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EU tries to persuade Myanmar to open airbase
China News.Net
The top aid official in the European Union, Louis Michel, has urged the military junta in Myanmar to open up an airbase and provide visas for foreign aid workers.
Foreign help moves into China earthquake zone
China News.Net
Chinese authorities say they expect the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan province, to reach at least 50,000.
Lebanese rivals reach agreement
China News.Net
Arab League mediators say a peace deal has been reached between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah-led opposition.
Calif. court rejects gay marriage ban
MSNBC
In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a...
Bush war funding request collapses
China News.Net
President Bush's request for Iraq war funding has collapsed with anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about his request for US$163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.
McCain puts a date on winning the war
China News.Net
Republican John McCain has declared he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013.
Iranian Embassy employees shot in Iraq
CNN
Some reports say the shootings involved Iraqi troops Iraqi Interior Ministry official says five employees and a driver were shot Iran's state-run news agency blames the United States for the...
Internet hoax led to suicide- woman charged
China News.Net
A woman has been charged for her role in an internet hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl committing suicide after being shunned by a non-existent chatline contact.
Israel prepared to act against Hamas after rocket attack
China News.Net
Israel has warned it is prepared to retaliate with an assault on Gaza, after a rocket attack wounded at least 14 people while US President George Bush was in Israel.
Afghan death squads
The Independent
Secret Afghan death squads are acting on the orders of foreign spies and killing civilians inside Afghanistan with impunity, a senior UN envoy has claimed. Professor Philip Alston, the UN special...
South Korea changes mind about food aid to the north
China News.Net
South Korea has said it is ready to hold talks with North Korea on sending food aid to its impoverished neighbour as the United Nations and aid agency warned North Korea is facing famine.
Unknown terror group says it set off bombs in India
China News.Net
A previously unknown Islamic group has claimed responsibility for a string of bombings that killed 63 people in Jaipur in India.
Grief and desperation cloud Chinese relief efforts
China News.Net
Further aid and comfort has reached China's earthquake-devastated areas, after the 7.9 magnitude quake in southwestern Sichuan province spawned rumours of chemical spills and dam bursts.
An Ocean Apart, Bush, McCain Play to Neo-Con Dreams
IPS
In separate speeches delivered an ocean apart, the two standard bearers of the Republican Party Thursday offered rosy visions of a future designed to gladden the hearts of...
Pope thanks virgins for
New Zealand Herald
Pope Benedict thanked consecrated women virgins gathering at the Vatican on Thursday for their "total gift" to Christ, praising a holy rite that he recognised was difficult for some non-Catholics to...
Slovakian PM hopes to turn page, urges closer ties with Israel
Haaretz
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called Thursday for raising the level of diplomatic relations between Israel and Slovakia, saying Slovakia would be very happy if Israel's president or prime...
Mom indicted in My Space suicide case
C News
In this 2007 file photo, Tina Meier holds two pictures of her daughter Megan who committed suicide after receiving cruel messages on MySpace. ( A federal grand jury on...
Tenn. GOP mocks Michelle Obama
New York Post
The Tennessee Republican Party "welcomed" Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's...
Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds
New York Post
Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found - adding to evidence the...
Florida arson suspect lit decoy fires
CNN
Brian Crowder, 31, accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into woods Police say Crowder started fires to throw police off his trail Crowder tells reporters he may have started fire with lit cigarette...
McCain says Iraq war won by 2013
New Zealand Herald
Bush quit golf out of respect to soldiers' families Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected...
Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane
New York Post
A 19-year-old flight attendant angry at having to work a route set a fire in an airplane bathroom, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, authorities say.
Death toll predicted to reach 50,000
The Independent
Foreign rescue teams are joining the search for earthquake survivors as China reached out to its neighbours to cope with the aftermath of its most devastating earthquake in three decades. As...

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