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Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
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AP - Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies ? one of the first international shipments ? sank on its way to the disaster zone.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 01:55:55 GMT |
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Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital
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AP - Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 01:56:56 GMT |
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Sudan cuts ties with Chad
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AP - Sudan severed ties with Chad Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis.
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| Date Posted : Sun, 11 May 2008 21:22:01 GMT |
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Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in elections
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AP - Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections ? a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. But his rivals vowed to fight on, and it was unclear if he could stave off their challenge.
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| Date Posted : Sun, 11 May 2008 22:25:23 GMT |
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Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels
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AP - Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.
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| Date Posted : Sun, 11 May 2008 19:46:03 GMT |
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British premier will not receive Dalai Lama in Downing St: report
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not receive the Dalai Lama in his office, a spokesman told The Times newspaper, which said it was an effort to avoid confrontation with China.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 03:08:11 GMT |
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Arab League tries to broker Lebanon settlement
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| AP - Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government. |
| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 00:20:50 GMT |
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Thousands protest violence in Mexico
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| AP - Thousands of white-clad people marched silently Sunday to protest a surge of drug-related violence in a Mexican city across from Texas where the No. 2 police officer was shot dead. |
| Date Posted : Sun, 11 May 2008 23:30:11 GMT |
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New tensions between Sudan and Chad after Khartoum attack
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AFP - Just two months after their latest attempt at a peace accord, Sudan and neighbouring Chad have once again broken off relations after an attack by Darfur rebels close to the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 02:09:51 GMT |
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Kerosene-soaked man dies after lighting up in Japanese police station
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AFP - A Japanese man who had doused himself with kerosene in front of police died of burns after asking to smoke during interrogation, police and reports said Monday.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 03:11:00 GMT |
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Australian pokes great white shark in eye
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AFP - An Australian man has described how he escaped from the jaws of a great white shark by poking it in the eye as it dragged him under water.
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| Date Posted : Mon, 12 May 2008 02:45:43 GMT |
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