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Myanmar 'not ready' for foreign rescue teams: state media 8 May 08, 23:18 ET AFP - Myanmar is "not ready" for foreign search and rescue teams after the deadly cyclone, the foreign ministry said Friday in a state newspaper, announcing that some aid workers had been deported. more Israeli leader denies taking illicit donations from American 8 May 08, 23:15 ET AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen, but said Thursday night that he will step down if he is indicted. more Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure 8 May 08, 22:55 ET AP - Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. more Airport lost luggage finds a new home at auctions 8 May 08, 22:21 ET AFP - "At least I have a good one," said Hannah Taylor as she opened a suitcase full of clothes she had just bought at a London auction which sells dozens of pieces of lost luggage each week. more England a not so green and pleasant land: tourist guide 8 May 08, 21:53 ET AFP - England, famous across the world as the country of Shakespeare, royalty, fair play and manners, is a nation of "overweight, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed TV addicts", according to a new tourist guide. more Chavez: Venezuela won't tolerate secession in Bolivia 8 May 08, 21:19 ET AP - President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela will not tolerate a movement for secession in Bolivia's eastern lowland states. Chavez says his government has not meddled in the domestic affairs of other Latin American nations, but would if Bolivian states now seeking greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government push for total independence. more Acting Mexican police chief killed outside his home 8 May 08, 21:02 ET AP - Mexico's acting federal police chief was shot dead early Thursday outside his home - a brazen attack as drug traffickers increasingly lash back at a nationwide crackdown on organized crime. more UK says louts should be punished 8 May 08, 20:09 ET AP - How should Britain deal with louts and bullies who make their neighbors' lives miserable? A top law-enforcement official says the answer is to bully them right back. more Problems plague Canada's emissions trading plans 8 May 08, 18:55 ET Reuters - Just as Canada is set to launch a domestic carbon emissions trading scheme in a bid to curb its rising greenhouse gas emissions, a number of issues have surfaced, casting doubt on the country's plans. more Iraqi army says Iraqi al-Qaida leader arrested 8 May 08, 17:54 ET AP - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday. more Manta ray released from Bahamas resort 8 May 08, 17:48 ET AP - A 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) manta ray was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a Bahamian resort. more Olmert suspected of receiving funds 8 May 08, 17:33 ET AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, responding to fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen, on Thursday said he will step down if he is indicted. more Myanmar cyclone victim takes solace in new baby 8 May 08, 17:16 ET AP - As the waters rose around her house, Ohn Tay grabbed her 8-year-old son and scrambled to safety. Hours later, she gave birth to a baby girl. more Deadly battles as Hezbollah says Lebanon 'declares war' 8 May 08, 17:16 ET AFP - Deadly gunbattles erupted in Beirut on Thursday after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged that a Lebanese government crackdown on his group was tantamount to a "declaration of war," stoking fears of a full-blown sectarian conflict. more Chilean troops force volcano evacuations 8 May 08, 16:47 ET AP - Police and soldiers cleared the last remaining people from the shadow of a Chilean volcano on Thursday after a strong, overnight explosion spewed glowing-hot rocks from its crater. more Burma's Masters of Disaster 8 May 08, 16:20 ET Time.com - Viewpoint: The junta says things are returning to normal, pressing on with changes designed to cement their control more Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive 8 May 08, 15:51 ET AP - A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list. more Malaria, diarrhea reported after storm hits Myanmar 8 May 08, 15:44 ET AP - Health experts are scrambling to prevent widespread illness after reports of malaria outbreaks and diarrhea surfaced in areas of Myanmar hardest hit by a cyclone, U.N. health officials said Thursday. more Ethiopia launches coffee branding drive after Starbucks row 8 May 08, 15:40 ET AFP - Ethiopia has launched a campaign to brand and market its coffee after ending a long trademark dispute with US coffee giant Starbucks last year, an official statement said Thursday. more Underground sport: Saudi women shed veils to play basketball 8 May 08, 15:02 ET AP - The players bounded into the gym, shedding their long black cloaks and veils to take to the basketball court. Up this night: Jeddah United against the Jaguars, as 30 women spectators hooted and hollered from the stands. more Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of `a perfect storm' 8 May 08, 14:01 ET AP - It was Asia's answer to Hurricane Katrina. Packing winds upwards of 120 mph, Cyclone Nargis became one of Asia's deadliest storms by hitting land at one of the lowest points in Myanmar and setting off a storm surge that reached 25 miles inland. more Acting head