Clashes leave 21 dead

BANGKOK – Thai "red shirt" protesters ruled out negotiations with the government and said they would not give up their fight for early elections a day after clashes with security forces killed 21 people. – Page 7

Nuclear summit to open

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's pledge to one day rid the world of nuclear weapons runs up against global realities this week when representatives from 47 countries try to craft an agreement on keeping nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands. – Page 8

Mourning for mine victims

PETTUS, West Virginia — A pair of tall black boots and a lunch pail sat near the altar yesterday at the New Life Assembly church — a memorial to the 29 men killed in the worst US mining disaster since 1970. – Page 8