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Hezbollah imposes control on Beirut

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:44 -0400

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's governing coalition said on Friday Hezbollah's takeover of west Beirut was an "armed coup" aimed at bringing Syria back into the country and serving Iran's interests.

Obama wins praise from former rival John Edwards

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:52:56 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama earned more support from party leaders and won praise from former rival John Edwards on Friday as he gathered momentum in his drive to the U.S. presidential nomination.

U.S. says man held in Iraq is not al Qaeda leader

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:10 -0400

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq is still being hunted, the U.S. military said on Friday, after Iraqi officials wrongly declared Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been caught.

Edwards says Obama could beat McCain

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:08:06 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Friday declined to make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential battle, but said Barack Obama could unite the party and win in November.

Canadian train in quarantine after death, illness

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:33 -0400

TORONTO (Reuters) - One person died and several others were taken to hospital after a mystery illness hit passengers on a Canadian long-distance train, local media said on Friday.

Dalai Lama says understands anger over Everest torch

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:14:50 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama says he understands why Tibetan exiles were angry that the Olympic torch reached the top of Mount Everest but had advised them against protesting.

Top U.N. human rights forum to examine food crisis

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:27:32 -0400

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 23 to examine how the world's food crisis is undermining the right to food for millions of people, officials said on Friday.

Austrian Fritzl remanded for a month in incest case

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:56:09 -0400

ST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Friday ordered Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and had seven children with her, to be kept in custody for a further month, a court spokesman said.

Oil hits record over $126/bbl as bull run goes on

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:59:33 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil jumped to a new intraday record of $126.20 a barrel on Friday, extending gains to more than 11 percent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buying.