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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai to return for second round 6:43pm EDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai restarts his campaign to oust Robert Mugabe at home on Saturday after seeking support abroad in his risky standoff with the president.  Full Article

 
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China buries quake dead as new aftershock hits 4:30pm EDT 

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000.  Full Article  |  Video 

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Rain pushes Myanmar death toll higher 7:28pm EDT 

YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential rain lashed survivors of Cyclone Nargis on Friday as Myanmar's junta raised its toll sharply to more than 133,000 people dead or missing, putting the disaster on a par with a 1991 cyclone that killed 143,000 in neighboring Bangladesh.  Full Article  |  Video 

McCain Responds

May 16 - John McCain responded to Barack Obama's remarks, which followed a speech in which President Bush suggested negotiations with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would amount to appeasement.  Play Video

 
Myanmar cyclone

A deadly cyclone devastates Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, where entire villages have been virtually washed away.  Full Coverage 

 
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A massive 7.9 magnitude quake devastates southwest Sichuan province.   Full Coverage 

Quake rocks China

A deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province, the worst in three decades.

 
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