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| May.1 |
Italy |
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Income details posted on web |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe opponents face vote ultimatum |
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St. Petersburg |
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Zenit crush Bayern to reach UEFA final |
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London |
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Jury sees video of London bombings |
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Washington |
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Bush offers $770m for food crisis
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England |
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Labour suffers big council losses |
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| May.2 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Officials: rivals face runoff A runoff has been declared in presidential election after officials said main Tsvangirai won 47.9% of votes, compared to 43.2% for Mugabe
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Pakistan |
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Fired judges getting jobs back |
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Yemen |
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Many feared dead in blast |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rivals reject poll result
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London |
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New mayor is eccentric, offensive
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Southern Sudan |
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Air crash kills Sudanese minister |
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Cuba |
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Home computer ban lifted |
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| May.3 |
 China |
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China on alert over deadly child virus 
Map of Anhui China| Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22 | |
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China |
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Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials |
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Zimbabwe |
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Run-off remains in doubt |
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Global |
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Asian bank in food crisis warning |
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Austria |
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Incest father was 'tyrant' |
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Belarus |
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U.S. diplomats leave Belarus
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 Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing 
Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition holds firm against runoff |
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| May.4 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq First Lady survives bombing
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Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai delays runoff decision |
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Munich |
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Bayern clinch 20th Bundesliga title |
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Madrid |
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Real Madrid leave it late to claim title |
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 Bolivia |
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State backs autonomy Thousands of people in the state of Santa Cruz celebrated the success of a referendum on autonomy, but the president said the measure failed
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Myanmar |
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Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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Austria |
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Cellar plan 'from 1978' |
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Somalia |
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Two die in currency riot |
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Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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North Carolina |
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Obama wins North Carolina vote
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Japan |
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China-Japan leaders hold summit
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Indiana |
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H. Clinton narrowly won Indiana primary |
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| May.7 |
 Moscow |
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Russia swears in new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops |
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Tibet |
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Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
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Guantanamo |
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Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber |
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Myanmar |
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Fears storm toll could soar |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel marks its 60th anniversary
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Madrid |
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Real Madrid celebrated league title |
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up
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Myanmar |
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access |
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Zimbabwe |
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Journalists, lawyer arrested |
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 Jerusalem |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | |
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New Jersey |
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Global manhunt ends in pedophile's arrest |
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Mosul |
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Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured |
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Beirut |
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Five killed in gun battles |
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Myanmar |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'| Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work. The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to ... | |
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Moscow |
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Tanks rejoin V-Day parade |
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| May.9 |
 Beirut |
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Hezbollah takes over west Beirut| Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government | |
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Myanmar |
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
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Myanmar |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays |
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| May.10 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai to run in second round |
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Beirut |
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Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis |
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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Sudan |
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Rebels 'reach Khartoum' |
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure |
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Vatican |
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Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' |
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Sudan |
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Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack
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Oklahoma |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states
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| May.11 |
Northern England |
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United claim 10th Premier League title
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Zimbabwe |
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Official: runoff must be delayed |
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 Serbia |
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Pro-West president declares win| Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. His bloc won 39 percent, about 10% more than the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party... | |
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah rocks eastern villages |
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Haiti |
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11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks |
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Myanmar |
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U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah forces take revolt to mountains
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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
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Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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Sichuan |
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Death toll rises in quake
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Pakistan |
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Ministers set to resign |
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| May.13 |
Myanmar |
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Junta lacking in cyclone response The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago
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China |
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Quake death toll tops 12,000
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Barcelona |
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Drought forces Barcelona to ship in water |
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 India |
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 in a top tourist spot
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Sichuan |
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Rescuers reach epicentre Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing
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USA |
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Clinton wins W Virginia primary |
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Myanmar |
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Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights |
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Sichuan |
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China presses search for survivors |
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| May.14 |
Beijing |
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Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
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Sichuan |
