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Foreign donors open their wallets despite problems with Myanmar junta
BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's refusal to let foreign aid workers into the country has not stopped donors around the world, both large and small, from trying to help. Besides the tens of millions of...
UN halts aid shipments to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies already there
YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations suspended aid shipments Friday to the hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone in Myanmar after supplies already on the ground were seized ...
Austrian judge extends father's custody in captive daughter case
VIENNA, Austria - An Austrian judge has ordered continued custody for a man suspecting of imprisoning his daughter for two decades and fathering her children. The decision to extend the pretrial cu...
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson "family" hid
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. - National Park Service officials in California say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible huma...
Beijing to heighten transportation security for Olympics this summer
BEIJING - Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes in Beijing will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, police said Friday. All subway lines an...
UN suspending aid ships to Myanmar after junta seizes material
BANGKOK, Thailand - The UN says it is suspending further aid shipments to Myanmar because it is being seized by the ruling military junta. Paul Risley, a spokesman for the World Food Program, says ...
Police fortify Mogadishu HQ after rebel raid in heart of Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali police are fortifying their headquarters in Mongadishu after Islamic insurgents attacked the facility in the heart of capital on Thursday. Police officer Dalmar Mohamed ...
Obama picking up Democratic 'superdelegates' in New Jersey, Oregon
WASHINGTON - The movement of so-called superdelegates to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama continues to gain steam. Obama spokesman Dan Pfeiffer says the Illinois senator expects to be o...
US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of "al-Qaida in Iraq" was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mos...
US military denies Iraq claims of al-Qaida leader's arrest
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says the leader "of al-Qaida in Iraq" has not been captured - despite a claim by the Iraqi government. U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Peggy Kageleiry says "neither coali...








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