AFP - More people will die unless Myanmar changes its approach to foreign relief after the devastating cyclone, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday, accusing the junta of “criminal neglect.”
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Reuters - Macedonians voted on Sunday in a
parliamentary election seen as a test of the country’s
political maturity after campaign violence raised fears its
slow progress toward European Union membership could be further
delayed.
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AP - Israel’s housing minister is planning to build hundreds of new homes for Israelis in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.
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AFP - One hundred years after it was founded, Cairo’s School of Fine Arts seeks to train Egypt’s artists but has to make do without nude “life” drawing classes so as not to offend Islam.
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Reuters - A U.S. helicopter crashed south of
Baghdad on Sunday, injuring two soldiers, the U.S. military
said.
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AP - Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says a remote-controlled bomb detonated as a bus carrying Afghan soldiers passed by, killing one civilian and wounding five people.
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AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left for Europe on Sunday for talks with fellow leaders on the global food crisis as he prepares to host the Group of Eight summit in July, officials said.
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AP - Macedonians voted Sunday in early parliamentary elections that could prove crucial to the Balkan country’s aspirations of joining NATO and the European Union.
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AP - The U.S. military says one of its helicopters has crashed south of Baghdad, wounding two American soldiers.
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AP - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist the Stanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night and grab a 3-1 lead in the finals.
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