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Morning News


May.27   Indonesia   Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901
  The 6.2-magnitude temblor struck central Java 15 miles south-southwest of the city of Yogyakarta


  Moscow Banned gay rally broken up  More than 70 people have been arrested after activists tried to hold the city's first gay rights rally, despite a ban

  East Timor UN pulls staff from E Timor chaos  The UN has ordered all non-essential staff out. Militias have rampaged though the capital, Dili

  Poland Pope's Warsaw Mass draws 270,000  Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in a rain-soaked square where his predecessor inspired Solidarity movement

  Gaza Hamas rejects Abbas' plan deadline  The government rejects the 10-day deadline to accept a plan for a Palestinian state to exist alongside Israel

Evening News


  Southern California   Edmonton eliminate Ducks  The 8th-seeded Oilers won the conference finals 4-1 and will play for the Stanley Cup

  Australia Australia beefs up E Timor force  Australia is sending hundreds more troops and 50 police to try to contain raging mob violence

  Iraq 2 Marines missing after crash  The helicopter crashed during a maintenance test flight in Iraq's Anbar province

  Indonesia   Java quake kills 6,000
  20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
 The quake, measuring 6.3, is hitting a densely-populated area on the southern coast. People fled as their homes collapsed around them. Electricity and communications across the city of Yogyakarta were also down. The airport was closed. The runway had cracked. Rain compounds quake misery
San Francisco Bay Area , May 27, 2006 Timeline