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Hezbollah routes forces loyal to U.S.-backed Lebanese government in Beirut
Bassem Mroue, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT - Hezbollah gunmen have seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from forces loyal to the U.S.-backed government. <Continued> -
Berlin's Holocaust memorial hosts open-air concert of experimental work
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN - Berlin's Holocaust memorial was playing host Friday to an open-air concert with musicians spreading out across a field of concrete slabs to perform a modern experimental piece. <Continued> -
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson "family" hid
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDEPENDENCE, Calif. - National Park Service officials in California say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains. <Continued> -
Foreign donors open their wallets despite problems with Myanmar junta
Vijay Joshi, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's refusal to let foreign aid workers into the country has not stopped donors around the world, both large and small, from trying to help. <Continued> -
Austrian judge extends father's custody in captive daughter case
Veronika Oleksyn, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA, Austria - An Austrian judge has ordered continued custody for a man suspecting of imprisoning his daughter for two decades and fathering her children. <Continued> -
Beijing to heighten transportation security for Olympics this summer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes in Beijing will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, police said Friday. <Continued> -
Obama picking up Democratic 'superdelegates' in New Jersey, Oregon
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The movement of so-called superdelegates to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama continues to gain steam. <Continued> -
Police fortify Mogadishu HQ after rebel raid in heart of Somali capital
Mohamed Olad Hassan, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali police are fortifying their headquarters in Mongadishu after Islamic insurgents attacked the facility in the heart of capital on Thursday. <Continued> -
US military denies Iraq claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD - The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of "al-Qaida in Iraq" was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul. <Continued> -
US military denies Iraq claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says the leader "of al-Qaida in Iraq" has been not been captured - despite a claim by the Iraqi government. <Continued> -
Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS - A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity has celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats. <Continued> -
Villagers in India kill leopard after park staff fail to catch it, says forest official
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LUCKNOW, India - A forest official says irate villagers in north India chased, shot and burned a four-year-old leopard after it strayed into their area from a nearby tiger reserve. <Continued> -
Aid group says NKoreans dying of starvation, warns of massive famine
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea - North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. <Continued> -
Sri Lanka: military says it captures northern town, kills 15 Tamil rebels
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's military announced the capture of a small town in the north after fighting Friday that killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers, calling it an important step in dismantling guerrilla strongholds in the area. <Continued> -
Tanks, missiles part of Red Square parade in Moscow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW - Missiles, 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. <Continued> -
Myanmar indicates it OKs foreign aid but not foreign staff for cyclone relief
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA - The United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Myanmar on Saturday. <Continued> -
Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues city of Phoenix
Chris Kahn, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX - The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using excessive force and contributing to her death. <Continued> -
China child death toll from hand, foot and mouth disease rises to 32
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - The death toll from a viral illness striking children across China has risen by two to 32, and the total number of reported cases has jumped to nearly 25,000, health officials said Friday. <Continued> -
Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings'
Libby Quaid, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president. <Continued> -
NY governor vows to examine undercover police procedures after shooting death
Jennifer Peltz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - New York Gov. David Paterson pledged to examine undercover police conduct, a day after more than 200 people were arrested protesting the acquittal of three detectives involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man. <Continued> -
Clinton says Obama's support among working, white Americans has diminished
Beth Fouhy, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Barack Obama's support among working, white Americans has diminished. Her fresh comments about race dogged her Thursday as she pressed on with her struggling candidacy. <Continued> -
UN urges Lebanon rivals to stop violence
Edith M. Lederer, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council urged rival parties in Lebanon to immediately stop fighting, reopen roads and start talking to resolve the country's biggest political crisis in nearly two decades. <Continued> -
Bolivia's Morales agrees to stand for election in proposed recall vote
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales has agreed to stand for election in a nationwide recall vote, gambling that Bolivians will re-elect him after just two years in office. <Continued> -
Bond lowered for N.M. sect leader accused of sex crimes
Deborah Baker, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLAYTON, N.M. - A judge reduced the bond of an apocalyptic-sect leader accused of sex crimes against girls who were part of his church, but she rejected his request Thursday to be released on his own recognizance. <Continued> -
Human rights activist urges China to grant pardons during Olympic year
Charles Hutzler, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - With China's image battered by the turmoil over Tibet and the torch relay, a human rights activist is urging Chinese leaders to pardon long-jailed prisoners in a gesture that could help dispel the rancour surrounding the Beijing Olympics. <Continued> -
Lost in the Holocaust: Experts plumb newly opened archive in Germany
Melissa Eddy, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAD AROLSEN, Germany - A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list. <Continued> -
Olympic flame summits world's highest peak
Tini Tran, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING - Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. <Continued> -
McCain takes better aim at Obama as he gets closer to Democratic nomination
Beth Gorham, THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON - The Democratic nomination fight isn't over yet but Republican John McCain seems to have known for a while who he'll be facing this fall in the race for the White House. <Continued> -
12 children hurt in school bus collision on way to Yosemite Park
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Officials in California say a dozen children and one parent were injured when two school buses carrying sixth-graders to Yosemite National Park collided. <Continued> -
Iraqi army reports al-Qaida in Iraq leader al-Masri being held
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD - The leader of "al-Qaida in Iraq," Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defence Ministry spokesman said Thursday. <Continued> -
Israeli prime minister Olmert denies taking illegal campaign funds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he never took illegal campaign contributions, denying allegations in a police investigation. <Continued> -
Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers
Harold Heckle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain - Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. <Continued> -
Pentagon not warm to idea of unauthorized Myanmar aid drop
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates says he can't imagine dropping relief aid into Myanmar without the military junta's permission. <Continued> -
Islamist fighters reportedly seize police headquarters in Mogadishu
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia - Witnesses say Islamist fighters have seized police headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. <Continued> -
Berlusconi's sworn in as head of Italy's 62nd postwar government
Frances DÂ’emilio, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn in to head his third government. <Continued> -
U.S. diplomat receives key North Korean nuclear weapons documents
Anne Gearan, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - North Korea has handed detailed nuclear weapons records to the United States, an important peek into the isolated regime's bombmaking past but not enough to answer criticism that the Bush administration is grasping for a disarmament deal at any cost. <Continued>
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