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2008 » May 2008 » May 6th 2008
BurmaMore than 10,000 people died in a cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday, the foreign minister says on state TV.
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IndiaFresh political clashes in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal leave seven injured, police say.
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SwitzerlandSwiss bank UBS, which has suffered large sub-prime losses, says it is to cut up to 5,500 jobs.
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ItalyThe European Commission is expected to sue Italy over a rubbish crisis which has plagued Naples for months.
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United KingdomQueen, Leona Lewis and the Soweto Gospel Choir will appear at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert.
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IraqUN children's agency says it is getting harder to help people in Baghdad's Sadr City area caught up in fighting.
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Taiwan, 
Papua New GuineaTwo top Taiwan officials quit over the loss of $30m in a failed bid for diplomatic ties with Papua New Guinea.
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ZimbabweThe African Union may discuss an African-wide initiative as Zimbabweans await a date for a presidential run-off.
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IndonesiaOpec member Indonesia is considering leaving the oil cartel to concentrate on domestic production.
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IndiaScientists pinpoint a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems.
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BurmaAid agencies push to launch a massive operation in cyclone-hit Burma, where up to 15,000 people are now feared dead.
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ItalyItalian police arrest the last of five suspects accused of beating a man to death for refusing them a cigarette.
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GuatemalaGuatemala suspends more than 2,000 pending foreign adoptions for at least a month to check for irregularities.
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PakistanTwo bloody attacks in north-west Pakistan test fragile peace moves by the new government.
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ItalyItaly is to be taken to court because of a rubbish crisis which has plagued Naples for months.
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LebanonLebanon's government says it will shut down a telephone network run by the Shia opposition group Hezbollah.
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South AfricaKgalema Motlanthe, seen as a possible president, is to be appointed to South Africa's parliament, the ANC says.
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Russia, 
United StatesRussia and the US sign a key deal on civilian nuclear power which is set to expand bilateral trade.
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SomaliaSomalis are at the mercy of armed groups who kill, rape and kidnap with impunity, says a human rights group.
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IndiaFourteen tiger cubs are spotted in an Indian reserve, in a rare boost to halt the decline in their numbers.
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United States, 
SpainA couple are arrested in Spain, accused of trafficking artefacts plundered from Latin American archaeological sites.
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IranMembers of Iran's parliament complain about remarks made by former President Khatami on Ayatollah Khomeini.
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IraqA newspaper prints what it says are excerpts from diaries by ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before his execution in 2006.
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ItalyRoger Federer has few problems seeing off old foe Guillermo Canas at the Rome Masters.
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Colombia, Russia, United StatesThe US charges alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout with terrorism for trying to sell arms to Colombia's Farc.
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Japan, 
ChinaChinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Japan on a five-day state visit, the first such trip in a decade.
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ChileThe erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile begins spewing out ash and forcing more people from their homes.
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