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Death toll doubles in Burma cyclone

The official death toll from Burma’s killer cyclone nearly doubled to 78,000 today as aid workers shackled by the country’s unco-operative military regime struggled to get even the most basic data about the needs of up to 2.5 million desperate survivors. Read

We won't give up, say earthquake rescuers

Rescuers held out hope of finding more survivors today, nearly five days after a powerful earthquake ravaged China’s Sichuan province, as authorities prepared for the daunting task of housing and feeding the millions left homeless. Read

Dominican President declares election victory

President Leonel Fernandez declared victory today in the Dominican Republic’s election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the island’s economy out of crisis. Read

Fairground horror as carnival ride collapses

Twenty-four people were injured, three of them seriously, when when a carnival ride carrying mostly children collapsed at an annual fair early today. Read

California Supreme Court legalises gay marriage

California’s Supreme Court has declared that gay couples in the US’s most populous state can marry – a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony. Read

Flight Attendant 'set fire to plane's toilet'

A flight attendant angry about his work route smuggled a lighter aboard a plane and started a fire in a toilet, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said today. Read

Outside aid far below needs of cyclone survivors

Relief supplies pushed into Burma by the international community remain far below the needs of up to 2.5 million victims of the devastating cyclone, the United Nations said. Read

Greece extradites 'Australia's most wanted' fugitive

A man said to be Australia’s most wanted fugitive was being extradited from Greece today. Read

President flies to quake zone as death toll soars

Chinese president Hu Jintao flew into Sichuan province today to lend support to earthquake victims as the country braced for a death toll that could soar past 50,000. Read

MPs tell of a ‘poignant experience’ – one they want to share with British students

Politicians who went on the trip to Auschwitz said they had been profoundly affected by the experience. Read

Aid groups warn of more Burma cyclone deaths

International aid agencies mustered everything from anti-snake venom kits to plastic roofing today, warning that a second wave of deaths would follow the Burma cyclone disaster unless the military regime let in more aid quickly. Read

China steps up air-drops for quake disater areas

China ordered 101 more helicopters into the air today and planned aid drops into remote areas of Sichuan province as it struggled to cope with the powerful earthquake that has directly affected 10 million people. Read

Palestinians mourn 1948 uprooting

Palestinians will mark the 60th anniversary of their displacement today, in an annual ritual of mourning turned even darker this year because of crippling internal divisions, diminishing independence hopes. Read

Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 in Aghanistan

An official says a suicide bomber wearing a burqa killed 15 people and wounded 22 others in a crowded market in western Afghanistan. Read

U.S. lists polar bear as endangered species

The US government has declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming. Read

Aliens may exist, says Vatican astronomer

Aliens could be out there, and believing that the universe may contain extraterrestrial life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer says. Read

Bush 'disappointed' with flawed Iraq intelligence

President George Bush said he was disappointed in “flawed intelligence” before the Iraq war and fears that if a Democrat wins the US presidency in November and withdrew troops early, it could “eventually lead to another attack on the United States”. Read

Policeman killed by car bomb in Spain

A powerful car bomb exploded outside a police station in northern Spain today, killing one officer and wounding four others in an attack blamed on the militant Basque separatist group ETA, police said. Read

New cyclone forming in Burma area

The United Nations said today another cyclone was forming near Burma, less than two weeks after it was devastated by a killer storm. Read

Eight killed, 16 injured in Bangladesh train crash

At least eight people were killed when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh today, a railway official said. Read

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