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Morning News


May.16   Netherlands   Lawmaker quits in asylum row
  The Immigration Ministry said Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali was improperly granted citizenship


  European Union     EU entry hopefuls 'must do more'  The European Commission has recommended that Bulgaria and Romania join the EU next year as planned

  Baghdad     Testimony for 'excellency' Hussein  Relatives of former leader's co-accused have taken the stand as the defense began trying to refute crimes

  Baghdad At least 19 killed in shooting, bomb  Gunmen stormed a garage and killed 5 people inside. A car later detonated outside the garage, killing 14

  New Zealand Powerful quake off New Zealand  An earthquake hit deep under the South Pacific, and it rocked a wide area of the country

  Comoros 'Ayatollah' wins islands' presidency  A popular Iranian-trained Islamic leader Ahmed Abdullah Sambi won the presidency with 58% of votes

  Nigeria No third term for President Obasanjo  Senate has thrown out a move to allow the President to seek a third term in office next year

Day News


  Washington   US releases 9/11 Pentagon video
  The justice department has released the first video of the plane crashing into the Pentagon in 2001


  Polynesia   Quake drill shaken by real thing
  A 5.8 earthquake has disrupted a simulated tsunami warning drill on the remote nation of Tonga


  Baghdad   UAE diplomat kidnapped
  Gunmen kidnapped the in an upscale neighborhood, wounding his bodyguard in the process


  Mexico Mexico threatens lawsuits over Guard  Mexico warned it would file lawsuits in U.S. courts if Nat. Guard troops detain migrants on the border

  Washington U.S. axes free trade talks with Ecuador  Ecuador government decided to annul an operating contract with Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  Sao Paulo Police backlash lifts toll  The death toll from 4 days of gang attacks and a police backlash in the state has risen to 115

  UN Security Council U.N. pushes up plan for Darfur force  The Security Council passed a resolution pressing Sudan to cooperate with the UN

Evening News


  European Union     EU 'to offer reactor to Iran'
  Britain, France and Germany plan to offer Iran a light-water nuclear reactor as part of a package of incentives


  Oceania   Pacific states hold tsunami test  More than 30 countries around the ocean have tested a system to warn them of approaching tsunamis

  Florida Miami ousted New Jersey 106-105  Balanced offensive attack helps Heat win the series 4-1

  Indonesia Five people die of bird flu  The deaths, all from the same family, brings Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 30

  France Toxic ship returns home  The ageing warship Clemenceau is due to arrive back home in the naval port of Brest
San Francisco Bay Area , May 16, 2006 Timeline