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Street battles erupt in Beirut as sectarian violence rocks Lebanon

Lebanon's political rivals battle in Beirut with machine-guns, RPGs

Israeli prime minister Olmert denies taking illegal campaign funds

Islamist fighters reportedly seize police headquarters in Mogadishu

Pentagon not warm to idea of unauthorized Myanmar aid drop

A child displaced following Cyclone Nargis looks on at a temporary shelter on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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UN to resume food aid flights to Myanmar as negotiations with junta continue

The announcement by Nancy Roman, the World Food Program's chief spokeswoman, came Friday just hours after the UN agency said it was halting deliveries after Myanmar's military government seized material already on the ground.

Roman says deliveries will continue while the WFP negotiates over ...more

Hezbollah routes forces loyal to U.S.-backed Lebanese government in Beirut
BEIRUT - Hezbollah gunmen have seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from forces loyal to the U.S.-backed government. more

Berlin's Holocaust memorial hosts open-air concert of experimental work
BERLIN - Berlin's Holocaust memorial was playing host Friday to an open-air concert with musicians spreading out across a field of concrete slabs to perform a modern experimental piece. more