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Afghan villagers shout anti-U.S. and Afghan government slogans during a demonstration after a U.S. operation in Shinwar district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, May 10, 2008.

US operation sparks Afghan unrest
BBC News

The east Afghan region of Nangahar has seen violent protests after US forces raided a house, killing three people, arresting nine and seizing arms. The US-led coalition said they had come under attack after...
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Rights group unhappy that Britain did not charge ex-Sri Lankan rebel with alleged abuses
International Herald Tribune

: Amnesty International said it is concerned that Britain released a former Sri Lankan rebel...

Lebanon does not want another war. Does it?
The Independent

I went to cover a demonstration in West Beirut yesterday morning - yes, please note the capital...

Leading Article: Brown: the case for the defence
The Independent

The time has come to make the case for Gordon Brown. This may seem counterintuitive. After all,...

Burma exports rice as cyclone victims starve

Workers unload sacks of harvested rice at a Myanmar Government grainery near Madauk Jan. 14, 2001. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is one of the poorest nations in southeast Asia

The Observer

Burma is still exporting rice even as it tries to curb the influx of international donations of food bound for the starving survivors of the cyclone that killed up to 116,000 people. Sacks of rice destined for Bangladesh were being loaded on to a...
photo: AP / David Longstreath

Calm returns to Beirut"s streets

Lebanese army soldiers secure the Sunni neighborhood of Tarik Jadideh during the funeral procession of Mohammed Shama'a, who was killed during the last few days of clashes, in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, May 10, 2008. A Shiite Muslim shop owner opened fire on a funeral procession Saturday, killing two people and wounding six others in a Sunni neighborhood, police and witnesses said. The attack came a day after Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized most of the capital's Muslim sector in the worst sectarian strife since a 15-year civil war ended nearly two decades ago

Al Jazeera

Lebanon's opposition has begun withdrawing its fighters from the streets of Beirut, handing control to the army, after seizing much of the city in battles with government supporters. Hezbollah, which heads the opposition, vowed to end its...
photo: AP / Nasser Nasser

Israeli air raids kill five

Seven Palestinians were killed and at least 50 wounded when Israeli warplanes launched

Gulf Daily News

GAZA CITY: Israeli air raids on Gaza yesterday killed five Hamas activists as the Jewish state warned the United Nations it will defend itself against Palestinian rocket attacks from...
photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb

First phase of panchayat polls today

The Statesman

KOLKATA, May 10: Rural Bengal will decide in the first phase of the three-phase panchayat polls tomorrow the fate of 51,064 three-tier panchayati raj seats. The lowest tier ~ the gram panchayat ~ alone has 41,516 seats up for grabs against 8,800 in...
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

HSBC's US arm racks up $4bn more in bad debt

The Times

div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } HSBC is poised to reveal a further $3.5-4 billion (£1.8-2 billion) in bad-debt charges from its American business, as homeowners there continue to fall behind with...
photo: WN/Patricia

Bear Stearns bosses at each other's throats

An employee enters Bear Stearns on Monday, March 17, 2008 in New York. JP Morgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns for a bargain-basement $236.2 million, a stunning collapse for one of the world's largest and most storied investment banks.

The Times

div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } BILLIONS up in flames, allegations of dope smoking and of playing golf and cards while the empire burned; it's a terrible way to end a career. Now to make matters...
photo: AP / Mark Lennihan