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UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:47 GMT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to suspend further help....

Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:35:09 GMT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday in the country's worst sectarian clashes since the 15-year civil war....

US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest  (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:50:58 GMT)
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul....

Tanks, missiles roll through Red Square on Victory Day  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:05:35 GMT)
MOSCOW (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....

Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations  (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:04:51 GMT)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Ehud Olmert's political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime minister illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen render him unfit for the country's top job....

Judge extends custody of Austrian accused in dungeon case  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:24:23 GMT)
VIENNA, Austria (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....

Observers say Myanmar has history of xenophobia  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:22:27 GMT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- In the eyes of Myanmar's military rulers, everyone is a potential enemy. Even foreign aid workers....

US: Several militants killed in Afghanistan clash  (Fri, 09 May 2008 07:55:30 GMT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Coalition troops have killed several militants in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday....

Australia probes claims soldiers abused Afghan prisoners  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:21:10 GMT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australia is investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in prison in Afghanistan, the military said Friday....

Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive  (Thu, 08 May 2008 23:03:10 GMT)
BAD AROLSEN, Germany (AP) -- A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list....

Burma impounds UN aid deliveries  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:09 GMT)
The World Food Programme halts its aid to Burma after the first delivery is impounded by the military government.

Hezbollah takes over west Beirut  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:37:10 GMT)
Gunmen from Shia militant group Hezbollah take control of western Beirut, driving out government supporters.

Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:24:26 GMT)
The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month.

Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:30:36 GMT)
Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policeman tells the BBC.

Tanks rejoin Russia V-Day parade  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:38 GMT)
Tanks and missile launchers are featured in Moscow's Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era.

Israeli PM denies taking bribes  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT)
The Israeli PM denies taking bribes from a wealthy US-Jewish businessman and resists calls for his resignation.

Kenya's cabinet learns the ropes  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:37:32 GMT)
Kenya's power-sharing cabinet meets for the first time for former rivals to learn how to work as a team.

Pakistan opposes US military aide  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:32:33 GMT)
Pakistan asks the US not to appoint a military envoy who used to run the prison at Guantanamo.

Europeans get drunk 'to have sex'  (Fri, 09 May 2008 04:04:38 GMT)
Some teenagers and young adults get high on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.

F1: Massa ahead in practice  (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:55:48 GMT)
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton narrowly fails to beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to fastest time in second practice at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Football: Rijkaard quits Barcelona  (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:01:30 GMT)
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard will step down at the end of the season and be replaced by Josep Guardiola.

Somali militants raid police base  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:11:34 GMT)
Islamist insurgents attack a police station in the heart of Somalia's capital ahead of planned peace talks.

Aids money 'being wasted'  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:16:41 GMT)
Funding for HIV prevention is being wasted on strategies which have little impact, say US researchers.

Bolivians to hold confidence vote  (Fri, 09 May 2008 02:25:13 GMT)
Bolivia will vote in a referendum on the rule of its leftist president as he struggles to enact reform.

Top policeman shot dead in Mexico  (Thu, 08 May 2008 18:33:05 GMT)
The Mexican policeman in charge of co-ordinating operations against drugs traffickers is shot dead.

Australia probes troop abuse claims  (Fri, 09 May 2008 06:12:04 GMT)
The Australian army says it is probing allegations that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan.

Global manhunt nets abuse suspect  (Thu, 08 May 2008 23:33:19 GMT)
A man suspected of sexually abusing boys in South East Asia is arrested in the US after a rare Interpol appeal.

Czech 'mystery impostor' on trial  (Fri, 09 May 2008 13:09:07 GMT)
A Czech woman accused of duping a children's home into believing she was a young girl faces child abuse charges.

EU issues airline website threat  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:49:00 GMT)
The European Commission says it will punish airlines that fail to clean up their online booking procedures.

Iraq al-Qaeda chief not captured  (Fri, 09 May 2008 10:44:46 GMT)
The US military in Iraq says a man detained in Mosul is not in fact the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Israel marks its 60th anniversary  (Thu, 08 May 2008 19:21:29 GMT)
Israel marks 60 years since its creation in 1948, a date the Palestinians remember as "the Catastrophe".

UK transfers renegade Tamil Tiger  (Fri, 09 May 2008 11:39:24 GMT)
A former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK in January is transferred to an immigration detention centre.

Bangladesh food aid set for Burma  (Fri, 09 May 2008 04:25:54 GMT)
The World Food Programme says it has permission from Burma to send a plane from Bangladesh carrying relief.

Getting the boot from Burma  (Thu, 08 May 2008 09:05:28 GMT)
Andrew Harding was reporting on the cyclone disaster when he was suddenly deported and then censured on Burmese television.

The 'creaking' US airline industry  (Thu, 08 May 2008 12:57:56 GMT)
Matthew Price finds a sense of crisis in the US airline industry with warnings of summer delays.

Hidden jewel of Afghan culture  (Sat, 03 May 2008 14:04:32 GMT)
Dan Cruickshank visits an architectural wonder which is under threat, the 12th century minaret at Jam in Afghanistan.

Hezbollah impose control on Beirut  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:13:37 -0400)
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah took control of the Muslim part of Beirut on Friday, tightening its grip on the city in a major blow to the U.S.-backed government.

Big powers say nuclear treaty at risk, cite Iran  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:34:41 -0400)
GENEVA (Reuters) - The five major nuclear-armed powers said on Friday the Non-Proliferation Treaty was under threat and cited Iran's uranium enrichment campaign in a rare joint call for action to shore up the NPT.

Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:16:28 -0400)
JERUSALEM (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.

Rocket hits BBC office in Baghdad, no one hurt  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:47:56 -0400)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket hit the BBC office in Baghdad on Friday but no one was wounded in the attack, the British broadcaster said.

Sri Lanka military captures town, 31 rebels dead  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:22:55 -0400)
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops backed by warplanes captured a town in the northwest of the island on Friday after killing 31 Tamil Tiger rebels in a battle, the military said, as it pressed on with an offensive in the region.

PKK blasts kill civilian, hurt guards in SE Turkey  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:56:26 -0400)
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Three people were killed and a dozen were wounded on Friday in a series of explosions in southeast Turkey blamed on separatist Kurdish guerrillas, security sources told Reuters.

Sudan steps up security, says Darfur rebels advance  (Fri, 09 May 2008 08:09:41 -0400)
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army has stepped up security in Khartoum, saying it has intelligence that a heavily armed convoy of Darfur rebels has advanced to the neighboring Kordofan province and is planning an attack.

Mediator Mbeki in Zimbabwe to discuss disputed poll  (Fri, 09 May 2008 05:40:28 -0400)
HARARE (Reuters) - Regional mediator and South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday for talks on the country's disputed elections ahead of a possible run-off that has raised concerns of further violence.

Somali insurgents briefly seize police base  (Fri, 09 May 2008 09:19:26 -0400)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist rebels firing rocket-propelled grenades briefly seized a major police base in the heart of Somalia's capital, residents said on Friday, raising even more doubt over prospects for rare peace talks.

Tanks back in Red Square for Russia victory parade  (Fri, 09 May 2008 07:19:38 -0400)
MOSCOW (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.