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Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, run as they arrive to attend a rally to commemorate their slain top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh and two other leaders

Hezbollah routs pro-govt gunmen; controls Beirut
The Star

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup". Hezbollah and Amal group gunmen take position during clashes in the Mazra'a area in Beirut May 9, 2008. (REUTERS/Fadi Ghalioum) At least 13 people have...

photo: AP / Hussein Malla

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China to modernise nuclear weapons capability
Infowars

China is undertaking a dramatic overhaul of its nuclear weapons in an effort to modernise and...

An 'Interview' With Smedley Butler
Infowars

Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, one of the most colorful officers in the Marine Corps,...

Burma death toll worse than Tsunami
Infowars

THE death toll in cyclone-ravaged Burma could hit 500,000 - more than TWICE the total killed by...

Move to resurrect CIA leak case

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill, Friday, March 16, 2007, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (gm1)

BBC News

Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame has begun an attempt to resurrect a lawsuit against officials in the Bush administration, among them Vice-President Dick Cheney. She accuses them of plotting to leak her identity in retaliation for her husband's criticism...
photo: AP/Dennis Cook

Bombing on eve of Sri Lanka polls

BBC News

At least 11 people have been killed in a bombing on the eve of elections in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says. More than 20 others were wounded in the blast in a cafe in the town of Ampara, 220km (130 miles) from Colombo. Tamil Tiger rebels have...
photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena

Red Cross workers get visas for Burma

The Australian

SEVEN Red Cross aid workers, including four Australians, have received visas to enter cyclone-hit Burma. Australian Michael Annear, regional disaster response coordinator who has been in Burma since Tuesday, spoke to international media tonight. An...
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Wheat futures fall following predictions of record global crop; corn and oil hit record highs

In the picture you can see a wheat field at dawn.

Star Tribune

NEW YORK - Wheat futures fell sharply Friday after the government forecast increased U.S production and a record global crop, while corn futures surged to a new high on continuing concerns about the weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
photo: GFDL File / Florian Siebeck

Zambia seizes 'Chiluba millions'

Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, right front, is escorted into an awaiting car, after appearing in court in Lusaka, Zambia, Monday, Feb, 24, 2003. Chiluba was arrested and charged with stealing from the government while in office. Chiluba was

BBC News

The Zambian government says it has recovered money and assets worth nearly $60m stolen during the rule of former President Frederick Chiluba. The assets include bank deposits and an upmarket apartment in Belgium....
photo: AP Photo/Salim Henry

Food becoming larger concern than security in Afghanistan

Afghanistan - A returnee woman bakes bread.

Canada Dot Com

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Export restrictions and higher taxes in neighbouring countries are worsening an already dire food crisis in Afghanistan. Rick Corsino, the World Food Program's director in Afghanistan, said international response to a...
photo: UNHCR / L.Slezic/Global Aware