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Cyclone killed 10,000 in just one Myanmar town: report 5 May 08, 21:44 ET Reuters - Some 10,000 people were killed in just one town after a severe cyclone slammed into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on the weekend, state television reported on Tuesday. more Document: Fugitive US financier Robert Vesco died 5 May 08, 20:35 ET AP - Robert Vesco, the American fugitive who cooked up moneymaking schemes that allegedly involved everyone from Colombian drug lords to the families of U.S. presidents, died in Cuba and was buried almost six months ago, according to an official document. more US to return Argentine dinosaur eggs 5 May 08, 19:57 ET AP - A senior U.S. Homeland Security official is in Argentina to discuss money laundering, human trafficking - and dinosaur eggs. more Carbon Trading Blasted by Indigenous Groups 5 May 08, 18:53 ET OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns. more 2 more U.S. soldiers' deaths in Iraq raise doubts about MRAP vehicle 5 May 08, 18:18 ET McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON— The deaths of two U.S. soldiers in western Baghdad last week have sparked concerns that Iraqi insurgents have developed a new weapon capable of striking what the U.S. military considers its most explosive-resistant vehicle. more Erupting volcano prompts new evacuation in Chile 5 May 08, 17:19 ET Reuters - Chile prepared to evacuate another town in its remote Patagonian south on Monday, as ash spewed from a snowcapped volcano for a fourth day after its first eruption in thousands of years. more Iran rejects nuclear inspections unless Israel allows them 5 May 08, 16:22 ET AP - An Iranian envoy said Monday his government will not submit to extensive nuclear inspections while Israel stays outside the global treaty to curb the spread of atomic weapons. more Myanmar says more than 10,000 killed in cyclone 5 May 08, 16:13 ET AFP - Myanmar said Monday more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the impoverished nation, whose secretive military rulers made a rare appeal for international help to cope with the tragedy. more Baghdad park is an oasis from conflict 5 May 08, 15:43 ET McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD— There's a place in this city, amid the snarled checkpoints and mazes of blast walls and general anxiety, where families still gather for picnics, teenage boys kick around soccer balls, young couples canoodle furtively under trees and children bury their faces in cotton candy. more UN and NGOs rush to ready aid for Myanmar cyclone victims 5 May 08, 15:33 ET AP - U.N. agencies and independent humanitarian groups rushed Monday to prepare assistance for victims of a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, while awaiting a formal go-ahead from the military regime in the Southeast Asian nation. more Three dead babies found in freezer in Germany 5 May 08, 13:32 ET Reuters - A 44-year-old woman has been taken into custody in Germany on suspicion of killing three of her babies and storing their corpses in the family freezer for up to two decades, authorities said on Monday. more Prince Harry receives Afghanistan medal 5 May 08, 13:15 ET AFP - Prince Harry received his first army campaign medal as his regiment was decorated for its service in Afghanistan in a ceremony here Monday. more Indian politicians blast Bush over comments on food prices 5 May 08, 11:14 ET AP - Indian politicians have lambasted President Bush for saying the South Asian country's increasing prosperity is partly to blame for the rising price of food around the world. more Serbia's pro-Western president gets death threats 5 May 08, 11:06 ET Reuters - Serbian President Boris Tadic has received death threats for "betraying the Serb people" by seeking closer ties with the European Union despite its support for Kosovo's secession, officials said on Monday. more Beijing latest victim of China virus outbreak: state media 5 May 08, 10:47 ET AFP - A deadly viral outbreak that preys on children has appeared in Olympic host city Beijing, and the number of infections in China has grown to more than 9,000, state media reported Monday. more German police find three dead babies in freezer 5 May 08, 10:43 ET AFP - In the latest case of apparent infanticide to shock Germany, police said Monday they have found three dead babies in a freezer and arrested a woman believed to be the children's mother. more Mogadishu rocked by food demonstrations 5 May 08, 10:28 ET Reuters - A young man was killed when thousands of Somalis protested in Mogadishu on Monday over food traders' refusal to take old currency notes blamed for stoking spiraling inflation, witnesses said. more Police find 3 dead infants in Germany, arrest mother 5 May 08, 09:04 ET AP - German police arrested the mother of three infants whose bodies were found stuffed into a basement freezer, a prosecutor's spokesman said Monday. more Australian doctor proposes paying $47,000 for a kidney 5 May 08, 05:49 ET AP - An Australian doctor proposed Monday that the government pay up to $47,000 for kidney donations to overcome a chronic shortage. more Iran rules out halt to sensitive nuclear work 5 May 08, 04:57 ET Reuters - Iran ruled out halting its disputed nuclear work on Monday, saying it would not consider any incentives offered by world powers that violated the Islamic Republic's rights to atomic technology. more Australian FM says whaling on agenda in Japan 5 May 08, 03:31 ET AFP - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith embarked on a three-city Asian tour on Monday, saying he expected to voice Canberra's opposition to whaling during talks with Japan. more

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