Al Jazeera
Palestinians mark the 'Nakba'
Abbas calls for end to Israeli occupation as Palestinians mark their 1948 uprooting.
15 May 2008 at 2:43pm
Hopes fade in quake-hit Sichuan
Chinese state television estimates number of dead to be more than 50,000.
15 May 2008 at 1:51pm
Lebanon rivals agree to Doha talks
Agreement follows two days of mediation by an Arab League delegation.
15 May 2008 at 1:51pm
Rain threatens Myanmar survivors
Red Cross estimates toll up to 128,000 and says heavy rain could stop aid completely.
15 May 2008 at 6:40am
Deaths in Afghan suicide blast
The Taliban movement claimed responsibility for the attack in Farah province.
15 May 2008 at 9:04am
'Indian' group claims Jaipur blasts
Police examine video clip of bicycle allegedly used in a series of deadly bombings.
15 May 2008 at 8:34am
Chavez warns Colombia over US base
Venezuela's president says possible border area camp would be act of "aggression".
15 May 2008 at 8:34am
John Edwards endorses Obama
Former candidate praises Clinton but backs Obama to be president.
15 May 2008 at 1:52am
Gaza rocket hits Israeli mall
At least 14 people are hurt in Ashkelon by a Palestinian missile.
14 May 2008 at 9:40pm
Key witness speaks at Taylor trial
Claims that Libya trained fighters loyal to Charles Taylor to take power in Liberia.
14 May 2008 at 9:52pm
Bomber strikes Iraq funeral
At least 22 mourners are killed west of the capital Baghdad.
15 May 2008 at 1:50pm
UK orders inquiry into Iraqi death
Investigation into death of hotel worker who died in British custody in Iraq in 2003.
14 May 2008 at 9:52pm
Italy PM can testify over rendition
Judge says Berlusconi can be called to give evidence over 'CIA kidnapping' in Milan.
15 May 2008 at 11:43am
BBC World
China quake toll 'to top 50,000'
China's government fears more than 50,000 people may have died in the Sichuan earthquake, state media say.
15 May 2008 at 9:44am
'Catastrophe' day plea to Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vows to end Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
15 May 2008 at 9:59am
UN chief to send envoy to Burma
Ban Ki-moon is to send a top official to Burma, where the UN says 2.5m people have been affected by the cyclone.
15 May 2008 at 5:26am
Taylor 'ignored rebel protests'
Liberia's Charles Taylor rejected Sierra Leone rebel complaints about his troops' behaviour, an ex-ally says.
15 May 2008 at 9:52am
Hezbollah 'to restore normality'
Lebanese opposition movement Hezbollah says it wants to return to the situation before its recent battles with government.
15 May 2008 at 9:07am
Yahoo board faces challenge
A billionaire investor announces he will fight to oust the present board of directors at Yahoo.
15 May 2008 at 9:09am
Afghan police hit by bomb attack
At least five policeman and two civilians are killed by a female suicide attacker in western Afghanistan.
15 May 2008 at 4:00am
Net video lands US man in prison
A US man who posted an internet video taunting police to arrest him is jailed for more than six years in Florida.
15 May 2008 at 4:46am
Zimbabwe gets $500m banknote
Zimbabwe issues a Z$500m banknote, worth US$2, as the opposition calls for an emergency summit on the elections
15 May 2008 at 9:47am
Henin 'is best of her generation'
Tennis legend Billie-Jean King says the retired Justine Henin should be regarded as the best player in the modern women's game.
15 May 2008 at 7:23am
Motorsport: Lorenzo to compete
Jorge Lorenzo is passed fit to race at this weekend's French MotoGP despite fracturing his ankle last week.
14 May 2008 at 5:16pm
Nigeria evictions condemned
The Nigerian government forced the evictions of 800,000 people from slums in Abuja, a report says.
15 May 2008 at 9:57am
Comoran rebel loses asylum plea
France rejects a request for asylum by the ousted rebel leader of the Comoran island of Anjouan.
15 May 2008 at 8:04am
Edwards endorses Obama in US race
US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has been endorsed by former rival John Edwards.
15 May 2008 at 8:55am
Amazon 'needs middle way'
The minister in charge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest says conservation and economic development go hand in hand.
15 May 2008 at 5:54am
AP World News
China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) -- China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster....
Myanmar cyclone death toll soars above 43,000
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid as the cyclone's death toll soared above 43,000....
Bush envisions a democratic Middle East free of oppression
JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Bush feted Israel on Thursday in honor of the 60th anniversary of its founding and predicted that its 120th birthday would find it alongside a Palestinian state and in an all-democratic neighborhood free of today's oppression, restrictions on freedom and extremist Muslim movements....
Palestinians mark 1948 uprooting with rallies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons Thursday - an annual ritual made even darker this year by crippling internal divisions and diminishing independence hopes....
Official: Suicide bomber kills 12 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber wearing a burqa attacked a police patrol at a crowded market in western Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27 others, officials said....
