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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:03:38 GMT

EU says pro-EU win will speed Serbian membership - Reuters

EU says pro-EU win will speed Serbian membership
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The European Union welcomed the projected victory of the pro-EU Democrats in Serbia's election on Sunday and said it meant Serbia would move ever faster towards EU membership.
Pro-EU Parties May Win Serbian Elections, Early Results Show Bloomberg
EU welcomes election victory by Serbia's pro-Western bloc International Herald Tribune
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:57:02 GMT

Myanmar junta still blocking most cyclone aid - International Herald Tribune

Myanmar junta still blocking most cyclone aid
International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago
YANGON, Myanmar: A trickle of aid shipments arrived in Myanmar on Sunday, more than a week after a massive cyclone smashed the country, but officials continued to bar major shipments to the storm's hard-hit survivors.
Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse Washington Post
Aid Groups Warn Myanmar Toll Could Jump From Lack of Water Wall Street Journal
New York Times - Monsters and Critics.com - United Press International - Reuters India
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:28:58 GMT

Hezbollah Leaves West Beirut After Beating Government Challenge - Bloomberg

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Hezbollah Leaves West Beirut After Beating Government Challenge
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
By Daniel Williams May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite Muslim party and militia, handed sections of Beirut to the Lebanese army after forcing pro-Western Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to abandon efforts to curb its military ...
Fighting Erupts in Northern Lebanon While Beirut Remains Calm Voice of America
Lebanese patrol Beirut after Hezbollah pullout Reuters UK
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:50:34 GMT

Zimbabwe Likely to Delay Presidential Run-Off - Voice of America

Peninsula On-line

Zimbabwe Likely to Delay Presidential Run-Off
Voice of America - 3 hours ago
By VOA News Zimbabwe's electoral commission says the run-off between President Robert Mugabe and challenger Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held within two weeks as required by law.
Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers for run-off Reuters
Zimbabwe police arrest activists BBC News
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:27:14 GMT

US official: Too early to know Sadr City truce success - CNN

Washington Post

US official: Too early to know Sadr City truce success
CNN - 1 hour ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A US military official said Sunday it was "premature" to conclude there will be a truce between the Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement, despite word from both sides that a cease-fire agreement was ...
Sadr City fighting eases under short-term truce Los Angeles Times
Hasty truce with Moqtada al-Sadr tests his sway in Baghdad stronghold Christian Science Monitor
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:46:18 GMT

Sudan Breaks Off Ties With Chad After Attack - New York Times

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Sudan Breaks Off Ties With Chad After Attack
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel force that nearly penetrated the capital on Saturday.
News Analysis: Politically suicide attack by Darfur rebels in Sudan Xinhua
Sudan blames Chad for attack on capital Telegraph.co.uk
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Posted On: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:28:02 GMT

As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia - New York Times

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As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia
New York Times - May 10, 2008
As the Kremlin tries to regain influence, the energy giant Gazprom is ballooning. In February, a worker in central Russia helped prepare a pipeline to bring natural gas from Siberia to market.
Medvedev, Gaddafi vow to boost Russian-Libyan ties Xinhua
South Africa: Mbeki Congratulates New Russian President AllAfrica.com
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:01:25 GMT

Embattled Israeli PM gets boost from party - Reuters

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Embattled Israeli PM gets boost from party
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) - Top party members closed ranks behind Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday, praising his response to bribery suspicions that could force him from office and disrupt peace efforts with the ...
Olmert Scandal Could Impact US-Backed Peace Process Washington Post
Police suspect money transferred to Olmert outside campaign season Ha'aretz
Jerusalem Post - United Press International - Jewish Telegraphic Agency - AFP
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:56:00 GMT

Gaza blackouts as fuel runs low - BBC News

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Gaza blackouts as fuel runs low
BBC News - 4 hours ago
By Aleem Maqbool There have been widespread electricity blackouts in the Gaza Strip after the territory's only power plant shut down.
Five Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza (Update1) Bloomberg
Olmert, Mubarak to meet 'within weeks'; Suleiman here today Ha'aretz
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:29:07 GMT

Sri Lankan president says election victory is a mandate for war ... - International Herald Tribune

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Sri Lankan president says election victory is a mandate for war ...
International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago
AP BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan president on Sunday hailed his party's election victory in the country's tense Eastern Province as a mandate to push ahead with his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north.
Sri Lankan Says Ruling Party Won Poll in Eastern Region Voice of America
Sri Lankan government wins vote BBC News
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Posted On: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:16:15 GMT

FM: President's "warm spring" visit to Japan a complete success - Xinhua

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FM: President's "warm spring" visit to Japan a complete success
Xinhua - May 10, 2008
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's just-concluded "warm spring" visit to Japan has opened up new prospects for the development of strategic and mutually beneficial relations between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister ...
Hu's visit to Japan 'complete success': Chinese foreign minister AFP
China's Hu Calls Five-Day Japan Visit `Successful,' AFP Reports Bloomberg
New York Times - Reuters - BBC News - International Herald Tribune
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:23:55 GMT

