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James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7 (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:17:05 GMT

AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown � not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

Survivors found five days after China quake (Reuters)

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:14:29 GMT

Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged rescuers in the southwestern province of Sichuan to race to save lives, days after the most destructive earthquake to hit modern China, state media said on Saturday.

US Ships in Frustrating Wait Off Burma's Coast to Deliver Aid

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:12:12 GMT

Crews frustrated because Burmese government is preventing them from delivering large amounts of relief supplies on board which aid agencies say are desperately needed by millions of survivors of Cyclone Nargis

Robert Mondavi, California wine pioneer, dies at 94 (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:06:17 GMT

AP - Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.

China leader spurs rescue effort

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:04:41 GMT

China's President Hu Jintao urges rescuers in the earthquake-struck province of Sichuan to race to save lives.

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz wedding imminent

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:03:55 GMT

Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent.

Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:02:29 GMT

AP - Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.

France angered by Burmese delays

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:01:09 GMT

France's UN envoy accuses Burma of being on the verge of a crime against humanity by not accepting aid.

Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'

Sat, 17 May 2008 05:00:26 GMT

Gordon Brown accuses Burma's rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to cyclone survivors.

Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:58:36 GMT

AP - Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.

Report faults FBI handling of agents' Gitmo complaints: paper (Reuters)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:57:33 GMT

Reuters - A new Justice Department report praises FBI agents for refusing to join in the U.S. military's abusive questioning of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, but faults the bureau's for responding slowly to complaints from its own agents about the tactics, The New York Times reported on Saturday.

Intel agencies seek help recruiting new immigrants (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:51:21 GMT

AP - The U.S. is its own worst enemy when it comes to the desperately important task of recruiting immigrants as spies, analysts and translators in the war on terror, new Americans are telling intelligence officials. The government's policies raise suspicions and fear in the immigrants' home countries and disturb potential recruits here who might otherwise want to help.

Trapped Survivors Freed After Nearly 100 Hours

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:35:46 GMT

Strong aftershock rattles China quake zone; trapped survivors freed after nearly 100 hours

Trapped survivors freed after nearly 100 hours (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:35:34 GMT

AP - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued 163 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.

Survivors emerge as China quake rescue intensifies (AFP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:29:09 GMT

AFP - With survivors still emerging from the rubble Saturday nearly 115 hours after disaster struck, rescue teams waged an increasingly desperate battle to find victims of China's earthquake which has claimed an estimated 50,000 lives.

Dominican leader wins third term

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:26:28 GMT

President Leonel Fernandez wins re-election in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes.

UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:24:23 GMT

AP - A bitter 80-day United Auto Workers strike against an auto parts maker that has crippled dozens of General Motors Corp. factories could be coming to an end soon with a tentative contract agreement reached Friday.

Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:06:29 GMT

AP - President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S.

'Naive,' 'Reckless': Obama and McCain Clash on Foreign Policy, Diplomacy

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:36:51 GMT

Obama assails McCain on diplomacy, lays down challenge.

Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:36:13 GMT

AP - Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.

Bin Laden driver's trial delayed

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:12:15 GMT

A military judge postpones the trial of Osama Bin Laden's former driver, Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

U.S. plans new prison in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Sat, 17 May 2008 03:11:14 GMT

Reuters - The United States intends to build a big new prison at its main military base in Afghanistan, a shift from earlier aims to transfer most detainees to Afghan custody, The New York Times reported.

Chemist Convicted in Acid Vat Killing

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:21:18 GMT

Biochemist Larissa Schuster convicted of killing her estranged husband.

Wine Patriarch Robert Mondavi Dies at 94

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:16:12 GMT

Robert Mondavi, the patriarch of California wine country, is dead at age 94

Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton (AP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:51 GMT

AP - Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.

Plastic bag policy 'a diversion'

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:46:46 GMT

Plans to tackle use of plastic bags are a diversion from the real environmental issues, a government adviser says.

Bush to head for Egypt talks with Palestinians (Reuters)

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:17:07 GMT

Reuters - President George W. Bush flies to Egypt on Saturday for talks with Palestinian leaders who will be looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished praise on Israel during a visit to the Jewish state.

Windsor ready for royal wedding

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:12:24 GMT

Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, is to marry Canadian management consultant Autumn Kelly at Windsor Castle.

Feed the World With Small Steps

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:35 GMT

Simple, low-cost actions can make a huge impact for the world's hungry.

U.S. Seeks Spies, Immigrants Preferred

Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:43 GMT

Intel agencies want help recruiting new Americans as analysts and translators.

McCain says Obama and Clinton threaten gun rights (Reuters)

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:55:53 GMT

Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned gun owners on Friday that his Democratic opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would threaten their right to bear arms, as he sought to rally conservatives' support in the November election.

Myanmar says more than 133,000 dead, missing in cyclone (AFP)

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:54:31 GMT

AFP - Myanmar has said that more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing south in ruins.

From Dropout to Grammy Winner

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:53:05 GMT

At 60, eclectic British soul-pop star Steve Winwood still rocks.

Pioneering US winemaker dies

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:41:00 GMT

Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world map, dies at the age of 94.

Brown gives Kirk assembly speech

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:15:49 GMT

Gordon Brown addresses the Kirk's General Assembly 20 years after Mrs Thatcher's sermon on the mound.

Scotland 'needs to plan 25 years ahead on floods'

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THE Scottish Government has been urged to come up with a 25-year plan to tackle the threat of flooding.

Toxic strain of bug kills two in separate hospitals

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

TWO patients have died after contracting a bug which has struck in two different Scottish cities.

It's no joke as breakaway venues fail to find backer

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A CONTROVERSIAL bid by the four biggest venues on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to promote their own comedy festival has failed to land a big-name financial backer, The Scotsm

New war of words over support for Colombian rebels

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THE Andes have been plunged into crisis again after Interpol authenticated computer files suggesting president Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his allies in Ecuador have been sup

Rugby player who assaulted Polish man in toilet faces jail

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A RUGBY player faces the prospect of a prison sentence after kicking a Polish national unconscious in the toilets of a nightclub.

Mentally ill man who killed father is sent to Carstairs

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A MENTALLY ill man who stabbed his father to death was yesterday ordered to be detained indefinitely in the State Hospital Carstairs.

Severed-head killer on run after trip to supermarket

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A MURDERER who decapitated his victim, then kept his head in the fridge, was being hunted by police yesterday after absconding during a shopping trip from an open prison.

Farming must be part of fight against climate change

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MOST of us imagine farming as being very different from other industries. We see farms as pastures green and fields of corn, while we identify manufacturing with clanking prod

Murder accused 'said blacks should be shot' – witness

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A MAN accused of murdering a waiter in an Indian restaurant was a racist who believed black people "should be shot", a court was told yesterday.

'Frightening' future must be avoided to retain the integrity of planet we share

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

NEARLY 200 national governments will say next week that they are unlikely to meet a target of slowing the rate of extinctions of living species by 2010, a failure which could

Planning can make events in our pleasant land even greener

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

TOURISM is at the heart of the social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing of Scotland, employing as it does 200,000 people and generating visitor spending of more