Hezbollah to withdraw gunmen in Lebanon
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Robert F. Worth and Nada Bakri BEIRUT, Lebanon: Hezbollah and its allies began withdrawing their gunmen here in the capital on Saturday evening, raising hopes for a political settlement after four days of street battles that left at least 29 people ...
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Tsvangirai Says He Will Face Mugabe In Run-off
Voice of America - 52 minutes ago
By Akwei Thompson Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday announced he would participate in the presidential run-off.
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Aid workers seeking entry to Myanmar
United Press International - 3 hours ago
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, May 10 (UPI) -- Scores of relief workers are awaiting approval in Bangkok to enter Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis hit a week ago, killing as many as 100000 people.
Myanmar holds vote despite cyclone devastation AFP
Myanmar town struggles to feed cyclone refugees Reuters
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As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By ANDREW E. KRAMER Gazprom’s chairman, Dmitri Medvedev (center), now Russia’s president, celebrated the company’s anniversary this year with the CEO Alexei Miller, at his left, and the band Deep Purple.
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On Visit to Japan, China's Hu Has No Time for Old Grudges
Washington Post - 19 hours ago
By Blaine Harden TOKYO, May 9 -- The two economic giants of Asia courted each other this week during a five-day visit to Japan by Chinese President Hu Jintao that played down wartime grudges and played up pragmatic cooperation.
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The Sunday Times review by Patrick French
Times Online - 49 minutes ago
The Dalai Lama is the most influential person in the world, according to Time magazine. He draws crowds that no other spiritual leader or politician could hope to match, and sits there laughing, exuding an infectious joy, despite the suffering that he ...
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Darfur Rebels Advance Toward Khartoum
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Stephanie McCrummen NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10 -- Darfur rebels launched an unprecedented attack on the outskirts of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Saturday and said they were aiming to overthrow the government, but a government official later said ...
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Cellar incest suspect asks wife to visit
United Press International - 2 hours ago
VIENNA, May 10 (UPI) -- Josef Fritzl, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his imprisoned daughter, wants his wife to visit him in prison, Austrian prosecutors say.
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Sri Lanka elections marred by irregularities
The Associated Press - 49 minutes ago
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (AP) - Allegations of fraud, voter intimidation and sporadic violence marred elections in Sri Lanka's east Saturday despite the government's claims they would be a celebration of democracy for the region recently liberated from ...
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Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt
The Associated Press - 59 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars on Saturday, part of a new outburst of violence that threatens fragile Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in the Gaza Strip.
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PM to petition High Court against Talansky's early testimony
Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago
By DAN IZENBERG The lawyers representing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his aide, Shula Zaken, are due on Sunday to ask the Supreme Court for permission to appeal against a Jerusalem District Court decision granting the state's request to question ...
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Iraqi Forces Arrest al Qaeda Leader
Wall Street Journal - 13 hours ago
By GINA CHON BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces have arrested the head of al Qaeda in Iraq in the northern city of Mosul, one of the few remaining insurgent strongholds in the country, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Thursday.
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Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals' names
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.
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Sadr City Bomb Squad: Looking for Trouble Before It Explodes
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By MICHAEL R. GORDON BAGHDAD - The bland job description is “route clearance,” but it is one of the most unglamorous and dangerous missions in Iraq.
Cease-fire reported with Iraqi militants in Sadr City The Associated Press
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Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage - expert
Reuters - 22 hours ago
By Antonio de la Jara PUERTO MONTT, Chile, May 9 (Reuters) - A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could rain down on the surrounding area and cause devastating damage, a volcano expert warned on Friday.
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Pak minister warns of political crisis over deadlocked judges issue
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ISLAMABAD (AP): Pakistan risks political crisis unless its ruling coalition can agree how to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf, a Cabinet minister warned Saturday.
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US welcomes N Korea nuclear move
BBC News - 13 hours ago
The US has described the handing over of documents by North Korea detailing the country's nuclear programme as an "important first step".
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Gordon Brown gets survival tips from Blair
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LONDON: In a delicious political irony, embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is said to be getting secret survival tips from the man he ousted from Downing Street barely a year ago after a bitter and very public spat.
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Canadian Train Delayed by Sickness Arrives in Toronto, CBC Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Reg Curren May 10 (Bloomberg) -- A Via Rail train arrived in Toronto today after health officials lifted a quarantine imposed after the death of a woman during its cross-Canada trip, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
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At least 11 killed in Somali ambushes: witnesses
AFP - 1 hour ago
MOGADISHU (AFP) - At least 11 people, many of them civilians, were killed in Somalia when Islamist insurgents ambushed government forces in two incidents, police and witnesses said Saturday.
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