Reuters - Myanmar's junta agreed on
Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of
nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy Delta, a
breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, U.N. officials
said.
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Junta agreement opens door to more Myanmar aid (Reuters)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 9:12am EDT
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UN chief says Myanmar will take relief aid by ship (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 9:09am EDT
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AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar will allow delivery of aid to its cyclone victims by civilian ships and boats.
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Muslim convert quizzed after blast in Exeter (AFP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 9:05am EDT
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AFP - Police on Friday questioned a "radicalised" convert to Islam after a bomb explosion in the centre of Exeter, as locals revealed more details about him.
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Armed men ambush, disarm, peacekeepers in Darfur (Reuters)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 8:12am EDT
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Reuters - Up to 60 heavily armed men on
horseback ambushed a patrol of peacekeepers in Darfur, in a new
attack on international forces in Sudan's strife-torn west, the
United Nations said on Friday.
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China, Russia condemn US missile defense (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 7:37am EDT
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AP - The presidents of China and Russia have condemned a U.S. plan for a global missile defense system. -
Official: Somali pirates release UAE-owned ship (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 7:15am EDT
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AP - Somali pirates on Friday released a UAE-owned ship they captured a week ago, a regional maritime official said.
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5 Palestinian militants killed in strike (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 7:14am EDT
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AP - Clashes on Friday between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left five militants dead, further undermining efforts to bring a brief truce to the violence-wracked area.
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China monitors flood threat from blocked rivers (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 7:00am EDT
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AP - Earthquake survivors living downstream from lakes formed by blocked rivers were being evacuated Friday for fears that aftershocks could unleash flooding. The death toll rose to more than 55,000 and nearly 25,000 people remain missing.
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British leader's party loses special election (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 6:53am EDT
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AP - Britain's Conservatives crushed the governing Labour Party in a special election that underlined the deepening unpopularity of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government, results showed Friday.
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Australian police: Charges likely over photos (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 6:48am EDT
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AP - Police said Friday they expect to file charges over photographs showing naked 12- and 13-year-old children that were supposed to be exhibited at a Sydney art gallery. -
Colombia opens investigation into rebel links (AP)
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 1:51am EDT
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AP - Colombia's chief prosecutor opened preliminary investigations Thursday into contacts between leftist rebels and prominent politicians, journalists and foreigners including a U.S. consultant.