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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 Training to lose -- hard work hurts Chinese Olympic chances 6 May 08, 22:45 ET AFP - When Frenchman Christian Bauer saw the Chinese fencing team he was hired to train for the Olympics the first thing he did was to send them all home. more Brazil acquits rancher in US nun killing 6 May 08, 22:45 ET AP - An Amazon rancher convicted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang has been acquitted in a retrial, a court official said Tuesday. 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 China accuses US of shoddy probe into tainted heparin 6 May 08, 20:52 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 Chile volcano blasts ash 20 miles high, forcing evacuations 6 May 08, 20:31 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 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 US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,072 6 May 08, 20:08 ET AP - As of Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at least 4,072 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. more Diplomats say IAEA chief urging more US flexibility on Iran 6 May 08, 19:09 ET AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Washington on Tuesday to show more sensitivity in dealing with Iran if it hopes to see Tehran make concessions on its nuclear program, diplomats 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 Taliban kill Canadian soldier in Afghanistan 6 May 08, 18:36 ET Reuters - Taliban insurgents killed a Canadian soldier in a clash in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Tuesday, the Canadian military said. 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 Head of Serbia's far-right party says Milosevic lost Kosovo 6 May 08, 17:51 ET AP - The head of an ultranationalist party leading the polls going into Serbia's elections doesn't like to be compared to Slobodan Milosevic. He says the late leader wasn't hard enough during the Balkan wars and paved the way for losing Kosovo. more Analysis: Devastating cyclone raises risks for Myanmar junta 6 May 08, 17:10 ET AP - The deadly cyclone that ripped into Myanmar poses a threat to the stranglehold on power of the country's ruling generals, becoming a force for change more powerful than huge pro-democracy demonstrations and international sanctions. 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 Canadian PM urged to move out of dilapidated official home 6 May 08, 16:31 ET AFP - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his family should move out of their crumbling official residence for more than a year to allow it to be fixed, the nation's auditor general urged Tuesday. more Canada banning all smoking in federal prisons 6 May 08, 16:26 ET Reuters - Canada has banned all smoking in federal prisons because a partial ban was largely ignored, the government said 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 Rebel group says Jimmy Carter could mediate in Niger Delta 6 May 08, 15:56 ET AFP - The most high-profile armed group in the oil-rich Niger Delta said Tuesday that former US president Jimmy Carter has accepted to mediate in the Delta crisis if he is invited to do so by Nigeria's government. more Police involved in shootout in wealthy London neighborhood 6 May 08, 15:14 ET AP - Heavily armed police called in a negotiator to deal with a suspected gunman after a shootout Tuesday in a wealthy west London neighborhood. 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 War games: Golf's long interplay with conflict 6 May 08, 14:48 ET AP - The golf course in Baghdad's Green Zone is just the game's latest interplay with war. 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 British vote on wax prime minister 6 May 08, 14:36 ET AFP - Embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces more potential poll humiliation -- as Madame Tussauds waxwork museum said Tuesday opened a vote on whether they should bother making a model of him. 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 Palestinian police fight militants in West Bank town; 3 hurt 6 May 08, 14:34 ET AP - Hundreds of Palestinian police came under fire when they deployed in this militant stronghold Tuesday as President Mahmoud Abbas pushed ahead with a U.S.-backed program to assert authority in the West Bank. 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 Canada can't find 41,000 people ordered to leave 6 May 08, 14:09 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 Canada PM should leave crumbling residence: probe 6 May 08, 14:08 ET Reuters - The official residence used by Canadian prime ministers is in such a terrible state that incumbent Stephen Harper should move out for a year to allow the building to be renovated, a watchdog said on Tuesday. more A look at Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta 6 May 08, 14:00 ET AP - Overview of the Irrawaddy Delta, the region of Myanmar hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis: more Prince Charles begins private visit to Romania 6 May 08, 13:55 ET AFP - Prince Charles began a four-day private visit to Romania Tuesday, where he is due to visit several villages in Transylvania, in the centre of the country, official