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Former colonel gets 54-year term for massacre in Colombia 7 May 08, 23:21 ET AP - A judge on Wednesday gave a 54-year prison term to a cashiered army lieutenant colonel who was convicted of ordering the massacre of 10 elite anti-drug police in an ambush on a lonely country road. more Japanese and Chinese leaders pledge warmer ties 7 May 08, 23:15 ET AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao, on a fence-mending visit to Japan, had breakfast with former Japanese prime ministers Thursday, but in a sign that not all bygones are forgotten one very important name was dropped from the guest list - Junichiro Koizumi. more Mexican rebel group rejects government's proposal for talks 7 May 08, 23:14 ET AP - A leftist rebel group linked to a series of oil pipeline blasts on Wednesday rejected an offer from Mexico's government to hold talks. more US: Former Gitmo prisoner carries out recent attack in Iraq 7 May 08, 22:50 ET AP - A Kuwaiti freed from Guantanamo Bay carried out a suicide car bombing recently in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday, confirming what is believed to be the first such attack by a former detainee at the U.S. military detention center in Cuba. more Estimated 80,000 cyclone dead in one Myanmar district: official 7 May 08, 22:50 ET AFP - An estimated 80,000 people have died in the remote Myanmar district of Labutta since a powerful cyclone struck last weekend, a local military official told AFP on Thursday. more Guatemalan held in illegal adoption case 7 May 08, 22:31 ET AP - The sister of a Guatemalan congressman was charged Wednesday with running an illegal adoption ring after police found nine children in her home. more Nicol David seeking revenge at squash British Open 7 May 08, 22:12 ET AFP - Asian heroine Nicol David will try to keep distracting emotions of atonement and revenge out of her head as she begins her attempt to win back the title at the British Open championships which begin here Thursday. more Cuban blogger receives Spanish award - in absentia 7 May 08, 21:53 ET AP - A Cuban woman who gained worldwide acclaim for a blog that offers stinging criticism of the Communist regime was honored Wednesday with a Spanish journalism award - in absentia. more Olympic torch lit at top of Everest 7 May 08, 21:34 ET Reuters - The Olympic torch was lit at the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, the crowning moment of the Beijing Games torch relay which had been dogged by anti-Chinese protests on its world tour. more Olympic flame reaches Mount Everest peak 7 May 08, 21:24 ET AP - The Olympic flame has reached the peak of Mount Everest. more 2 Japanese women freed after being kidnapped in Yemen 7 May 08, 19:50 ET AP - Two female Japanese tourists kidnapped in Yemen's Marib province Wednesday were freed after tribal mediation, a Yemeni security official said. more Bank of England likely to sit tight on interest rates 7 May 08, 19:41 ET AFP - The Bank of England is expected to leave interest rates on hold at 5.00 percent on Thursday, ruling out a second successive cut amid stubbornly high inflation, according to analysts. more Hezbollah piles pressure on Lebanese government 7 May 08, 18:44 ET Reuters - Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip around Beirut airport on Thursday, the second day of a protest campaign against Lebanon's U.S.-backed government that has sparked gun battles in the city. more Jordan queen urges Arab oil states to spend on social causes 7 May 08, 18:39 ET AP - The huge national investment funds that Arab countries have created from their oil profits should be directed at building social equality and protecting the environment, Jordan's Queen Rania said Wednesday. more Massive volcanic cloud creeps over Argentina, Chile 7 May 08, 18:28 ET AFP - A thick cloud of ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a swathe of South America Wednesday, prompting fears of health crisis for the people caught in its wake. more U.N. chief condemns recent Darfur bombings 7 May 08, 18:23 ET Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly condemned recent deadly bomb attacks on a school, water installation and market in Sudan's warring Darfur region. more By ship and plane, Myanmar aid picks up pace 7 May 08, 17:50 ET AP - Ships and cargo planes carried relief supplies to Myanmar on Wednesday as aid groups distributed food and other supplies to people left homeless by a deadly cyclone. more Cyclone survivors: journey from horror to misery in Myanmar 7 May 08, 17:04 ET AP - Some survivors arrived half-naked, others wore clothes they scavenged from the dead. more Canada facing Kyoto probe over greenhouse gases 7 May 08, 16:27 ET Reuters - Canada will be investigated on suspicion of violating rules for registering greenhouse gases that are the mainstay of a U.N.