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   U.N. chief to meet key powers and donors on Myanmar

   Reuters - Thursday, May 15

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   UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will meet with key donor states and Asian powers on Wednesday to discuss what can be done to ease the worsening humanitarian crisis in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. More »

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   Austrian locked up daughter to 'protect' her: report

   AFP - Friday, May 9

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   VIENNA (AFP) - - Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and made her bear seven children, said he locked her up to protect her from outside vices, in comments published Thursday. More »

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   Would-be Hitler assassin dies at 90

   AFP - Saturday, May 3

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   BERLIN (AFP) - - A former German army officer involved in two failed plots to assassinate Hitler, including one in 1944 when the Nazi leader narrowly survived a bomb explosion, has died aged 90, his family said Friday. More »

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   Obama, McCain trade blows after Bush's 'appeasement' remarks

   AFP - Friday, May 16

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   WASHINGTON (AFP) - - White House hopeful Barack Obama Thursday accused President George W. Bush of stooping to the "politics of fear" after the US leader implied in Israel that Democrats would appease terrorists. More »

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   Malaysia's women face travel curbs over drug trafficking fears

   AFP - Sunday, May 4

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   KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian women travelling abroad on their own may need letters from their parents or employers in a bid to stop them becoming "mules" for international drug syndicates, reports said Sunday. More »

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   At least 351 killed in Myanmar cyclone

   AFP - Monday, May 5

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   YANGON (AFP) - - At least 351 people were killed when cyclone Nargis tore through military-run Myanmar this weekend, state media reported Sunday. More »

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   Tibetan envoy says China told to free Tibetan prisoners

   AFP - Thursday, May 8

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   DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - - Dalai Lama envoys told Beijing to release Tibetan prisoners and end 'reeducation' during weekend talks with Chinese officials over unrest in Tibet, one of the envoys said Thursday. More »

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   White House hopefuls vow to be allies of Israel

   AFP - Friday, May 9

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   WASHINGTON (AFP) - - White House hopefuls on Thursday hailed their ties to Israel and vowed to stand by the Jewish state as the key US ally celebrated its 60th anniversary. More »

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   US flight arrives, but UN says Myanmar too slow

   AFP - Tuesday, May 13

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   YANGON (AFP) - - The United States sent its first aid flight to Myanmar on Monday but experts warned the relief effort was floundering and 1.5 million cyclone survivors were at grave risk from hunder and disease. More »

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    Time running out for China quake survivors

    AFP - 33 minutes ago

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    MIANYANG, China (AFP) - - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. More »