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Morning News


May.18   Uzbekistan   Foreign envoys visit town of Andijan
  The group of diplomats and journalists has arrived in the town to investigate last week's violence


  UN     UN calls for Uzbek deaths inquiry  Louise Arbour, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for an independent investigation

  Georgia     Live grenade 'was threat to Bush'  A hand grenade found close to Bush during his visit to Georgia was armed and could have gone off

  Iraq Wave of car bombings tied to al Qaeda  U.S. military official: al-Zarqawi ordered the recent wave of car bombings that killed more than 400 people in Iraq

  Vietnam WHO to warn on changing avian flu  The WHO is to announce that the pattern of the flu in Vietnam is consistent with human-to-human infection

Day News


  Washington   U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
  The administration called for an international investigation into last week's violence in the city of Andijan


  Portugal   CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting
  Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after coming from behind, 1-3


  Jordan Hard labor sentences for honor killers  A court issued 7 1/2 and 10-year jail terms for 2 brothers who stabbed their pregnant sister

  U.S. Congress US mulls ban on women in combat  Republicans in the Congress are trying to pass legislation which would keep women out of combat

  Venezuela Venezuela signs arms deal with Russia  Venezuela agrees to buy 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles. The cost will be $54 million

Evening News


  Uzbekistan   Troops retake rebel town
  Uzbek troops have retaken the town of Korasuv, where locals threw out their leaders in a popular protest


  Congo Tests confirm Ebola outbreak  Ebola has returned to the Republic of Congo, killing 9 people since the end of April

  Iraq Senior oil official killed  Ali Hameed was shot dead by attackers outside his home in Baghdad as he left for work

  Amazon Amazon destruction accelerating  The rainforest is being destroyed at near record levels, according to figures released by the Brazilian government
San Francisco Bay Area , May 18, 2005 Timeline