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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Photos from the general newsen-usWed May 14 17:18:08 2008288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bn/Ayb117351434.ROqJ_IAE.htmlwed/bn/Ayb117351434.ROqJ_IAE.html1210785004Wed, 14 May 2008 17:10:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bn/Ayb117351434.ROqJ_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/an/photo-cnt40007.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>DOWNEY, Calif. - With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bn/Ayb117351434.ROqJ_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/an/photo-cnt40007.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm</a><br />DOWNEY, Calif. - With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ak/Ayb117350230.RD8O_IAE.htmlwed/ak/Ayb117350230.RD8O_IAE.html1210782098Wed, 14 May 2008 16:21:38 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ak/Ayb117350230.RD8O_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt40056.jpg" height="144" width="102" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>LONDON - Sometimes it seems Paul McCartney can't win for losing.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ak/Ayb117350230.RD8O_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt40056.jpg" height="144" width="102" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Paul McCartney's carbon footprint is criticized</a><br />LONDON - Sometimes it seems Paul McCartney can't win for losing.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/by/Ayb117349601.RVYy_IAE.htmlwed/by/Ayb117349601.RVYy_IAE.html1210780843Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:43 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/by/Ayb117349601.RVYy_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ap/photo-cnt40053.jpg" height="144" width="95.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>CANNES, France - It's indie movies versus Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/by/Ayb117349601.RVYy_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ap/photo-cnt40053.jpg" height="144" width="95.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes fest</a><br />CANNES, France - It's indie movies versus Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117349602.R5Q0_IAE.htmlwed/bo/Ayb117349602.R5Q0_IAE.html1210780843Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:43 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117349602.R5Q0_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt40049.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BEIJING - Bodies buried under mounds of rubble, bloodied survivors pulled from debris, weeping family members begging for information - the stark images have blanketed Chinese newspapers and television broadcasts for days.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117349602.R5Q0_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt40049.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Chinese media aggressive in covering quake</a><br />BEIJING - Bodies buried under mounds of rubble, bloodied survivors pulled from debris, weeping family members begging for information - the stark images have blanketed Chinese newspapers and television broadcasts for days.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/usa.gov.politics/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.htmlwed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html1210771248Wed, 14 May 2008 13:20:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/usa.gov.politics/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39945.jpg" height="85.8" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) -- Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates, offering fresh recognition from Democratic leaders of his inevitable nomination.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/usa.gov.politics/2/wed/cm/Ayb117329406.RpQB_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39945.jpg" height="85.8" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Clinton's W.Va. victory does little to slow Obama</a><br />STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) -- Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates, offering fresh recognition from Democratic leaders of his inevitable nomination.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.media.entertainment/2/wed/du/Ayb117341771.R2We_IAE.htmlwed/du/Ayb117341771.R2We_IAE.html1210767004Wed, 14 May 2008 12:10:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.media.entertainment/2/wed/du/Ayb117341771.R2We_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ax/photo-cnt39845.jpg" height="96.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>NEW YORK - CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.media.entertainment/2/wed/du/Ayb117341771.R2We_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ax/photo-cnt39845.jpg" height="96.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />'Christine,' `How I Met Your Mother' back on CBS</a><br />NEW YORK - CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.michigan/2/wed/ae/Ayb117341918.RVyh_IAE.htmlwed/ae/Ayb117341918.RVyh_IAE.html1210767004Wed, 14 May 2008 12:10:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.michigan/2/wed/ae/Ayb117341918.RVyh_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ay/photo-cnt39883.jpg" height="89.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>DETROIT - The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.michigan/2/wed/ae/Ayb117341918.RVyh_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ay/photo-cnt39883.jpg" height="89.