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Tension reigns after three deadly days in Lebanon 9 May 08, 23:33 ET AFP - Lebanon was steeped in tension on Saturday after Hezbollah seized control of west Beirut in three days of deadly fighting with pro-government forces, triggering fears of all-out civil war. more Sri Lanka holds vote in liberated east 9 May 08, 23:30 ET AP - Eastern Sri Lanka voted Saturday in their first major election, less than a year after the separatist rebels lost control of the region. The poll was hailed as a democratic milestone but marred by a rebel attacks, one that left 11 people dead. more Mexico's president says "enough" to drug hitmen 9 May 08, 23:20 ET Reuters - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Friday the country was sick and tired of rampant drug violence after five high-ranking policemen were killed in less than a week. more Hezbollah phone system sparks new Lebanon unrest 9 May 08, 22:53 ET AFP - A private telephone network built by the Shiite Hezbollah organisation is at the centre of a political storm that has brought Lebanon perilously close to a new civil war. more Myanmar junta opens vote, despite fears for cyclone victims 9 May 08, 22:45 ET AFP - Myanmar's junta Saturday pushed ahead with a vote on a new constitution, ignoring calls from the United Nations to focus on delivering aid to 1.5 million cyclone victims facing disease and hunger. more Israel will not tolerate nuclear Iran: Olmert 9 May 08, 22:24 ET AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated his warning that the Jewish state will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, but expressed hope the international community would be successful in checking Tehran's nuclear ambitions. more Deadly cyclone overshadows Myanmar's vote on constitution 9 May 08, 21:30 ET AP - Voting began Saturday across most parts of this cyclone-ravaged nation on a referendum for a controversial constitution, but balloting was delayed for two weeks in the hardest hit areas, including the capital. more Aid is on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain 9 May 08, 21:21 ET AP - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order a temporary freeze in shipments. more Mexico blames gangs for killing top cop 9 May 08, 20:40 ET AP - President Felipe Calderon said Friday the killing of an acting federal police chief was an attempt by weakened gangs to counter his fight against drug trafficking. more Guantanamo Cell Tours U.S. 9 May 08, 20:22 ET OneWorld.net - NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to force the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. more Haiti's PM nominee sees no quick fixes 9 May 08, 20:18 ET AP - An international banker nominated to be Haiti's next prime minister said Friday that Haiti must concentrate on long-term strategies to help the millions pushed deeper into misery by higher food prices. more Dalai Lama: Meetings with Chinese were respectful 9 May 08, 20:14 ET AP - The Dalai Lama said Chinese officials were "respectful" in meetings last week, but large differences remained over the causes of the recent unrest in Tibet. more US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 9 May 08, 19:23 ET AP - As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least 4,073 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 Turkish military says it killed 20 PKK fighters 9 May 08, 19:00 ET Reuters - Turkish military sources said at least 20 Kurdish separatists and two Turkish soldiers were killed after Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas attacked a military base in southeast Turkey late on Friday. more Warfare in Beirut: more Mideast trouble for Bush, U.S. allies 9 May 08, 18:50 ET McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON— Iranian-backed Hezbollah's seizure Friday of large swaths of Muslim Beirut in a blow against the U.S.-backed Lebanese government is the latest in a string of setbacks to U.S. allies in the Middle East and the latest bad news for President Bush from a region that he set out to remake five years ago. more In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City 9 May 08, 18:45 ET McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD— Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad's Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a surprising capitulation that seemed likely to be hailed as a major victory for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. more Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5 9 May 08, 18:27 ET AP - Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. Israel retaliated with missile strikes that left five Hamas militants dead. more Three Palestinians killed by Israeli air raids on Gaza: doctors 9 May 08, 17:45 ET AFP - Three Palestinians were killed and four injured on Friday during two Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian doctors and Hamas. more Files show ties of Venezuela-Colombia rebels: U.S. 9 May 