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China accuses US of shoddy probe into tainted heparin 6 May 08, 23:53 ET AP - China's drug safety agency accused the United States on Tuesday of blocking Beijing's inquiry into a blood thinner linked to 81 deaths by refusing to provide details on victims and specifics about production. more BBC journalist deported from Myanmar: state media 6 May 08, 23:36 ET AFP - Myanmar has deported a BBC journalist who tried to enter the country to report on a cyclone that has killed 22,000 people, saying he had violated visa regulations, a state newspaper said Wednesday. more Cayman Islands investigating slaughter of blue iguanas 6 May 08, 23:09 ET AP - Cayman Island authorities are investigating the violent deaths of a half-dozen giant blue iguanas that are among the most imperiled creatures on the planet. more Chile volcano blasts ash 20 miles high, forcing evacuations 6 May 08, 22:40 ET AP - The long-dormant Chaiten volcano blasted ash some 20 miles (30 kilometers) into the Andean sky on Tuesday, forcing the last of thousands to evacuate and fouling a huge stretch of the South American continent. more Djibouti: Eritrea military buildup on border a provocation 6 May 08, 21:26 ET AP - The tiny port nation of Djibouti, a key U.S. ally in the Horn of Africa, has urged the U.N. Security Council to take immediate action to prevent a conflict with its northern neighbor Eritrea. more Kuwaiti envoy's son charged in Poland 6 May 08, 21:08 ET AP - Polish authorities charged the Kuwaiti ambassador's son with briefly abducting three Jewish teenagers at a hotel and claiming he had a bomb, police said Tuesday. more Russia, US sign civil nuclear pact 6 May 08, 21:01 ET AP - Russian and U.S. officials signed a key agreement on civilian nuclear power Tuesday that could give Washington access to Russian technology and potentially hand Moscow lucrative deals on storing spent fuel. more Brazil jury absolves rancher in murder of U.S. nun 6 May 08, 20:59 ET Reuters - A jury in Brazil on Tuesday convicted in a retrial a man accused of murdering a U.S.-born nun but acquitted a previously convicted rancher accused of ordering the killing in a land dispute in the Amazon rain forest in February 2005, a court said. more Sixty years on, Palestinians mourn loss of homeland 6 May 08, 20:30 ET Reuters - While Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinian refugees mourn the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) when they lost their homeland. Often ignored in Middle East peace talks, they cling to a "right of return." more Neil Young to release music video archive on Blu-ray DVDs 6 May 08, 19:34 ET AFP - Rocker Neil Young said Tuesday he is teaming up with Sun Microsystems Inc. to release a music video archive on Blu-ray DVDs. more Suspect dies after shootout in London 6 May 08, 19:07 ET AP - A suspected gunman was killed Tuesday after trading fire with police while holed up in a house in a wealthy west London neighborhood, authorities said. more 12 killed in air strikes in north Darfur, aid group says 6 May 08, 18:59 ET AP - The peacekeeping force in Darfur said Tuesday it was still trying to evacuate those wounded in airstrikes two days earlier that an aid group reported left 12 people dead, including six children. more Fuel and tax increases hit Egyptians on top of food costs 6 May 08, 18:57 ET AP - Egyptians awoke Tuesday to steep fuel and cigarette price hikes aimed at funding new raises for government workers, prompting fears that people already weighed down by skyrocketing food prices will be struggling to buy basic goods. more Report: NY businessman linked to probe of Ehud Olmert 6 May 08, 18:37 ET AP - A New York-area businessman and philanthropist has emerged as a key figure in an Israeli investigation into financial dealings of Ehud Olmert that have cast a new cloud over the embattled prime minister. more Gunman dies after police storm London house 6 May 08, 18:34 ET Reuters - A gunman died when armed police stormed a house in the fashionable Chelsea area of London to end a siege late on Tuesday. more Thousands ordered deported from Canada are unaccounted for 6 May 08, 18:32 ET AP - Canada's border control agency doesn't know the whereabouts of 41,000 people ordered to leave the country, a national government watchdog agency said Tuesday. more Gunman dead in armed siege with police in London: police 6 May 08, 18:27 ET AFP - A gunman who was involved in a five-hour stand-off with armed police in west London Tuesday is