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Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite cyclone crisis
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AP - Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:35:57 GMT |
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Hezbollah to withdraw fighters in Beirut; 12 die in clash
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AP - Hezbollah said Saturday it was withdrawing its gunmen from Beirut neighborhoods seized in sectarian clashes after the army ordered its troops to establish security and called on fighters to clear the streets.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:33:28 GMT |
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Clashes with Darfur rebels reported near Sudan's capital
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AP - Hundreds of Darfur rebels reached the outskirts of Sudan's capital Saturday for the first time and clashed with security forces, rebel and government officials said.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 18:18:13 GMT |
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Stifled by regime, Myanmar cyclone victims suffer in silence
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AP - Apart from the sound of children crying, the town of Labutta is strangely silent.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:47:50 GMT |
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ANALYSIS: Myanmar set for political, economic shocks
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AP - Military-ruled Myanmar, among the globe's poorest and most authoritarian nations, is reeling from a natural disaster of such magnitude that both the people's suffering and political aftershocks are certain to persist long after the last emergency aid has been doled out.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 18:20:26 GMT |
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Celtic manager's home burgled
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AFP - Burglars have raided the home of Gordon Strachan, the manager of Scottish football giants Celtic, police said Saturday.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:37:26 GMT |
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Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt
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AP - Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars on Saturday, part of a new outburst of violence that threatens fragile Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in the Gaza Strip.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:20:58 GMT |
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Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to farm
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| AP - Sitting in a Mexico City office, dressed in a pressed white shirt, Gerardo Sanchez seems a world away from his herds of goats and fields of beans. |
| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 17:43:23 GMT |
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Khartoum under curfew as Darfur rebels advance
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AFP - Darfur rebels said they were advancing on the Sudanese capital on Saturday as clashes flared with the army across the river Nile immediately to the north and the government slapped a curfew on Khartoum.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:27:14 GMT |
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Myanmar holds vote despite cyclone devastation
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AFP - Myanmar's junta held a referendum on a new constitution Saturday, despite warnings more people would die unless it focused on delivering emergency aid for survivors of last week's cyclone.
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| Date Posted : Sat, 10 May 2008 19:45:41 GMT |
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Australia probes Afghan detainees mistreatment allegations
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AFP - The Australian military Friday said it was investigating allegations that its troops mistreated suspected insurgents in Afghanistan, shortly after a special forces soldier was killed there.
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| Date Posted : Fri, 09 May 2008 09:08:29 GMT |
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