Injured joggers get $49 million from Dana Point (Los Angeles Times)
The two women were left disabled after being hit by a drunk driver on PCH in 2006. Their lawsuit said the city was liable because the road was unsafe. Two women left permanently disabled after being struck by a car while jogging along Pacific Coast Highway reached a $49-million settlement Tuesday with the city of Dana Point.

Villagers cheated of their forests (Bangkok Post)
Pipat Khansalee is bitter and angry. So are the villagers across the country who have put their lives and safety on the line to protect community forests from greedy hands and destructive state policies. ''We've been betrayed,'' said the leader of the Network of Northern Community Forests.

Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Develop Work Plan (NPR)
President Bush says the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., results in Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreeing to meet regularly and make every effort to conclude an agreement by the end of 2008. President Bush is due to meet with the peace negotiators at the White House.