Today's World News:
54 Myanmar workers suffocate in Thailand
UN chief warns against Eritrean pullout
AP photographer granted Iraqi amnesty
China faces Muslim resentment in west
Violence feeds fear on eve of Nepal vote
Britain's Brown calls for food aid boost
US military deaths in Iraq at 4,029
Haitian president fails to restore order
Mugabe's government: no problem with SADC summit
Fifty four Myanmar migrants suffocate in container
Australia offers residence to Iraqis who helped troops
--> 54 Myanmar workers suffocate in Thailand
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:03 pm PDT
AP - Fifty-four migrant workers from Myanmar suffocated in the back of a seafood truckin
southern Thailand while being smuggled to the popular resort island of Phuket,police said
Thursday. Full Story Top
UN chief warns against Eritrean pullout
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:42 pm PDT
AP - A new war could break out between Eritrea and Ethiopia if U.N. peacekeepers withdrawfrom
a buffer zone along their disputed border, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warnedWednesday. Full
Story Top
AP photographer granted Iraqi amnesty
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:49 pm PDT
AP - An Iraqi judicial committee has dismissed terrorism-related allegations against
AssociatedPress photographer Bilal Hussein and ordered him released nearly two years afterhe was
detained by the U.S. military. Full Story Top
China faces Muslim resentment in west
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:39 am PDT
AP - There was no sign of dissent in the bazaar, where men wove through the crowd on
motorcycleswith freshly butchered sheep draped behind them. But a Muslim merchant pinched hislips
together with his fingers to show he could not talk freely. Full Story Top
Violence feeds fear on eve of Nepal vote
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:34 pm PDT
AP - Nepalis voted Thursday following an outburst of bloodshed that killed eight
peopleand cast a shadow on an election meant to cement Nepal's peace deal with
communistinsurgents, stoking fears of more violence. Full Story Top
Britain's Brown calls for food aid boost
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:40 pm PDT
AP - Growing global hunger because of rising food prices threatens to set back
developmentin some of the world's poorest countries, Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Thursday.
Full Story Top
US military deaths in Iraq at 4,029
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:38 pm PDT
AP - As of Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at least 4,029 members of the U.S. military havedied
since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an AssociatedPress count. The
figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,281 died asa result of hostile action,
according to the military's numbers. Full Story Top
Haitian president fails to restore order
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:04 pm PDT
AP - A desperate appeal from the president Wednesday failed to restore order to
Haiti'sshattered capital, and bands of looters sacked stores, warehouses and governmentoffices.
Full Story Top
Mugabe's government: no problem with SADC summit
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:37 pm PDT
Reuters - President Robert Mugabe's government said on Thursday it had no problem
withZambia's decision to hold an emergency regional summit on Zimbabwe this weekendbut made clear
it had not sought assistance. Full Story Top
Fifty four Myanmar migrants suffocate in container
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:41 pm PDT
Reuters - Fifty four illegal Myanmar immigrants died of suffocation while being smuggled
intoThailand in a refrigerated container near the Thai-Myanmar border, a police officersaid on
Thursday. Full Story Top
Australia offers residence to Iraqis who helped troops
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:31 am PDT
AFP - Australia said Wednesday it would offer permanent residence to hundreds of
Iraqiemployees when Canberra pulls its combat forces out of the strife-torn country laterthis
year. Full Story Top
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