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Indian official: 45 dead as blasts rock city
JAIPUR, India -- A hospital official says at least 45 people have been killed in six bomb blasts that ripped through crowded areas of a city in western India. (Updated 10:15 a.m. PT)
Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000
DUJIANGYAN, China -- The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades. (Updated 9:34 a.m. PT)
Myanmar cyclone victims getting low-quality supplies
YANGON, Myanmar -- Many cyclone victims are getting spoiled or poor-quality food from Myanmar's junta instead of the enriched supplies being delivered by foreign governments and charities, victims and aid workers said Tuesday. (Updated 9:28 a.m. PT)
Effect of quake on panda preserve still unknown
DUJIANGYAN, China -- The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the rest of the world. (Updated 5:38 a.m. PT)
Party moves to quit Pakistan Cabinet
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Ministers from the party of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif submitted their resignations from Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday, shaking the fragile coalition government that took power just six weeks ago. (Updated 4:06 a.m. PT)
Bhutto's husband cleared of smuggling artifacts
KARACHI, Pakistan -- A lawyer says a Pakistani court has cleared the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of charges of smuggling artifacts. (Updated 3:50 a.m. PT)
Dalai Lama prays for China earthquake victims
DHARMSALA, India -- The Dalai Lama offered his condolences and prayers Tuesday for the victims of the massive earthquake that hit central China, killing some 12,000 people. (Updated 3:49 a.m. PT)
Dozens die in Bangladesh ferry sinking during storm
KISHOREGANJ, Bangladesh -- A crowded ferry sank during a tropical storm in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 40 missing, officials said Tuesday. (Updated 2:58 a.m. PT)
Japan lower house OKs space defense bill
TOKYO -- Japan's powerful lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to allow the country's space programs to be used for national defense, the latest move by Tokyo to give more freedom to the tightly controlled military. (Updated 2:57 a.m. PT)
Teens trapped in collapsed Chinese school
JUYUAN, China -- The bodies of the young teenagers were brought out of the wreckage on doors scavenged from what remained of their school. (Updated 2:55 a.m. PT)
Additional headlines:
- 12 militants killed in southern Afghanistan
- Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone
 | MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 |
- At least 427 US deaths in Afghanistan, region
- UN chief slams Myanmar junta for slow response
- 2008 turns out to be a year of trouble for China
- Monks back on front lines to aid cyclone victims
- 5 more children die of virus in China
- UN food agency says rice prices surging in Myanmar
- 2 Humvees missing from US base in Afghanistan
- Vietnam nabs suspected baby traffickers
- Suspected rebels kill 8 railroad workers in India
- Philippine president pardons 9 coup plotters
- US Navy moves ships toward Myanmar, offers aid
| SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 |
- Myanmar cyclone shatters homes and dreams of families
- Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone
- In impoverished Central Asian valley, coal mining can kill
- Debt woes drive thousands of Indian farmers to suicide
- Nepal police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters
- Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks
- Chinese man held for threatening on Internet to grab torch
- Army: 6 killed in clashes with militants in Indian Kashmir
- Ruling party wins Sri Lanka polls
| SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 |
- Sri Lanka elections marred by irregularities
- Race to prevent disease among Myanmar cyclone victims
- Stifled by regime, Myanmar cyclone victims suffer in silence
- Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals' names
- ANALYSIS: Myanmar set for political, economic shocks
- Lawyer's plight highlights perils of fighting China's system
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