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Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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Northern England |
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Zenit shuts out Rangers for UEFA Cup
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Sichuan |
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Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours
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Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
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Sichuan |
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China steps up rescue operation |
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| May.15 |
Sichuan |
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Quake death toll could reach 50,000
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Colombia |
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Farc rebel link files 'genuine'
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Sichuan |
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President Hu Jintao visits quake area Map of Sichuan| Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake | |
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Myanmar |
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Storm aid frustrations grow |
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
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Sichuan |
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'Five million' homeless in quake The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead
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Zimbabwe |
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Run-off announced for end of June |
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Osama bin Laden |
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Bin Laden: Muslims must liberate Palestine |
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France |
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France angered by Burmese delays |
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 Dominican Republic |
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President wins election Leonel Fernandez was leading the presidential election with more than 53%. In second place was Dominican Revolutionary Party leader Maldonado
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London |
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Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' |
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Sichuan |
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Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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| May.17 |
Sichuan |
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Quake effort resumes after panic
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Boston |
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Edward Kennedy taken to hospital |
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Myanmar |
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UN to press Burma on aid access |
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| May.18 |
Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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China |
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China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts
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Milan |
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Super-sub Ibrahimovic seals title for Inter |
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Naples |
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Naples rubbish crisis sparks health fears |
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Singapore |
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Burma neighbours in cyclone talks
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Canada |
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Russia beat Canada for world gold |
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 Colombia |
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Rebel leader surrenders| Nelly Avila Moreno, also known as 'Karina' surrendered, the latest major blow for insurgents who have waged war against the state for 40 years | |
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
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Myanmar |
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Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
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Johannesburg |
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'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 |
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 Venezuela |
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U.S. plane strays into Venezuela A U.S. anti-drug aircraft strayed into Venezuelan airspace, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations. Venezuela has demanded an explan...
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger' |
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Colombia |
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FARC commander calls for dialogue |
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Sichuan |
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Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.20 |
Sichuan |
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Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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 Qatar |
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Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis Arab mediators have been engaged in 2 days of talks to try to reconcile the West-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition
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South Africa |
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Thousands flee violence
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U.S. Senate |
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Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo |
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Kentucky |
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Clinton wins primary |
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Oregon |
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Obama 'within reach' of victory
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| May.21 |
Moscow |
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United victorious after shoot-out drama Manchester United have won the Champions League 6-5 on penalties over Chelsea after final finished 1-1 after a dramatic rainy night
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France |
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France braces for day of strikes |
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USA |
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U.S. handling of child detainees under fire |
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Myanmar |
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U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
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China |
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Quake death toll passes 50,000
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South Africa |
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'Necklace' lynching returns |
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 New York |
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Oil soars to new record over $135| The price of oil is more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by fallen US supplies of crude | |
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UN |
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U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food
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China |
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Earthquake toll jumps again |
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone...
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Sichuan |
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Quake victims need millions of tents
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USA |
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McCain bid to reassure on health |
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Sichuan |
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Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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| May.24 |
 Naples |
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Violence breaks out over trash crisis Map of Naples Police and protesters furiously clashed at government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns
| 8 Italian policemen and three other people have been injured
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai returns home Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since leaving the country after the controversial March 29 elect...
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Kabul |
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Afghans appalled Marines not charged |
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Colombia |
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FARC leader dead| Defense ministry: Pedro Antonio Marin, known as Manuel Marulanda Vilez and nicknamed Tirofijo, is believed to have died of a heart attack. He is thought to be 78 years old. A national news magazine had earlier reported the death on 26 March, citing the defenc... | |
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Myanmar |
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Burma seeks crucial aid donations |
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| May.25 |
Beirut |
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MPs elect new president Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant
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Belgium |
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Boeing 747 splits in two on take off |
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USA |
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Historic pictures sent from Mars The Mars Phoenix lander, a Nasa spacecraft, has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars
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Zimbabwe |
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At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe |
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| May.26 |
 Ethiopia |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
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Sri Lanka |
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Bomb rocks busy train |
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Sichuan |
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China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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Iran |
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Iran 'withholds nuclear details'
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah promises Lebanon cooperation |
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Chile |
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Pinochet suspects arrests ordered |
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Canada |
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Foreign minister resigns
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Colombia |
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FARC leader's death brings hostage hope |
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| May.27 |
Sichuan |
