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Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall
Columbus News.Net
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
Some utilities restored in Rangoon
Columbus News.Net
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay
Columbus News.Net
Zimbabwe's top electoral official has told a state newspaper that it is likely the country's presidential run-off poll will be delayed.
Arab League sends members to Lebanon
Columbus News.Net
A delegation of Arab League members has gone to Beirut to try to solve the latest crisis in Lebanon.
Rice pushes for urgent action in Israel-Palestinian talks
Columbus News.Net
The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes.
Tornadoes rip through US towns
Columbus News.Net
Powerful tornadoes have strewn debris across the United States, while shattering homes and businesses and killing at least 21 people.
Italy to consider resetting of borders
Columbus News.Net
Italy's new interior minister says he wants to reimpose border controls for travellers from Europe's Schengen Zone.
Serbian voters favour pro-European parties
Columbus News.Net
Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic has declared victory in the country’s closely contested parliamentary elections against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
Disaster in Haiti as ferry capsizes
Columbus News.Net
Haitian authorities say a ferryboat capsized near the capital Port-au-Prince late on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens more missing.
Pro-China rally in Amsterdam to support Olympics
Columbus News.Net
Thousands of Chinese students and Chinese Dutch people have staged a rally on the Dam Square in downtown Amsterdam in support of the Beijing Olympic Games being held in August.
Obama overtakes Clinton with superdelegate votes
Columbus News.Net
US Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama has secured a majority of superdelegates and forged ahead of his rival Hillary Clinton.
University students detail unwanted sexual experiences
Columbus News.Net
A new report from the University of New Hampshire has detailed the unwanted sexual experiences among university students.
Jenna Bush weds Virginia politician
New Zealand Herald
Watch Video: Jenna Bush marries politician's son President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna has married Henry Hager, the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman, in front of...
Sudan cuts relationship with Chad
Columbus News.Net
Sudan has accused neighbouring Chad of backing Saturday's rebel attack on the capital Khartoum.
Fighting resumes in Lebanon
Columbus News.Net
The northern Lebanese port of Tripoli has once again become the scene of fierce fighting between supporters of the pro-Western government and Shiite militias, loyal to the opposition led by Hezbollah.
Myanmar generals trade foreign aid for votes
Columbus News.Net
The military rulers of Myanmar have held a referendum and turned cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign.
Government u-turn brings calm
New Zealand Herald
Five more dead as rivals clash near Beirut Hizbollah gunmen melted off the streets of Beirut at the weekend after Lebanon's Prime Minister called on the Lebanese Army to restore law and...
Aid for pets left in volcanic eruption
New Zealand Herald
Help is on the way for hundreds of household pets left behind in the wake of a volcano eruption in southern Chile, an animal welfare group said.The Coalition for Ethical Control of Urban...
Rebels close in on capital
New Zealand Herald
Fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement. Photo / Reuters Hundreds of rebels from the war-ravaged Darfur area clashed with Sudanese security forces on the doorstep of the...
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
New York Post
Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies - one of the first...
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital
New York Post
Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the...
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
New York Post
Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
Kosovo factor crucial to vote
New Zealand Herald
Serbs faced a critical crossroads today: Take another step towards mainstream Europe, or revert to a hardline stance reminiscent of the late strongman Slobodan Milosevic.The...

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