dead, police said, although there was no immediate confirmation of how he died. more Chile volcano erupts; evacuation ordered 6 May 08, 17:10 ET AFP - A volcano in southern Chile erupted with renewed vigor Tuesday, raining ash and lava over its surroundings and forcing a total evacuation in a 30-kilometer (19-mile) radius, the National Emergency Office said. more Canada can't find 41,000 people it wants to deport 6 May 08, 16:32 ET Reuters - Canadian authorities cannot find 41,000 people who were classified as security risks or illegal immigrants and ordered to leave the country, an official watchdog reported on Tuesday. more Historians seek public report on World War II forgeries 6 May 08, 16:05 ET AP - British historians called Tuesday for a public report on the inquiry into 29 forged documents found at the National Archives that falsely accuse Winston Churchill's government of having a secret, cordial relationship with Nazi SS chief Henrich Himmler at the height of World War II. more Britain tightens visa regulations 6 May 08, 15:56 ET AP - Britain's Home Office tightened visa regulations for skilled workers Tuesday, forcing employers to prove they had no option before hiring a foreigner. more Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals 6 May 08, 15:12 ET AP - The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. more Golfing Baghdad's Green Zone: a course with real bunkers 6 May 08, 14:44 ET AP - The weight of the 9-iron felt just right. My first swing off the first tee was smooth and the ball sailed straight and true. more Egypt's Coptic Pope heads to US for treatment 6 May 08, 14:36 ET AFP - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenuda III, has left for the United States for medical treatment, the Coptic Orthodox Lay Council which manages the church's affairs said. more Hitting age 60, Israel gets nostalgic for the old days 6 May 08, 14:11 ET AP - As Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Israelis have their gaze set firmly backward. more Transport, visa hurdles slowing aid to Myanmar storm victims 6 May 08, 13:56 ET AP - Travel and visa obstacles on Tuesday hampered aid deliveries to the estimated 1 million people in Myanmar believed to be homeless after the devastating cyclone, officials said. more Chinese president in Japan hoping to further ease frictions 6 May 08, 12:35 ET AP - President Hu Jintao, on the first visit to Japan by a Chinese leader in 10 years, called Tuesday for the Asian giants to improve their often strained relations and - as a show of goodwill - reportedly offered to lend Tokyo a pair of pandas. more New disease outbreaks in China; 12K children infected 6 May 08, 12:29 ET AP - New outbreaks reported Tuesday in three Chinese provinces and Beijing put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 12,000 and the death toll has risen to at least 26 across the country. more Volcano in Chile spews lava and blasts ash 12 miles into sky 6 May 08, 10:57 ET AP - The Chaiten volcano spewed lava and blasted ash more than 12 miles into the sky on Tuesday, prompting a total evacuation of the provincial capital and other settlements. more WHO fears Myanmar disease outbreaks in wake of cyclone 6 May 08, 10:55 ET AP - Disease outbreaks spread by mosquitoes, dirty water and poor sanitation were among the World Health Organization's biggest concerns after a devastating cyclone hit Myanmar, home to one of the world's shoddiest health care systems. more Hundreds turn out for second day of food protests in Somalia 6 May 08, 09:55 ET AP - Hundreds of youths in Somalia's capital lobbed stones at shops and cars and set tires ablaze Tuesday in a second day of violence over soaring food prices. more Elderly couple is accidentally sealed inside New Delhi home 6 May 08, 09:29 ET AP - The Wadhwas were enjoying a nap after lunch when a team of overzealous New Delhi officials padlocked their gate, trapping the elderly couple inside and inadvertently bringing them to the center of a heated debate about zoning laws and illegal businesses. more Guatemala puts adoptions on hold 6 May 08, 09:14 ET AP - Guatemala's attorney general on Monday said 2,286 pending foreign adoptions have been placed on hold for at least a month while officials review related paperwork. more Cubs a ray of hope in India's fight to save tigers 6 May 08, 08:40 ET Reuters - Fourteen tiger cubs have been spotted in Ranthambore National Park, a rare piece of good news in the country's fight to protect its dwindling population of big cats from poachers