08, 17:28 ET Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ties to Colombian rebels are deeper than previously thought, U.S. officials said on Friday, following an analysis of files on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops. more U.S. soldier fulfills his mission of getting Iraqi girl new legs 9 May 08, 17:24 ET McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD— Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon, 38, was patrolling the streets of Baqouba, north of Baghdad, when he saw Shahad Abbas. The 11-year-old girl was in a large decrepit wheelchair, and the stumps of her legs where her calves should have been were crusted with dried blood. more Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen 9 May 08, 16:58 ET Reuters - Canada's last known surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian citizen, the government said on Friday. more Brown tells Myanmar to lift aid restrictions immediately 9 May 08, 16:53 ET AFP - The government on Friday called on the military junta in Myanmar to remove restrictions on aid, amid estimates that the number of dead and missing in the deadly cyclone there could be as high as 100,000. more Some of the world's deadliest disasters 9 May 08, 16:18 ET AP - A look at some of the deadliest natural disasters around the world in the past 40 years: more NYC's Bloomberg gives advice to London's new mayor 9 May 08, 16:14 ET AP - Call it the Billionaire meets Boris - a lesson on how to run a world class city. more Hamas chief threatens to capture more Israelis 9 May 08, 15:49 ET AFP - Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Friday threatened that his Islamist movement would capture Israeli citizens if the Jewish state does not release tens of thousands of Palestinian prisoners. more EU condemns Iran leader's 'unacceptable' anti-Israel remarks 9 May 08, 15:05 ET AFP - The EU presidency on Friday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" anti-Israeli remarks made by Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called the state of Israel "a stinking corpse". more Spanish reporter shot by foreign soldiers in Haiti 9 May 08, 14:51 ET Reuters - Spanish journalist Ricardo Ortega was shot dead by foreign soldiers in Haiti in 2004, according to a court order from the Caribbean country, the contents of which were made public by Ortega's family on Friday. more France plans for possible Lebanon evacuation 9 May 08, 14:21 ET AP - France is creating a plan to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon in case the country's sectarian violence spreads, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday. more Train quarantined in Ontario with mystery illness 9 May 08, 14:16 ET AP - Canadian authorities quarantined a train in northern Ontario Friday after a woman died and several other people came down with an undetermined illness. more Nigerian minister slams previous government as 'anarchy' 9 May 08, 14:01 ET AFP - Nigeria's Justice Minister Michael Aondoakaa has launched a scathing attack on the administration of the country's former president, calling it anarchic and lawless, it emerged Friday. more EU foreign ministers to fly to Georgia to cool Russia crisis: officials 9 May 08, 13:45 ET AFP - Five European Union foreign ministers will travel to Georgia next week to try to help to cool tensions with Russia over the separatist region of Abkhazia, Slovenia said Friday. more Serbia adopts EU, Russia deals ahead of crunch polls 9 May 08, 13:41 ET AFP - Serbia's coalition government, which collapsed in disarray over East-West ties, adopted deals with the European Union and Russia on Friday, two days before crunch general elections. more As epidemic hits China, a pediatrician emerges as a heroine 9 May 08, 13:41 ET McClatchy Newspapers - FUYANG, China— It's rare that a physician would single-handedly play a crucial role in resolving two big health crises in China, saving untold scores of children's lives. But that's precisely the case with Dr. Liu Xiaolin. more Canadian train in quarantine after death, illness 9 May 08, 13:33 ET Reuters - One person died and several others were taken to hospital after a mystery illness hit passengers on a Canadian long-distance train, local media said on Friday. more Sri Lanka election draws complaints 9 May 08, 13:23 ET AP - A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over pivotal provincial elections scheduled for Saturday. more Palestinian mortar shell kills Israeli man 9 May 08, 12:55 ET AP - Palestinian militants fired four mortar shells at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding three other people, police and rescue officials said. more Election in Serbia may cripple hunt for Gen. Ratko Mladic 9 May 08, 12:45 ET AP - For 13 years, he has eluded capture for atrocities a U.N. judge described as "scenes from hell ... written on the darkest pages of human history." more Man loses 28 relatives in Myanmar village hit by cyclone 9 May 08, 12:06 ET AP - The 