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The Pentagon says it is sending four National Guard combat units back to Iraq, although most of the soldiers have already spent 18 months away from their civilian jobs and their families. Others are returning — after less than three years — to Iraq.

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz faces demands for his resignation over a promotion he helped to arrange for Shaha Riza, a bank employee whom he has dated. The bank's board of directors is considering what action to take.

The 15 British sailors and marines Iran captured two weeks ago are home. Britain says it hopes to resolve any future disagreements peacefully.

At least three people died in an explosion at the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday.

One week after deadly shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, students and faculty returned to campus and to the classroom. The day was a mix of emotions, as the school's community sought to move forward with the remainder of the semester while still grieving those who died.

A Kremlin official says former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died. Yeltsin engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy. He was 76.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran would free the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift to the British people. He made the announcement after awarding a medal to the Iranian coast guard commander who intercepted the sailors and marines in the northern Gulf on March 23.

Iranian protesters crowd around Britain's embassy in Tehran, urging a trial for the 15 British sailors and marines Iran holds. Britain's defense secretary says the nations are in communication on the matter of the sailors.

President Bush renews his vow to veto any spending bill for the war in Iraq that attempts to set a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that if the timetable fails, he will move to cut off funding for the war by March 31 of next year.

The shootings at Virginia Tech have prompted the postponement of a much anticipated Senate hearing with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The nation's top law enforcement official is under pressure to explain his role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.