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Aftershocks demolish homes 2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago
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Myanmar |
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Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest |
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UN |
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6-year-olds forced into sex for food |
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Global |
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World 'failing on human rights'
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| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Call for PM to stand down Israeli Defence Minister Barak has called on Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or resign as he battles allegations of corruption
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France |
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Life sentence for French killer
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 Nepal |
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Nepal abolishes monarchy Newly elected leadership changed the country to a republic, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule
| The Maoists were committed to ousting King Gyanendra. A constituent assembly meeting in Kathmandu, overwhelmingly voted to abolish royal rule. People celebrated wildly in the streets after news of the assembly vote
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Ireland |
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Deal reached to ban cluster bombs |
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Sweden |
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UN hosts key conference on Iraq |
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| May.29 |
Beijing |
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China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
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UN |
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UN warns about higher food costs |
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Amazon |
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Isolated tribe spotted
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Global |
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World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food
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Iceland |
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Iceland rocked by earthquake |
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Los Angeles |
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Lakers win Western Conference |
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Venezuela |
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Latin Americans to discuss cost of food |
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Panama |
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Chile's federal police chief killed in crash |
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| May.30 |
Portugal |
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Europe fuel protests spread wider |
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Myanmar |
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Logistics hamper relief |
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Honduras |
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4 dead after airliner overshoots runway
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Zimbabwe |
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Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule |
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Detroit |
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Boston back in NBA finals over Pistons |
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Washington |
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Burma policy costs lives, says US |
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| May.31 |
Sichuan |
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Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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Washington |
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US Democrats hold key poll talks |
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Baghdad |
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Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
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Washington |
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Democrats reach delegate deal Hillary Clinton's efforts to secure the Party's nomination for president have suffered a setback.
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| 2008 |
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| May.8 |
Beirut |
Five killed in gun battles |
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| May.8 |
Moscow |
Tanks rejoin V-Day parade |
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| May.9 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah takes over west Beirut| Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government | |
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| May.10 |
Beirut |
Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis |
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| May.10 |
Sudan |
Rebels 'reach Khartoum' |
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| May.10 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah to end Beirut seizure |
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| May.11 |
Lebanon |
Hezbollah rocks eastern villages |
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| May.11 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah forces take revolt to mountains
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| May.15 |
Colombia |
Farc rebel link files 'genuine'
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
Rebel leader surrenders| Nelly Avila Moreno, also known as 'Karina' surrendered, the latest major blow for insurgents who have waged war against the state for 40 years | |
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| May.19 |
Venezuela |
U.S. plane strays into Venezuela A U.S. anti-drug aircraft strayed into Venezuelan airspace, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations. Venezuela has demanded an explan...
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| May.19 |
Colombia |
FARC commander calls for dialogue |
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| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo |
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| May.24 |
Kabul |
Afghans appalled Marines not charged |
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| May.26 |
Iran |
Iran 'withholds nuclear details'
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| May.28 |
Ireland |
Deal reached to ban cluster bombs |
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| May.31 |
Baghdad |
Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
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| 2008 |
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| May.2 |
Southern Sudan |
Air crash kills Sudanese minister |
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| May.3 |
China |
China on alert over deadly child virus Map of Anhui China| Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22 | |
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.7 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops |
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| May.7 |
Myanmar |
Fears storm toll could soar |
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up
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| May.9 |
Myanmar |
Burma warned over cyclone delays |
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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| May.10 |
Oklahoma |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states
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| May.11 |
Haiti |
11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks |
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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
Quake death toll 50,000 Map of Sichuan 80 percent of the buildings collapsed in the Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County after the 7.8-magnitude quake
| Several hundred students are also feared to be buried in collapsed school buildings. 'Five million' homeless in quake. A frightened schoolgirl was pulled safely from the rubble of a school dormitory. More than 4.3 million homes collapsed or sustained damage
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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
Death toll rises in quake
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| May.13 |
China |
Quake death toll tops 12,000
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| May.13 |
Barcelona |
Drought forces Barcelona to ship in water |
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| May.13 |
Sichuan |
Rescuers reach epicentre Chinese rescue teams have reached the epicentre of earthquake, Wenchuan county, where an estimated 60,000 people remain missing
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| May.13 |
Sichuan |
China presses search for survivors |
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| May.14 |
Beijing |
Child-killing virus hits Beijing |
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| May.14 |
Sichuan |
Quake toll close to 15,000 |
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| May.14 |
Sichuan |
Girl pulled from rubble after 50 hours
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
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| May.14 |
Sichuan |
China steps up rescue operation |
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| May.15 |
Sichuan |
Quake death toll could reach 50,000
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| May.15 |
Sichuan |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Map of Sichuan| Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake | |
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| May.15 |
Myanmar |
Storm aid frustrations grow |
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
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| May.16 |
Sichuan |
'Five million' homeless in quake The extent of the problem only became clear when communications were restored. It is feared up to 50,000 may be dead
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| May.16 |
Sichuan |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
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| May.17 |
Sichuan |
Quake effort resumes after panic
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| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts
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| May.18 |
Naples |
Naples rubbish crisis sparks health fears |
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| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
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| May.19 |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger' |
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| May.19 |
Sichuan |
Warning panics quake zone |
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| May.20 |
Sichuan |
Earthquake toll tops 40,000 |
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| May.21 |
Myanmar |
U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
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| May.22 |
China |
Quake death toll passes 50,000
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| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food
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| May.22 |
China |
Earthquake toll jumps again |
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone...
