US launches relief airlift to Myanmar after cyclone
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The United States launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday, after prolonged negotiations with the isolated country's military rulers, who have been accused of restricting international efforts to help as many as 1.5 million cyclone survivors at risk of disease and starvation....
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital....
Sudan cuts ties with Chad
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan severed ties with Chad Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis....
Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in elections
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections - a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. But his rivals vowed to fight on, and it was unclear if he could stave off their challenge....
Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border....
Myanmar cyclone shatters homes and dreams of families
KYUNGYANGON SOUTH, Myanmar (AP) -- As the cyclone raged around him, Ko Zaw Min clung to a tree with one arm while clutching his newborn son with the other....
Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone
ON THE PYAPON RIVER, Myanmar (AP) -- As the bloated bodies rise and fall with the current, women scrub clothes along the river bank, villagers bathe to cool themselves and a lone child sits on a dock staring aimlessly into the water....
11 dead in Haiti ferry capsizing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- An overloaded ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, killing at least 11 people, U.N. and Haitian authorities said Sunday....
Iran looks to tap key oil field with homegrown crews
AZADEGAN OIL FIELD, Iran (AP) -- At this huge oil field in southwest Iran, one building stands out among the pumps and maze of pipelines: On its roof in giant letters, big enough for satellites or pilots to see, are the words: "We can do it."...