and habitat destruction. more Dozens of Iraqi police detained in operation 6 May 08, 08:31 ET Reuters - Iraqi soldiers detained dozens of policemen and closed down a hospital suspected of treating Shi'ite militiamen in a Baghdad stronghold of cleric Moqtada al -Sadr's Mehdi Army, Iraqi security officials said on Tuesday. more US military: 3,500 US troops set to leave Iraq 6 May 08, 08:22 ET AP - About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, part of a plan to reduce the number of troops who were part of last year's "surge" by 20,000. more Putin restored Russia's pride, at a price 6 May 08, 07:59 ET Reuters - Vladimir Putin, who will step down on Wednesday after eight years as president, allowed nothing to get in the way of his goal of making Russia great again. more Mogul Redstone: Cruise can star in next 'Mission Impossible' 6 May 08, 07:43 ET AP - Entertainment mogul Sumner Redstone said Tuesday he has no objection to Tom Cruise starring in the next segment of the popular "Mission Impossible" movie series, despite cutting his relationship with the actor in 2006. more Georgia says "very close" to war with Russia 6 May 08, 06:35 ET Reuters - Georgia is "very close" to a war with Russia, a Georgian minister said on Tuesday, citing Moscow's decision to send extra troops to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia. more China acknowledges tightening of visas 6 May 08, 05:45 ET AP - China acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that it is tightening its visa policies ahead of the Olympic Games. more Child virus fears spread to China's capital 6 May 08, 04:59 ET Reuters - Fears of a virus that has killed at least 26 children in China gripped parents in Beijing on Tuesday amid a spreading outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. more Myanmar cyclone deaths leap to 15,000 6 May 08, 04:20 ET AFP - The Myanmar cyclone has killed more than 15,000 people, the secretive nation said Tuesday, amid fears thousands of others are also dead in one of Asia's worst natural disasters. more Iraq's new gated communities: safer, mixed, walled-in 6 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - There is big excitement on al-Marifah Street. City workers are installing a new transformer to bring power to a part of the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Saidiyah that hasn't been on the city's electrical grid for more than a year. more Ethiopia: A model of African food aid is now in trouble 6 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Farmers in Ethiopia are better off now than they were four years ago, in part due to better-than-average rains and rising grain prices globally. But there's another reason: Africa's largest beneficiary of foreign aid has shifted from food aid to cash assistance. more UBS reports first-quarter net loss of $11 billion 6 May 08, 02:49 ET AP - Swiss bank UBS AG announced Tuesday it would cut 5,500 jobs and reported a net loss of 11.5 billion Swiss francs ($10.97 billion) for the first quarter of this year. more US troops kill several militants in eastern Afghanistan 6 May 08, 02:17 ET AP - U.S.-led coalition troops killed several militants during a raid in eastern Afghanistan, while a roadside bomb in the south wounded five people, including three policemen, officials said Tuesday. more Australia warns China over visa restrictions 6 May 08, 02:05 ET AFP - China should be aware of the difficulties new visa restrictions could cause for businesses ahead of the Olympics, Australia's foreign minister said on Tuesday. more Death toll tops 15,000 in Myanmar cyclone: state media 6 May 08, 01:24 ET AFP - More than 15,000 people have died in Myanmar after a cyclone hit the country at the weekend, including 10,000 people in a single town, a state newspaper said Tuesday in the latest update on casualties. more Interpol launches manhunt for pedophile suspect 6 May 08, 00:03 ET AP - Interpol launched a worldwide appeal to the public Tuesday to help identify a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys from Southeast Asia - hoping the rare move will lead to a quick arrest. more Official media: 10,000 dead in 1 town from Myanmar cyclone 6 May 08, 00:03 ET AP - Myanmar's official media said Tuesday that 10,000 people were killed by a powerful cyclone in just one town, confirming fears of a spiraling death toll from the storm's 12-foot tidal surges and high winds that swept away bamboo homes in low-lying coastal regions. more

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