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response</a><br />DETROIT - The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/cp/Abush-mideast.RAfC_IyE.htmlwed/cp/Abush-mideast.RAfC_IyE.html1210764609Wed, 14 May 2008 11:30:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/cp/Abush-mideast.RAfC_IyE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt39962.jpg" height="120" width="128.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>JERUSALEM - President Bush on Wednesday opened a celebratory visit to Israel where he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. "We consider the Holy Land a very special place, and we consider the Israeli people our close friends," Bush said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/cp/Abush-mideast.RAfC_IyE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt39962.jpg" height="120" width="128.4" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Bush opens Mideast trip to mark Israel's anniversary</a><br />JERUSALEM - President Bush on Wednesday opened a celebratory visit to Israel where he'll make a new push for peace in the long-troubled Middle East. "We consider the Holy Land a very special place, and we consider the Israeli people our close friends," Bush said.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/df/Ayb117322088.RBpO_IAD.htmlwed/df/Ayb117322088.RBpO_IAD.html1210759812Wed, 14 May 2008 10:10:12 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/df/Ayb117322088.RBpO_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/af/photo-cnt39908.jpg" height="144" width="117" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>JAIPUR, India - Police imposed a daylong curfew in the western Indian city of Jaipur on Wednesday to prevent any retaliatory violence after a series of blasts in crowded areas left at least 80 people dead.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/df/Ayb117322088.RBpO_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/af/photo-cnt39908.jpg" height="144" width="117" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />80 killed by series of blasts in Western India</a><br />JAIPUR, India - Police imposed a daylong curfew in the western Indian city of Jaipur on Wednesday to prevent any retaliatory violence after a series of blasts in crowded areas left at least 80 people dead.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cx/Ayb117337960.RTxD_IAE.htmlwed/cx/Ayb117337960.RTxD_IAE.html1210758611Wed, 14 May 2008 09:50:11 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cx/Ayb117337960.RTxD_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ab/photo-cnt39961.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>YANGON, Myanmar - Another powerful storm headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta, where so little aid has reached that the U.N. warned on Wednesday of a "second wave of deaths" among an estimated 2 million survivors.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cx/Ayb117337960.RTxD_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ab/photo-cnt39961.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />New storm head toward cyclone-devstated Myanmar</a><br />YANGON, Myanmar - Another powerful storm headed toward Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta, where so little aid has reached that the U.N. warned on Wednesday of a "second wave of deaths" among an estimated 2 million survivors.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.agriculture/2/wed/aa/Ayb117336966.R_dZ_IAE.htmlwed/aa/Ayb117336966.R_dZ_IAE.html1210756259Wed, 14 May 2008 09:10:59 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.agriculture/2/wed/aa/Ayb117336966.R_dZ_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt39958.jpg" height="144" width="79.2" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>WASHINGTON - A $300 billion farm bill contains a little something for everyone, including tax breaks for Kentucky racehorse owners, extra help for farmers in Hawaii and Alaska, dollars for salmon farmers in the Pacific Northwest and more food stamps for the needy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.industry.agriculture/2/wed/aa/Ayb117336966.R_dZ_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt39958.jpg" height="144" width="79.2" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Farm bill full of goodies for both rich and poor</a><br />WASHINGTON - A $300 billion farm bill contains a little something for everyone, including tax breaks for Kentucky racehorse owners, extra help for farmers in Hawaii and Alaska, dollars for salmon farmers in the Pacific Northwest and more food stamps for the needy.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/da/Ayb117336554.Rju1_IAE.htmlwed/da/Ayb117336554.Rju1_IAE.html1210753819Wed, 14 May 2008 08:30:19 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/da/Ayb117336554.Rju1_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39904.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>PALM BAY, Fla. - Wildfires that have gutted at least 40 homes along the state's Atlantic coast are believed to have been started by arsonists, but they got help from two classic Florida phenomenon: rampant development and a year-round growing season.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.florida/2/wed/da/Ayb117336554.Rju1_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/au/photo-cnt39904.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Arson-started Florida wildfires fueled by growth</a><br />PALM BAY, Fla. - Wildfires that have gutted at least 40 homes along the state's Atlantic coast are believed to have been started by arsonists, but they got help from two classic Florida phenomenon: rampant development and a year-round growing season.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/al/Ayb117333084.Rx7T_IAE.htmlwed/al/Ayb117333084.Rx7T_IAE.html1210747256Wed, 14 May 2008 06:40:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/al/Ayb117333084.Rx7T_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/an/photo-cnt39940.