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Morning News


May.5   Myanmar     Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
  Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
 Foreign minister acknowledged that as many as 10,000 could be dead. Ruling military junta issued a rare appeal for international assistance in the face of an escalating humanitarian crisis


  Somalia   Two die in currency riot  Troops killed at least two people in Mogadishu, when they opened fire to halt riots over rising costs and counterfeit money

  Austria     Cellar plan 'from 1978'  Police: Josef Fritzl may have planned the dungeon in which he incarcerated his daughter Elisabeth as early as 1978 - when she was 12
 The 'House of Horrors' captives were forced to help expand the prison that housed them as their numbers grew


  Iran Iran: No talks until U.S. stops Iraq attacks  An Iranian official says the government wants the U.S. to stop its 'savage attacks' before its envoys hold more talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials

  Tibet Weather threatens Everest torch ascent  Heavy snow and high winds have delayed climbers from carrying the flame to the top of the world's highest peak

Day News


  Japan China leader to begin visit  President Hu Jintao is set to begin a 5-day state visit, the first such trip to Japan in a decade

  China Virus death toll hits 26  EV-71, hand-foot-mouth disease, has struck 11,905 people and has proved fatal in 26 cases, all of them children

Evening News


  Myanmar     Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
  At least 10,000 killed in the township of Bogalay alone. Survivors were facing their 3rd night without electricity. 10-hour storm left swathes of destruction
 The cyclone clogged roads with thousands of downed tree
San Francisco Bay Area , May 5, 2008 Timeline