IN: madagascar 's political foes meet wednesday for the first time since opposition leader andry rajoelina engineered the overthrow of president marc ravalomanana , sparking months of political deadlock .
summary: madagascar leaders meet for crisis talks

IN: japan 's sanyo company monday reopened its bangkok headquarters which had been damaged in an arson attack by employees last tuesday .
summary: sanyo reopens bangkok facility after arson attack

IN: sen. dianne feinstein proposed tuesday that the national guard be transformed into `` a kind of homeland defense force '' that would protect everything from airports to aqueducts .
summary: feinstein wants security role for national guard

IN: british prime minister tony blair arrives in washington on friday to discuss strategies for ending the mideast crisis , amid growing pressure at home for britain to distance itself from its longtime ally and call for an immediate end to violence between israel and hezbollah .
summary:
blair heads to washington to begin five-day visit