World Archive
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Myanmar junta distributes foreign aid -- with generals' names on it
World › 05:05 PM JST - 10th May
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort…
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U.S. senators urge Bush to visit Tibet during Olympics
World › 11:18 AM JST - 10th May
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged President George W. Bush on Friday to visit Tibet in August when he travels to China to attend…
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Lebanon in turmoil as Hezbollah takes west Beirut
World › 06:19 AM JST - 10th May
BEIRUT — Hezbollah fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles with pro-government foes pushed Lebanon dangerously…
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Obama picks up 9 superdelegates
World › 06:10 AM JST - 10th May
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama steamed ahead Friday toward the Democratic presidential nomination, drawing nearly even in superdelgate support with Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has been counting on…
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Russian tanks, missiles back in Red Square parade for first time since Soviet collapse
World › 04:36 AM JST - 10th May
MOSCOW — Russia showcased its revived military might and a new, young-faced president to the world Friday, as tanks and missiles rolled across Red Square for the…
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Records show civil rights activist Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties
World › 03:33 AM JST - 10th May
NEW YORK — Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the New York governor's mansion. The Rev. Al…
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Top cop killed in Mexican assassination wave
World › 03:32 AM JST - 10th May
MEXICO CITY — Gunmen assassinated a commander of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping police Friday, the fourth top police authority slain in 10 days here as the toll from a…
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Mbeki, Mugabe hold crisis talks on Zimbabwe
World › 03:21 AM JST - 10th May
HARARE — South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday held intensive talks with veteran counterpart Robert Mugabe over Zimbabwe's post-election crisis as doctors reported a dramatic rise…
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Arkansas woman pregnant with 18th child
World › 03:19 AM JST - 10th May
LITTLE ROCK — An Arkansas woman is pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven…
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Myanmar OKs some cyclone aid flights, but Americans still barred
World › 02:31 AM JST - 10th May
YANGON, Myanmar — A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta of Myanmar finally agreed Friday to allow…
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Rapper DMX arrested on drug, animal cruelty charges
World › 12:14 AM JST - 10th May
PHOENIX — Authorities say DMX has been arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges in Phoenix following an overnight raid on the rapper's house. The Maricopa County sheriff's…
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11 killed, 25 injured in explosion in Sri Lanka
World › 11:53 PM JST - 9th May
COLOMBO — At least 11 civilians were killed and 25 injured Friday in an explosion in eastern Sri Lanka blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, on the eve…
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Australian leader calls Myanmar junta's aid obstruction 'obscene'
World › 11:12 PM JST - 9th May
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday called the Myanmar junta's obstruction of international efforts to help the country's hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims…
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HK teen dismembered, body parts dumped in butcher stall
World › 10:08 PM JST - 9th May
HONG KONG — The limbs of a missing 16-year-old Hong Kong girl thought to have been murdered were allegedly disposed at a butcher stall in a market where…
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U.N. halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
World › 06:34 PM JST - 9th May
YANGON, Myanmar — A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. He says…
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U.S. military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
World › 05:39 PM JST - 9th May
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar…
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Obama presses for superdelegate support as Clinton vows to keep fighting
World › 06:05 AM JST - 9th May
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama, on the cusp of securing the Democratic presidential nomination, sought Thursday to win over U.S. lawmakers who could help seal his victory over…
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Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns
World › 05:32 AM JST - 9th May
WASHINGTON — Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady.…
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Spain claims 500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers
World › 05:31 AM JST - 9th May
MADRID, Spain — Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. Officials demanded the…
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Hezbollah says Lebanon 'declares war'
World › 05:30 AM JST - 9th May
BEIRUT — Deadly gunbattles erupted in Beirut on Thursday after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged that a Lebanese government crackdown on his group was tantamount to a…
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