Iraqi forces hunt door-to-door for Mosul militants
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Government troops began house-to-house searches for al-Qaida in Iraq militants in Mosul on Thursday, part of a major security operation to cleanse Iraq's third largest city from cells of the terror network....
Feuding Lebanese factions agree to hold talks
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- An Arab mediator says Hezbollah has agreed to hold talks with the government and remove a roadblock that has shut down the airport for a week....
UN: Most schools ravaged in Myanmar's cyclone zone
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Children in Myanmar may be forced to attend school in relief camps and tents because 85 percent of the educational buildings have been destroyed or damaged in a cyclone-ravaged region, the U.N. said Wednesday....
Colombia says no US base planned near Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is warning Colombia against any U.S. military base near its border with Venezuela, though neither Colombia nor the United States have publicly suggested such a plan....
Latin American, European leaders gather for summit
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- European and Latin American leaders gathering for their fifth summit in a decade this week plan to tackle climate change, high food prices and poverty....
Guardian Unlimited World
Foreign office service tracks Britons in China
Registration system could offer peace of mind to relatives of Britons possibly caught up in earthquake
by Haroon Siddique
15 May 2008 at 11:09am
Obama apologises to reporter for 'sweetie' remark
Obama's encounter with reporter Peggy Agar was the second time in two months that he raised eyebrows by calling a woman "sweetie"
by Elana Schor
15 May 2008 at 10:35am
UN to hold emergency summit on Burma aid, says Brown
Prime minister sees progress in coordinating the global effort to get aid to cyclone victims
by Ian MacKinnon, Rachel Stevenson
15 May 2008 at 4:32am
Ian MacKinnon on the difficulties of getting aid to Burma
Ian MacKinnon reports on the difficulties for aid workers in getting to Burma's cyclone victims
by Ian MacKinnon
15 May 2008 at 2:17am
Video: Palestinians mourn Israel's 60th anniversary
Thousands take to the streets to commemorate those exiled or killed after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948
15 May 2008 at 10:51am
Le Monde staff back revised cuts plan
Staff at Le Monde have approved a fresh plan from the paper's management, bringing to an end more than a month of turmoil. By Gwladys Fouché
by Gwladys Fouché
15 May 2008 at 9:20am
24 hours in pictures
A selection of the best images from around the world
15 May 2008 at 10:04am
US judges order stop to California logging projects
The move is seen as a resounding repudiation of the Bush administration's national forest management
by McClatchy newspapers
15 May 2008 at 9:52am
US loophole puts polar bears at risk
Environmental groups are claiming that a US decision to list polar bears as an endangered species would still leave them unprotected against global warming pollution
by Mark Tran, Elana Schor
15 May 2008 at 9:26am
Video: On a wing and a dare
Swiss 'Fusion Man' is the first person to successfully fly with a rocket-propelled wing after leaping from plane
15 May 2008 at 9:28am
Gang kills Rwandan genocide widow
90-year-old woman stabbed and burned to death in retribution for compensation claim, says genocide survivors' group
by Sarah Womack and agencies
15 May 2008 at 8:44am
Austrian cellar girl buys her prison of eight years
Natascha Kampusch, who escaped in 2006 aged 18, says kidnapper's home is 'still a house of horrors' but she does not want to see it torn down
by Jess Smee
15 May 2008 at 7:35am
Palestinians mourn 60th anniversary of 'the Catastrophe'
As Israelis celebrate anniversary of their nation's birth, sirens wail across Palestinian territories in mourning
by Rachel Stevenson
15 May 2008 at 7:11am
Zimbabwe extends election run-off deadline
Presidential run-off between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai will be held by July 31, state media reports
by Associated Press
15 May 2008 at 7:01am
Bush condemns Hizbullah and Hamas in Knesset speech
George Bush today condemned tactics used by al-Qaida, Hizbullah and Hamas and said he looked forward to the day when Muslims "recognise the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause."
by James Orr
15 May 2008 at 8:41am
CBC World News
Death toll in Burmese cyclone raised by thousands
More than 43,000 people have died since a deadly cyclone ripped through Burma earlier this month, state television reported Thursday, as government officials threatened legal action against those who interfered with the delivery of aid.
15 May 2008 at 11:14am
50,000 feared dead as China appeals for rescue equipment
China issued an appeal for heavy machinery Thursday, as rescuers dug for survivors and bodies near the epicentre of the massive earthquake that struck the country three days ago.
15 May 2008 at 9:41am
Bush highlights bond between U.S. and Israel in speech
America's support for Israel and its right to self-defence is unshakeable, U.S. President George W. Bush told the Mideast country's parliament on Thursday.
15 May 2008 at 9:18am
Return to normal for Lebanon, Hezbollah says
Hezbollah has signalled a willingness to end its civil disobedience campaign in Lebanon after the government rescinded decisions that prompted fierce internal clashes over the last week.
15 May 2008 at 11:14am
Female suicide bomber kills 15 at crowded Afghan market
A suicide bomber with explosives hidden under her burka killed 15 people and wounded 22 others in a crowded market in southwestern Afghanistan, a provincial official said Thursday.
