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Lebanon government denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut 6:55pm EDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition called "an armed and bloody coup".  Full Article   |  Video

 
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U.N. launches Myanmar appeal and resumes aid flights 6:49pm EDT 

YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed for $187 million in aid on Friday to help 1.5 million victims in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar and said it would resume relief flights despite the military government's seizure of food supplies.  Full Article  |  Video 

 

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After U.S. elections, worse to come?

U.S. presidential elections regularly produce an array of paraphernalia. This season, the range has been expanded by a large variety of Bush countdown devices.  Full Article | More Columns 

 
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