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 China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm
A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic. Activities:[2008 China EV-71 Outbreak] 2008-05-08 Chinese team takes Olympic torch to top of Mount Everest
A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China's ambitions for the Beijing games. The Mount Everest climbers could be heard struggling for breath in a live television broadcast as five torchbearers each shuffled a few feet before passing on the flame to the next person. A colorful Tibetan prayer flag lined the path and fluttered in the wind. Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] 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 Sharpton arrested as hundreds protest NYC police shooting
The Rev. Al Sharpton was among dozens arrested Wednesday as demonstrators blocked traffic at the height of the evening rush hour to protest the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man on his wedding day. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Al Sharpton][Michael Bloomberg] 2008-05-07 Obama picks up superdelegates; undecideds moving his way
Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four more superdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton -- even as their primary marathon staggered on. Nations:[U.S.] People:[Kathleen Sebelius][Barack Obama][John McCain][Howard Dean][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-05-07 Obama gains superdelegates, Clinton vows to stay in race
Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the race "until there's a nominee." Nations:[U.S.] People:[George McGovern][Barack Obama][Hillary Clinton] Activities:[US Election 2008] 2008-05-07
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