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Poll rout raises questions over PM's future 3 May 08, 23:52 ET AFP - Gordon Brown is battling to steady Labour Party nerves after its worst election defeat for 40 years, but the rout raises serious questions about his future, commentators say. more Deaths reported in Myanmar cyclone: resident 3 May 08, 23:14 ET Reuters - A large tropical cyclone that slammed into Myanmar's main city, Yangon, has killed people, a resident said on Sunday, citing reports on state radio and television. more Japan, China keen to avoid 1998 Jiang visit rerun 3 May 08, 23:05 ET Reuters - Ten years after a disastrous visit to Japan by China's top leader dominated by their bitter wartime past, Beijing and Tokyo are keen to avoid a rerun that would risk damage to the deep economic ties between the Asian rivals. more Rice pushes for progress on Israel-Palestinian peace 3 May 08, 22:55 ET AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday she will ask Israel to remove more physical barriers erected in the West Bank as a bulwark against Palestinian militants. more Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China 3 May 08, 22:04 ET AP - The mainland China leg of the Olympic torch relay started in the southern province of Hainan on Sunday on what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing. more Perth airport temporarily closed by bomb scare 3 May 08, 21:26 ET Reuters - Perth's international airport was temporarily shut on Saturday night and flights were diverted as Australian police investigated a suspicious package discovered by baggage handlers on a Malaysia Airlines plane. more US military deaths in Iraq at 4,071 3 May 08, 21:15 ET AP - As of Saturday, May 3, 2008, at least 4,071 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,315 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. more US strike takes out militant holdout in Baghdad 3 May 08, 21:10 ET AP - The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards away from a hospital and wounding nearly two dozen people. more Ugly win at 'Well keeps Celtic titles hopes alive 3 May 08, 20:01 ET AFP - Gordon Strachan has ditched all notions of demanding fancy play from Celtic after a "common sense" 2-1 win at Motherwell Saturday boosted his side's late title charge. more Pot smokers light up in Toronto street march 3 May 08, 18:38 ET Reuters - Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts marched in downtown Toronto on Saturday, many openly smoking the drug as part of a globally coordinated rally meant to celebrate cannabis culture and push for the drug's legalization. more Zimbabwe opposition still undecided on runoff 3 May 08, 17:58 ET Reuters - Zimbabwe's main opposition party said on Saturday it was still undecided on whether its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, should take part in a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe. more South Sudan minister's body arrives in Juba 3 May 08, 17:26 ET AFP - The bodies of south Sudan Defence Minister Dominic Dim Deng and five others killed in a plane crash arrived in Juba on Saturday, where hundreds of weeping relatives and top officials had been waiting. more Canadian island lifts ban on beer, soda cans 3 May 08, 17:08 ET AFP - Residents of Canada's Prince Edward Island rushed into stores Saturday to buy soda and beer in aluminium cans, after a decades-long ban on the containers was lifted. more Ex-Iranian president: Fomenting violence abroad 'treason' 3 May 08, 15:13 ET AP - A former Iranian president has said that exporting violence to other countries is "treason" against Islam and Iran's 1979 revolution, an apparent accusation that the country's hard-line rulers are engineering unrest abroad. more Summit calls for EU membership for all Western Balkan states 3 May 08, 15:10 ET AFP - EU integration is the only "viable political alternative" for the Western Balkans, a two-day summit of leaders from across central, eastern and southern Europe concluded on Saturday. more US diplomat pushes for progress on Israel-Palestinian peace 3 May 08, 15:10 ET AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday she will ask Israel to remove more physical barriers erected in the West Bank as a bulwark against Palestinian militants. more 40-goal Ronaldo puts United on brink of title 3 May 08, 14:29 ET AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo's 39th and 40th goals of the season helped Manchester United to a 4-1 victory over West Ham that