Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order a temporary freeze in shipments....

Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-backed government Friday, a dramatic show-of-force certain to strengthen the Iranian-allied group's hand as it fights for dominance in Lebanon's political deadlock....

Man loses 28 relatives in Myanmar village hit by cyclone
BOGALAY, Myanmar (AP) -- The 68-year-old fisherman tries to explain how a cyclone swept away the rest of his family, but he can utter only a few simple words before he is overcome by tears and trauma....

Election in Serbia may cripple hunt for Gen. Ratko Mladic
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- For 13 years, he has eluded capture for atrocities a U.N. judge described as "scenes from hell ... written on the darkest pages of human history."...

Rocket hits BBC bureau in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Shiite militants launched rockets toward the fortified Green Zone on Friday, taking advantage of a sandstorm that gave cover from attacks by U.S. aircraft. Some rockets fell short, including one that damaged the British Broadcasting Corp. bureau....

Train quarantined in Ontario with mystery illness
TORONTO (AP) -- Canadian authorities quarantined a train in northern Ontario Friday after a woman died and several other people came down with an undetermined illness....

UN seeks $187 million to aid cyclone survivors in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United Nations is seeking $187 million to help an estimated 1.5 million cyclone survivors in Myanmar over the next three months, U.N. officials said Friday....

Russia puts tanks and missiles back in Red Square parade
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era....

Calls mount for Olmert's resignation
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's resignation mounted on Friday as police probed allegations that he accepted hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars in cash-stuffed envelopes from a U.S. citizen....

Judge extends custody of Austrian accused in dungeon case
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- An Austrian judge has ruled that a man accused of keeping his daughter captive in a dungeon for 24 years should remain in custody....