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Quake buries 10,000 in single China county - Xinhua

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:16:59 +0530

BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 10,000 people remained buried on Tuesday in a single Chinese county after a devastating earthquake struck the region, Xinhua news agency reported.

China quake kills nearly 10,000 in Sichuan

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:09:22 +0530

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Nearly 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died.

Lebanese army says will intervene from Tuesday

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:31:11 +0530

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army said it will use force from Tuesday to stop fighting in the country between pro- and anti-government forces that has recalled the 1975-90 civil war.

U.S. Senators push Bush to pressure Saudis on oil

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:18:07 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders on Monday urged President George W. Bush to use his upcoming trip to the Middle East to convince Saudi Arabia to pump more oil and help lower record crude and gasoline prices.

Bush to consult allies on Lebanon during trip

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:09:56 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday he would consult with allies in the Middle East during his upcoming visit on ways to bolster Lebanon after Hezbollah militants routed U.S.-backed government forces.

Canada court says U.S. likely paid bounty on suspect

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:15:18 +0530

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Federal Court said on Monday that Pakistan appears to have received a $500,000 bounty from the United States for the capture of Abdullah Khadr, a Canadian wanted on charges of working with al Qaeda against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

U.S. presses Zimbabwe on election monitors

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:56:08 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pressed Zimbabwe on Monday to allow in large numbers of Western election monitors for a free and fair presidential runoff and said government attacks on the opposition must stop.

Obama in West Virginia with eye on McCain

Tue, 13 May 2008 01:45:06 +0530

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama made a brief stop in West Virginia on Monday before an expected bad loss there to rival Hillary Clinton, but looked past the contest to plan for November's presidential campaign.

Iran to crack down on "indecent" Western-style groups

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:54:05 +0530

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police will launch a crackdown this week on "indecent Western-inspired movements" such as rappers and satanists, state radio said on Monday.

U.S. businessman who bribed U.N. official gets probation

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:36:49 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Indian-born U.S. businessman who testified he bribed a former United Nations procurement official in return for at least $50 million in U.N. contracts was sentenced to five years' probation on Monday.