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- Thai prime minister cancels Myanmar appeal trip
Bahrain News.Net
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has abruptly cancelled plans to fly to Rangoon over the weekend to persuade the ruling Myanmar junta to accept aid workers and supplies from the United States.
- Military rulers will press ahead with Myanmar vote
Bahrain News.Net
Myanmar's military rulers have urged voters to approve a new constitution at Saturday's referendum, which is still due to go ahead, even after the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis.
- Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
New York Post
Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday in the country's worst...
- Denial on al-Qaeda arrest report
Bahrain News.Net
United States military sources in Iraq have denied reports that Iraqi security forces have detained the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
- Georgian president says war with Russia is possible
Bahrain News.Net
President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia has said that his country had come very close to war with Russia.
- Lebanon strike leads to new violence
Bahrain News.Net
A general strike in Lebanon has lead to more riots and violent clashes between government supporters and followers of Hezbollah in the capital Beirut.
- Ethiopian troops clash with Islamists in Somalia
Bahrain News.Net
At least 35 people have been killed in violent clashes between Ethiopian troops and Islamist insurgents in central Somalia.
- Interpol arrests suspected US paedophile
Bahrain News.Net
The international police organization Interpol has arrested the 59-year-old Wayne Nelson Corliss, who is suspected of having sexually abused young boys in Asia.
- Nepal still acting with China in mind
Bahrain News.Net
Nepalese police have arrested more than 200 Tibetan exiles demonstrating in Kathmandu, as China thanked Nepal for its efforts to stop protests.
- Olmert weathering bribe allegations in court
Bahrain News.Net
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is suspected of taking bribes from a US businessmen, is involved in a case that threatens to shake up the political landscape as Israel marks its 60th birthday.
- Berlusconi becomes prime minister of Italy
Bahrain News.Net
Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi has led the members of his new government in a swearing-in ceremony in Rome.
- Putin approved as new Russian PM
Bahrain News.Net
Russia's lower house of parliament or the State Duma has approved Vladimir Putin as prime minister, a day after he stepped down as president following eight years as head of state.
- Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies,
New York Post
Myanmar's military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they're not ready to let in American aid workers...
- Charges against ‘police’ stripper dropped
The Herald
Lucinda Cameron CHARGES against a "police" stripogram have been dropped by the Crown after judges ruled that his baton was not an offensive weapon, it was announced yesterday. Stuart Kennedy, 25...
- Theirs was a silent war; often fought below ground, away from the headlines and the ultimate glory of victory.
The Herald
Theirs was a silent war; often fought below ground, away from the headlines and the ultimate glory of victory. The Bevin Boys, the 48,000 young men who worked in the mines in the war, bled and died...
- Mistrust, misery mix in devastated Myanmar
CNN
CNN's Dan Rivers just got back from five days in Myanmar Rivers: "The whole country is kind of a basket case" Rivers: Government blocking aid "is criminal negligence on a massive...
- Data recovered from Columbia disaster
CNN
Information found on melted disk drive from shuttle Columbia disaster The drive had been used to store data from a scientific experiment Columbia broke apart during re-entry in 2003, killing its...
- Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid
New York Post
The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy...
- Andrew HamiltonScottish business tycoon Ann Gloag yesterday launched a charity aimed at helping women in Africa through pregnancy and childbirth.
The Herald
Andrew Hamilton Scottish business tycoon Ann Gloag yesterday launched a charity aimed at helping women in Africa through pregnancy and childbirth. More than 100 women joined Ms Gloag at her...
- All-Out War on Remnant of
IPS
The armed forces have launched a major offensive against the most combative remaining column of Sendero Luminoso (the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas) which is operating in the...
- Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge
New York Post
The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings...
- Pressure is growing tocreate the first standalone Gaelic primary school in Skye.
The Herald
Pressure is growing to create the first standalone Gaelic primary school in Skye. A parents' group has been formed to prepare the case for the school in Portree, which already has a primary school...
- ‘Tell fans not to drink Might as well tell them not to breathe’
The Herald
Rangers fans were effectively told yesterday they could break Manchester's ban on street drinking for the Uefa Cup final. Senior council officials last night admitted trying to stop fans enjoying a...
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