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| May.23 |
Sichuan |
Quake victims need millions of tents
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| May.23 |
Sichuan |
Quake toll passes 60,000 |
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| May.24 |
Myanmar |
Burma seeks crucial aid donations |
|
| May.25 |
Belgium |
Boeing 747 splits in two on take off |
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| May.26 |
Sichuan |
China ready to dynamite 'quake lake' |
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| May.27 |
Sichuan |
Aftershocks demolish homes 2 aftershocks have destroyed about 420,000 houses in the region hit by an earthquake two weeks ago
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| May.29 |
Beijing |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
|
| May.29 |
Iceland |
Iceland rocked by earthquake |
|
| May.29 |
Panama |
Chile's federal police chief killed in crash |
|
| May.30 |
Myanmar |
Logistics hamper relief |
|
| May.30 |
Honduras |
4 dead after airliner overshoots runway
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| May.30 |
Washington |
Burma policy costs lives, says US |
|
| May.31 |
Sichuan |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
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|
| 2008 |
|
| May.1 |
St. Petersburg |
Zenit crush Bayern to reach UEFA final |
|
| May.4 |
Munich |
Bayern clinch 20th Bundesliga title |
|
| May.4 |
Madrid |
Real Madrid leave it late to claim title |
|
| May.7 |
Tibet |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit
|
| May.7 |
Madrid |
Real Madrid celebrated league title |
|
| May.11 |
Northern England |
United claim 10th Premier League title
|
| May.14 |
Northern England |
Zenit shuts out Rangers for UEFA Cup
|
| May.18 |
Milan |
Super-sub Ibrahimovic seals title for Inter |
|
| May.18 |
Canada |
Russia beat Canada for world gold |
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| May.21 |
Moscow |
United victorious after shoot-out drama Manchester United have won the Champions League 6-5 on penalties over Chelsea after final finished 1-1 after a dramatic rainy night
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| May.29 |
Los Angeles |
Lakers win Western Conference |
|
| May.30 |
Detroit |
Boston back in NBA finals over Pistons |
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|
| 2008 |
|
| May.1 |
Italy |
Income details posted on web |
|
| May.1 |
Washington |
Bush offers $770m for food crisis
|
| May.2 |
Cuba |
Home computer ban lifted |
|
| May.3 |
Global |
Asian bank in food crisis warning |
|
| May.3 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
|
| May.5 |
Somalia |
Two die in currency riot |
|
| May.7 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops |
|
| May.21 |
France |
France braces for day of strikes |
|
| May.21 |
Myanmar |
U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
|
| May.22 |
New York |
Oil soars to new record over $135| The price of oil is more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by fallen US supplies of crude | |
|
| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food
|
| May.29 |
UN |
UN warns about higher food costs |
|
| May.29 |
Global |
World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food
|
| May.29 |
Venezuela |
Latin Americans to discuss cost of food |
|
| May.30 |
Portugal |
Europe fuel protests spread wider |
|
| May.31 |
Sichuan |
Race against time to drain 'quake lake'
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.1 |
London |
Jury sees video of London bombings |
|
| May.2 |
Yemen |
Many feared dead in blast |
|
| May.3 |
Austria |
Incest father was 'tyrant' |
|
| May.4 |
Baghdad |
Iraq First Lady survives bombing
|
| May.5 |
Austria |
Cellar plan 'from 1978' |
|
| May.7 |
Guantanamo |
Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber |
|
| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | |
|
| May.8 |
New Jersey |
Global manhunt ends in pedophile's arrest |
|
| May.8 |
Mosul |
Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured |
|
| May.13 |
India |
Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead India is on high alert after a series of near-simultaneous explosions killed at least 60 people and wounded 150 in a top tourist spot
|
| May.16 |
Osama bin Laden |
Bin Laden: Muslims must liberate Palestine |
|
| May.19 |
Johannesburg |
'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 |
|
| May.20 |
