UN warns second cyclone set to strike Burma
THE United Nations said today another cyclone was forming near Burma, less than two weeks after it was devastated by a killer storm. 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Curfew after bombings in Indian city
A DAWN to dusk curfew in parts of India's historic western city of Jaipur has been imposed today after a series of bombings left more than 60 dead. Eight bombs killed 63 p 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Landslide for Clinton but Obama still in driving seat
HILLARY Clinton has won a landslide victory in West Virginia, but it is thought it will have little impact on the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomin-ation 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
VIPs lined up for Israel celebration
ISRAELI President Shimon Peres is bringing together world leaders past and present for a gathering in Jerusalem celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary. 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Junta 'hoarding aid from abroad'
ONLY a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Burma's cyclone victims, the UN said yesterday, amid reports the country's military regime is hoarding high-qua 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Now Palestinians plan own 'settlement' on West Bank
AFTER four decades of Jewish settlement that has altered the West Bank beyond recognition, Palestinians are finally poised to make their own addition to the occupied territory 13 May 2008 at 7:00pm
World number one Justine Henin quits tennis with immediate effect - at the age of 25. 14 May 2008 at 9:42am
People's Daily Online
ADB index shows poor countries can provide basic social protection
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday that poor countries can also provide basic social protection like financing health care, cash transfers to the poor, the elderly and child protection.
The ADB said in a news release ... 14 May 2008 at 3:45am
Three killed in Israeli raids on Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed and nine wounded in a series of Israeli army strikes and incursion into southern and northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, medics and witnesses said.
Witnesses said that several Israeli army tanks ... 14 May 2008 at 3:44am
Official: Israeli gov't to okay hundreds of homes in West Bank
Israeli Housing and Construction Minister Zeev Boim will approve the construction of hundreds of housing units in the West Bank next week, local daily Ha'aretz reported Wednesday, citing an Israeli official.
Roi Lachmanovitch, a spo ... 14 May 2008 at 3:44am
Famous American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82
Robert Rauschenberg, famous American artist, who was believed to be the biggest innovator in art after Jackson Pollock, died on Monday at age 82, according to media reports.
The cause was heart failure, said Arne Glimcher, chairman ... 14 May 2008 at 3:42am
Canada: helicopter crash kills 4, decapitates 1
A helicopter crashed and burned in a residential neighborhood in western Canada on Tuesday, killing three on board and decapitating a pedestrian.
Cranbrook, British Columbia, resident Elmer Bautz said he watched the helicopter fly ar ... 14 May 2008 at 3:41am
Gates tells military to fight Iraq war, not next war
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the Defense Department needs to focus on current war demands and not fret about future wars.
Meeting the war-fighting needs of the troops now and taking care of them properly when they ... 14 May 2008 at 3:39am
Official forecast: Another cyclone to form near Myanmar
Another small cyclone is possibly forming as a low pressure area has developed in the northern part of the Andaman Sea and its associated areas of the middle-east part of the Bay of Bengal, according to the state radio in a special weather ... 14 May 2008 at 3:38am
Myanmar survivors brace for second cyclone
The first international aid official permitted into Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta described towns rendered unrecognizable, and thousands of survivors without shelter while the Joint Typhoon Warning center said Wednesday another cyclone was form ... 14 May 2008 at 3:36am
Panama, Montenegro establish diplomatic ties
Panama and the Republic of Montenegro have established diplomatic relations, the Panamanian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The two countries established diplomatic ties on May 9, a statement released on the ministry's websit ... 14 May 2008 at 2:15am
Both Clinton, Obama face tougher tests as primary season rings down
Despite a landslide win in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton's way to the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination convention is not becoming flattened. Neither is Obama's.
It was not a surprise that Clint ... 14 May 2008 at 2:11am
Guardian Unlimited World
2.5m Burmese may be homeless
UN says as many as 2.5 million people in Burma have been severely affected by cyclone that ravaged country 12 days ago by Ian MacKinnon, Elizabeth Stewart 14 May 2008 at 2:51am
Girl carrying explosives blown up in Baghdad 'suicide attack'
A girl carrying explosives that killed her, an Iraqi captain and injured four soldiers was blown up by remote control, officials said today. by James Orr and agencies 14 May 2008 at 11:17am
Judge backs US conscientious objector
Army should grant conscientious objector status to Alaska-based paratrooper who had his request denied last year, US magistrate concludes by McClatchy newspapers 14 May 2008 at 11:30am
Bush gives up golf 'in solidarity with troops'
US president says playing game 'sent out wrong signal' to families of soldiers fighting in Iraq by Elizabeth Stewart, James Orr 14 May 2008 at 6:05am
North Carolina bans illegal immigrants from community colleges
North Carolina community colleges yesterday banned illegal immigrants from seeking degrees, creating a new policy that is among the most restrictive in the US by McClatchy newspapers 14 May 2008 at 11:20am
Austrian kills family members with axe
39-year-old Austrian man hands himself over to police after confessing to brutal murder of five members of family by Elizabeth Stewart 14 May 2008 at 11:03am
24 hours in pictures
A selection of the best images from around the world 14 May 2008 at 10:31am
US property foreclosures up 65%
Wave of misery caused by America's sub-prime mortgage crisis engulfs more homeowners by Andrew Clark 14 May 2008 at 10:26am
Toronto Globe and Mail: International
Rescuers reach quake epicentre
Toll from China's deadliest earthquake in decades climbs to nearly 15,000; more than 25,000 still buried beneath rubble by AUDRA ANG 14 May 2008 at 12:31pm
Itay's Berlusconi to clamp down on immigrants
Newly elected PM is preparing legislation to tighten screening of immigrants, especially Roma people from Eastern Europe by STEPHEN BROWN 14 May 2008 at 10:26am
Outrage over arrest of Vietnamese journalists
Coverage of corruption scandal leads to confrontation between Communist government and state-controlled newspapers by BEN STOCKING 14 May 2008 at 6:50am
Curfew imposed on Indian city after bombings kill 80
'One can't rule out the involvement of a foreign power,' minister says, using language commonly understood to refer to Pakistan by MUNEEZA NAQVI 14 May 2008 at 4:47am
Dams Reported Damaged as Soldiers Reach Epicenter
The Chinese government said that nearly 400 dams suffered damage in the earthquake, as soldiers reached the towns that had been cut off and the estimated death toll was raised to 15,000.
by By EDWARD WONG 14 May 2008 at 12:27pm
News Analysis: A Rescue in China, Uncensored
The rescue effort playing on Chinese television is remarkable for a country that has a history of concealing the scope of natural calamities.
Curfew in Indian City After Blasts
Indian authorities imposed a daylong curfew in the historic city of Jaipur a day after bombings there killed 63 people. There were no leads on who was behind the attacks.
Attack, Blamed on ETA, Kills 1 in Northern Spain
A bomb blamed by local authorities on the violent Basque separatist group ETA exploded outside a police barracks in northern Spain, killing a police officer and wounding four.
by By VICTORIA BURNETT 14 May 2008 at 12:13pm
Factory Visit Tied to Ouster of Attachés From Russia
The two U.S. military attachés who were expelled from Russia early this month had made an uninvited visit to a military aviation factory in Siberia that Russia regards as strategic.
by By C. J. CHIVERS 13 May 2008 at 11:45pm
Colombia Extradites 14 Paramilitary Leaders
The extraditions of so many paramilitary leaders at once was unprecedented in Colombia?s long history of trying to dismantle the hydra-headed syndicates that export cocaine to the U.S.
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