sources said. more Pakistan suicide blast kills three: army 6 May 08, 13:48 ET AFP - A suicide bomber in a rickshaw blew himself up near a police checkpost in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday, killing a policeman and two civilians and wounding several others, the army said. more London square sealed off after police gun battle: Scotland Yard 6 May 08, 13:32 ET AFP - Police sealed off an area of west London on Tuesday after armed officers were called to reports of gunshots and were fired at, Scotland Yard said. more China lays out ground rules for Tibet talks 6 May 08, 13:24 ET AFP - China on Tuesday laid out ground rules for further talks with the Dalai Lama, saying he must first stop pushing for Tibetan independence and provoking deadly unrest in his Himalayan homeland. 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 Swiss arrest UK, US, Chinese, Canadian speed fiends: police 6 May 08, 12:04 ET AFP - Nine sports car drivers from the US, Canada, Britain and China were held in custody here Tuesday after Swiss police stopped them doing up to 200 kilometres (120 miles) an hour on a motorway, they said. more Burma Reels as Storm Toll Rises 6 May 08, 11:45 ET Time.com - A humanitarian crisis looms in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 22,000 people 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 Israel throws 60th birthday bash under cloud of uncertainty 6 May 08, 10:53 ET AFP - Israel this week celebrates its 60th birthday with military displays, barbecues and a Bible quiz but also with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over its prime minister's political future. more Govt unveils new immigration rules 6 May 08, 10:19 ET AFP - A new points-based immigration system designed to regulate the number of skilled immigrants coming to work in Britain will be introduced this year, the Home Office announced Tuesday. 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 UN: Myanmar gives green light for aid; workers await visas 6 May 08, 08:40 ET AP - Myanmar's military regime has signaled it will welcome aid supplies for victims of a devastating cyclone, the U.N. said Tuesday, clearing the way for a major relief operation from international organizations. more In nod to world pressure, Myanmar delays vote in some areas 6 May 08, 08:35 ET AP - Bowing partly to international demands, Myanmar's junta decided Tuesday to postpone voting on a new and long-awaited constitution in areas hardest-hit by a devastating cyclone as the death toll soared. 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 More than 22,000 dead in Myanmar cyclone: state TV 6 May 08, 08:28 ET AFP - More than 22,000 people have been killed and 41,000 left missing after a powerful cyclone hit Myanmar last weekend, state television announced late 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 A Night in Baghdad 6 May 08, 07:25 ET McClatchy Newspapers - In an outdoor garden we ordered sweet, fresh orange juice and shared plates of chickpea dip, salads and grilled meat and chicken. For the first time in a long time we went out as an office and stayed out what would be considered late in Baghdad. We were living on the edge. We didn't get home until a whopping 8:45 p.m. more U.S. withdrawing third "surge" brigade from Iraq 6 May 08, 07:18 ET Reuters - The third of five U.S. extra brigades sent to Iraq last year to help curb spiraling sectarian violence is returning home, the U.S. military said. 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 Interpol launches pedophile photo campaign 6 May 08, 06:29 ET Reuters - The global police body Interpol launched a worldwide photo appeal on Tuesday to find a suspected pedophile after its first such campaign led to the arrest and trial of a Canadian in Thailand. more China shrugs off report of tropical nuclear sub base 6 May 08, 05:57 ET Reuters - China refused to be drawn on Tuesday on a photograph which Jane's Information Group analysts believe is evidence of a new underground nuclear submarine base off the southern tropical island of Hainan. 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 China's Hu urges cooperation ahead of Japan summit 6 May 08, 04:38 ET Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao lauded closer cooperation with Japan when he arrived on Tuesday for a state visit intended to nurture trust between the Asian powers despite rifts over energy resources and security. more Postcyclone challenge for Burma (Myanmar): deliver relief fast 6 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - In a rapidly escalating death toll, a cyclone that ripped through Burma (Myanmar) on Saturday killed nearly 4,000 people, not 351 as originally announced, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Asia since the tsunami of 2004, authorities said on Monday. 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 Doctors punished in China for mishandling deadly virus: Xinhua 6 May 08, 00:23 ET AFP - Ten doctors and officials in China have been punished for mishandling a virus that has killed 26 children, state media reported as the number of infected youngsters rose to nearly 12,000. 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

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