May 2, 2001 (idea)

If there is anything that should be in a day log, it's what is going on in the world. So for now on, I'll be keeping the top headlines from around the world here. If there are any sources I'm not using that you recommend, please /msg me. And if you are downvoting this because you think it doesn't belong here, /msg me with your reasons.

Without further ado, here is today's top news from around the world:

The BBC's Top Headlines:

• Hostile response to missile defence plan
  Russia and China condemn US plans for a missile defence system, but Europe's response is more measured.
• Police defend May Day action
  Police defend their methods of containing May Day protesters in the centre of London following accusations of heavy-handedness.
• London may lose national stadium
  England's national stadium could find a new home outside London if efforts to save the current Wembley project fail.
• 'Morning-after pill' challenge succeeds
  A UK anti-abortion group is given leave for a full legal challenge of chemist sales of emergency contraception.
• Vodafone pays £4.8bn for BT stakes
  Vodafone has bought British Telecom's stakes in Japan Telecom and Spanish mobile firm Airtel for a total of £4.8bn.

The New York Times' Top Headlines

• In Strategy Overhaul, Bush Seeks a Missile Shield
  President Bush called for sweeping changes in security strategy that would build a missile defense and cut the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia.
• Military Analysis: Grand Plan, Few Details
  President Bush sketched out his vision for protecting the United States with an antimissile shield, but he did not explain how to get there in his speech on Tuesday.
• G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House Agree on Tax Cut
  Republican negotiators from Congress and the White House agreed to seek $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over the next 11 years as part of a compromise budget.
• F.B.I. Director to Resign in June After Eight Years
  F.B.I. director Louis J. Freeh, whose tenure was marked by conflict with the Clinton White House over fund-raising improprieties, said he would retire next month.
• 'State of Rebellion' Declared After Siege at Manila Palace
  President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a "state of rebellion" in the Philippine capital and ordered the arrests of opposition leaders.

Asia Daily Top Headlines

• US team in China to inspect spy plane
  As U.S. technicians prepared to inspect a grounded Navy spy plane, an American military spokesman said Wednesday that Washington still hopes to fly home the aircraft damaged in a collision with a Chinese fighter jet.
• EU talks with North Korea on diplomatic relations
  In North Korea's highest level contact with the West in six months, the delegation of the European Union led by Persson arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday to promote peace on the Korean peninsula.
• Western India Battles Drought
  — Still recovering from a devastating earthquake, western India is now battling a drought that is hampering the region's economic recovery, officials said Tuesday.
• Indonesia's Wahid Refuses to Quit
  President Abdurrahman Wahid will not quit despite a looming threat of impeachment, a spokesman said Tuesday, stressing ``resignation is out of the question.''
• Japan's Health Insurance Shaky
  Japan's government-run health insurance program is on the verge of collapse, with a record $4.9 billion deficit expected this year, officials said Tuesday.
• China Arrests 25 'Separatists'
  Police in China's restive Muslim northwest have arrested 25 people on charges of buying guns as part of a campaign to create an independent Islamic republic, an official newspaper reported.