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Morning News


May.25   Beirut   MPs elect new president
  Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant
 He had won 118 votes out of 127.. Suleiman, who was standing unopposed, is seen as neutral by Lebanon's rival factions


  Belgium   Boeing 747 splits in two on take off  A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off at Brussels airport. 4 crew members were injured

  Baghdad Blast wounds five near Turkish Embassy  A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol went off near the Embassy in the Waziriya neighborhood

  Southern China 70,000 homes 'damaged' in new quake  A powerful 5.8 magnitude aftershock reportedly damaging more than 70,000 homes in the region

  Colombia Rebels say leader dead  Main leftist rebel group, the FARC, has confirmed the death of top commander Manuel Marulanda, saying he died of a heart attack

  Zimbabwe Mugabe threat to expel US envoy  President is accusing ambassador James McGee of meddling in the country's political process

  Monaco Hamilton overcomes blunder to win  Lewis Hamilton overcame an early collision with the barriers to win a dramatic, rain-hit Grand Prix and move 3 points clear in the overall standings

Evening News


  USA   Historic pictures sent from Mars
  The Mars Phoenix lander, a Nasa spacecraft, has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars
 It touched down in the far north of the Red Planet, after a 423 million-mile journey from Earth


  Zimbabwe   At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe  Opposition leader had harsh words for President Mugabe, as he stood near the casket of a man he says was killed by Mugabe's supporters

  Nepal 76-year-old breaks Everest record  A 76-year-old Nepalese man became the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain

  Indiana Dixon drove to his first Indy 500 victory  350,000 fans celebrate a 'unified' Indy 500 with all the stars in the starting lineup, including Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon of New Zealand

  Taiwan Taiwan party chief heads to China  Wu Poh-hsiung has departed for a 6-day visit, in what is seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides

  South Korea South Korea, Arab states to form group  South Korea and states in the Middle East and Africa are meeting to prepare for the launch of a new organization aimed at seeking closer ties

  Nepal Nepal bans rallies in Kathmandu  Authorities in the capital have banned rallies and mass meetings in strategic areas 2 days before assembly is to meet to declare a republic
San Francisco Bay Area , May 25, 2008 Timeline