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Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall
Karachi News.Net
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
Some utilities restored in Rangoon
Karachi News.Net
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay
Karachi News.Net
Zimbabwe's top electoral official has told a state newspaper that it is likely the country's presidential run-off poll will be delayed.
Arab League sends members to Lebanon
Karachi News.Net
A delegation of Arab League members has gone to Beirut to try to solve the latest crisis in Lebanon.
Rice pushes for urgent action in Israel-Palestinian talks
Karachi News.Net
The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes.
Tornadoes rip through US towns
Karachi News.Net
Powerful tornadoes have strewn debris across the United States, while shattering homes and businesses and killing at least 21 people.
Italy to consider resetting of borders
Karachi News.Net
Italy's new interior minister says he wants to reimpose border controls for travellers from Europe's Schengen Zone.
Serbian voters favour pro-European parties
Karachi News.Net
Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic has declared victory in the country’s closely contested parliamentary elections against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
Disaster in Haiti as ferry capsizes
Karachi News.Net
Haitian authorities say a ferryboat capsized near the capital Port-au-Prince late on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens more missing.
Pro-China rally in Amsterdam to support Olympics
Karachi News.Net
Thousands of Chinese students and Chinese Dutch people have staged a rally on the Dam Square in downtown Amsterdam in support of the Beijing Olympic Games being held in August.
Obama overtakes Clinton with superdelegate votes
Karachi News.Net
US Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama has secured a majority of superdelegates and forged ahead of his rival Hillary Clinton.
University students detail unwanted sexual experiences
Karachi News.Net
A new report from the University of New Hampshire has detailed the unwanted sexual experiences among university students.
Daughter of Bush weds in Texas
Karachi News.Net
Presidential daughter Jenna Bush has married her long-time boyfriend Henry Hager under the Texas stars.
Sudan cuts ties with Chad after attack on Khartoum
New York Post
Sudan severed relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted the capital the night before and warned that a top Darfur rebel leader was hiding...
Fighting resumes in Lebanon
Karachi News.Net
The northern Lebanese port of Tripoli has once again become the scene of fierce fighting between supporters of the pro-Western government and Shiite militias, loyal to the opposition led by Hezbollah.
More aid finally reaching Myanmar
New York Post
Food and water reached cyclone victims in greater amounts Sunday after many roads were cleared, but there was no sign Myanmar's military rulers would allow foreign experts to...
At least 23 killed as storms roll through US
New Zealand Herald
Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three...
Customary land excluded from Samoa bill
New Zealand Herald
A controversial land bill in Samoa has been amended to exclude customary land.Government officials said that the Land Titles Registration Bill, due for its third reading within weeks, had now...
Green foodies going nuts about squirrel
New Zealand Herald
It's low in fat, low in food kilometres and completely free range. In fact, some claim sciurus carolinensis - the grey squirrel - is about as ethical a dish as it is possible to serve on a...
Despite construction freeze, winery rises near W. Bank outpost
Haaretz
A new winery is currently being set up in the West Bank, in an area three kilometers from Migron, an outpost that the state promised the Supreme Court would be removed by August. The establishment of...
Donate to the Myanmar cyclone relief effort
New Zealand Herald
Latest estimates from the UN's humanitarian agency suggest between 1.2 million and 1.9 million people in Myanmar are struggling to survive in the aftermath of the cyclone that struck there earlier...
Police suspect money transferred to PM outside campaign season
Haaretz
The prime minister further said the funds were also intended to cover losses. He said he had met Talansky 20 years ago and acknowledged receiving funds from him, saying they were campaign...
19 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma after new round of tornadoes
New York Post
A tornado ripped through a 20-block swath of Picher late Saturday afternoon, killing at least seven people. The same storm system then moved into southwest Missouri where tornadoes took the lives of...

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