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U.N. halts Myanmar flights after aid 'seized'

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:57:04 EDT

The United Nations on Friday accused authorities in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar of seizing aid intended for victims of the disaster as the isolationist military regime continued to block access to foreign relief workers.

Hezbollah gain control of western Beirut

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:08:17 EDT

Western Beirut falls under the control of opposition Hezbollah militias in what amounts to an army-negotiated surrender of pro-government positions, Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Western military observers say.

Oil prices soar to record levels

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:56:47 EDT

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Clinton superdelegate turns to Obama

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:56:58 EDT

Another supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton's is abandoning her candidacy to back Sen. Barack Obama for president, according to an Obama campaign aide.

Mbeki visits Zimbabwe for crisis talks

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:33 EDT

South African president Thabo Mbeki is traveling to Zimbabwe's capital Friday for more talks with the political leadership there, the South African Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Al Qaeda in Iraq leader 'not captured'

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:58:35 EDT

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, has not been captured, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Friday.

North Korea facing 'massive famine'

Fri, 09 May 2008 05:54:43 EDT

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Russia rolls out tanks for Soviet-style parade

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:47:28 EDT

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Virus claims lives of 32 children in China

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:17:34 EDT

The death toll from China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 32 -- all of them children -- the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing provincial health officials.

Manson ranch may hide more victims' bodies

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:52:19 EDT

The Charles Manson "Helter Skelter" murder spree of 1969 ended at this remote Death Valley, California, cabin called Barker Ranch. Now, thanks to a small-town detective and his cadaver dog, Manson's hideout might be searched for more murder victims.