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Morning News


May.4   Baghdad   Iraq First Lady survives bombing
  President Jalal Talabani's wife, Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, has escaped unhurt after a bomb attack on her motorcade


  Myanmar     Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
  As many as 350 people are feared dead after a tropical cyclone with winds up to 150 miles per hour slammed over the weekend
 The entire lower Burma is affected. In some areas, entire villages disappeared. Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly. 3 out of 4 buildings reportedly blown down in one district


  Zimbabwe   Tsvangirai delays runoff decision  The opposition candidate who bested Mugabe in the balloting is in no hurry to announce whether he will participate in a runoff election

  Barcelona Nadal makes it 4 straight in Barcelona  Rafael Nadal continued his invincible form on clay to beat second seed and Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-1 4-6 6-1

  Austria Cellar man 'mentally ill'  Josef Fritzl should not go to jail as he, should be in a psychiatric unit, his lawyer says

  Bolivia Province votes on autonomy  The government will not recognize referendum on autonomy in Bolivia's largest state of Santa Cruz, calling it 'illegal and unconstitutional'

Day News


  Bavaria   Bayern clinch 20th Bundesliga title  Munich completed the German double with a 0-0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg with unassailable 10-point lead over nearest challengers

  Spain   Real Madrid leave it late to claim title  10-men Real clinched the Spanish championship for the second successive season with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Osasuna

  Amazon Boat capsizes killing at least 15  A wooden boat Comandante Sales ferrying at least 80 people home from a party sank , leaving dozens missing

Evening News


  Bolivia   State backs autonomy Map of Santa Cruz Bolivia
  Thousands of people in the state of Santa Cruz celebrated the success of a referendum on autonomy, but the president said the measure failed
 Partial results suggest more than 80% of voters backed plans to give their region more powers. President Evo Morales has rejected the vote saying the unofficial referendum was illegal. 3 other states prepare for autonomy votes


  Myanmar     Burma 'must allow aid workers in'   The exiles are urging the country's military rulers to allow aid agencies to operate freely inside the country in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis

  Zimbabwe Teachers threaten strike  The Progressive Teachers Union has threatened to call a strike unless government supporters stop attacks on its members

  Texas Sharks lost series to Stars in Game 6  The longest game in franchise history
San Francisco Bay Area , May 4, 2008 Timeline