CHINA
China sends 1st woman into spaceChina launched its most ambitious space mission yet, sending its first female astronaut -- Liu Yang, 33 -- and two male colleagues into space in an attempt to dock with an orbiting module.
JAPAN
Nuclear reactors to go back onlineThe government approved bringing the country's first nuclear reactors back online since last year's earthquake and tsunami. The process is expected to take several weeks.
CANADA
Stage collapses at Radiohead eventA massive stage collapsed hours before a Radiohead concert, killing a man in his mid-30s and injuring three, officials said. The concert at Toronto's Downsview Park was canceled.
NEW JERSEY
Romney's horse makes U.S. teamMitt Romney and his wife, Ann, who plan to attend the opening of the Olympic Games in London this summer, now have a personal rooting interest in the event. Rafalca, a horse co-owned by Ann Romney, earned a berth on the U.S. Olympic dressage team.
ALASKA
Four climbers presumed deadFour Japanese climbers were presumed dead two days after being swept off a hill in an avalanche on Mount McKinley, the tallest peak in North America, the U.S. National Park Service said. A fifth climber, Hitoshi Ogi, 69, swept into a crevasse and survived with minor injuries. When he climbed out, he could not find his fellow climbers in the debris. His solo descent to the base camp took 14 hours, officials said.
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