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China quake victims flee 'flood'
17 May 2008 at 1:32am
All aid efforts in the quake-hit city of Beichuan halt as a river bursts its banks, sparking panic among rescuers and victims.
Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
17 May 2008 at 12:57am
Gordon Brown accuses Burma's military rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis.
Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed
16 May 2008 at 11:44pm
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, abducted by suspected Taleban militants in February, is released.
Bin Laden driver's trial delayed
16 May 2008 at 8:12pm
A military judge postpones the trial of Osama Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan.
Zimbabwe attacks 'out of control'
16 May 2008 at 11:56am
The US ambassador to Zimbabwe warns post-poll violence is "out of control" as a date is set for a run-off.
US sprinter jailed for bank fraud
16 May 2008 at 2:28pm
Disgraced sprinter Tim Montgomery is jailed for 46 months for his part in a multi-million dollar bank fraud.
Reform spells change for Portugal
16 May 2008 at 3:57pm
Portugal introduces contentious changes to the language, spelling many words the Brazilian way.
Dominican leader wins third term
16 May 2008 at 9:26pm
President Leonel Fernandez wins re-election in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes.
Pioneering US winemaker dies
16 May 2008 at 5:41pm
Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world map, dies at the age of 94.
Tennis: Federer into semis
16 May 2008 at 2:13pm
Defending champion Roger Federer beats Fernando Verdasco to reach the last four at the Hamburg Masters.
Olympics: Pistorius ruled eligible
16 May 2008 at 6:42am
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar
Pistorius wins an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
Kabbah ends honeymoon for trial
16 May 2008 at 10:17am
Sierra Leone's ex-president cuts short his honeymoon to testify at the trial of former rebel leader Issa Sesay.
Nigerian jailed for smuggling baby
16 May 2008 at 8:21am
A UK court jails a Nigerian woman accused of buying a baby and bringing him illegally into the UK.
US aid 'failing to reach target'
16 May 2008 at 9:12am
The US Congress provides billions of dollars for Pakistan and Afghanistan but much of the money never gets there.
Food prices focus at Peru summit
16 May 2008 at 3:30am
The rise in world food prices dominates a meeting of world leaders from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Rescue efforts continue after shock shakes China
16 May 2008 at 8:47pm
Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Friday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides ...
Bush to meet with various Mideast leaders
17 May 2008 at 12:43am
President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he ...
Islamist fighters seize town in Somalia
17 May 2008 at 12:24am
A human rights leader says Islamist fighters have seized a southern town in Somalia that is a major agricultural center and impelled ...
10 militants, 4 civilians killed in Afghanistan
17 May 2008 at 12:19am
A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said ...
Latin America-Europe summit pledges to fight poverty, food prices
16 May 2008 at 11:28pm
European and Latin American leaders have pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices, presenting a show of ...
Incumbent wins Dominican presidential election
16 May 2008 at 10:43pm
President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue ...
Chinese rescuers still finding quake survivors
16 May 2008 at 10:28pm
Piles of broken concrete rose seven stories high and a few buildings stood askew, knocked at odd angles. People cried out the ...
Bin Laden: Palestinian cause at heart of al-Qaeda's mission
16 May 2008 at 12:51pm
Osama bin Laden vowed in a new audio message released Friday to keep fighting Israel to liberate Palestinians, claiming this ...
U.S. blamed for ambush on Iranians in Iraq
16 May 2008 at 10:50am
Iran angrily blamed the United States on Friday after at least three of its diplomats were wounded in a Baghdad shooting, saying ...
Pakistan protests suspected U.S. missile strike
16 May 2008 at 10:08am
Pakistan's army lodged a formal protest Friday to "allied forces" in neighboring Afghanistan over a suspected U.S. missile strike ...
Report: Toll in Burma cyclone nears 78,000
16 May 2008 at 8:41pm
The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Burma's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark ...
Commission sets Zimbabwe runoff for June
16 May 2008 at 10:01am
An election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai runoff will be held June ...
U.S. to send 500,000 tons of food to N. Korea
16 May 2008 at 8:39am
The United States says it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid to the closed-off communist ...
Tropical storm lashes Philippines, stranding hundreds
16 May 2008 at 7:51am
About 300 passengers on a ferry stranded in rough seas for more than 24 hours were safely carried to land by small boats late ...
Last 9 cult members leave Russian cave
16 May 2008 at 7:26am
The nine remaining members of a Russian doomsday cult holed up for months awaiting the end of the world abandoned their cave ...
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