Relief falls far short in Myanmar, aid organizers say
No helicopters. Almost no boats. Floods and fallen trees on the roads. Nations:[Denmark] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-09 Obama picks up 6 superdelegates, union endorsement
Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. People:[Barack Obama][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-05-09 Obama picks ups 3 superdelegates, union endorsement
The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Barack Obama][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-05-09 Oil surpasses $126 per barrel ahead of US driving season
Oil prices surpassed a record $126 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening dollar drove investors to snap up commodities. Nations:[Venezuela][Colombia][Australia][Switzerland] People:[Hugo Chavez] Activities:[2007 Oil Price Crisis] 2008-05-09 UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to suspend further help. Nations:[United Arab Emirates] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-09 Iraqi officials say leader of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested
Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold. Nations:[Iraq] Activities:[Second Gulf War] 2008-05-08 House passes major housing rescue bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to create a $300 billion mortgage-insurance fund and provide billions more in homeowner aid to stabilize a housing market shaken by a wave of foreclosures and a credit crunch. People:[Christopher Dodd] Activities:[110th Congress][2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-05-08 1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
After snubbing a U.S. aid offer, Myanmar's isolationist regime indicated Friday that it wants foreign relief supplies but not foreign workers to help recover from a devastating cyclone. Nations:[Myanmar] People:[Robert Gates][Ban Ki-moon] Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone][Vietnam War] 2008-05-08 Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone
Myanmar's isolationist regime allowed the first plane of a major international airlift to land Thursday with aid for cyclone survivors, a U.N. official said, amid fears that lack of safe food and drinking water could push the death toll above 100,000. Activities:[2008 Myanmar Cyclone] 2008-05-08 China's Hu tells Japan not to fear
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday that Japan had nothing to fear from his country's rise and engaged in a round of ping-pong diplomacy on a visit aimed at easing decades of tension. People:[Yasuo Fukuda][Shinzo Abe][Koizumi Junichiro][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Hu Jintao's Japan Visit] 2008-05-08 China willing to engage on Tibet: Dalai Lama envoy
An envoy to the Dalai Lama said on Thursday Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues. People:[Dalai Lama][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-05-08 `American Idol' boots another finalist; 3 singers remain
Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. People:[Jason Castro][Ryan Seacrest][Bob Dylan][Simon Cowell] 2008-05-07
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