of Mexico's federal police killed in capital 8 May 08, 12:52 ET AP - The acting chief of Mexico's federal police was shot dead early Thursday outside his home in the capital. more Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler 8 May 08, 12:50 ET Reuters - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention. more Canadian teen makes sticky molecule in bid to diagnose, prevent flu 8 May 08, 12:43 ET AFP - A Canadian high school student has won a national science competition for her new molecule that binds to flu viruses, which may eventually be used to diagnose or prevent flu infections. more Economist says $10 bln could double Africa food production 8 May 08, 12:30 ET AFP - US economist Jeffrey Sachs blasted the West Thursday for responding to the world food crisis by shipping "unsustainable" aid, and said just 10 billion dollars could double Africa's food production. more Georgian rebels say they shoot down a Georgia drone 8 May 08, 11:39 ET Reuters - Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia shot down another Georgian spy drone on Thursday, its Defence Ministry said, although Tbilisi immediately denied the allegation from the Russian-backed rebels. more Interpol says suspected pedophile caught in New Jersey 8 May 08, 10:33 ET AP - Interpol says U.S. authorities have detained a suspected pedophile in New Jersey two days after the international police agency called for public help to catch him. more Farm workers displaced in Zimbabwe poll violence 8 May 08, 10:32 ET Reuters - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF has pushed 40,000 workers off farms in a post-election campaign targeting supporters of the opposition ahead of a possible presidential run-off, farmers' groups said on Thursday. more Israel marks 60 years as political clouds gather 8 May 08, 08:49 ET Reuters - Israel celebrated its 60th birthday with barbecues and military display on Thursday but the party was marred by an investigation that could unseat the prime minister and derail efforts toward a peace it has never known. more Hezbollah piles pressure on Lebanese government 8 May 08, 08:00 ET Reuters - Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday, piling pressure on Lebanon's U.S.-supported government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered gun battles. more Austrian locked up daughter to 'protect' her: report 8 May 08, 07:55 ET AFP - Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and made her bear seven children, said he locked her up to protect her from outside vices, in comments published Thursday. more Vietnam to try American for terrorism 8 May 08, 07:49 ET AP - A Vietnamese-American and two Vietnamese nationals will be put on trial on charges of terrorism for allegedly planning to distribute anti-government pamphlets in Vietnam, an official said Thursday. more Dalai Lama's envoy details Tibetan proposals at China talks 8 May 08, 07:17 ET AP - The Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials disagreed more than they agreed at weekend talks on how to move beyond the unrest in Tibet, one of the Tibetan spiritual leader's representatives said Thursday. more Sunnis, Shiites clash for a second day in Lebanon 8 May 08, 07:04 ET AP - Shiite Muslim supporters of the militant Hezbollah and Sunnis allied with Lebanon's U.S.-backed government clashed for a second day Thursday as sectarian violence in Beirut spilled over to other parts of the country. more Aid officials urge relief for Baghdad slum 8 May 08, 06:46 ET Reuters - Civilians caught up in fighting between security forces and Shi'ite militiamen in a Baghdad slum are running out of food, water and medicine and relief agencies are unable to bring in supplies, officials said on Thursday. more Ahmadinejad brands Israel a 'stinking corpse' 8 May 08, 06:45 ET AFP - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called Israel a "stinking corpse" which is doomed to disappear as the Jewish state celebrated its 60th anniversary. more Medics brace as raids pick up in Afghan southeast 8 May 08, 06:36 ET Reuters - The announcement over the military address system echoed ominously across the U.S. base in southeastern Afghanistan, freezing soldiers in their tracks. more Russian parliament confirms Putin as prime minister 8 May 08, 06:32 ET AP - Loyal lawmakers confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister Thursday, capping a carefully engineered recast of Russia's leadership a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev. more Residents says Iraqi soldiers warn them to leave Sadr City 8 May 08, 06:10 ET AP - Iraqi soldiers for the first time warned residents in the embattled Sadr City district to leave their houses Thursday, signaling a new push by the U.S.-backed forces against Shiite extremist who have been waging street battles for seven weeks. more Captive macaws now reproduce in the wild in Costa Rica 8 May 08, 03:09 ET AP - Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast. more US envoy says toll from Myanmar cyclone might reach 100,000 8 May 08, 01:04 ET AP - Hungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar's swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone could top 100,000. more Pressure on Pope to apologise for priests' sex abuse in Australia 8 May 08, 00:02 ET AFP - Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July. more

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