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Reuters - Australian tourists briefly held hostage in China by a lone man armed with explosives on Thursday told of their ordeal as Canberra urged holidaymakers to heed travel warnings ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

U.S., Libyan relations "off to a good start": Rice (Reuters)

AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US (AP)

Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya (AP)

First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city (AP)

ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid (AP)

Purported bomber warns Denmark of more attacks (AP)

Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk (AP)

Lingering tensions slow Iraqi withdrawal plans (AP)

Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy (AP)

Rice arrives in Tripoli to meet Gaddafi (Reuters)

Rice arrives in Libya on historic visit (AP)

Pakistan parties begin final push for presidential votes (AFP)

Afghan al-Qaida commander warns of attacks on West (AP)

Vienna's dancing horses get first female riders (Reuters)

US warship to Georgian port partly held by Russia (AP)

Pakistan restores 3 judges ousted by Musharraf (AP)

Australia's first female governor general sworn in (AFP)

Egyptian ship with 25 crew hijacked near Somalia (AP)

Cheney to Ukraine: US supports your security (AP)

Hanna heading toward US after blowing past Bahamas (AP)