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices held steady Wednesday in Asia after falling back from a record near $127 a barrel in the previous session on concerns Iran may consider cutting oil production.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/al/Ayb117333084.Rx7T_IAE.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/an/photo-cnt39940.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Oil prices steady in Asia after record near $127</a><br />BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices held steady Wednesday in Asia after falling back from a record near $127 a barrel in the previous session on concerns Iran may consider cutting oil production.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast.israel/2/wed/ds/Ayb117318154.R8hv_IAD.htmlwed/ds/Ayb117318154.R8hv_IAD.html1210698651Tue, 13 May 2008 17:10:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast.israel/2/wed/ds/Ayb117318154.R8hv_IAD.html"></a>JERUSALEM - Police raided the Ministry of Industry and Trade Tuesday, seizing documents in a widening corruption probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.mideast.israel/2/wed/ds/Ayb117318154.R8hv_IAD.html">Police raid trade ministry in Olmert probe</a><br />JERUSALEM - Police raided the Ministry of Industry and Trade Tuesday, seizing documents in a widening corruption probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/al/Ayb117310536.RoLD_IAD.htmlwed/al/Ayb117310536.RoLD_IAD.html1210684218Tue, 13 May 2008 13:10:18 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/al/Ayb117310536.RoLD_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt39212.jpg" height="94.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>SENECA, Mo. - Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday where residents are still picking up from the weekend's killer twisters.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/local.missouri/2/wed/al/Ayb117310536.RoLD_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ah/photo-cnt39212.jpg" height="94.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />More storms headed for tornado-damaged Mo., Ark.</a><br />SENECA, Mo. - Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday where residents are still picking up from the weekend's killer twisters.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bv/Ayb117306390.Rtzd_IAD.htmlwed/bv/Ayb117306390.Rtzd_IAD.html1210680631Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:31 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bv/Ayb117306390.Rtzd_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt39442.jpg" height="117.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/bv/Ayb117306390.Rtzd_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aw/photo-cnt39442.jpg" height="117.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Dwight Yoakam to make 24th appearance on 'The Tonight Show'</a><br />NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/de/Ayb117306561.RWls_IAD.htmlwed/de/Ayb117306561.RWls_IAD.html1210680631Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:31 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/de/Ayb117306561.RWls_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aj/photo-cnt39329.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>NEW YORK - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/de/Ayb117306561.RWls_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aj/photo-cnt39329.jpg" height="144" width="115.8" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Matt Walsh to meet with Goodell, Specter</a><br />NEW YORK - Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ap/Ayb117303138.RmM-_IAD.htmlwed/ap/Ayb117303138.RmM-_IAD.html1210675805Tue, 13 May 2008 10:50:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ap/Ayb117303138.RmM-_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aa/photo-cnt39191.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BAGHDAD - A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/living.top/2/wed/ap/Ayb117303138.RmM-_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aa/photo-cnt39191.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11</a><br />BAGHDAD - A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cl/Ayb117303177.R90a_IAD.htmlwed/cl/Ayb117303177.R90a_IAD.html1210675805Tue, 13 May 2008 10:50:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cl/Ayb117303177.R90a_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt39222.jpg" height="95.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations said Tuesday that only a tiny portion of international aid needed for Myanmar's cyclone victims is making it into the country, amid reports that the military regime is hoarding good-quality foreign aid for itself and doling out rotten food.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/cl/Ayb117303177.R90a_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt39222.jpg" height="95.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Myanmar regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid</a><br />YANGON, Myanmar - The United Nations said Tuesday that only a tiny portion of international aid needed for Myanmar's cyclone victims is making it into the country, amid reports that the military regime is hoarding good-quality foreign aid for itself and doling out rotten food.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/di/Ayb117300514.RA6h_IAD.htmlwed/di/Ayb117300514.RA6h_IAD.html1210667415Tue, 13 May 2008 08:30:15 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/di/Ayb117300514.RA6h_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt39222.jpg" height="95.