12 MAY 2008
Parts of country still cut off: Myanmar
Parts of Myanmar were still cut off Monday 10 days after Cyclone Nargis hit, an official said in state media ... more

12 MAY 2008
Rebel clash leaves eight dead in Kashmir
The death toll in a weekend gunfight between Islamic rebels and troops in Indian-administered Kashmir has risen to eight, a senior military officer said Monday. ... more

12 MAY 2008
Sudan cuts Chad ties after Darfur rebel attack
Sudan severed diplomatic ties with Chad on Sunday, accusing Ndjamena of backing a first Darfur rebel assault on Khartoum, and slapped a multi-million ... more

12 MAY 2008
Obama-McCain fight takes shape
Democrats took the fight to Republican John McCain Sunday as a November matchup between the hawkish senator and Barack Obama ... more

11 MAY 2008
Obama overtakes Clinton in superdelegates
Barack Obama surpassed Hillary Clinton for the first time Saturday in the fight for the all-important superdelegates whose votes will be decisive in choosing the Democratic party's White House nominee. ... more

11 MAY 2008
US wants international monitors in Zimbabwe
The White House on Saturday called for election and UN human rights monitors in Zimbabwe to ensure an end to violence against opposition leaders and their supporters in a presidential run-off. ... more

11 MAY 2008
Cargo plane with Myanmar aid sets off from France
A cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of emergency aid left an airport in southwest France on Saturday heading for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. ... more

10 MAY 2008
Myanmar junta holds vote, as aid fails to reach
Myanmar's junta Saturday held a vote on a new constitution, ignoring pleas to focus on delivering urgently needed food supplies to 1.5 million cyclone victims facing disease and hunger. ... more

10 MAY 2008
Obama momentum mounts in Democratic race
Barack Obama's White House drive picked up pace Friday with more superdelegates rallying to his side, as former rival John Edwards all ... more

10 MAY 2008
Rice seeks to resolve Zimbabwe crisis
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke Friday with African leaders and former UN chief Kofi Annan for their insight into how to end ... more

09 MAY 2008
Myanmar 'not ready' for rescue teams
Myanmar is "not ready" for foreign search and rescue teams after the deadly cyclone, the foreign ministry said ... more

09 MAY 2008
More quakes hit Japan
Earthquakes shook Tokyo and other areas in eastern Japan for a second day Friday, although there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, officials said. ... more

09 MAY 2008
Russia's big guns on display in Victory Day parade
Russia on Friday holds an annual World War II victory parade on Red Square that for the first time since the Soviet era features heavy weaponry. ... more

09 MAY 2008
Obama says could declare victory
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday he could declare victory over Hillary Clinton on May 20, when Kentucky ... more

09 MAY 2008
Fresh Fight kills 35
Islamist militants attacked a Somali police station on Thursday, triggering heavy clashes with police, an official told AFP, a day after 35 people ... more

09 MAY 2008
Pressure mounts on Zimbabwe
Pressure mounted on Zimbabwe Thursday to admit foreign observers to oversee a presidential election run-off amid fresh claims that ... more

09 MAY 2008
US wants OK before response to cyclone
The US military is positioning ships and helicopters to move relief supplies quickly into cyclone-hit Myanmar but not until it has the government's ... more

08 MAY 2008
Exiled Tibetans march across India
The Tibetan exiles, who set off from the Indian capital New Delhi on April 9, are walking to Bodh Gaya, the spot where Buddha is said to have ... more

08 MAY 2008
Israel marks 60th birthday
Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary on Thursday after remembering its fallen in successive Middle East wars, with the premier's fate under ... more

08 MAY 2008
Strong earthquakes hit Japan
A series of strong earthquakes including one with a magnitude of 6.7 hit the Tokyo area early Thursday, briefly cutting off power to more than 4,000 homes and causing light injuries, officials said. ... more

08 MAY 2008
80,000 cyclone deaths in one Myanmar district
An estimated 80,000 people have died in the remote Myanmar district of Labutta since a powerful cyclone struck last weekend, a local military official told AFP on Thursday. ... more

08 MAY 2008
Myanmar death toll could hit 100,000
The death toll from the Myanmar cyclone could hit 100,000, the top US diplomat in the country said Wednesday, as thousands of shell-shocked ... more

08 MAY 2008
African ministers meet Mugabe
A high-ranking delegation of southern African ministers met Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe Wednesday to discuss the country's political impasse ... more

08 MAY 2008
Clinton refuses to bow out
Democrat Hillary Clinton Wednesday vowed she would not quit the party's bitter White House race, but faced mounting pressure to step ... more

08 MAY 2008
Rice says Myanmar crisis 'not a matter of politics'
US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice on Wednesday urged cyclone-hit Myanmar to admit international disaster relief, saying it was ... more