leaves Sir Alex Ferguson's side on the brink of retaining the Premier League title. more Despite high food prices, Haitians reluctant to head to US 3 May 08, 14:26 ET AP - When soaring food prices sparked deadly riots across Haiti, many expected that people along the cactus-studded northern coast would do what they traditionally do in times of crisis: take to the seas and head for the United States. more On Japan's secretive death row, inmate becomes cause celebre 3 May 08, 14:13 ET AP - Iwao Hakamada, Japan's longest serving death row inmate, has insisted for 40 years that he is innocent of the four murders he was convicted of. The evidence was suspect, he says, and his confession was coerced. more As Putin apprentice takes over, Russians weigh an enigma 3 May 08, 14:07 ET AP - It might be a tale out of a 19th century Russian storybook: A clerkish young lawyer apprenticed to a powerful man rises, through Byzantine political intrigue, to become ruler of Russia. more A first for Saudis: Mozart performed publicly and women come 3 May 08, 13:59 ET AP - It's probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience. more Rice back to boost Mideast peace bid ahead of Bush visit 3 May 08, 13:53 ET AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the region on Saturday to provide a badly needed shot in the arm for the Middle East peace process ahead of a visit by President George W. Bush. more Lebanon's Jumblatt wants ban on flights from Iran 3 May 08, 13:52 ET AFP - A leading member of Lebanon's Western-backed ruling coalition called on Saturday for a ban on flights from Iran to Beirut airport, saying the militant group Hezbollah could be flying in arms from Iran. more Despite peace, Belfast walls are growing in size and number 3 May 08, 13:28 ET AP - Lee Young, 8, and Cein Quinn, 7, live barely 200 yards apart, but they have never met, and maybe never will. more Russia must grab chance to beat AIDS epidemic: U.N. 3 May 08, 12:42 ET Reuters - Russia will undo good progress in combating HIV/AIDS and miss the chance to stem the epidemic if it does not offer more help to people who inject themselves with drugs, U.N. AIDS chief Peter Piot said on Saturday. more Olympic torch lands in China proper, setback on Everest 3 May 08, 12:03 ET Reuters - The Olympic torch arrived in mainland China on Saturday after a protest-harried overseas relay, while snowfall on Mount Everest dealt a blow to climbers hoping to take a special flame to the roof of the world. more Shell shuts more Nigerian oil after rebel attack 3 May 08, 11:55 ET Reuters - Royal Dutch Shell shut down more of its production in Nigeria after a fresh militant attack on Saturday on a flowstation in the restive Niger Delta, where local militants have stepped up a campaign of violence. more Zimbabwe opposition presses victory claim 3 May 08, 11:53 ET AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday reiterated claims of an outright election victory against President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off was "unnecessary", as tensions in the country mounted. more Plane carrying British investors missing in Brazil 3 May 08, 11:31 ET AFP - Four Britons looking at tourism projects in Brazil and a Brazilian crew of two were missing Saturday after the plane they were traveling in lost contact with air traffic control, an airline said. more Cyclone batters Myanmar, casualties feared 3 May 08, 11:02 ET Reuters - A tropical cyclone slammed into Myanmar's main city of Yangon on Saturday, ripping off roofs, felling trees and raising fears of major casualties. more Former Spanish leader interrupted by coup dies 3 May 08, 10:56 ET Reuters - Former Spanish Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, whose appointment ceremony in 1981 was interrupted by a coup attempt, died on Saturday at the age of 82, his son said. more Turkey: More than 150 Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq 3 May 08, 10:55 ET AP - The Turkish military says a raid in northern Iraq earlier this week killed more than 150 Kurdish rebels. more Zimbabwe opposition does not rule out presidential runoff 3 May 08, 10:09 ET AP - Zimbabwe's opposition on Saturday held out the possibility its leader would face President Robert Mugabe in a presidential runoff, but called on the nation's neighbors to verify the vote count from the first round. more Ronaldo magic takes United to verge of glory 3 May 08, 10:08 ET AFP - A Cristiano Ronaldo double helped Manchester United coast to a 4-1 win over