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Morning News


May.3   China   China on alert over deadly child virus Map of Anhui China
  Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22


  Austria     Incest father was 'tyrant'  Josef Fritzl who imprisoned his daughter in a dungeon cellar for 24 years may have started sexually abusing her when she was as young as 12

  China     Dalai Lama envoys to meet China officials Map of Shenzhen China  The talks will take place in Shenzhen and will last up to three hours

  Zimbabwe   Run-off remains in doubt  Opposition Movement for Democratic Change has ended a meeting in Harare without deciding whether to contest a run-off presidential vote

  Global   Asian bank in food crisis warning  The Asian Development Bank has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in reducing poverty across the continent

  Northern England United triumph to close on EPL title  Manchester United took a step towards retaining the English Premier League title, crushing West Ham 4-1 despite having Nani sent off

  Iran Iran denies militia backing in Iraq  An Iraqi delegation in Tehran confronted Iranian officials with evidence that Iran is smuggling weapons and explosive devices into Iraq

  Portugal Police: Hunt for Madeleine goes on  Portuguese police are still investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance a year after the British toddler vanished without trace

Day News


  Belarus   U.S. diplomats leave Belarus
  11 diplomats left after being declared persona non grata amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Washington and Belarus govermant


  Tibet Everest torch relay delayed by snow  

  Kentucky Big Brown wins Derby  Eight Belles, the runner-up, was euthanized on the track minutes after the race when she collapsed with two broken front ankles

  Czech Republic Vivaldi work revived 278 years on  A long-lost opera by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi is being performed for the first time in 278 years, in Prague

Evening News


  Myanmar     78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar
  Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
 As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access


  Microsoft   Microsoft walks away from Yahoo
  Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price


  Zimbabwe   Opposition holds firm against runoff  Movement for Democratic Change officials reaffirmed their decision not to participate in a runoff for president

  Jerusalem Rice in Mid-East for fresh talks  US Secretary of State is in the Middle East for the latest American attempt to advance an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

  Montreal Flyers win playoffs over Canadiens  Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and Philadelphia advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over Montreal
San Francisco Bay Area , May 3, 2008 Timeline