Wave of death swamped the delta 2008-05-07 06:01 - When cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma’s low-lying Irrawaddy delta it triggered a massive wave that gave people nowhere to run, killing tens of thousands of people.
Time to finish off Clinton, says Obama 2008-05-07 06:01 - More than 20,000 people crammed into the American Legion Mall in central Indianapolis to hear Barack Obama make a final plea to Indiana voters before today’s primary to help him finish the gruelling contest with rival Hillary Clinton with a knock-out win.
Kremlin gets a new boss (sort of) 2008-05-07 06:01 - Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, will be inaugurated today, but tomorrow his predecessor and mentor, Vladimir Putin, is set to be confirmed as prime minister.
Andrea Bocelli: ’I sold myself short for fame and fortune’ 2008-05-07 06:01 - His brooding looks and unashamedly popular repertoire have helped Andrea
Bocelli to sell 60 million records, but the Italian tenor has now admitted
that he compromised his natural talent for the rewards of fame.
Israel dresses up for its 60th anniversary 2008-05-07 06:01 - Tel Aviv The Israeli designer Galit Levi presented her creation for
Israel’s 60th anniversary in Tel Aviv, a dress printed with portraits of the
Israeli President Shimon Peres and his predecessors.
Josef Fritzl ’began building cellar six years before seizing daughter’... 2008-05-07 06:01 - Officers investigating the incest and sexual abuse case against Josef Fritzl
revealed yesterday that he started building the underground dungeon in which
he imprisoned his daughter six years before her incarceration began.
Breast best for baby’s IQ, study finds 2008-05-07 06:01 - Montreal Breastfed babies are more intelligent than those weaned on
formula milk, according to the most comprehensive study conducted on the
issue.
Scarred by Strife After Election, Kenya Begins to Heal 2008-05-07 06:01 - For the first time since Kenya’s disputed election erupted in crisis in December, the government has started a large-scale operation to resettle thousands of people violently driven off their land.
Gold Miners Die in Landslide in Indonesia 2008-05-07 06:01 - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Officials say at least 13 illegal gold miners were killed in a landslide in Indonesia’s remote Papua province.