-led fight against global warming, official documents show. more Berlusconi unveils Italy's new right-wing government 7 May 08, 16:25 ET AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi unveiled his new right-wing government on Wednesday the day before his team, including EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini, was to be sworn in. more Senior Mexico policeman dies despite army presence 7 May 08, 16:18 ET Reuters - Mexican drug hit men killed a senior police officer in Ciudad Juarez despite a huge army deployment in the violent city across the border from El Paso, Texas, authorities said on Wednesday. more Berlusconi forms new Italy government 7 May 08, 16:11 ET Reuters - Silvio Berlusconi unveiled his new conservative government on Wednesday and gave top posts to close allies in one of Italy's most right-wing cabinets since World War Two. more Aid groups: Humanitarian woes grow in Baghdad's Sadr City 7 May 08, 16:03 ET AP - Entire sections of Baghdad's embattled Sadr City district have been left nearly abandoned by civilians fleeing a U.S.-led showdown with Shiite militias and seeking aid after facing shortages of food and medicine, humanitarian groups said Wednesday. more U.S. urges Russia to back down in Georgia clash 7 May 08, 15:58 ET Reuters - Russia should "back down" in the escalating fight with neighboring Georgia over the breakaway province of Abkhazia, White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Wednesday. more Ontario premier to travel to Italy to woo Fiat 7 May 08, 15:53 ET Reuters - Dalton McGuinty, the premier of Ontario, will make a trip to Italy on May 21 to pitch auto giant Fiat SpA on setting up shop in the Canadian province, his office confirmed on Wednesday. more Iran says April mosque blast a bombing, suspects held 7 May 08, 15:51 ET AFP - Iran said on Wednesday that a blast in a mosque that killed 13 people in the southern city of Shiraz last month was indeed a bombing and that suspects believed to have links with the country's Western foes had been arrested. more Maple Leafs fire head coach Paul Maurice 7 May 08, 15:49 ET Reuters - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Paul Maurice on Wednesday after he failed to lead the National Hockey League team into the playoffs during his two seasons behind the bench. more Angola lashes out at Irish rocker Bob Geldof 7 May 08, 15:31 ET AFP - Angola's deputy prime minister has lashed out at Irish rock star turned political activist Bob Geldof over his claims that the southern African nation is run by criminals, state radio reported Wednesday. more UN chief urges Myanmar to allow quick arrival of aid 7 May 08, 15:27 ET AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar's government on Wednesday to speed up the arrival of aid workers and relief supplies "in every way possible" after Cyclone Nargis left an estimated 1 million homeless. more New Irish PM makes winning EU vote first priority 7 May 08, 15:23 ET AFP - Ireland's new premier Brian Cowen vowed Wednesday to make winning a crunch EU referendum next month his first priority, immediately after being elected to succeed veteran leader Bertie Ahern. more Georgia seeks EU police for breakaway region 7 May 08, 15:23 ET Reuters - Georgia wants the European Union to send police to the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Baramidze said on Wednesday. more Iran ex-president urges better climate for nuclear deal 7 May 08, 15:14 ET AFP - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani called on the international community on Wednesday to create a more conducive climate for Iran to give reassurances on its nuclear programme. more Israel's Arab minority ambivalent about Independence Day 7 May 08, 15:03 ET AP - The highway leading to this Arab town in central Israel was lined with blue-and-white Israeli flags Wednesday to mark the country's 60th Independence Day. But no banners fluttered in Kufr Qassem itself. more Canada says security costs hurt domestic carmakers 7 May 08, 14:58 ET Reuters - Chinese and Indian cars will soon hit the North American market and will have a price advantage, partly because security-related costs add to the price of North American vehicles, Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice said on Wednesday. more Amy Winehouse arrested over alleged drugs offences: police 7 May 08, 14:54 ET AFP - Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing drugs, police and her spokesman said, after footage appeared of her apparently smoking crack cocaine. more Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols: report 7 May 08, 14:45 ET AFP - Britain's Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday. more 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits 100 miles from Tokyo: USGS 7 May 08, 14:13 ET AP - A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Japan early Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, waking up people 100 miles away in Tokyo. more Israel at 60: Proud but facing an uncertain future 7 May 08, 14:00 ET AP - A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from space. Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force flyovers and a birthday bash for anyone born on the day the Jewish state was founded. more Congo factions still recruiting child fighters: U.N. 7 May 08, 13:48 ET Reuters - Armed groups in Congo's violence-torn east have ignored pledges made this year to stop recruiting children to fight and to free minors already in their ranks, the United Nations said on Wednesday. more Pope reaches out to China at unprecedented concert 7 May 08, 13:18 ET Reuters - Pope Benedict reached out to communist China on Wednesday at an unprecedented concert by its national orchestra in the Vatican that the Church hopes can help end decades of icy relations with Beijing. more James set to keep Wembley Cup final date 7 May 08, 12:59 ET AFP - England goalkeeper David James has declared himself fit to play for Portsmouth in next week's FA Cup final against Championship side Cardiff. more US: Ex-Guantanamo prisoner carried out Iraq suicide attack 7 May 08, 12:55 ET AP - The U.S. military is confirming that a former Guantanamo detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in northern Iraq. more Incest father says 'I'm no monster' 7 May 08, 12:49 ET AFP - An Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years insisted Wednesday he is "no monster", as residents of his town staged a rally in support of the victims. more Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in China 7 May 08, 12:08 ET AP - Paramilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage. Security was heavy but officers were markedly relaxed as jubilant crowds, apparently free of protesters, helped kick off the Olympic torch's tour of China. more Families hear final moments of doomed spy plane 7 May 08, 12:01 ET AFP - Families of 14 British servicemen who died when a Nimrod spy plane crashed in Afghanistan heard recordings of the aicraft's final moments Wednesday, at an inquest into their deaths. more Myanmar survivors emerge desperate for help 7 May 08, 11:57 ET AFP - Thousands of shell-shocked survivors of the Myanmar cyclone emerged Wednesday, desperate for food and water after trekking for days through flood waters littered with the bodies of the dead. more Ex-prince wants Taliban brought into Afghan govt 7 May 08, 11:14 ET Reuters - Afghanistan should set-up a transitional government that includes members of the Taliban once President Hamid Karzai's term ends late next year if it is to escape unending crisis, a grandson of the late former king said on Wednesday. more Armenian leader condemns "genocide" before pope 7 May 08, 11:10 ET Reuters - Armenia's Orthodox leader on Wednesday used the pulpit of the Vatican to condemn the 1915 killing of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians by Ottoman Turks, saying the whole world should recognize it as a genocide. more Cyclone Nargis -- Urdu for "daffodil" 7 May 08, 10:40 ET Reuters - Cyclone Nargis, the tropical cyclone that tore into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta killing at least 22,000 people and leaving a million people homeless, takes its name from the word for "daffodil" in Urdu. more Belgian held for locking up boyfriend for 5 months 7 May 08, 10:38 ET Reuters - A Belgian woman who kept her former boyfriend barricaded in her home for nearly 5 months was arrested and charged with false imprisonment, prosecutors said on Wednesday. more U.S. Urged to Divorce Politics from Aid to Myanmar 7 May 08, 10:38 ET OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country. more Health experts warn of looming crisis after Myanmar cyclone 7 May 08, 09:34 ET AFP - Aid experts on Wednesday warned of a looming health crisis in Myanmar, where millions of cyclone victims face outbreaks of disease as they struggle to survive without clean water, food or shelter. more Sirens wailing, Israel comes to a halt to mark Memorial Day 7 May 08, 08:48 ET AP - Sirens wailed across Israel Wednesday, bringing the