World News
- UN gives US$7 million for China earthquake relief
Sri Lankan News.Net
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced a grant of US$7 million to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Monday's massive earthquake in China.
- Obama accuses Bush of
MSNBC
John McCain and President Bush for "dishonest, divisive" attacks in hinting that the Democratic presidential candidate would appease terrorists, staunchly defending his national security credentials...
- Dungeon children outside at last
Sri Lankan News.Net
Freed Austrian dungeon boys Stefan and Felix Fritzl have taken their first ever steps in the outside world.
- 78,000 dead in Myanmar - 56,000 missing
Sri Lankan News.Net
Myanmar's state media say the death toll from cyclone Nargis has reached almost 78,000 and that another 56,000 people are missing.
- Australian politician suggests force against Myanmar leaders
Sri Lankan News.Net
An Australian opposition party member has suggested a regime change in Myanmar if the generals continue to let the humanitarian crisis escalate.
- Bush oil plea rejected by Saudis
Sri Lankan News.Net
US President George Bush's request for Saudi Arabia to produce more oil has been rejected.
- Gadaffi says European states involved in murder
Sri Lankan News.Net
The Libyan leader, Muammar Gadaffi, has accused European states of overturning the boats of Africans trying to reach land.
- UN anti-torture committee points at Indonesia
Sri Lankan News.Net
The UN Committee Against Torture has reported that Indonesian police, armed forces and intelligence services regularly use torture on criminal suspects to extract confessions.
- Gujarat police raid Internet cafes for bomb evidence
Sri Lankan News.Net
The Gujarat special operations police forces have conducted searches in 35 different cyber cafes in Ahmedabad in the wake the Jaipur blasts.
- Georgia sends envoy to ease tensions with Russia
Sri Lankan News.Net
Georgia has sent an envoy to Russia to ease tensions between two countries over its break-away region Abkhazia.
- Date for Zimbabwe elections announced
Sri Lankan News.Net
The run-off election for president has been announced by Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission.
- Bin Laden threatens Israel in latest message
Sri Lankan News.Net
In his latest audio message, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has vowed that Palestine will never be relinquished "as long as one true Muslim remains on...
- Marine sex abuser jailed in Japan
Sri Lankan News.Net
A US military court in the Japanese island of Okinawa has sentenced a 38-year-old US marine to four years in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Japanese girl.
- Aftershock rattles China quake zone
New York Post
A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people...
- Same-Sex Marriage Making a Comeback
IPS
Still not fully embraced by the religious right, Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, has been handed an opportunity to prove...
- Police aim for peaceful cup final
BBC
More than 1,000 police officers are being drafted in to ensure the FA Cup final passes off peacefully. Thousands of football fans will descend on London later to see Portsmouth take on Cardiff at...
- Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic
KeralaNext
Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.
- Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky
KeralaNext
Analysts, however, played down the increase, noting that all the strength came from the volatile apartment sector. They said the painful housing slump is far from over as a record flood of...
- Latin America-Europe leaders make pledges
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, and Panama's President Martin Torrijos talk as they leave the opening plenary session of the Fifth Latin America and...
- UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike
New York Post
About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck.
- Civilians killed in Colombo attack
KeralaNext
Doctors at the National Hospital in Colombo said eight policemen and two civilians were killed and more than 85 people were wounded in the blast, which happened in a commercial quarter of the capital...
- Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies
New York Post
A winery spokeswoman says California winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi has died. He was 94. Robert Mondavi Winery spokeswoman Mia Malm says Mondavi died peacefully at his...
- Carnival ride collapses in California; 24 injured
New York Post
The carnival ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, about 80 miles southeast of Sacramento.
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