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Fri, 9 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Pressure to quit builds on Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, on Friday faced renewed pressure to resign over a police investigation into his financial past, but insisted he would step down only if confronted with a formal indictment.Late on Thursday Mr Olmert admitted
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT

'Outrageous': Myanmar Seizes U.N. Food Aid

The government refuses to allow foreign aid workers into the country, and today the WFP said that the government had 'impounded' aid that had landed in Yangon. It's 'outrageous,' Paul Risley, the spokesman for WFP in Bangkok, told ABC News. A WFP
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:44:00 GMT

UN to resume Burma food flights

Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme says it will resume aid flights to Burma on Saturday, despite a row over the local authorities impounding deliveries. The UN body had suspended relief flights after
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:36:00 GMT

UN halts Burma aid in seizure row

Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after it says two plane-loads of food were impounded on arrival by the military authorities. The UN body says the Burmese
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Burma impounds UN aid deliveries

Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after the contents of its first delivery were impounded on arrival in the military-ruled country. The UN body says the Burmese
Fri, 9 May 2008 12:36:00 GMT

Clinton backers see the signs

WASHINGTON She's darting around the country like a full-fledged presidential candidate, but within Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's circle of advisors and donors, the conversation has turned to how she can make a dignified exit from the race. Outwardly,
Fri, 9 May 2008 10:13:00 GMT

Hizbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Hizbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the militant group and fighters loyal to the pro-western governing coalition.Security sources said at least 10 people had been killed and 20 wounded. The
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:40:00 GMT

Lebanese gunmen shut down media

The UN has called for the protests and fighting to cease immediatelyGunmen loyal to Hezbollah have shut a pro-government TV station and newspaper as battles continued between the group and Lebanese government supporters. Future News, owned by Saad
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:14:00 GMT

Lebanon fighters shut down media

The UN has called for the protests and fighting to cease immediatelyGunmen loyal to Hezbollah have shut a pro-government TV station and newspaper as battles continued between the group and Lebanese government supporters. Future News, owned by Saad
Fri, 9 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Fighters shut Lebanon TV station

The UN has called for the protests and fighting to cease immediatelyHezbollah gunmen have shut down a pro-government TV station as fighting between the group and supporters of Lebanon's government continued. Future News, owned by Saad Hariri, the leader
Fri, 9 May 2008 06:32:00 GMT

In Burma's Devastated Delta

BOGALE, Burma, May 8 -- Ma Gan survived Tropical Cyclone Nargis. The storm tore the roof off the tiny brick house where the 22-year-old woman and her extended family live, 60 miles southwest of Rangoon, but didn't carry her away. Then, two days later,
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'

People in affected regions are living in horrific conditions, experts sayBurma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, its foreign ministry says, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work. Burma was 'making strenuous
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:17:00 GMT

Clinton aide: Race ends in June

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As talk swirled this morning over when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton should end her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign chairman predicted the party would have a presumptive nominee in June and, if it's not
Fri, 9 May 2008 04:02:00 GMT

UN demands Myanmar drop barriers to aid

'The situation is profoundly worrying,' said the United Nations official in charge of the relief effort, John Holmes, speaking in the measured tones of diplomacy. 'They have simply not faciliated access in the way we have a right to expect.' He said that
Fri, 9 May 2008 01:43:00 GMT

Iraqi army: Iraqi al

BAGHDAD (AP) - The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Mohammed al-Askari said the arrest of al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was
Fri, 9 May 2008 00:33:00 GMT

Iraq says Al Qaeda leader caught; U.S. has doubts

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Fri, 9 May 2008 00:30:00 GMT

Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested'

Masri is believed to have formed al-Qaeda's first cell in BaghdadThe leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, according to media reports quoting the country's defence ministry.Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was
Thu, 8 May 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Obama: World wants to see U.S. lead

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Thu, 8 May 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Five killed in Beirut gun battles

The UN has called for the protests and fighting to cease immediatelyAt least five people have been killed in fierce fighting between supporters of Lebanon's government and the opposition in Beirut, officials say. Television showed gunmen firing rifles
Thu, 8 May 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Mexico's top anti-drug cop slain

MEXICO CITY A top police official and national coordinator in Mexico's battle against drug trafficking and organized crime was assassinated inside his home here before dawn today. Edgar Millan Gomez, 42, was the third-ranking member of Mexico's Public
Thu, 8 May 2008 19:54:00 GMT

Top policeman shot dead in Mexico

Gunmen were waiting for Mr Millan outside his home, police saidA senior Mexican police official has been gunned down in the capital, Mexico City, officials have said. Edgar Millan Gomez was in charge of co-ordinating national police operations against
Thu, 8 May 2008 18:54:00 GMT

Frustrated U.S. Considers Air Drops of Supplies to Cyclone Survivors

The U.S. issued the warning as indications grew that the situation was getting worse in the wake of the weekend cyclone, which left as many as 70,000 dead or missing, according to the Myanmar government. A top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar has said the death
Thu, 8 May 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Fierce clashes resume in Beirut

The UN has called for the protests and fighting to cease immediatelySupporters of Lebanon's Western-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition have been involved in fierce armed clashes in the streets of Beirut.Television reports showed gunmen
Thu, 8 May 2008 17:48:00 GMT

'War has started,' Hezbollah leader says

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Thu, 8 May 2008 17:47:00 GMT

Berlusconi is sworn into office

Mr Berlusconi's new government will be Italy's 62nd since World War IIThe new centre-right cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn into office as the country's 62nd post-war government. Mr Berlusconi's line-up returns loyalists
Thu, 8 May 2008 17:47:00 GMT

UN 'disappointed' at Burma access

Hundreds of thousands of people need food, water and shelterThe UN says it is extremely disappointed at the slow progress made in securing access to victims of last weekend's cyclone in Burma. Humanitarian chief John Holmes told reporters that Burma's
Thu, 8 May 2008 17:09:00 GMT

Putin steals Medvedev's limelight

Vladimir Putin on Thursday stole the limelight from Dmitry Medvedev, his newly-inaugurated successor as Russian president, with a 45-minute speech at his parliamentary confirmation as prime minister that signalled he would keep a strong grip on
Thu, 8 May 2008 16:33:00 GMT

Hezbollah warns cabinet of 'war'

Hassan Nasrallah insisted Hezbollah had a right to defend itselfThe leader of Hezbollah has said the Lebanese government's decision to close down its private telecommunications network was a 'declaration of war'. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah warned that the
Thu, 8 May 2008 15:49:00 GMT

U.N. aid flights land in Burma; U.S. still denied access

RANGOON, Burma (AP) - Relief supplies from the United Nations began arriving in Burma Thursday, but U.S. military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country's isolationist regime five days after a devastating cyclone. DEATH COUNT:
Thu, 8 May 2008 15:06:00 GMT

U.N.: First aid flights land in Burma; more expected

RANGOON, Burma (AP) - Burma's isolationist regime finally gave clearance Thursday for the first major international airlift of food for survivors of a devastating cyclone after delays that frustrated aid agencies, but U.S. flights remained grounded due
Thu, 8 May 2008 13:05:00 GMT