15 May 2008 at 5:28am
Edwards backs Obama for U.S. presidency
John Edwards endorsed his former rival Barack Obama's bid for the U.S. presidency on Wednesday, saying it's time for the members of his party to "come together as Democrats."
14 May 2008 at 11:20pm
U.S. lists polar bears as threatened species
The U.S. government has decided to list polar bears as a threatened species under its Endangered Species Act - a decision lauded by wildlife groups, but that could deal a severe blow to the lucrative sport hunt in Canada's North.
14 May 2008 at 4:44pm
A dozen die as missile strikes Pakistan house: reports
A missile slammed into a house in border town in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing about a dozen people, residents said.
14 May 2008 at 3:04pm
Rocket hits Israeli shopping centre, 14 hurt
At least 14 people were wounded when a rocket fired from Gaza hit a shopping centre in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Wednesday, offiicials say.
14 May 2008 at 11:27am
Afghanistan to ask for $50B for development
Afghanistan plans to ask international donors next month for $50 billion to help fund development over the next five years, a presidential aide says.
14 May 2008 at 11:24am
Helping family finances a priority, British PM says
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said helping family finances is an "immediate priority" for his government as he announced a raft of measures on Wednesday that will be put forward in the next legislative year.
14 May 2008 at 2:35pm
Curfew imposed in India's Jaipur after bomb attacks
A 24-hour curfew was imposed Wednesday in parts of India's tourist city of Jaipur, a day after a series of bomb explosions left at least 80 people dead and more than 200 injured.
14 May 2008 at 8:13am
Clinton 'more determined than ever' after West Virginia win
Hillary Clinton dismissed pressure to end her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination after securing an overwhelming win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary.
13 May 2008 at 11:57pm
Former CBC News chief Burman to tackle new post at Al-Jazeera
Less than a year after leaving the CBC, former editor in chief Tony Burman is taking on a top post at news network Al-Jazeera English.
14 May 2008 at 12:27pm
Burma agrees to increase cyclone aid access: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he may send his top emergency relief co-ordinator to Burma in an attempt to speed up delivery of international aid to cyclone-ravaged areas.
14 May 2008 at 2:21pm
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15 May 2008 at 11:27am
McCain predicts Iraq war won by 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., predicted Thursday the Iraq war will be won by 2013 but said he thinks the Taliban threat in Afghanistan will still be active.
15 May 2008 at 11:27am
Scientists are wary of lunar dust
HOUSTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. National Space Biomedical Research Institute scientists say they are studying the possible negative effects lunar dust may have on visiting astronauts.
15 May 2008 at 11:24am
Quake death toll could hit 50,000
BEIJING, May 15 (UPI) -- Chinese officials Thursday said the death toll from Monday's massive earthquake could top 50,000.
15 May 2008 at 11:21am
Braun signs long-term deal with Brewers
MILWAUKEE, May 15 (UPI) -- Outfielder Ryan Braun, last year's National League rookie of the year, has signed an record eight-year contract extension with the Milwaukee Brewers.
15 May 2008 at 11:20am
Bayer withdraws Trasylol from U.S. market
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. is removing its entire stock of the drug Trasylol from the U.S. market.
15 May 2008 at 11:06am
May manufacturing flat in New York
NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- Manufacturing activity in New York state declined slightly in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.
15 May 2008 at 11:02am
USW endorses Obama
PITTSBURGH, May 15 (UPI) -- The United Steelworkers union Thursday endorsed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nod -- the second major endorsement in as many days.
15 May 2008 at 10:59am
Trump sells beach house for $100 million
PALM BEACH, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- Real estate tycoon Donald Trump has signed a contract to sell a Palm Beach, Fla., mansion for his asking price of $100 million, industry professionals say.
15 May 2008 at 10:53am
Riot mars English soccer match
MANCHESTER, England, May 15 (UPI) -- Manchester abandoned plans Thursday to put up big TV screens around the city to show next week's all-English Champions League soccer final, officials say.
15 May 2008 at 10:53am
No new jurors picked in R. Kelly case
CHICAGO, May 15 (UPI) -- No jurors were selected Wednesday for singer R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial in Chicago.
15 May 2008 at 10:51am
U.S. foreclosures rose 4 percent in April
IRVINE, Calif., May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. property foreclosure filings rose 4 percent in April and have jumped 65 percent since April 2007 RealtyTrac, an industry research group, said.
15 May 2008 at 10:48am
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U.S. markets mixed on Thursday morning ... Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability ... Egypt's status grows, but struggles remain ... United Way sets lofty 10-year goals ... News from United Press International.
15 May 2008 at 10:45am
Obama accuses Bush of political attack
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama Thursday accused U.S. President George Bush of launching a political attack on him.
15 May 2008 at 10:34am
Study; Great Lakes gulls in poor health
OTTAWA, May 15 (UPI) -- It might be assumed stocking the Great Lakes with exotic salmon and trout might be good for gulls but a Canadian study puts that assumption in doubt.
15 May 2008 at 10:31am
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