nation to a standstill in a solemn two-minute ritual on the country's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of Palestinian suicide bombings and other attacks. more Iran protests to Iraq over disputed Gulf islands 7 May 08, 08:36 ET AFP - Iran has protested to Iraq over reports that Baghdad had backed the United Arab Emirates' claim to three islands in the Gulf, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. more Iraq urges Iran, U.S. to hold talks 7 May 08, 08:33 ET Reuters - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari urged Iran and the United States on Wednesday to stop trading accusations and sit down for a fourth round of talks to seek solutions to Iraq's security woes. more Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on Gaza 7 May 08, 07:58 ET AFP - A Palestinian militant was killed and nearly 20 people were wounded on Wednesday during an Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medics and witnesses. more Iran hardliners criticize Khatami's "insulting" speech 7 May 08, 07:47 ET Reuters - Iranian hardliners have criticized moderate former President Mohammad Khatami for a speech they deemed insulting to Iran's late revolutionary leader, newspapers reported on Wednesday. more China urges authorities to step up education of deadly disease 7 May 08, 07:44 ET AFP - China on Wednesday urged local health authorities to step up public education of a highly contagious disease that has led to the deaths of 28 children. more Medvedev takes Russian presidency from his mentor Putin 7 May 08, 07:22 ET AP - Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's president on Wednesday, pledging to bolster the country's economic development and civil rights, in what may signal a departure from his predecessor's heavy-handed tactics. more Vietnam warning on EV71 virus after at least 10 children die 7 May 08, 07:05 ET AFP - Vietnam's prime minister has urged health authorities to fight a hand, food and mouth disease outbreak caused by the EV71 virus which officials Wednesday said had killed at least 10 children this year. more China warns Dalai Lama not to obstruct Beijing Games 7 May 08, 06:34 ET AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Wednesday to continue a recently begun dialogue with the Dalai Lama, though he offered veiled accusations the Tibetan spiritual leader is causing more problems than he is solving. more Clashes erupt in Lebanon as Hezbollah stages strike 7 May 08, 06:30 ET AP - Protesters from the Hezbollah-led opposition clashed with supporters of Lebanon's U.S.-backed government Wednesday as a strike by the Shiite militant group paralyzed large parts of the capital Beirut. more African Union demands free, transparent Zimbabwe run-off 7 May 08, 06:28 ET AFP - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday urged all Zimbabwean parties to hold a free, transparent and non-violent presidential runoff. more Austria says authorities were gullible in incest case 7 May 08, 06:20 ET Reuters - Austria's justice minister said local authorities were gullible in their dealings with Josef Fritzl, who has admitted imprisoning his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering her seven children. more Cyclone could cause long-term food shortages in Myanmar 7 May 08, 05:54 ET AP - Cyclone Nargis has devastated Myanmar's agriculture heartland, known as its rice bowl, experts said Wednesday, and could result in long-term food shortages for the impoverished country. more I'm not Superman, says Hamilton 7 May 08, 05:48 ET AFP - Lewis Hamilton has told his critics to be patient with him and not expect him to achieve too much at an early stage of his career. more Iran clerics rebuke Ahmadinejad over 'hidden imam' 7 May 08, 05:46 ET AFP - Clerics have told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to stick to more worldly issues after he was quoted as saying the "hidden imam" of Shiite Islam was directing Iran. more Chinese editor in limbo over Tibet piece 7 May 08, 05:43 ET AP - An editor's career at a popular magazine in southern China appeared to be in limbo Wednesday after he wrote an opinion article that challenged the government on the prickly issues of censorship and Tibet. more Footballers offside in new immigration system 7 May 08, 05:39 ET AFP - Non-European footballers who cannot speak English will be barred from England's big-money Premier League under tougher immigration rules to be introduced this year, reports said Wednesday. more Medvedev sworn in as Russian president 7 May 08, 05:25 ET AFP - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in Wednesday as Russia's third president since