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Sudan cuts ties with Chad after attack
May 12, 2008Sudan cut ties with neighboring Chad and threatened retaliation Sunday after it accused the country of helping train rebels who attacked a suburb of Khartoum.
Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win (AFP)
May 12, 2008
AFP - Pro-Western forces in Serbia claimed victory Monday after general elections gave them a strong mandate to move closer to the European Union despite fears of a nationalist backlash over Kosovo.
Japan court rejects US nuclear carrier suit (AP)
May 12, 2008AP - A Japanese court Monday rejected a lawsuit demanding a halt to harbor work to accommodate a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that is to be based south of Tokyo starting in August, a court spokeswoman said.
Australian military clears soldiers over Afghan civilian deaths (AFP)
May 12, 2008
AFP - The Australian military on Monday cleared its soldiers over the deaths of two women and a baby during a battle in Afghanistan but said all civilian casualties were "highly regrettable".
Burma aid 'nowhere near enough' - BBC News
May 12, 2008 Monsters and Critics.com | Burma aid 'nowhere near enough' BBC News - Experts are warning that aid entering Burma is vastly inadequate for the scale of the disaster, although access to the cyclone-hit nation has improved. US helicopters cause stir in Thai town on Burma border Relief workers stuck on wrong side of Burmese border as visa hopes ... |
Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win - AFP
May 12, 2008 TVNZ | Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win AFP - BELGRADE (AFP) - Pro-Western forces in Serbia claimed victory Monday after general elections gave them a strong mandate to move closer to the European Union despite fears of a nationalist backlash over Kosovo. Video: Serb's Tadic claims poll victory Serbia in coalition scramble after ambivalent vote |
Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack - Reuters
May 12, 2008 Citizen | Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel attack Reuters - By Opheera McDoom KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan cut diplomatic relations with Chad on Sunday after an attack on the capital Khartoum by Darfur rebels which it said was supported by Chadian President Idriss Deby. Sudan’s Army Beats Back Rebel Attack on Capital Sudan arrests opposition leader after rebel attack |
Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut - New York Times
May 12, 2008 Malaysia Star | Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut New York Times - Bela Szandelszky/AP Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters smoke as they sit on the highway leading to Beirut's international airport. Video: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Lebanon Cities Fighting erupts outside Beirut |
Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Much Cyclone Aid - New York Times
May 12, 2008 WHDH-TV | Myanmar Junta Still Blocking Much Cyclone Aid New York Times - A young boy sits by the wreckage of a home near Kyauktan in Myanmar. More Photos > By THE NEW YORK TIMES This article is by a reporter for The New York Times in Myanmar and Seth Mydans in Bangkok. Aid trickles into Burma, but toll 'could Red Cross boat sinks in Myanmar |
Zimbabwe run-off to be delayed - Aljazeera.net
May 12, 2008 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | Zimbabwe run-off to be delayed Aljazeera.net - The presidential run-off between Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean president, and Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, will not be held in the next few weeks, the head of the country's electoral commission has said. Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Discusses Possible Role in Run ... Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers for run-off |
 
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