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Morning News


May.29   UN   UN warns about higher food costs  Higher food prices may be here to stay as demand from developing countries and production costs rise

  Beijing     China seeks earthquake aid from Japan  China has begun talks with Tokyo about the first significant military dispatch involving the two countries since World War II

  Jerusalem Olmert party rival looks to polls  Foreign Minister Livni, tipped to replace Mr Olmert if he quits, said Kadima should prepare for 'every eventuality, including elections'

  India Wild elephant kills 7 in village  An elephant rampaged through a village in northern India, killing at least seven people and injuring 24 others before it was killed

  Zambia Annan: Rivals must work with Zanu-PF  Ex-U.N. chief: Zimbabwe opposition leaders must be willing to work alongside Robert Mugabe's party

  Austria Ex-hostage to make TV debut  Natascha Kampusch whose ordeal stunned people worldwide is going prime time

  Iraq FIFA lifts Iraq ban ahead of Cup date  World governing body FIFA has provisionally and conditionally lifted its year-long suspension of Iraq's football association

Day News


  Global   World Bank pledges $1.2 billion for food
  The World Bank is making grants and loans to combat the global food crisis, including some $200 million for those most at risk
 The immediate financial help is for countries worst hit by the sharp rise in food prices


  Amazon   Isolated tribe spotted
  One of few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru


  Iceland   Iceland rocked by earthquake  The 6.1 magnitude temblor struck about 3:46 p.m. Its epicenter was about 50 km east-southeast of the capital, Reykjavik

  Milan Mancini dismissal confirmed by Inter  43-year-old Mancini, who guided Inter to 3 successive league titles, is now the favorite to take Mourinho's former job at Stamford Bridge

  Estonia Navy hopes to solve WWII plane mystery  Naval experts will begin searching for an airliner that crashed into the Baltic in June 1940 with 9 people on board, including a U.S. diplomatic courier

Evening News


  Los Angeles   Lakers win Western Conference  Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the 4th quarter, and LA rallied from 17-point deficit to beat the defending NBA champion Spurs 100-92

  Venezuela   Latin Americans to discuss cost of food  Envoys from 26 countries meet in Caracas to discuss the rising cost of food and draw up a united policy for the region

  Panama     Chile's federal police chief killed in crash Map of Panama City Panama  A helicopter crashed into a building, killing 11 of the 12 people aboard, including Gen. Jose Alejandro Bernales, Chile's federal police chief

  Japan Japan shelves military aid flight  Japan has decided not to a send a military aircraft to China to deliver relief supplies for victims of the earthquake; instead use a chartered plane
San Francisco Bay Area , May 29, 2008 Timeline