Al Jazeera
Rivals condemn Hezbollah takeover
US pledges support for Siniora government after Lebanese opposition fighters take control of west Beirut.
9 May 2008 at 7:32pm
Lebanon unrest: Insiders' views
Al Jazeera talked to experts on Lebanon concerning the new unrest in the country.
9 May 2008 at 2:22pm
Nasrallah hits out at government
Hezbollah leader in Lebanon says government is trying to push his group to war.
9 May 2008 at 2:12pm
Timeline: Crisis in Lebanon
Chronology of crisis between Hezbollah and Lebanese government.
9 May 2008 at 2:12pm
UN suspends aid flights to Myanmar
WFP says all food and equipment flown for cyclone victims seized by the government.
9 May 2008 at 5:52pm
Russia parades tanks and missiles
Heavy weapons go on display in Red Square for Victory Day celebrations.
9 May 2008 at 3:22pm
Several dead in Sri Lankan bombing
Another 29 wounded after blast in the east, a day before historic regional elections.
9 May 2008 at 7:32pm
Olmert facing calls to quit
Israeli prime minister denies taking bribes but says he will resign if charged.
9 May 2008 at 12:52pm
Three dead in Turkey explosions
Three people killed and 10 wounded in series of blasts in southeast blamed on PKK.
9 May 2008 at 3:02pm
Fritzl in custody for further month
Judge extends detention of Austrian accused of having seven children with daughter.
9 May 2008 at 5:52pm
OneWorld: Today's News
UN Urged to Launch Transport Emissions Monitor
The UN should establish an agency to regulate international transport emissions, notably from highly polluting activities like aviation and shipping, said a climate change watchdog.
Burma 'Reflects Need for Action on Warming'
The disastrous aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in Burma is a severe reminder of the overwhelming destruction environmental catastrophes cause in poor communities, writes a development researcher, calling for resolute action against climate change.
Books by Kids, for Kids
Namibian primary school students are reading books that they authored and local artists illustrated as part of an education campaign that also provides professional development for teachers.
Solar Power Sizzles
Global production of solar photovoltaic cells increased 51 percent in 2007, to 3,733 megawatts.
Whose South Africa?
South Africa will host the World Cup in 2010 so construction - and corruption - is booming. But almost none of the building or the money can be accessed by the poor who live in shantytowns without proper water, sanitation or electricity. These inequalities could be a major issue in the 2009 presidential election, says Philippe Rivière.
Food Crisis Reverses Rise of Middle Class in Latin America
The global food crisis is unraveling economic advances made in recent years by large sections of the poor working classes of Latin America, reports a U.S.-based ethnic media organization.
Women 'Pedal for Peace' in Middle East
More than 500 women representing over 40 countries began last week a 12-day bicycle tour of the Middle East to campaign for peace.
More Choice for Women 'Means More Sustainability'
Unwanted childbearing contributes more to population growth than the desire for large families, writes Robert Engelman in his new book More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want.
U.S. Urged to Reform Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, May 8 (OneWorld) - More than 800 development and human rights activists are gathering here this week, developing and calling on Congress to implement new strategies to tackle world poverty and hunger.
Revitalizing Rural Mexico
Innovative local initiatives are strengthening rural regions throughout Mexico, which have been losing both people and their competitive edge in agriculture since Mexico opened its markets to free trade.
Electronic Intifada
Uncertainty in Beirut
Beirut is exploding all around me. After Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah made his speech this evening, during which he accused the governing coalition of declaring war on the resistance, opposition and March 14 supporters started fighting each other and making their armed presence felt all over West Beirut, including my neighborhood of Hamra. EI editor Maureen Clare Murphy writes from Beirut.
9 May 2008 at 2:59pm
Opposition forces take control of Beirut
BEIRUT, 9 May (IPS) - Men clad in black have roamed the streets of Beirut since Wednesday, their faces covered with ski masks or dark kaffiyeh (checkered scarf), as they wreaked havoc in the large avenues leading to the airport or dividing Sunni and Shia areas. As darkness loomed over Lebanon, the winds of discord seem to set the Lebanese capital ablaze.