South Africa |
Thousands flee violence
|
| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Gates: U.S. 'stuck' in Guantanamo |
|
| May.22 |
South Africa |
'Necklace' lynching returns |
|
| May.26 |
Ethiopia |
Court sentences Mengistu to death Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
|
| May.26 |
Sri Lanka |
Bomb rocks busy train |
|
| May.26 |
Chile |
Pinochet suspects arrests ordered |
|
| May.26 |
Colombia |
FARC leader's death brings hostage hope |
|
| May.27 |
UN |
6-year-olds forced into sex for food |
|
| May.28 |
France |
Life sentence for French killer
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.1 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe opponents face vote ultimatum |
|
| May.1 |
Washington |
Bush offers $770m for food crisis
|
| May.1 |
England |
Labour suffers big council losses |
|
| May.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Officials: rivals face runoff A runoff has been declared in presidential election after officials said main Tsvangirai won 47.9% of votes, compared to 43.2% for Mugabe
|
| May.2 |
Pakistan |
Fired judges getting jobs back |
|
| May.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rivals reject poll result
|
| May.2 |
London |
New mayor is eccentric, offensive
|
| May.2 |
Cuba |
Home computer ban lifted |
|
| May.3 |
China |
Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials |
|
| May.3 |
Zimbabwe |
Run-off remains in doubt |
|
| May.3 |
Belarus |
U.S. diplomats leave Belarus
|
| May.3 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition holds firm against runoff |
|
| May.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai delays runoff decision |
|
| May.4 |
Bolivia |
State backs autonomy Thousands of people in the state of Santa Cruz celebrated the success of a referendum on autonomy, but the president said the measure failed
|
| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
|
| May.5 |
Somalia |
Two die in currency riot |
|
| May.6 |
North Carolina |
Obama wins North Carolina vote
|
| May.6 |
Japan |
China-Japan leaders hold summit
|
| May.6 |
Indiana |
H. Clinton narrowly won Indiana primary |
|
| May.7 |
Moscow |
Russia swears in new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in
|
| May.7 |
Jerusalem |
Israel marks its 60th anniversary
|
| May.8 |
Myanmar |
UN 'disappointed' at Burma access |
|
| May.8 |
Zimbabwe |
Journalists, lawyer arrested |
|
| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | |
|
| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'| Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work. The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to ... | |
|
| May.8 |
Moscow |
Tanks rejoin V-Day parade |
|
| May.9 |
Myanmar |
U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
|
| May.9 |
Myanmar |
Burma warned over cyclone delays |
|
| May.10 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai to run in second round |
|
| May.10 |
Beirut |
Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis |
|
| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters
|
| May.10 |
Vatican |
Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' |
|
| May.10 |
Sudan |
Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack
|
| May.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Official: runoff must be delayed |
|
| May.11 |
Serbia |
Pro-West president declares win| Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. His bloc won 39 percent, about 10% more than the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party... | |
|
| May.11 |
Myanmar |
U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
|
| May.12 |
Pakistan |
Ministers set to resign |
|
| May.13 |
Myanmar |
Junta lacking in cyclone response The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago
|
| May.13 |
USA |
Clinton wins W Virginia primary |
|
| May.13 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights |
|
| May.15 |
Colombia |
Farc rebel link files 'genuine'
|
| May.15 |
Sichuan |
President Hu Jintao visits quake area Map of Sichuan| Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake | |
|
| May.15 |
Myanmar |
Storm aid frustrations grow |
|
| May.16 |
Zimbabwe |
Run-off announced for end of June |
|
| May.16 |
France |
France angered by Burmese delays |
|
| May.16 |
Dominican Republic |
President wins election Leonel Fernandez was leading the presidential election with more than 53%. In second place was Dominican Revolutionary Party leader Maldonado
