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Sri Lanka Tiger rebels sink merchant vessel: rebels (AFP) -

AFP - Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday sank a merchant vessel while it was moored at the island's east coastal town of Trincomalee, hours before the government held elections in the area.


Sat, 10 May 2008 01:14:37 GMT
Aid is on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain (AP) -

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.


Sat, 10 May 2008 01:08:05 GMT
Deadly cyclone overshadows Myanmar's vote on constitution (AP) -

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.


Sat, 10 May 2008 00:51:12 GMT
Mexico blames gangs for killing top cop (AP) -

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.


Sat, 10 May 2008 00:40:44 GMT
United get Rooney lift as title thriller reaches conclusion (AFP) -

AFP - Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by declaring himself fit to take part in this weekend's dramatic finale to an exhilarating Premier League title battle.


Sat, 10 May 2008 00:26:18 GMT
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 (AP) - 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. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:23:22 GMT
Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5 (AP) -

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.


Fri, 09 May 2008 22:27:00 GMT
Mediator Mbeki meets Mugabe on Zimbabwe crisis (Reuters) -

Reuters - South African leader Thabo Mbeki and President Robert Mugabe held talks on Friday on Zimbabwe's election crisis ahead of a possible run-off that has raised fears violence could escalate.


Fri, 09 May 2008 22:17:41 GMT