9 May 2008 at 11:29am
Battle for Beirut
BEIRUT, 9 May (IRIN) - Everyone kept insisting it was not a civil war, but jumping for cover as a rocket-propelled grenade slammed into the apartment block beside us, and masked gunmen fired deafening salvos across the road dividing Sunni and Shia neighborhoods of Beirut, it certainly felt like it. "It is impossible for Shia to shoot on Sunnis," insisted a military commander of Shia opposition group Amal, allied with Shia resistance group Hizballah.
9 May 2008 at 10:54am
Israeli forces kill Gaza mother in front of her children
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the killing of a mother in front of her children yesterday, during an Israeli incursion into New Abasan town, east of Khan Younes. PCHR investigations indicate that at approximately 14:30pm on Wednesday, 7 May, Israeli Occupation Forces troops raided the house of Majdi Abd al-Raziq al-Daghma during an incursion into New Abasan.
8 May 2008 at 7:16pm
Israel vs. South Africa: Reflecting on cultural boycott
Israel at 60 is a more sophisticated, evolved and brutal form of apartheid than its South African predecessor, according to authoritative statements by South African anti-apartheid leaders, like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the country's current government minister Ronnie Kasrils, who is Jewish. It therefore deserves from all people of conscience around the world, particularly those who opposed South African apartheid. Omar Barghouti comments for EI.
8 May 2008 at 8:41am
High prices, low wages feed violent political stand-off
BEIRUT, 8 May (IRIN) - Ramzi Ali was nearly 13 when his parents took him out of school to work as a motorbike mechanic. "Conditions are hard, and political tensions are destroying the country," said Ali, now 14, as he manned a barricade of burning tires in central Beirut on 7 May. "My parents just couldn't afford to keep me at school any more."
8 May 2008 at 6:36am
The ANZAC-Palestine connection
"ANZACS BACK AGAIN" was the front-page headline of Jerusalem's Palestine Post on 13 February 1940. The ANZAC reputation for courage and daring was legendary after their victory at Beersheba in 1917. That was the Palestine Campaign that saw the celebrated charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade on the unsuspecting Turks. It was a battle that turned the tide of that campaign and led to the subsequent end of Ottoman rule in Palestine. EI contributor Sonja Karkar comments.
7 May 2008 at 6:21pm
Houston Palestine Film Festival opens 9 May
We are pleased to present the second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival. This exciting festival, cosponsored by The Station Museum, Rice Cinema, Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, KPFT Houston and many others, will bring cutting edge new cinema from Palestine and about Palestine. The second annual Houston Palestine Film Festival brings an honest and independent view of Palestine, its diaspora, culture and political travails through the art of film.
7 May 2008 at 10:17am
Gaza improvises under siege
JERUSALEM/GAZA, 6 May (IRIN) - Intense political divisions in the Gaza Strip have split people on most issues, except one: the situation has never been worse, nearly everyone agrees. "I never remember Gaza being this bad," said one man in his early 40s. "Living here has become a game of survival." With fuel supplies nearly dry, many people no longer have cooking gas in their homes, leading some to search for alternative methods to make a meal.
7 May 2008 at 9:42am
Sixty years ago in Battir (Part 2)
For a long time any discussion of the "Arab-Israeli conflict" has skipped one basic fact: Israel, whether one loves or hates it, was created at the expense of the Palestinians. An entire people and hundreds of communities that had lived for centuries in tranquility had to be ruthlessly and unjustly shattered to make room for the Zionist state. The story of my village, Battir, southwest of Jerusalem, is only one of hundreds. EI contributor Hasan Abu Nimah recalls his village's story.
7 May 2008 at 7:15am
The Scotsman
AUDIO - Tragedy in Burma: Charity workers 'break down' at scale of devastation
SAVE the Children chief reveals strain of trying to help on the front-line, as Burma cyclone death toll is expected to reach 100,000, writes EMILY PYKETT
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Tragedy in Burma: UN halts aid supplies
THE United Nations is to suspend aid shipments to Burma after discovering all supplies sent in so far have been seized by the ruling military junta.
9 May 2008 at 8:41am
Brewing giant orders a half of Guinness
HALF of the historic brewing home of Irish stout Guinness is to be sold and 250 brewing jobs axed under plans unveiled today by drinks giant Diageo.
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Josef Fritzl: In his own twisted, depraved and chilling words
Man who had seven children with captive daughter speaks out
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Eleven dead as gun battles rage over control of Beirut
GUN battles are continuing to rage between groups fighting for control of Beirut in clashes that have killed 11 and wounded more than 20 in the past three days.
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Pride tinged with fear for the future as Israel marks its 60th birthday
ISRAEL staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride yesterday, but also with uncertainty about its future and with doubts about
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
A topless model, right-wingers and a few 'thugs' ? meet Berlusconi's cabinet
A FORMER topless model and beauty queen yesterday started work as the equal opportunities minister in the Italian cabinet.
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Public urged to donate to fund country's recovery
THE Scotsman has joined up with the UK's Disaster Emergency Committee which is channelling public donations to fund food, clean water, medicines and shelter to help surviv
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
Hezbollah says war is declared on the streets of Beirut
FIERCE clashes raged in Beirut yesterday after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah said the United States-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its communicatio
8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
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8 May 2008 at 7:00pm
BBC
The UN's humanitarian chief urges Burma to reconsider its attitude towards allowing aid teams into the country.
9 May 2008 at 1:41pm
Gunmen from Shia militant group Hezbollah take control of western Beirut, driving out government supporters.
9 May 2008 at 1:10pm
A mortar attack from the Gaza Strip kills an Israeli, police and medical officials say.
9 May 2008 at 12:14pm
Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policeman tells the BBC.
9 May 2008 at 11:41am
A bomb in a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka kills at least 11 people on the eve of the first elections there for years.
9 May 2008 at 10:32am
A Czech woman is cleared of deceiving a children's home by posing as a young girl, but faces abuse charges.
9 May 2008 at 9:38am
North Korea hands thousands of pages of documents on its nuclear programme to a US negotiator.
9 May 2008 at 7:46am
The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month.
9 May 2008 at 7:24am
Some teenagers and young adults get high on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.
8 May 2008 at 11:04pm
World number one Roger Federer falls to a surprise quarter-final defeat at the hands of Radek Stepanek at the Rome Masters.
9 May 2008 at 11:35am
International Herald Tribune
Guinness brewery in Dublin to remain open
Diageo has decided to keep the historic Guinness brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin open, but the company will shift a large part of its output to a new plant in the suburbs.
by By EAMON QUINN
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Hezbollah seizes control in west Beirut
The show of force underscored the Shiite militia's refusal to back down in its escalating confrontation with the American-backed government.
by By ROBERT F. WORTH AND NADA BAKRI
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Moscow echoes with nostalgia as military parades through Red Square
Goose-stepping footfalls, echoing in front of shop windows bearing products from Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, captured the contrasts institutionalized during eight years of rule by former President Vladimir Putin.
by By C.J. CHIVERS
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Obama gains ground, adding superdelegates and labor voices
Senator Barack Obama all but erased Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead among national convention superdelegates Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around him.
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Obama picks up 3 more superdelegates
Barack Obama's sprint to the Democratic nomination received another boost Friday as three more superdelegates pledged their support.
9 May 2008 at 12:40pm
Clinton finds herself in cash-strapped effort
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's diminished political momentum appears to have had a dampening effect on her fund-raising, aides said.
by By Patrick Healy and Michael Luo
8 May 2008 at 9:21pm
UN briefly suspends food aid to Myanmar after shipment is seized
As misery grew for stranded survivors of a cyclone in Myanmar nearly a week ago, the United Nations said Friday that the government had seized relief supplies it delivered and was withholding visas from some of their relief workers.
by By SETH MYDANS
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Constitutional referendum still the priority for Myanmar leaders
The junta's plan to go ahead with the vote while restricting the delivery of disaster aid from the United Nations and other relief agencies has drawn widespread criticism and amazement.
by By Seth Mydans
9 May 2008 at 1:15pm
In south Myanmar village, all is 'gone with the wind'
In the northern reaches of the Irrawaddy Delta, families are rebuilding their homes and the dead have been buried. But farther south, villagers struggle to repair their shattered lives.
