Reuters - Myanmar's military government declared
disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3
cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at
least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said.
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Cyclone kills 4 in Myanmar, disaster declared (Reuters)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:59am EDT
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Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:51am EDT
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AP - Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing.
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Despite peace, Belfast walls are growing in size and number (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:44am EDT
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AP - Lee Young, 8, and Cein Quinn, 7, live barely 200 yards apart, but they have never met, and maybe never will.
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China hopeful for positive talks with Dalai Lama reps (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:53am EDT
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AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao said he hoped for a positive outcome from talks between representatives of the Dalai Lama and officials beginning Sunday, the first meeting between the two sides since violent anti-government protests erupted in Tibet.
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State TV: 5 Myanmar regions declared disaster zones (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:44am EDT
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AP - The government has declared five regions, including Yangon, disaster zones after Tropical Cyclone Nargis damaged hundreds of houses and knocked out electricity to many areas, state-run television reported Sunday.
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Party dissent unlikely to halt energy sell-off in Australian state: official (AFP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:29am EDT
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AFP - Australia's most populous state is set to privatise its electricity industry despite overwhelming opposition from the ruling party's rank-and-file membership, Treasurer Michael Costa said.
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Bolivian state set for key autonomy vote (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:58am EDT
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AP - Voters in Bolivia's largest state are likely to pass a sweeping autonomy referendum Sunday, dealing a blow to the country's leftist president and deepening an entrenched political conflict.
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US strike takes out suspected militant hideout in Sadr City (AP)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:46am EDT
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AP - The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad's teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards away from a hospital and wounding nearly two dozen people.