AP - A state radio station says the death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar has risen to nearly 4,000.
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Cyclone death toll nears 4,000 in Myanmar, state radio says (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:49am EDT
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Lawyer: Austrian suspect Fritzl has mental disorder (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:45am EDT
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AP - The lawyer for the Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered seven children with her has said he is preparing an insanity defense.
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Three dead in Shanghai bus blast: police (AFP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:42am EDT
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AFP - Three people were killed when flammable materials carried by a passenger caused an explosion on a crowded bus in China's financial hub of Shanghai, police and witnesses said Monday
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Sudan to ask donors for $6 bln at Oslo meeting (Reuters)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:38am EDT
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Reuters - Sudan will ask donor nations meeting in Norway this week for $6 billion over the next three years to help rebuild Africa's largest nation after decades of civil wars, a government report said. -
Iran suspends talks with US on security in Iraq (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:37am EDT
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AP - Iran said Monday it would not hold a new round of talks with the U.S. on security in Iraq until American forces end their current assault against Shiite militias.
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US military says 9 Shiite extremists killed in Baghdad (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:18am EDT
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AP - A U.S. Air Force gunship strafed Shiite extremists who attacked U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Monday, and the military said it killed at least nine militants in recent clashes in the capital.
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15 dead after boat sinks in Brazil's Amazon region (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 6:34am EDT
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AP - A boat ferrying at least 80 people home from a party sank in Brazil's Amazon region, killing at least 15 and leaving dozens missing, according to rescue officials and Brazil's government.
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Secretary of State Rice presses Israel on roadblocks (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 6:32am EDT
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AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wound up a weekend trip to spur Israeli-Palestinian talks with a one-on-one meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Monday morning, and Olmert was scheduled to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later in the day.
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Chinese orchestra to play for Pope, suggesting warmer ties (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 6:15am EDT
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AP - The China Philharmonic Orchestra plans to perform this week for Pope Benedict XVI, state media reported Monday, the latest indication that the often-strained ties between Beijing and the Vatican are improving. -
Australian doctor proposes paying $47,000 for a kidney (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 5:36am EDT
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AP - An Australian doctor proposed Monday that the government pay up to $47,000 for kidney donations to overcome a chronic shortage. -
Bolivian vote challenges president's populist agenda (AP)
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 3:23am EDT
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AP - President Evo Morales faced an invigorated state autonomy movement that could cripple his populist agenda after a vote by Bolivia's largest and richest state for greater freedom from his central government.