Aid is on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
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AP - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar — but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order a temporary freeze in shipments.
Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector
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AP - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess.
Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5
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AP - Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. Israel retaliated with missile strikes that left five Hamas militants dead.
Sri Lanka election draws complaints
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AP - Separatist rebels destroyed a navy cargo ship Saturday just hours after a bombing blamed on the group killed 11 people in eastern Sri Lanka — violence that casted a cloud over pivotal provincial elections scheduled for later in the day.
Man loses 28 relatives in Myanmar village hit by cyclone
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AP - The 68-year-old fisherman tried to explain how a cyclone swept away his entire family, but could utter only a few words before he was overcome by tears.
United get Rooney lift as title thriller reaches conclusion
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AFP - Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by declaring himself fit to take part in this weekend's dramatic finale to an exhilarating Premier League title battle.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073
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AP - As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least 4,073 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Mexico blames gangs for killing top cop
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AP - President Felipe Calderon said Friday the killing of an acting federal police chief was an attempt by weakened gangs to counter his fight against drug trafficking.
Mediator Mbeki meets Mugabe on Zimbabwe crisis
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Reuters - South African leader Thabo Mbeki and
President Robert Mugabe held talks on Friday on Zimbabwe's
election crisis ahead of a possible run-off that has raised
fears violence could escalate.
Deadly cyclone overshadows Myanmar's vote on constitution
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AP - Voting began Saturday across most parts of this cyclone-ravaged nation on a referendum for a controversial constitution, but balloting was delayed for two weeks in the hardest hit areas, including the capital.
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.