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar agreed to accept more American aid, officials said Tuesday, opening the door for what could be a massive relief operation as the U.N. warned that less than a quarter of victims' needs are being met 10 days after the devastating cyclone struck.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.indochina.misc/2/wed/di/Ayb117300514.RA6h_IAD.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/am/photo-cnt39222.jpg" height="95.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Myanmar accepts more US help for cyclone survivors</a><br />YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar agreed to accept more American aid, officials said Tuesday, opening the door for what could be a massive relief operation as the U.N. warned that less than a quarter of victims' needs are being met 10 days after the devastating cyclone struck.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117292383.RLRL_IAC.htmlwed/cs/Ayb117292383.RLRL_IAC.html1210639826Tue, 13 May 2008 00:50:26 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117292383.RLRL_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/az/photo-cnt39194.jpg" height="101.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BEIRUT, Lebanon - Fighting between pro- and anti-government factions jumped to Lebanon's north Monday, but a grim calm hung over the nearly empty streets of Beirut - a capital crippled by roadblocks, suspicion and fear.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117292383.RLRL_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/az/photo-cnt39194.jpg" height="101.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Fighting in Tripoli, but Lebanon's capital is calm</a><br />BEIRUT, Lebanon - Fighting between pro- and anti-government factions jumped to Lebanon's north Monday, but a grim calm hung over the nearly empty streets of Beirut - a capital crippled by roadblocks, suspicion and fear.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/br/Ayb117289895.Rddy_IAC.htmlwed/br/Ayb117289895.Rddy_IAC.html1210629048Mon, 12 May 2008 21:50:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/br/Ayb117289895.Rddy_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/az/photo-cnt39194.jpg" height="101.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BEIRUT, Lebanon - Fighting between pro- and anti-government factions jumped to Lebanon's north Monday, but a grim calm hung over the nearly empty streets of Beirut - a capital crippled by roadblocks, suspicion and fear.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/br/Ayb117289895.Rddy_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/az/photo-cnt39194.jpg" height="101.4" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Fighting in Tripoli, but Lebanon's capital is calm</a><br />BEIRUT, Lebanon - Fighting between pro- and anti-government factions jumped to Lebanon's north Monday, but a grim calm hung over the nearly empty streets of Beirut - a capital crippled by roadblocks, suspicion and fear.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117285998.RKji_IAC.htmlwed/bo/Ayb117285998.RKji_IAC.html1210624234Mon, 12 May 2008 20:30:34 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117285998.RKji_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt39208.jpg" height="99.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday, raising doubts over the new government's stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/bo/Ayb117285998.RKji_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ag/photo-cnt39208.jpg" height="99.6" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Sharif's party to quit Pakistan Cabinet</a><br />ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday, raising doubts over the new government's stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117284431.R_P-_IAC.htmlwed/cs/Ayb117284431.R_P-_IAC.html1210620663Mon, 12 May 2008 19:31:03 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117284431.R_P-_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aa/photo-cnt39191.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BAGHDAD - Iraq's main Shiite political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a fragile cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City on Monday, hoping to end seven weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.top/2/wed/cs/Ayb117284431.R_P-_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/aa/photo-cnt39191.jpg" height="96" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />Iraq: Sadr City cease-fire signed after weeks of fighting</a><br />BAGHDAD - Iraq's main Shiite political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a fragile cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City on Monday, hoping to end seven weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/ca/Ayb117272000.RQy8_IAC.htmlwed/ca/Ayb117272000.RQy8_IAC.html1210614697Mon, 12 May 2008 17:51:37 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/ca/Ayb117272000.RQy8_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ab/photo-cnt39197.jpg" height="100.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" /></a>BEIJING - China's inflation almost climbed to a 12-year high in April, swamping official efforts to cool surging living costs that could provoke unrest ahead of the Beijing Olympics.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/biz.top/2/wed/ca/Ayb117272000.RQy8_IAC.html"><img src="http://rss.usti.net/xwd/ab/photo-cnt39197.jpg" height="100.2" width="144" align="left" alt="Photo" title="Photo" />China's inflation rises to almost 12-year high</a><br />BEIJING - China's inflation almost climbed to a 12-year high in April, swamping official efforts to cool surging living costs that could provoke unrest ahead of the Beijing Olympics.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP)