May 09, 2008 02:55PM

Burma warned over cyclone delays

The UN urges Burma to reconsider its attitude towards allowing aid teams into the country to avoid further loss of life.

May 09, 2008 02:43PM

Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'

Lebanon's government says the seizure of most of western Beirut by Shia group Hezbollah is "a bloody coup".

May 09, 2008 09:33AM

Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine

Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.

May 09, 2008 02:57PM

Second police shooting in Mexico

Another senior police officer is gunned down in Mexico City, the fourth in under two weeks.

May 09, 2008 03:11PM

SA head silent after Harare talks

South African President Thabo Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe without comment after crisis talks with Robert Mugabe.

May 09, 2008 02:18PM

The Note: Pressure Mounts on Clinton to Exit

Talk turns to how and when, not why and whether, as pressure mounts on Clinton.

May 08, 2008 05:08PM

Clinton's Still in, but Obama Envisions End

Obama might see an unsurpassable lead after May 20, but Clintons defy odds.

May 08, 2008 07:13PM

Is Efficiency Obsession Unproductive?

Deconstructing the notion that demand for more means better productivity.

May 09, 2008 02:38PM

Aged Tires Sold as 'New' by Big Retailers

ABC News cameras went undercover at the largest tire retailers in the U.S.

May 08, 2008 01:49PM

Shanghai-ed and Wrongfully Imprisoned?

Stanford grad has been held in a Shanghai prison for 10 years and counting.

May 09, 2008 02:17PM

Mistrust, misery mix in devastated Myanmar

CNN's Dan Rivers has left cyclone-ravaged Myanmar after sneaking into the country without the knowledge of the nation's secretive ruling junta. The government hunted the journalist even as it seized food aid and kept out relief agencies. "They're turning a bad situation into ... what really is criminal negligence on a massive scale," Rivers says.

May 09, 2008 02:36PM

Obama gains more superdelegates

The campaign for Sen. Barack Obama today announced the support of four new superdelegates -- including a previous backer of Sen. Hillary Clinton. The latest announcements narrow Clinton's lead in superdelegates to single digits. At the year's start, she led by more than 100 superdelegates.

May 09, 2008 11:35AM

Data recovered from Columbia disaster

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May 09, 2008 03:02PM

Quarantined train to roll soon, official says

A Canadian train quarantined after a passenger died Thursday will soon be on its way again, Ontario's top medical officer told reporters.

May 09, 2008 12:55PM

Judge allegedly napped, made bailiff rub feet

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May 09, 2008 03:26PM

Lebanon government denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition called "an armed and bloody coup".

May 09, 2008 02:44PM

U.N. launches Myanmar appeal and resumes aid flights

YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed for $187 million in aid on Friday to help 1.5 million victims in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar and said it would resume relief flights despite the military government's seizure of food supplies.

May 09, 2008 02:52PM

Obama gathers support as he looks to November

BEAVERTON, Oregon (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama turned his focus to a general election showdown with John McCain on Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would continue the failed policies of President George W. Bush.

May 09, 2008 02:49PM

U.S. sees record world food crops easing crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Good weather will help the world's farmers reap record wheat and rice crops this year, the U.S. government said on Friday, which should allay fears of shortages and help bring prices down from current high levels.

May 09, 2008 01:21PM

McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?

May 09, 2008 11:50AM

R. Kelly on trial for child pornography charges

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Six years after he was charged with videotaping himself having sex with an underage girl, R&B superstar R. Kelly went on trial on Friday, with his alleged victim prepared to deny she is the person on the tape.

May 09, 2008 10:19AM

Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.

May 09, 2008 11:48AM

Latin rocker Juanes projects political voice in U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eight years ago, Colombian rocker Juanes was an immigrant seeking opportunities in Los Angeles before he found a music producer who gave him his big break.

May 09, 2008 12:57PM

U.S. space shuttle crew practices for launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Seven astronauts climbed inside the space shuttle Discovery on Friday as part of a dress rehearsal for a May 31 mission to deliver a Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station.

May 09, 2008 01:12PM

Faltering NY railyard plan may imperil city budget

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City could be on the hook for as much as $7 billion if it cannot revive the faltering deal to develop railyards west of midtown, one of the last underdeveloped tracts in Manhattan, with apartments and office towers, analysts said on Friday.