World May 08 U.N. Aid Begins Arriving in Cyclone-damaged Myanmar Shipments of food, medicine and other relief items began arriving in Myanmar Thursday to help victims of a cyclone that battered the country on Saturday, but U.S. military planes loaded with supplies were still being denied access.
World May 07 Myanmar Pressured to Let in Aid Workers U.N. officials on Wednesday urged the Myanmar government to allow aid workers to distribute relief goods throughout the country, following a cyclone that could result in the deaths of 100,000 people as conditions worsen, a U.S. diplomat said.
Science May 07 Platypus Genome Reflects Animal's Unusual Exterior, Research Finds With its webbed feet, fur-covered body and venom-shooting spurs, the platypus is famously one of nature's strangest-looking animals -- a motley combination of bird, mammal and reptile.
Politics May 07 Medvedev Takes Helm in Russia, Nominates Putin as Premier Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's third president Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony inside the Grand Kremlin Palace, and hours later nominated his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, as prime minister.
Politics May 07 Despite Split Decision, Obama Claims New Momentum in Democratic Contest Both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sought to make the most out of their respective primary wins Tuesday, elbowing one another in their effort to claim momentum in the ongoing fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Science May 06 Little-known Drug Draws New Scientific, Legislative Attention Most of what the public knows about the hallucinogenic drug salvia divinorum comes in disturbing snippets from a growing collection of online videos.
Economy May 06 Indonesia Mulls Quitting OPEC; Oil Prices Leap Past $122 a Barrel Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday that his country is considering dropping out of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries based on its declining oil output.
World May 06 Death Toll Surpasses 22,000 in Myanmar; Groups Poised to Rush in Aid Myanmar's government raised the death toll from the weekend's cyclone to more than 22,000 on Tuesday and said another 41,000 were missing, as aid groups awaited visas to bring supplies to the devastated Asian nation.
World May 05 Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Could Top 10,000 The foreign minister of Myanmar's strict military junta said Monday that the death toll from Saturday's cyclone strike could continue to skyrocket.
Arts May 05 Thousands Riot in Somalia over Food Prices; 2 People Killed Tens of thousands of people protested in Somalia's capital Mogadishu over high food prices Monday. At least two people were killed and several more injured when police opened fire on the rioting crowds.