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Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as Mahasan cyclone fizzles

17 May 2013, Friday / AP, COX'S BAZAR

A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm.

Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles

A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, »»

Japan envoy leaves North Korea, gives no hints on talks

An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended a visit to North Korea on »»

Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse

President Barack Obama said the US military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of »»

Egyptian policemen close crossing with Gaza after abductions

Egyptian policemen blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest »»

Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international »»

Former Syrian minister leads reconstruction plan

A six-member UN team led by a former Syrian planning minister is drawing up a comprehensive »»

12 killer tornadoes hit Texas, leaving hundreds homeless

Twelve tornadoes touched down in several small communities in Texas overnight, leaving »»

Syria opposition 'heart eater' says ready to face trial if Assad does

The Syrian opposition commander who rose to international notoriety for footage of »»

Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with US

The head of Iran's constitutional watchdog says it may disqualify candidates in June »»

Former Argentine dictator Videla dead

Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the »»

Mom in US chases down child abductor

A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed »»

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security »»

Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif free to rule without unwieldy coalition

Pakistani Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif won enough seats in Saturday's parliamentary »»

Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts

Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court »»

Leading Bulgarian party wants election result canceled

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB, which won most parliamentary seats in Sunday's vote, »»

Distrustful Rohingya Muslims resist massive cyclone evacuation

A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially »»

Japan takes step to permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima

Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground »»

North Korea: American Bae starts life at a 'special prison'

An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described »»

Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation

Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. »»

Erdoğan in Washington: a visit to divide them all?

A self-inflicted blow: horrific image of heart-eating fighter

Syria is a rational state, what about Turkey?

Turkey deserves a better opposition

Era of Syrian diplomacy is over

Russian media delight in US spy case as leaders try to limit fallout

Russian state-run media reveled on Wednesday in embarrassing the United States over »»

Kerry, Lavrov confident on Syria peace talks plan

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said »»

Erdoğan in Washington: a visit to divide them all?

A self-inflicted blow: horrific image of heart-eating fighter

Syria is a rational state, what about Turkey?

Turkey deserves a better opposition

Era of Syrian diplomacy is over

Syrian opposition launches assault on Aleppo main jail

Syrian opposition forces launched a coordinated assault on the main prison in the »»

Erdoğan in Washington: a visit to divide them all?

A self-inflicted blow: horrific image of heart-eating fighter

Syria is a rational state, what about Turkey?

Turkey deserves a better opposition

Era of Syrian diplomacy is over

Associated Press says US government seized journalists' phone records

The Associated Press said on Monday the US government secretly seized telephone records »»

Saudi Arabia: 4 new cases of SARS-linked virus

Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related »»

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