U.N. in dark about cyclone disaster needs

5/16 9:36:44 AM

YANGON, Myanmar -- The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone struck the country....
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Bush in Saudi Arabia to discuss oil

5/16 9:36:40 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down the soaring gasoline prices hurtin ...
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China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000

5/16 9:05:08 AM

LUOSHUI TOWN, China -- Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. ...
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Suicide attacker targets police bus in Sri Lankan capital

5/16 9:36:44 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a bus carrying riot police in Sri Lanka's capital Friday, killing 10 people, including eight policemen, and wounding 85 others....
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