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Morning News


May.2   Zimbabwe   Officials: rivals face runoff
  A runoff has been declared in presidential election after officials said main Tsvangirai won 47.9% of votes, compared to 43.2% for Mugabe
 Neither candidate passed the 50% threshold for an outright win. Movement for Democratic Change said the result was 'scandalous daylight robbery'


  Pakistan   Fired judges getting jobs back  Former Prime Minister Sharif said that the ruling coalition on May 12 will reinstate judges who were ousted by President Musharraf last year

  Yemen   Many feared dead in blast  13 people have died and 45 others wounded as an explosion rocked the entrance of a Yemeni city

Day News


  London   New mayor is eccentric, offensive
  London's new Mayor Boris Johnson is a maverick lawmaker loved for his eccentric wit but often maligned for his abrasive tongue
 The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Livingstone's 1,028,966 on a record turnout of 45%


  Zimbabwe   Mugabe rivals reject poll result
  The opposition has rejected results that give it the most votes in the presidential election, but not enough to avoid a run-off


  Sudan   Air crash kills Sudanese minister  South Sudan's defence minister Dominic Dim Deng has been killed along with at least 21 other people in a plane crash in the south

  Chile Volcanic eruption forces 250 from homes  The eruption has triggered a seismic wave forcing authorities to evacuate about 250 people from remote villages in southern Chile

  Washington Cavaliers win series over Wizards  James compiled 27 points, while helping slow Butler at the defensive end, and the Cavaliers beat the Wizards 105-88

  Somalia Militants vow to avenge U.S. airstrike  Islamist fighters threatened to avenge the death of a reputed al Qaeda commander and warned Americans to stay out of the nation

Evening News


  Cuba   Home computer ban lifted  The first legalised home computers have gone on sale, but a ban remains on internet access

  UN Security Council U.N. calls for fair Myanmar referendum  The Council called on Myanmar's military government to ensure that 'fundamental political freedoms' are respected in the referendum
San Francisco Bay Area , May 2, 2008 Timeline