the fall of the Soviet Union at a glittering Kremlin ceremony overshadowed by his powerful mentor Vladimir Putin. more Zimbabwe parties challenge parliamentary results 7 May 08, 05:15 ET Reuters - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party and the opposition MDC have contested half the results of the March 29 parliamentary election, state media said on Wednesday, extending a stalemate that has triggered widespread violence. more Bookish former lawyer is Russia's new leader 7 May 08, 05:03 ET Reuters - A diminutive, softly-spoken former corporate lawyer, Russia's new president Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is an unlikely figure to lead the biggest country on earth. more Dmitry Medvedev sworn in as Russia's new president 7 May 08, 04:38 ET AFP - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's third president since the fall of the Soviet Union at a Kremlin ceremony on Wednesday that stressed the continued authority of his predecessor Vladimir Putin. more Colombia extradites paramilitary warlord to US 7 May 08, 04:26 ET AP - Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said. more Most Labour supporters want Brown to quit: poll 7 May 08, 04:00 ET AFP - A majority of supporters of the governing Labour Party want Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- in the job for barely a year -- to step down, according to a poll for The Times newspaper out Wednesday. more Will Burma (Myanmar) let world in for aid? 7 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - The military government in Burma (Myanmar) is receiving an outpouring of emergency aid offers from the international community, as the death toll from Saturday's cyclone continues to soar. more Australian campaigner behind anti-Muslim leaflet fined 7 May 08, 03:50 ET AFP - An Australian political campaigner who distributed leaflets falsely implying his opponents supported Muslim extremist bombers was fined 750 dollars (705 US) in a Sydney court Wednesday. more India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China 7 May 08, 03:49 ET AFP - India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said. more Australia's koalas threatened by global warming: study 7 May 08, 02:52 ET AFP - Australia's koalas are threatened by global warming because higher temperatures and increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could cripple their food supply, new research showed Wednesday. more Anti-government protesters paralyze Beirut 7 May 08, 02:31 ET Reuters - Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralyzing the city and deepening a political conflict with the U.S.-backed government. more Thailand on high alert in global manhunt for paedophile suspect 7 May 08, 02:04 ET AFP - Thai police said Wednesday they were on high alert for an unnamed Western man accused of molesting Asian boys, triggering a global hunt, but said that tracking him down would be difficult. more Fourth former KRouge arrested in killing of British mine clearer 7 May 08, 02:03 ET AFP - A fourth former Khmer Rouge soldier has been arrested and charged for his role in the 1996 kidnapping and killing of British mine clearer Christopher Howes, a court official said Wednesday. more Transport, visa hurdles slowing aid to Myanmar storm victims 7 May 08, 01:43 ET AP - Travel and visa obstacles on Tuesday hampered aid deliveries to the estimated 1 million people in Myanmar believed to be homeless after the devastating cyclone, officials said. more No relief in sight for farmer suicide zone as food prices soar 7 May 08, 01:23 ET AFP - Unlike his father and brother who hanged themselves, Labh Singh gulped down pesticide to end his misery, leaving his wife to look after five children and pay off the family debts. more New disease outbreaks in China; 15K children infected 7 May 08, 01:02 ET AP - New outbreaks in China reported Wednesday put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 15,000 and the death toll has risen to at least 28 across the country. more Anti-government protesters block roads in Beirut 7 May 08, 00:38 ET Reuters - Demonstrators blocked several roads in and around Beirut with burning tires on Wednesday as part of an anti-government protest backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition, witnesses said. more First international aid reaches Myanmar after cyclone 7 May 08, 00:00 ET AP - International aid began to trickle into Myanmar on Tuesday, but the stricken Irrawaddy delta, the nation's rice bowl where 22,000 people perished and twice as many are missing, remained cut off from the world. more

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