68-year-old fisherman tries to explain how a cyclone swept away the rest of his family, but he can utter only a few simple words before he is overcome by tears and trauma. more Attacks on aid staff hinder work in south Sudan 9 May 08, 11:41 ET Reuters - At least 25 attacks on aid workers in south Sudan's capital Juba in the past two months have forced staff to relocate and is hindering development in the region recovering from Africa's longest civil war, aid officials said on Friday. more Sterling hits low against dollar 9 May 08, 11:33 ET AFP - Sterling fell to a two-year low against the dollar on Friday as investors prepared themselves for a BoE rate easing in June. more UN to resume food aid flights to Myanmar 9 May 08, 11:31 ET AP - The United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Myanmar on Saturday. more Canadian shoppers see some gains as C$ holds firm 9 May 08, 11:18 ET Reuters - Canadian shoppers still pay more for many retail goods than U.S. shoppers do, but the wide price gap has narrowed considerably since the Canadian dollar rose to match the U.S. one last year. more Relief falls far short in Myanmar, aid organizers say 9 May 08, 11:07 ET AP - No helicopters. Almost no boats. Floods and fallen trees on the roads. more Sadr aide lashes out at Iraq's senior Shiite cleric 9 May 08, 10:48 ET AFP - An aide to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr lashed out on Friday at Iraq's most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, for keeping silent over clashes that have killed hundreds in Baghdad. more Wrecked Myanmar leaves India aid pilot speechless 9 May 08, 10:24 ET Reuters - Miles of trees stripped of their leaves, heaps of rubble, twisted electricity poles and swarms of hungry people -- the first sights to greet Indian pilot Prashant Karde as he flew in aid for storm-wrecked Myanmar this week. more Govt blocks sale of top space company to US rival 9 May 08, 09:50 ET AFP - Canada's industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. more Foreign donors open their wallets despite Myanmar problems 9 May 08, 09:33 ET AP - The Myanmar junta's refusal to let in foreign aid workers has not stopped donors - from billionaire Bill Gates to a small British travel company - from trying to help. more Mortar bomb slams into BBC office in Baghdad 9 May 08, 09:20 ET AFP - A mortar bomb hit the roof of the BBC office in central Baghdad on Friday without causing casualties, security officials and witnesses told AFP. more Dramatic rise in Zimbabwe violence, torture: doctors 9 May 08, 08:58 ET AFP - Levels of organised violence and torture have escalated dramatically in the last fortnight in Zimbabwe amid mounting tensions over the country's disputed elections, a coalition of doctors said on Friday. more US treasure hunters dispute ocean haul with Spain 9 May 08, 08:12 ET AFP - US treasure hunters have denied allegations that 17 tons of silver and gold hauled from the Atlantic came from a Spanish galleon sunk by British warships in 1804. more Iran accuses US, Israel of provoking Lebanon violence 9 May 08, 07:49 ET AFP - Iran on Friday accused the United States and Israel of fueling the deadly sectarian fighting in Lebanon between its Shiite militant Hezbollah ally and the Western-backed ruling majority. more U.S. forces say kill 14 militants in Baghdad 9 May 08, 07:35 ET Reuters - U.S. forces have killed 14 militants in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a stronghold of gunmen loyal to anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the military said on Friday. more Mbeki faces Mugabe for Zimbabwe crisis talks 9 May 08, 07:29 ET AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki, the chief regional mediator on the crisis in Zimbabawe, arrived in Harare on Friday under pressure to help end the country's electoral deadlock and political violence. more Judge extends custody of Austrian accused in dungeon case 9 May 08, 07:24 ET AP - An Austrian judge has ruled that a man accused of keeping his daughter captive in a dungeon for 24 years should remain in custody. more Observers say Myanmar has history of xenophobia 9 May 08, 07:22 ET AP - In the eyes of Myanmar's military rulers, everyone is a potential enemy. Even foreign aid workers. more Tanks back in Red Square for Russia victory parade 9 May 08, 07:20 ET Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Friday against "irresponsible ambitions" that lead to war as tanks and missile launchers rumbled over Red Square in a show of Russian fire-power not seen since the fall of the Soviet Union. more UN food agency shocked by killing of staffer in Kenya 9 May 08, 07:17 ET AFP - The World Food Programme on Friday condemned the killing of an agency official working in northern Kenya, from where he cordinated relief operation for troubled southern Sudan. more Ant and Dec to return comedy prize 9 May 08, 07:05 ET ITV - Popular presenters Ant and Dec will return a top comedy prize they were awarded at the 2005 British