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China buries quake dead as school collapses in focus

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury the dead and help tens of thousands of injured, homeless and hungry on Friday, four days after a massive earthquake which is expected to have killed more than 50,000. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=JlANN2"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=JlANN2" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=oKBNvH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=oKBNvH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=E288eh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=E288eh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=8bJOFh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=8bJOFh" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291303814" height="1" width="1"/>

Top California court rules gays may marry

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=h5trtZ"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=h5trtZ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=CcdmNH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=CcdmNH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=in5FJh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=in5FJh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=tf3oth"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=tf3oth" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291310147" height="1" width="1"/>

Clinton campaigns on amid clamour to drop out

BATH, South Dakota (Reuters) - Sitting on board Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign plane are the remnants of a colourful balloon replica of the candidate, once nearly life-size but now almost deflated and shrivelled. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=MNh7BG"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=MNh7BG" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=Ekq5sH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=Ekq5sH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=3xbiXh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=3xbiXh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=sazudh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=sazudh" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291425600" height="1" width="1"/>

Taliban man convicted in U.S. for "narco-terrorism"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A member of an Afghan Taliban cell was convicted by a federal jury on Thursday on charges of narco-terrorism and narcotics distribution, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=KtiPFo"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=KtiPFo" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=9Zz1PH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=9Zz1PH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=tKjrSh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=tKjrSh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=JlUZth"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=JlUZth" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291375185" height="1" width="1"/>

New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar

YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=zXFiQV"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=zXFiQV" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=Q5cS9H"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=Q5cS9H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=qZyJch"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=qZyJch" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=Q8dcmh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=Q8dcmh" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291329550" height="1" width="1"/>

Lebanese head for crisis talks in Qatar

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rival Lebanese leaders head for Qatar on Friday aiming to end a protracted political conflict that pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=22eSNj"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=22eSNj" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=gRNX0H"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=gRNX0H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=YGfrBh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=YGfrBh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=7XLYph"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=7XLYph" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291471730" height="1" width="1"/>

Suspected suicide blast kills 9 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Nine people, including seven policemen, were killed when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed a bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, the military and hospital authorities said. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=nJzoyU"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=nJzoyU" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=FQfDjH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=FQfDjH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=M0j8ph"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=M0j8ph" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=k4kh0h"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=k4kh0h" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291464202" height="1" width="1"/>

Ten held in 3 European countries in al Qaeda probe

PARIS (Reuters) - Police in France, Germany and the Netherlands have arrested 10 people on suspicion of having financial ties with an Uzbek group linked to al Qaeda, a source close to the French investigation said on Friday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=gBvwKJ"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=gBvwKJ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=jHY03H"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=jHY03H" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=q8DSFh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=q8DSFh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=YG6HHh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=YG6HHh" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291484225" height="1" width="1"/>

Indian village proud after double "honour killing"

BALLA, India (Reuters) - Five armed men burst into the small room and courtyard at dawn, just as 21-year-old, 22-week pregnant, Sunita was drying her face on a towel. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=fN5R8g"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=fN5R8g" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=nUBVSH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=nUBVSH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=seGyGh"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=seGyGh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=yeu32h"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=yeu32h" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291287111" height="1" width="1"/>

U.S. Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats erupted in outrage on Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=lJVijJ"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=lJVijJ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=u3jeyH"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=u3jeyH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=RxDQ8h"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=RxDQ8h" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?a=Y3F0Ch"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/UKWorldNews?i=Y3F0Ch" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/UKWorldNews/~4/291315923" height="1" width="1"/>

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