West Ham that leaves them on the brink of retaining the Premier League title. more Guinean prisoners scoop their way to freedom 3 May 08, 09:58 ET Reuters - More than 30 prisoners escaped from a jail in southeastern Guinea by using spoons to scoop a hole in the baked earth wall of their prison building which had been softened by rain, prison authorities said. more Mother of Scarlett tells India she will not bury 'incomplete' body 3 May 08, 09:55 ET AFP - The mother of a British girl killed in the Indian beach resort of Goa said Saturday she would not bury her daughter's body without her missing organs, which authorities have still not released. more 17 Tamil rebels, 3 soldiers die in latest Sri Lanka fighting 3 May 08, 09:54 ET AP - Scattered gunbattles and a roadside bomb blast in Sri Lanka's embattled north killed 17 Tamil separatists and three soldiers in two days of violence, the military said Saturday. more Portuguese police say no end to McCanns suspect status 3 May 08, 09:02 ET AFP - The parents of Madeleine McCann will remain formal suspects over her disappearance, Portugal's national police chief said as ceremonies were held Saturday to mark the first anniversary since she went missing. more Conservatives lead in opinion poll 3 May 08, 08:45 ET Reuters - The Conservatives were ahead of the Liberals in an opinion poll published on Saturday, but neither party has enough support to be sure of winning a majority in Parliament. more Man pocketed millions in Taiwan affair 3 May 08, 08:23 ET AP - A man involved in a multimillion-dollar fraud concerning Taiwan's failed attempt to lure a diplomatic ally from rival China said Saturday that the missing money was transferred to his associate's private bank account. more Musharraf may accept judges restoration 3 May 08, 08:21 ET AP - President Pervez Musharraf may accept the reinstatement of judges he dismissed if the new government amends the constitution instead of simply passing a parliamentary resolution, a spokesman for his political party said Saturday. more Portugal still investigating little girl's disappearance 3 May 08, 08:04 ET AP - A year after Madeleine McCann vanished from a resort in southern Portugal, police are still gathering evidence into the British girl's disappearance, a top detective said Saturday. more Investigators to study incest father's old court records 3 May 08, 08:01 ET AP - Authorities investigating a man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering seven children with her are awaiting old court records the media say document a 1967 rape allegation. more McCanns convinced Madeleine alive a year on 3 May 08, 07:53 ET Reuters - The parents of Madeleine McCann remain convinced their daughter is still alive after she went missing from a sleepy Portuguese holiday resort a year ago, they said on Saturday. more Air raid hits Baghdad hospital, US says 14 fighters dead 3 May 08, 07:25 ET AFP - A US air strike damaged a hospital in the Iraqi capital's violent Shiite stronghold of Sadr City on Saturday, injuring 20 people, as American forces claimed to have killed 14 militiamen. more Yemeni troops clash with rebels after mosque attack 3 May 08, 07:13 ET AP - Clashes between rebels and Yemeni troops have resumed in the wake of a devastating bomb attack outside mosque that killed 18 worshippers, a government official said Saturday. more Amy Winehouse won't record Bond track 3 May 08, 06:12 ET AP - Producer Mark Ronson says he and Amy Winehouse have abandoned recording the theme to the latest James Bond film because the singer is not ready to work. more Pakistanis protest against anti-Quran film 3 May 08, 06:10 ET AP - Thousands of supporters from a radical Islamic group have rallied in southern Pakistan to condemn an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker. more Olympic torch begins relay in Chinese city Macau 3 May 08, 04:44 ET AP - The Olympic torch began its relay Saturday past glitzy Las Vegas-style casinos and pastel colored colonial buildings in the Chinese city of Macau - the world's most lucrative gambling center. more Abbas sends forces to north West Bank in security push 3 May 08, 04:42 ET Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces began deploying to the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday for a law-and-order campaign meant to show the government is laying the ground for statehood. more Power out as cyclone hits Myanmar's main city 3 May 08, 03:55 ET AFP - Severe tropical cyclone Nargis lashed Myanmar's