|
| May.16 |
London |
Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' |
|
| May.16 |
Sichuan |
Hu Jintao spurs rescue effort |
|
| May.17 |
Boston |
Edward Kennedy taken to hospital |
|
| May.17 |
Myanmar |
UN to press Burma on aid access |
|
| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
|
| May.18 |
China |
China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts
|
| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks
|
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
|
| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Burma to mourn cyclone's victims |
|
| May.19 |
Johannesburg |
'Anti-foreigner' violence kills 22 |
|
| May.19 |
Colombia |
FARC commander calls for dialogue |
|
| May.20 |
Qatar |
Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis Arab mediators have been engaged in 2 days of talks to try to reconcile the West-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition
|
| May.20 |
Kentucky |
Clinton wins primary |
|
| May.20 |
Oregon |
Obama 'within reach' of victory
|
| May.21 |
USA |
U.S. handling of child detainees under fire |
|
| May.21 |
Myanmar |
U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction |
|
| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
|
| May.23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone...
|
| May.23 |
USA |
McCain bid to reassure on health |
|
| May.24 |
Naples |
Violence breaks out over trash crisis Map of Naples Police and protesters furiously clashed at government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns
| 8 Italian policemen and three other people have been injured
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| |
|
| May.24 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai returns home Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since leaving the country after the controversial March 29 elect...
|
| May.24 |
Kabul |
Afghans appalled Marines not charged |
|
| May.24 |
Colombia |
FARC leader dead| Defense ministry: Pedro Antonio Marin, known as Manuel Marulanda Vilez and nicknamed Tirofijo, is believed to have died of a heart attack. He is thought to be 78 years old. A national news magazine had earlier reported the death on 26 March, citing the defenc... | |
|
| May.24 |
Myanmar |
Burma seeks crucial aid donations |
|
| May.25 |
Beirut |
MPs elect new president Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant
|
| May.25 |
USA |
Historic pictures sent from Mars The Mars Phoenix lander, a Nasa spacecraft, has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars
|
| May.25 |
Zimbabwe |
At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe |
|
| May.26 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah promises Lebanon cooperation |
|
| May.26 |
Canada |
Foreign minister resigns
|
| May.27 |
Myanmar |
Junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest |
|
| May.27 |
Global |
World 'failing on human rights'
|
| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
Call for PM to stand down Israeli Defence Minister Barak has called on Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or resign as he battles allegations of corruption
|
| May.28 |
Nepal |
Nepal abolishes monarchy Newly elected leadership changed the country to a republic, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule
| The Maoists were committed to ousting King Gyanendra. A constituent assembly meeting in Kathmandu, overwhelmingly voted to abolish royal rule. People celebrated wildly in the streets after news of the assembly vote
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|
| May.28 |
Ireland |
Deal reached to ban cluster bombs |
|
| May.28 |
Sweden |
UN hosts key conference on Iraq |
|
| May.29 |
Beijing |
China seeks earthquake aid from Japan |
|
| May.29 |
Amazon |
Isolated tribe spotted
|
| May.29 |
Venezuela |
Latin Americans to discuss cost of food |
|
| May.30 |
Portugal |
Europe fuel protests spread wider |
|
| May.30 |
Zimbabwe |
Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule |
|
| May.30 |
Washington |
Burma policy costs lives, says US |
|
| May.31 |
Washington |
US Democrats hold key poll talks |
|
| May.31 |
Baghdad |
Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
|
| May.31 |
Washington |
Democrats reach delegate deal Hillary Clinton's efforts to secure the Party's nomination for president have suffered a setback.
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