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Myanmar 'not ready' for foreign rescue teams: state media 8 May 08, 23:19 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 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 Israel's Olmert admits taking cash but won't quit 8 May 08, 21:15 ET Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted on Thursday taking cash from a U.S. businessman but resisted calls to resign over a police investigation into alleged hefty bribes over almost a decade. more Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive 8 May 08, 19:03 ET AP - A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list. more Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested 8 May 08, 18:44 ET Reuters - Iraqi security forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after a captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said on Friday. 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 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 Georgia warns of war risk with Russia 8 May 08, 15:46 ET AFP - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili warned Thursday of a risk of war with Russia amid tension over a separatist region, as Moscow began dual leadership under President Dmitry Medvedev and his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. more Deadly battles as Hezbollah says Lebanon 'declares war' 8 May 08, 15:08 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," raising fears of a full-blown sectarian conflict. 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 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, 12:50 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 China willing to engage on Tibet-Dalai Lama envoy 8 May 08, 10:14 ET Reuters - An envoy to the Dalai Lama said on Thursday Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues. more US the main obstacle to Mideast peace: Iran leader 8 May 08, 09:52 ET AFP - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Iran's arch-foe the United States was the main obstacle to resolving both the crisis in Iraq and the Palestinian question. 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 Iran condemns British ruling on resistance group 8 May 08, 02:29 ET AFP - Iran on Thursday condemned a British court ruling paving the way for the lifting of a ban on the main armed opposition group to the Islamic republic, and said such a move would promote "terrorism." more Emotions high as Olympic torch scales Everest 8 May 08, 00:52 ET Reuters - The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, an emotional moment for China and the crowning of the Beijing Olympics torch relay that was dogged by anti-Chinese protests on its world tour. more Olympic flame reaches Mount Everest summit 8 May 08, 00:04 ET AFP - Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, state television showed, in an historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games. more

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