main city Saturday, downing power lines and tearing rooves off houses as residents took shelter in their homes as they waited for the storm to pass. more Southeast Asia to cooperate over food security 3 May 08, 03:48 ET Reuters - Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali have agreed to cooperate over the rice market, Malaysia's trade minister said on Saturday, as rocketing prices shock a region where the grain is a core part of most meals. more Painting a portait of Austrian incest suspect Josef Fritzl 3 May 08, 03:46 ET AP - Casual acquaintances knew Josef Fritzl as a jovial fellow who liked to drink beer and enjoyed a bawdy joke. But former neighbors say the man accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her seven children ran his household like a dictator. Piece by piece, a picture is emerging of a shrewd liar and an obsessive tyrant. more Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public 3 May 08, 03:37 ET AP - Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. more Russia says Iranian enrichment freeze is sole demand 3 May 08, 03:28 ET AFP - Russia on Saturday said that world powers concerned about Iran's nuclear programme were asking Tehran only to suspend uranium enrichment during a period of talks. more US fighter pilots contend with crowded airspace in Iraq 3 May 08, 03:27 ET AP - U.S. pilots flying missions over Iraq come to the region expecting a host of challenges, including swirling sandstorms and urban battlefields filled with a mix of enemies and civilians. more Chinese, Dalai Lama officials to meet 3 May 08, 03:25 ET AP - State-run media in China railed against the Dalai Lama as talks were set to take place between the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and Chinese officials. more Japan war shrine film stirs free speech debate 3 May 08, 03:20 ET AP - Yasukuni war shrine is Japan's ultimate taboo subject. A symbol of the country's militaristic past, the shrine is revered by nationalists, despised by Japan's Asian neighbors, and rarely mentioned in public by anyone else. more Cyclone knocks out electricity in much of Yangon 3 May 08, 03:19 ET AP - A tropical cyclone packing 120-mile per hour winds ripped through Yangon early Saturday, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and knocking out electricity in much of the country's commercial capital, an official said. more Pakistan stays execution of Indian 3 May 08, 03:18 ET Reuters - The Pakistani government has deferred the execution of an Indian man condemned to death for spying and carrying out bombings in 1990, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. more Palestinian police to deploy in Jenin in security effort 3 May 08, 03:11 ET AP - Hundreds of Palestinian police are heading to the former militant stronghold of Jenin to reassert control in West Bank towns. more Philippines, Britain in extradition talks on sex offenders: official 3 May 08, 02:54 ET AFP - The Philippines and Britain are set to start work on an extradition treaty for pedophiles and other sex offenders, a visiting British government minister said Saturday. more Award-winning feminist given suspended jail term in Iran: report 3 May 08, 02:38 ET AFP - Iran has handed down a suspended jail sentence to an award-winning women's rights activist found guilty of seeking to harm national security, press reports said on Saturday. more Labour Loses London 3 May 08, 01:35 ET Time.com - Conservative Boris Johnson wins the mayor's office in a rout of Britain's ruling party in local elections more US soldier killed in Baghdad blast 3 May 08, 01:14 ET AFP - An American soldier died when his vehicle was hit by a roadside blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the US military here said Saturday. more US soldier killed in Baghdad 3 May 08, 01:09 ET AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds sustained in a roadside bombing in eastern Baghdad. more Major powers agree new incentives offer to Iran 3 May 08, 01:07 ET Reuters - Major powers agreed on Friday to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work and a European diplomat said helping Tehran develop civil atomic power remained at the heart of the proposal. more Bolivian President Morales: Let voters solve autonomy fight 3 May 08, 00:34 ET AP - President Evo Morales said Friday that a political battle over demands for autonomy by Bolivia's largest state should be resolved by a nationwide referendum. more

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