Comedy Awards after ITV admitted that the vote was rigged. more Italian police make arrests linked to 2007 mob shooting 9 May 08, 06:23 ET AP - Italian police arrested seven people Friday in an investigation connected to a mob shooting in Germany that claimed the lives of six people last year, officials said. more US offering to help China in fight against viral infection 9 May 08, 06:21 ET AP - The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others. more US military denies Iraqi claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest 9 May 08, 06:10 ET AP - The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq has been not been captured, the U.S. military said Friday, despite a claim by the Iraqi government. more Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe 9 May 08, 05:37 ET Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into allegations of bribery. more Transportation workers strike in Italy 9 May 08, 04:52 ET AP - Transportation workers have walked off their jobs across Italy in a dispute over contracts. more Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq caught 9 May 08, 04:39 ET Reuters - Iraqi forces have detained a man suspected of being the head of al Qaeda in Iraq after a captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the northern city of Mosul, several Iraqi officials said on Friday. more Tanks, missiles roll through Red Square 9 May 08, 04:25 ET AP - Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence. more Group says North Korea faces massive famine 9 May 08, 04:10 ET AP - North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. more An Arab veteran of 1948 recalls Palestinian 'catastrophe' 9 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - Mahmoud Jadallah recalls the 1948 Arab-Israeli war as if it were yesterday. As he guides a visitor through the village he once defended against Israeli forces, the names of outposts and passwords his Arab fighters used trip off his tongue. more Burma (Myanmar) aid logjam riles donors 9 May 08, 04:00 ET The Christian Science Monitor - In Burma's spiraling humanitarian crisis, the international community faces a uniquely confounding scenario: how to overcome the military government's foot-dragging response. more Beijing to heighten transportation security for Olympics 9 May 08, 03:42 ET AP - Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes in Beijing will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, police said Friday. more Clubs chase Sun Jihai with Man City future in doubt 9 May 08, 03:36 ET AFP - Sun Jihai's future at Manchester City is in doubt with reports saying he will not be offered a new contract, but the Chinese star remains upbeat with other English clubs showing an interest. more Officials: 11 killed in sectarian fighting in Beirut 9 May 08, 03:30 ET AP - Lebanese security officials say three days of sectarian fighting in Beirut have left 11 people dead and more than 20 wounded. more US: Several militants killed in Afghanistan clash 9 May 08, 03:23 ET AP - The U.S.-led coalition says its troops have killed several militants in southern Afghanistan. more Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut 9 May 08, 03:06 ET Reuters - Hezbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the pro-Iranian group and fighters loyal to the U.S.-backed governing coalition. more Lebanon teeters on edge of civil war 9 May 08, 01:24 ET AFP - Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day on Friday as the country teetered on the brink of a new civil war, prompting urgent appeals for calm from the international community. more Myanmar says 'not ready' for foreign aid workers 9 May 08, 01:15 ET AFP - Myanmar said Friday it was not ready to let in foreign aid workers, rejecting international pressure to allow experts into the isolated nation where disease and starvation are stalking cyclone survivors. more Japan set to open up defense use of space 9 May 08, 01:07 ET Reuters - Japan cleared the way for a law allowing non-aggressive military use of space on Friday, overturning a decades-old policy of limiting space development to peaceful uses. more Australia probes Afghan detainees mistreatment allegations 9 May 08, 01:00 ET AFP - The Australian military Friday said it was investigating allegations that its troops mistreated suspected insurgents in Afghanistan, shortly after a special forces soldier was killed there. more Acquitted Brazilian rancher says he admired US nun 9 May 08, 00:38 ET AP - A rancher acquitted of ordering the killing of American nun Dorothy Stang professed admiration for the dead activist and said a key prosecution witness changed his testimony after finding God. more President Morales agrees to Bolivian recall vote 9 May 08, 00:18 ET AP - President Evo Morales agreed Thursday to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after just two years in office and shore up support for his pending reforms. more

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