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| Cyclone Nargis Killed 350 People in Burma |
The cyclone that hit Burma
on Saturday killed more than 350 people, devastating Rangoon and many rural areas. State media
reported that thousands of buildings were destroyed by the storm. 19 people
died in
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 A new constitution had been overwhelming approved by voters
in last weekend’s referendum after the cyclone disaster that hit Burma, killing
more than 40,000 people.
The government portrayed the vote as a step toward democracy
and to promised multiparty elections from 2010.
The commission in charge of the Saturday referendum...
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 A rocket hit a shopping mall center on Wednesday in the
southern Israeli city of Ashkelon,
injuring at least 14 people, the Israeli military and emergency officials said,
according to CNN. Among the victims, a mother and infant were seriously wounded.
According to Islamic Jihad sources, the militant group claimed
responsibility...
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 The Dalai Lama arrived Thursday for a five-day visit to Germany. The
exiled Tibetan spiritual leader plans to give four lectures, in Nuremberg, Bamberg, Bochum and Moenchengladbach, and a final speech Monday in
front of Berlin's
Brandenburg Gate, the Associated Press reported.
He will meet with two state governors from...
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 A suicide bomber killed 18 police and civilians on Thursday
in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, officials said, according to
Reuters. It appears that the incident happened in a bazaar next to a police
station in Del Aram district of Farah. Other 15 people were wounded.
“So far, 18 people, including police and civilians,...
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A series
of seven bomb explosions in the old city of Jaipur in western India killed 63
and left about 200 wounded. The police think it was an attack by Pakistani or Bangladeshi Islamist militants. Several people have already been detained
for questioning.
"We have detained around one dozen people
and we are trying our...
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 A powerful earthquake devastated China, killing about 10,000 people,
toppling thousands of homes, factories, offices and schools. It was China’s worst
natural disaster in 32 years. It ravaged the mountainous region outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province,
destroying 80 percent of structures in some of the towns and small cities...
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 China urged banks to reserve higher sums, as a consequence of the fact that deposits accelerated after inflation, reaching the fastest pace since 1996. It is the fourth time when the Asian country needs to make such an appeal, after the similar recommendations made on January 25, March 25 and April 25.
As a prompt response to this...
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 Lebanon’s capital was paralyzed last week by conflicts between supporters of the Iranian- backed group Hezbollah and militants loyal to the Western-backed government.
According to Lebanese authorities, clashes also burst out in northern town Tripoli. Members of Hezbollah attacked supporters of the pro-government Druze leader,...
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 The clashes between Indian security forces and Islamic
militants killed six people in Kashmir. Four
of them were civilians and one was a news photographer.
In the first incident in the Indian-controlled Kashmir, soldiers confronted a group of gunmen who opened
fire, killing two civilians inside of a house and wounding two others,...
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Despite the difficult situation caused by
the cyclone Nargis, which swept everything away in Yangon, Myanmar,
the military junta held referendum to approve a new constitution. This comes
after the news that the Burman Embassy in Bangkok
took holiday. And if one takes into consideration the fact that numerous
flights and rescue teams...
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 “Reprise,” A Story of Friendship and Art
Directed by the young Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier, “Reprise” tells the story of two young aspiring writers. Philip (Anders Danielsen Lie) and Erik (Espen...
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Myanmar Says “Yes” to New Constitution
A new constitution had been overwhelming approved by voters
in last weekend’s referendum after the cyclone disaster that hit Burma, killing
more than 40,000 people....
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Today is Wednesday, May 14
, the 135th day of 2008 with 231 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter. The evening stars are Mars, Mercury and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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