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Myanmar's junta holds referendum despite cyclone crisis
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed....
Hezbollah fighters in Beirut melt away
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Hezbollah gunmen were melting away from the streets of Beirut late Saturday, heeding an army call to clear out fighters after the Shiite militants demonstrated their military might in a power struggle with the U.S.-backed government....
Clashes with Darfur rebels reported near Sudan's capital
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Hundreds of Darfur rebels reached the outskirts of Sudan's capital Saturday for the first time and clashed with security forces, rebel and government officials said....
ANALYSIS: Myanmar set for political, economic shocks
Cease-fire reported with Iraqi militants in Sadr City
Zimbabwe opposition leader to return for election runoff
Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to farm
Lawyer's plight highlights perils of fighting China's system
Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt
Iraq
Cleric's aide says Shiites agree to cease-fire in Sadr City
Judge: Woman's rape case against Halliburton can go to trial
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073
Iran
Iran says explosion in mosque last month was deliberate
Europe & the European Union
Serbia haunted by Milosevic's ghost
As freedoms wane in ex-Soviet bloc, Ukraine fills the gap
Tony Blair's wife publishes autobiography; Iraq war a topic
China
Passengers evacuate Chinese airliner in Beijing after fire alarm; 2 sent to hospital
China says 3 of its construction workers abducted in Nigeria have been freed
China reluctant to prod ally Myanmar to ease limits on foreign cyclone aid
Japan
Former Liverpool coach Miller introduced as manager of Japanese team
China's president Hu ends 'satisfactory and successful' Japan visit
H5N1 bird flu found in swan, third case in northern Japan in recent weeks
North Korea
South Korea to double Tamiflu stockpile
North Korea urges more grain production as food crisis grows
US envoy has North Korea nuclear records
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