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Fri, 16 May 2008 13:23:25 GMT

Bin Laden marks Israel anniversary with combat vow (Reuters)

Reuters - Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape to mark Israel's 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West.

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:39 GMT

Obama says Bush policies strengthened Iran, Hamas (Reuters)

Reuters - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Friday President George W. Bush's "failed policies" had strengthened U.S. enemies like Iran and Hamas.

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:05:36 GMT

Time running out for China quake survivors (AFP)

AFP - Cries for help echoed from under the rubble of shattered communities Friday as China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:43:26 GMT

Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round (Reuters)

Reuters - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president.

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:04:17 GMT

U.S. military lawyers want September 11 charges dropped (Reuters)

Reuters - Charges against five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks should be thrown out because they were improperly influenced by a Pentagon legal adviser, U.S. military lawyers said in documents filed on Friday.

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:54:31 GMT

Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing in cyclone (AFP)

AFP - Myanmar has said that more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing south in ruins.

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:55:53 GMT

McCain says Obama and Clinton threaten gun rights (Reuters)

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:04:44 GMT

Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day (AP)

AP - Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:05:55 GMT

Robert Mondavi, California wine pioneer, dies at 94 (AP)

AP - Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:07:06 GMT

Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding (AP)

AP - Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:08:06 GMT

AP IMPACT: Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico (AP)

AP - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death — losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:20 GMT

Intel agencies seek help recruiting new immigrants (AP)

AP - The U.S. is its own worst enemy when it comes to the desperately important task of recruiting immigrants as spies, analysts and translators in the war on terror, new Americans are telling intelligence officials. The government's policies raise suspicions and fear in the immigrants' home countries and disturb potential recruits here who might otherwise want to help.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:00 GMT

Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices (AP)

AP - President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:06 GMT

Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy (AP)

AP - Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:17:07 GMT

Bush to head for Egypt talks with Palestinians (Reuters)

Reuters - President George W. Bush flies to Egypt on Saturday for talks with Palestinian leaders who will be looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished praise on Israel during a visit to the Jewish state.

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:51 GMT

Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton (AP)

AP - Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:17:56 GMT

China urges quake rescuers not to give up hope (Reuters)

Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged rescuers in the southwestern province of Sichuan to race time to save lives, days after the most destructive earthquake to hit modern China, state media said on Saturday.

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:01:07 GMT

Aftershock rattles China quake zone (AP)

AP - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued 163 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:11:14 GMT

U.S. plans new prison in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Reuters - The United States intends to build a big new prison at its main military base in Afghanistan, a shift from earlier aims to transfer most detainees to Afghan custody, The New York Times reported. Read more...

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:14:17 GMT

James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7 (AP)

AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown — not a few weeks on Cape Cod.

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