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NYT > NYTimes.com Home By THE NEW YORK TIMES on May 09, 2008 01:01PM On Flooded Burmese Coast, the Smell of Rot and Death Six days after a cyclone, it is clear the damage is great and that little aid has made it to villagers along the sea south of Yangon. By SETH MYDANS on May 09, 2008 03:22PM Burmese Junta Seizes Aid and Blocks Foreigners The refusal to allow doctors and disaster relief experts to enter in large numbers contributed to the growing concern that starvation and epidemic diseases could end up killing people on the same scale as the cyclone. By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI on May 09, 2008 03:22PM Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods Pro-government fighters have mostly left their posts and handed their weapons over to the Shiite militias. By ETHAN BRONNER on May 09, 2008 11:52AM News Analysis: Israel Readying for a Post-Olmert Era Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is a survivor, but he faces a bribery inquiry that is widely viewed as serious. By JAD MOUAWAD on May 09, 2008 02:35PM Hints of Shift at OPEC About Output An oil official signaled for the first time in months that the oil cartel might increase its output if prices keep rising. Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company
BBC News | World | UK Edition 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. Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse
Forbes.com: Faces In The News Lionel Laurent on May 08, 2008 10:15PM Israel is turning 60, and its kibbutzim are older and wiser. Vidya Ram on May 08, 2008 11:20AM Medvedev Needn't Be Putin's Puppet The new Russian president can determine his own future, even though his predecessor is also his prime minister. Vidya Ram on May 08, 2008 12:00AM You Call It Wealth Management ... Yet more headaches for UBS, which now faces probes in the United States over services given to wealthy private clients constitute tax evasion. Lionel Laurent on May 07, 2008 11:10AM Fresh Funding For Non-Stick Gum Revolymer's prototype candy gets $19.5 million, and it could hit stores in 2009. Sponsor's Content: The Bottom Line on Sustainability Research indicates a clear connection between a company's sustainability practices and the price of its shares. What's not so apparent is whether it's just a feel-good idea or actually good for cash flow. Copyright 2007 Forbes.com LLC
ABC News: World News with Charles Gibson 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.
CNN.com 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 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 Read full story for latest details. © 2008 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.
Reuters: Top News 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? All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2008
Reuters: U.S. 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. All rights reserved. Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2008 |
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