| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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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