to launch a direct competitor to the U.S. GPS satellite navigation system next year using military technology developed in the Cold War era, project leaders said on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense on Monday banned any more of the 15 sailors and marines held in Iran from selling their stories to the media, reversing a previous decision after widespread criticism.

AP - Don Imus had a hot seat on the other side of the microphone Monday, appearing on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show and enduring more criticism for his offensive comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

AP - Wall Street was narrowly higher in erratic trading Monday as investors grew anxious about upcoming first-quarter earnings and the possibility that interest rates won't be declining anytime soon. A $2 drop in oil prices lent support to the major indexes.

Reuters - Britain's Ministry of Defense on Monday banned any more of the 15 sailors and marines held in Iran from selling their stories to the media, reversing a previous decision after widespread criticism.

AFP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Monday that Iran is now producing enriched uranium on an industrial scale, risking a deepening of the crisis with world powers over its nuclear drive.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Defense lawyers at the fraud trial of former media baron Conrad Black and three others produced documents on Monday that a prosecution witness agreed showed payments at the heart of the case had been publicly disclosed.

AP - Iran announced a dramatic expansion of uranium enrichment Monday, saying it has begun operating 3,000 centrifuges — nearly 10 times the previously known number — in defiance of U.N. demands it halt its nuclear program or face increased sanctions.

AP - Tens of thousands of Shiites — a sea of women in black abayas and men waving Iraqi flags — rallied Monday to demand that U.S. forces leave their country. Some ripped apart American flags and tromped across a Stars and Stripes rug.

AP - President Bush boasted of tougher enforcement along the Mexican border Monday as he tried to revive his stalled efforts to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. Many of his fellow Republicans in Congress are opposing him.

AP - After a career of cranky insults, radio star Don Imus was fighting for his job Monday following one joke that by his own admission went 'way too far.'

AP - Breaking up with your Internet service provider isn't hard to do — but it may cost you.

AP - Wall Street ended an erratic session essentially flat Monday as investors grew anxious about upcoming first-quarter earnings and the possibility that interest rates won't be declining anytime soon. A $2 drop in oil prices lent support to the major indexes.

AP - South Alabama's John Pelphrey was hired as the basketball coach at Arkansas, a week after Creighton's Dana Altman took the job only to back out the following day.

Reuters - Defense lawyers at the fraud trial of former media baron Conrad Black and three others produced documents on Monday that a prosecution witness agreed showed payments at the heart of the case had been publicly disclosed.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who are 100 pounds (45 kg) or more overweight are the fastest-growing group of overweight people in the United States, researchers reported on Monday.

AP - MSNBC said it will suspend telecasting Don Imus' radio program for two weeks following his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as 'nappy-headed hos.'

AP - The Pentagon is considering a plan to extend the tours of duty for up to 15,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, a defense official said Monday.

AP - An accounting firm employee who was fired last week shot and killed a woman and wounded two men Monday at the suburban Detroit building where he worked, then led officers on a high-speed chase, police said.

AP - The effect of deforestation on climate depends on three things — location, location and location.

AP - 'Blades of Glory' remained the top movie for the second straight weekend with $22.5 million, while the bloody double feature 'Grindhouse' debuted far below expectations with $11.6 million.

AP - Play (snow)ball! After a frosty first week, baseball quickly made a move for warmth and shifted the Los Angeles Angels' series against the Indians from Cleveland to an enclosed field in Milwaukee.

Reuters - People who are 100 pounds (45 kg) or more overweight are the fastest-growing group of overweight people in the United States, researchers reported on Monday.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has agreed to turn over the remains of six U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-1953 Korean War, a U.S. governor making a rare trip to Pyongyang said on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former first lady Betty Ford has been released from a California hospital where she was recovering from surgery and is 'recovering well,' her office said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facing a Saturday deadline to close its nuclear reactor, North Korea told a visiting U.S. delegation it could not begin to cooperate until the release of $25 million in frozen funds to Pyongyang, NBC reported on Monday.

AP - CBS Radio and MSNBC both said Monday they were suspending Don Imus' morning talk show for two weeks as a protest grew about his reference last week to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as 'nappy-headed hos.'

AP - As of Monday, April 9, 2007, at least 311 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures March 31, 2007.

AP - Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals.

Reuters - North Korea has agreed to turn over the remains of six U.S. soldiers killed during the 1950-1953 Korean War, a U.S. governor making a rare trip to Pyongyang said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Former first lady Betty Ford has been released from a California hospital where she was recovering from surgery and is "recovering well," her office said on Monday.

AP - A U.S. delegation pressed North Korea on Monday to shut down its main nuclear reactor and allow in U.N. inspectors even as the top American negotiator said it would be difficult for a weekend deadline on the closure to be met.

AP - Cases of kidney failure among cats rose by 30 percent during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold, one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals reported Monday.

AP - The Dallas Mavericks can ease up the last five games of the regular season. They've already clinched the league's best record — and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

AFP - Iran's announcement Monday that it had vastly expanded its uranium enrichment program sets the stage for a US push for more sanctions against Tehran, but also for a parallel European bid to negotiate a way out of the crisis, US officials and analysts said.