Fighting spreads east of Beirut - BBC News

Boston Globe

Fighting spreads east of Beirut
BBC News - 3 hours ago
Fighting between rival militias in Lebanon has spread to the mainly Druze mountains just south of Beirut. Hezbollah and its anti-government allies, using heavy weapons and small arms, attacked areas held by followers of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt.
Lebanese Army steps into Beirut fray Christian Science Monitor
Lebanese clashes shift to mountains International Herald Tribune
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:51 GMT

Police probe links between Fritzl and murdered girl - Times Online

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Police probe links between Fritzl and murdered girl
Times Online - 7 hours ago
Austrian police are investigating whether Josef Fritzl was involved in another unresolved murder from the 1960s when a teenager was killed in what was suspected to be a sexually-motivated crime.
Wife of man who imprisoned daughter probed United Press International
Elisabeth Fritzl: I never want to see Josef again Telegraph.co.uk
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:34:39 GMT

Pakistan Parties Deadlocked Over Restoration of Judges - Wall Street Journal

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Pakistan Parties Deadlocked Over Restoration of Judges
Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago
By ZAHID HUSSAIN The fate of Pakistan's new coalition government in Pakistan hung in the balance Sunday evening as the two major parties, despite recent assurances of an agreement, remained deadlocked on the issue of restoring judges fired last year by ...
Pakistan leaders fail to reach accord on restoring judges The Associated Press
Pakistani parties set to miss deadline on judges Reuters
Daily Times - Hot Air - Monsters and Critics.com - BBC News
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Posted On: Sat, 10 May 2008 00:06:13 GMT

Dalai Lama: Keep up pressure on China - United Press International

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Dalai Lama: Keep up pressure on China
United Press International - May 9, 2008
BERLIN, May 9 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama, in an interview with a German magazine, said China should either prove he is inciting demonstrations in Tibet or start talking to him.
Dalai Lama: Meetings with Chinese were respectful The Associated Press
The Sunday Times review by Patrick French Times Online
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:17:26 GMT

Patagonia fears environmental damage from volcano - Reuters

PhysOrg.com

Patagonia fears environmental damage from volcano
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Jorge A. Otaola ESQUEL, Argentina, May 11 (Reuters) - Volcanic ash raining down from the Chilean volcano Chaiten may cause long-term environmental damage and harm the health of people and animals in picturesque Patagonia, scientists say.
Activists want pets rescued from volcano The Associated Press
Evacuation Ordered as Chilean Volcano Begins to Spew Ash New York Times
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Posted On: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:07:31 GMT

US Receives 18000 Nuclear Documents From North Korea - Voice of America

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US Receives 18000 Nuclear Documents From North Korea
Voice of America - May 10, 2008
By VOA News US officials say they plan to thoroughly examine 18000 documents detailing North Korea's nuclear program, which Pyongyang has turned over to an American envoy.
South Korean official says North Korean nuclear talks could resume ... International Herald Tribune
US to mine N. Korean papers for answers, progress Christian Science Monitor
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 14:47:38 GMT

Nepalese Police Detain Hundreds of Tibetan Protesters - Voice of America

Boston Globe

Nepalese Police Detain Hundreds of Tibetan Protesters
Voice of America - 8 hours ago
By VOA News Police in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu say they have detained more than 560 Tibetan protesters Sunday, all of them women.
More than 550 Tibetans arrested in Nepal during anti-China demo Monsters and Critics.com
Tibetan women protest in Nepal, over 500 detained Reuters
BBC News - Times of India - Telegraph.co.uk - International Herald Tribune
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Posted On: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:40:45 GMT

John Prescott: Why I told Gordon Brown to step down - Times Online

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John Prescott: Why I told Gordon Brown to step down
Times Online - 2 hours ago
John Prescott threw down the gauntlet to Gordon Brown at the height of his rows with Tony Blair, telling him to resign as Chancellor and fight from the back benches.
Brown not prickly, says Miliband BBC News
Tony Blair's ex-deputy says he advised former leader to sack ... International Herald Tribune
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Posted On: Sat, 10 May 2008 07:21:49 GMT

Iraqi Forces Arrest al Qaeda Leader - Wall Street Journal

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Iraqi Forces Arrest al Qaeda Leader
Wall Street Journal - May 10, 2008
By GINA CHON BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces have arrested the head of al Qaeda in Iraq in the northern city of Mosul, one of the few remaining insurgent strongholds in the country, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Thursday.
US: Man Held is Not Leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Washington Post
US Forces Kill 17 Militants in Iraqi Capital Voice of America
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