9 May 2008 at 1:43pm
Citigroup announces plans to sell $400 billion in assets
The ailing bank plans to shed assets including real estate, leveraged loans, complex debt tied to subprime mortgages, and structured investment vehicles.
9 May 2008 at 1:52pm
Reuters International
Lebanon condemns Hezbollah "coup"
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup".
9 May 2008 at 2:26pm
Big powers say nuclear treaty at risk, cite Iran
GENEVA (Reuters) - The five major nuclear-armed powers said on Friday the Non-Proliferation Treaty was under threat and cited Iran's uranium enrichment campaign in a rare joint call for action to shore up the NPT.
9 May 2008 at 7:34am
Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into allegations of bribery.
9 May 2008 at 2:15pm
Mediator Mbeki holds talks with Mugabe on poll crisis
HARARE (Reuters) - Mediator and South African leader Thabo Mbeki held talks with President Robert Mugabe on Friday on Zimbabwe's disputed election, officials said, ahead of a possible run-off that has raised concerns of further violence.
9 May 2008 at 11:38am
Rocket hits BBC office in Baghdad, no one hurt
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket hit the BBC office in Baghdad on Friday but no one was wounded in the attack, the British broadcaster said.
9 May 2008 at 10:46am
Austrian Fritzl remanded for a month in incest case
ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Friday ordered Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and had seven children with her, to be kept in custody for a further month, a court spokesman said.
9 May 2008 at 12:56pm
Sri Lanka cafe bomb kills 11 ahead of elections
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A bomb went off inside a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka killing at least 11 people on Friday, the military said, a day before the first local elections in the region in two decades.
9 May 2008 at 11:36am
Spanish reporter shot by foreign soldiers in Haiti
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish journalist Ricardo Ortega was shot dead by foreign soldiers in Haiti in 2004, according to a court order from the Caribbean country, the contents of which were made public by Ortega's family on Friday.
9 May 2008 at 1:51pm
NATO-led force soldier killed in Afghan operation
KABUL (Reuters) - A soldier from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was killed during an operation in a province near the Pakistan border on Friday, the force said.
9 May 2008 at 11:35am
Attacks on aid staff hinder work in south Sudan
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - At least 25 attacks on aid workers in south Sudan's capital Juba in the past two months have forced staff to relocate and is hindering development in the region recovering from Africa's longest civil war, aid officials said on Friday.
9 May 2008 at 11:36am
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9 May 2008 at 1:50pm
After Dispute With Junta, UN Resuming Myanmar Aid - New York Times
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9 May 2008 at 1:36pm
Train quarantined in Ontario with mystery illness - The Associated Press
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9 May 2008 at 1:20pm
Russia puts tanks and missiles back in Red Square parade - The Associated Press
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era.
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9 May 2008 at 12:20pm
Cafe Bombing in Eastern Sri Lanka Kills 11 - Voice of America
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9 May 2008 at 1:49pm
Hunger, Disease Threaten Survivors in Burma - Voice of America
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By VOA News Nearly a week after Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, bloating corpses dot the canals and riverbanks of the Irrawaddy River delta.
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9 May 2008 at 1:33pm
New Signs of Attacks in Zimbabwe as Mbeki Arrives - New York Times
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9 May 2008 at 11:17am
Olmert probe highlights legal fog, graft fears - Reuters
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9 May 2008 at 1:02pm
Josef Fritzl requests a visit from his wife - Telegraph.co.uk
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9 May 2008 at 12:12pm
Kostunica warns of treason on eve of Serbian vote - International Herald Tribune
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9 May 2008 at 12:56pm