CHINA - Quake leaves 40,000 dead, millions homeless
CHENGDU, China (AP): China said it was struggling to find shelter for many of the five million people, whose homes were destroyed in last week's earthquake, while the confirmed death toll rose yesterday to more than 40,000...
INDONESIA - Thousands rally against planned fuel price hike
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Thousands marched through Indonesia's capital yesterday to protest government plans to raise fuel prices by up to 30 per cent. They urged president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to refrain from slashing subsidies...
UNITED STATES - Obama to reach a milestone
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (AP): Barack Obama was poised to reach a major milestone yesterday in the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, a majority of the elected delegates offered in the Democratic presidential contest, even as Hillary Rodham Clinton, soldiered on...
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