World May 11 More Aid Enters Myanmar; Referendum Vote Held Food and water began reaching more of Myanmar's cyclone victims Sunday, but the government made no indication that it would allow foreign aid workers into the country to distribute the goods.
World May 09 U.N. Resumes Aid to Myanmar Despite Junta Actions The U.N. World Food Program said Friday it would continue to send aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, despite the military government seizing the supplies at the airport in order to distribute the shipments on its own.
Politics May 09 Hezbollah Gunmen Seize Control of Beirut Neighborhoods In some of the worst sectarian clashes in years, Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of nearly all of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday and fresh tensions emerged between the group and the U.S.-backed Lebanese government.
Politics May 08 Clashes Erupt as Hezbollah Chief Claims 'War' Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that the Lebanese government had declared war on his Shiite militant group by declaring its private telecommunications network an illegal threat to state security.
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.