China rescuers seek survivors in hard-hit town
(AP)
AP - Piles of broken concrete rise seven stories high, and a few buildings stand askew, knocked at odd angles. People cry out the names of missing relatives and rescue workers shout, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
China's 1-child policy causes extra pain
(AP)
AP - After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
Aftershock rattles China quake zone
(AP)
AP - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.
Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices
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AP - President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S.
Myanmar's junta confines foreigners to Yangon
(AP)
AP - Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine.
Violence prompts United to call off 'victory' parade
(AFP)
AFP - Manchester United have postponed plans for a homecoming parade should they capture the Champions League trophy after violence flared in the city following the UEFA Cup final.
Pelosi visits Israel for 60th anniversary events
(AP)
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel Friday to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding.
Cuba blames US for Internet restrictions
(AP)
AP - A top Cuban official said Friday that Raul Castro's government would consider loosening Internet restrictions on ordinary citizens newly allowed to purchase computers but Washington's decades-old economic embargo makes it impossible.
Refugees from Western Sahara speak of hardships
(AP)
AP - One man describes a harrowing dash through a minefield, his pregnant wife in tow, as they raced to escape from the very rebels who were supposed to be protecting them.
US lawmakers ask Bush to consider Myanmar 'intervention'
(AFP)
AFP - US lawmakers have asked President George W. Bush to consider "humanitarian intervention" in cyclone-hit Myanmar after its military rulers refused to allow foreign experts to direct relief efforts despite rising deaths.
Ageing Aussies strip in pension protest
(AFP)
AFP - Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government.
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