Reuters - Rampaging French youths set fire to cars and looted shops in Paris on Thursday, marring protests against a youth jobs law that Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, in a conciliatory move, agreed to discuss with unions.

The Christian Science Monitor - It's the latest test of whether African leaders can solve the continent's thorny problems. Will heads of state work together to put one of their own - former Liberian President Charles Taylor - on trial for war crimes?

Reuters - A visit to Beijing by two U.S. senators to press China to loosen currency controls is unlikely to resolve the issue, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, urging a steady-as-she-goes approach to foreign exchange reform.

AP - Tammy Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in a grenade attack in Iraq, is now leading the charge for the Fighting Democrats.

AP - President Bush says he's spending his remaining "political capital" on the war in Iraq. The trouble is, he may have little left.

AP - A group of voters sued the state and 18 counties Tuesday in a bid to prevent them from using Diebold Election Systems' electronic voting machines in California's general election.

Reuters - Liberia's new president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Tuesday called for a decision on the fate of exiled former leader Charles Taylor whose forced departure in 2003 helped end the country's 14-year civil war.

Reuters - France's lower house of parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could challenge Apple Computer Inc.'s dominance of the online digital music market by making it open its iTunes store to portable music players other than Apple iPods.

AP - The argument is the same every spring. The Players Championship has a great golf course that the U.S. television audience knows as well as any. The field is considered the strongest and deepest of the year, one that is not bogged down by amateur hopefuls, club pros or Charles Coody. The TPC at Sawgrass delivers drama like few other stages in golf.

AP - Bronson Arroyo clutched his going-away gift, a black autographed bat from Manny Ramirez. A delivery containing a 3-wood golf club arrived as the pitcher stood in the clubhouse he would soon leave.

AP - Ask Wichita State athletic director Jim Schaus about the Shockers' surprise run to the NCAA's round of 16 and he won't stop raving about coach Mark Turgeon. He'll talk about how the hometown has embraced the team, and how far the program has come in only six years.

AP - President Bush says he's spending his remaining "political capital" on the war in Iraq. The trouble is, he may have little left.

AP - WITHDRAW WHEN: President Bush said deciding when to pull all U.S. troops from Iraq will fall to future presidents and Iraqi leaders.

AP - The argument is the same every spring. The Players Championship has a great golf course that the U.S. television audience knows as well as any. The field is considered the strongest and deepest of the year, one that is not bogged down by amateur hopefuls, club pros or Charles Coody. The TPC at Sawgrass delivers drama like few other stages in golf.

AP - A look at Thursday and Friday's matchups in the NCAA tournament's round of 16 (seedings in parentheses):

Reuters - Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Charles Prince will take on the additional role of chairman at the April 18 annual meeting, replacing Sanford "Sandy" Weill, who will become chairman emeritus.

Reuters - France's lower house of parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could challenge Apple's dominance of the online digital music market by making it open its iTunes store to portable music players other than its iPods.

AP - President Bush welcomed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the White House on Tuesday, calling Africa's first democratically elected female head of state "a pioneer."

AFP - Britain's Prince Charles condemned the violence sparked by the Prophet Mohammed cartoons and appealed to religious leaders to foster common values in a speech at a renowned Cairo university.

AP - The concrete goes on forever, vanishing into the noonday glare, 2 million cubic feet of it, a mile-long slab that's now the home of up to 120 U.