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Burma warned over cyclone delays
The UN's humanitarian chief urges Burma to reconsider its attitude towards allowing aid teams into the country.

Teens given life for schoolboy murder
Two youths aged 14 and 17 are given life sentences for the murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga in west London.

Widower loses fight to stay in UK
A Filipino man whose wife, an NHS nurse, died after an injection mix-up during childbirth loses his fight to stay in the UK.

Hezbollah takes over west Beirut
Gunmen from Shia militant group Hezbollah take control of western Beirut, driving out government supporters.

Blast house 'targeted earlier'
The house at the centre of a fatal explosion was the target of a vandalism attack hours earlier, police say.

Second terror suspect wins bail
A tribunal has ruled a second Jordanian counter-terrorism detainee, known only as "OO", should be released.

Siege barrister shot five times
A barrister was hit at least five times by police weapons during a shoot-out at his home, an inquest hears.

Woman who poisoned husband jailed
A woman who gave her husband rat poison as she fleeced her mother-in-law is jailed.

BBC admits keeping charity money
The BBC is to broadcast an apology after admitting a subsidiary firm kept £106,000 from charity phone-ins.

Taser parties
Meeting the women shunning kitchen ware for stun guns

MSNBC News
Crude, pump prices keep rising
Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member.

Myanmar accused of seizing U.N. aid

In this image provided by the German Relief organizations association 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft', ADH, Friday, May 9, 2008, a girl leans against the wall of her damaged home in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Six days after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's western coast, the impoverished country's needs remain enormous. Myanmar's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, that it wants relief supplies but not foreign aid workers in the country. Myanmar's junta on Friday allegedly seized U.N. aid headed for cyclone survivors, prompting the world body to initially suspend help but then say it would resume shipments on Saturday.




Obama picks up 5 superdelegates, union nod

May 8: NBC's Brian Williams asks Barack Obama if he's the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party.  (Nightly News)The Obama campaign gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and five superdelegates.




Hezbollah gunmen seize large areas of Beirut

Hezbollah and Amal group gunmen take position during clashes in the Mazra'a area in Beirut May 9, 2008. Hezbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the pro-Iranian group and fighters loyal to the U.S.- backed governing coalition.  REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum  (LEBANON)Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday.




NYT: Cash-strapped Clinton cuts spending

May 8: Hillary Clinton received a financial and emotional boost Wednesday from a Generations of Women fundraiser, where, despite dwindling chances of a Democratic nomination, she was celebrated for making history. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)The once-formidable fund-raising machine of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun to sputter at the worst possible moment for her presidential campaign, Clinton advisers and donors said Thursday.




Queen's granddaughter makes Olympic team

CHIPPING SODBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 02:  Zara Phillips of Great Britain looks on during the Dressage event on the second day of the Badminton Horse Trials on May 2, 2008 in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England.  Zara Phillips, a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics.




Tanks, missiles rejoin Red Square parade

epa01338491 Show of strength.....T-90 tanks pass through the Red Square during the military parade, devoted to the 63rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, Moscow, Russia 09 May 2008. Heavy military technics were shown for the first time in 17 years. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOVMissiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence.




BBC office hit in attack on Iraq Green Zone

U.S. soldiers stand near a hole that damaged the roof of the BBC headquarters in Baghdad after a rocket attack Friday, May 9, 2008. A rocket hit the BBC office in Baghdad on Friday but no one was wounded in the attack, the British broadcaster said. Shiite militants launched rockets at Baghdad's Green Zone on Friday, taking advantage of a sandstorm for cover. Some rockets fell short, including one that damaged the BBC bureau.




CNET News
Guest viewpoint: Greg Rosston on why Uncle Sam must stop subsidizing inefficient companies
Nearly every recent FCC decision seems to promote incumbents instead of consumers. That contradicts the regulator's raison d'etre.

Wind power company Noble files for public offering
Noble Environmental Power files to raise as much as $375 million in an initial public offering. Can wind power whip up a storm on Wall Street?

Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in merger talks?
A possible merger between virtual cell phone operators Virgin Mobile USA and Helio could be good news for the companies as they struggle to deal with a weak economy and compete against big wireless providers.

Microsoft to appeal EC's $1.39 billion fine
Microsoft announces it plans to appeal the European Commission's historic fine, which dinged the Redmond giant for failing to comply with hits previous antitrust orders.

Weblin can make any Web site social
New service lets people have an avatar that they can use to communicate with others visiting the same sites.

Facebook crowd blamed for trashing English garden
A water fight invitation on social-networking site Facebook is being blamed for destroying an award-winning public garden in England.

Reuters News
  • Lebanon govt denounces "coup"

  • U.N. resuming Myanmar aid flights despite seizures

  • Obama wins praise from former rival John Edwards

  • U.S. says man held in Iraq is not al Qaeda leader

  • Edwards says Obama could beat McCain

  • One dead and 280 quarantined on Canadian train

  • Dalai Lama says understands anger over Everest torch

  • Top U.N. human rights forum to examine food crisis

  • Austrian Fritzl remanded for a month in incest case

  • Oil hits record over $126/bbl as bull run goes on

  • Time News
  • Burma: Death on the Irrawaddy

  • The 10 Worst Moms Ever

  • Hizballah Prevailing in Beirut Siege

  • Resurgent Russia on Parade

  • Ky. Inmate Fights for His Execution

  • Tallying Mental Illness' Costs

  • 'Best Santa' Charged With Child Porn

  • Report: Teen Pot Use More Dangerous

  • One Dead in Southeast Tornado

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  • Researcher Discusses iPod Supercomputer

  • FBI Says Military Had Counterfeit Cisco Routers

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  • Obama picks up more superdelegates

  • Train quarantined after woman dies

  • U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar seizes food

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  • Wounded vets ditch wheelchairs for Segways

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