Saturday, May 10
Tsvangirai eyeing electoral return
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 10 (UPI) -- Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday he plans to return to Zimbabwe to take part in a presidential runoff election.
Stifled by regime, Myanmar cyclone victims suffer in silence
LABUTTA, Myanmar - Apart from the sound of children crying,
Hamas militants fire rockets into Israel, no one hurt
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants bombarded southern Israel with rockets and mortars on Saturday, part of a new outburst of violence that threatens fragile Egyptian efforts to broker a truce in the Gaza Strip.
Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals' names
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.
Hezbollah to withdraw Beirut gunmen
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 10 (UPI) -- Hezbollah gunmen holding portions of western Beirut will all be withdrawn from the Lebanese capital, the militant group said Saturday.
Iraq initiates major al-Qaida operation
MOSUL, Iraq, May 10 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Army, supported by nearly 10,000 Sunni tribesmen, has initiated a major operation against al-Qaida in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the BBC said.
Obama aides: Victory is 10 days away
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will be out of the Democratic presidential nomination race in 10 days, aides to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said Saturday.
Lawyer's plight highlights perils of fighting China's system
SHANGHAI, China - He wanted to go to church - the only chance for a brief escape from house arrest. But Zheng Enchong knew the police by the elevator might stop him, so he decided to try something new.
Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to farm
MEXICO CITY - Sitting in a Mexico City office, dressed in a pressed white shirt, Gerardo Sanchez seems a world away from his herds of goats and fields of beans.
BAMS contract boosts Northrop Grumman
CENTURY CITY, Calif., May 10 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman Corp.'s military contract to build a new robotic plane could be a boon for the company and Southern California, experts say.
Model to strip club' 'No Deal'
LAS VEGAS, May 10 (UPI) -- A former model on the TV show "Deal or No Deal" has filed a lawsuit against a Las Vegas strip club for using her image in a promotion, court documents say.
Pentagon bans use of pet crematories
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- The Pentagon has ended the practice of cremating the remains of soldiers killed in Iraq at a Delaware facility that also cremated pets, sources say.
Early elections unlikely in Israel
JERUSALEM, May 10 (UPI) -- Israeli lawmakers say it is unlikely there are enough votes in the Knesset to call an early election as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign.
Clinton refocuses on Bush administration
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has temporarily focused her attention away from her electoral rival to take aim at the administration of President George W. Bush.
Report: Israel already in post-Olmert era
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 10 (UPI) -- Israel has already entered a post-Ehud Olmert political era as the prime minister grapples with bribery allegations, sources say.
Groups: 43K unfit sent to combat theaters
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- More than 43,000 U.S. troops found medically unfit were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan anyway, yet another sign of stress on the military, advocacy groups said.
Russia rolls military hardware in parade
MOSCOW, May 10 (UPI) -- For the first time since the demise of the Soviet Union, military hardware rumbled through Red Square in celebration of Russia's victory over Nazi Germany.
19 Kurds killed in Turkey airstrikes; rebels deny claim
ANKARA, Turkey - Air strikes launched in retaliation for a rebel raid killed 19 Kurdish fighters in Turkey's southeast, the military said Saturday. Six soldiers died in the violence, officials said.
Militants die in Afghanistan clash
KABUL, Afghanistan - Dozens of protesters blocked a road Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, claiming U.S.-led coalition forces killed three civilians, and a local official said police fatally shot one of the protesters and injured three of them.
Obama picks up more superdelegates
BEAVERTON, Ore., May 10 (UPI) -- More superdelegates say they are are backing Sen. Barack Obama in the wake of his strong showing in this week's U.S. Democratic presidential primaries.
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