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Israel celebrates under political cloudThu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 Israel celebrates its 60th birthday on Thursday with barbeques and a Bible quiz, but the party is tainted by an investigation that could unseat the prime minister and derail efforts for a peace it has never known.
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U.N. says 1.5 million people affected by Myanmar stormThu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been “severely affected” by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, as the United States expressed outrage with the country’s junta over delays in allowing in aid.
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Hezbollah defiant as fighting rocks BeirutThu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military communications network.
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Al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq arrested: reportThu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT
 The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, has been arrested, the Arabic television station al-Arabiya reported on Friday, quoting the Iraqi Defense Ministry.
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Sarkozy stresses support for united CanadaThu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT
 President Nicolas Sarkozy delivered a powerful statement in favour of Canadian unity here Thursday while honouring Canada’s role in liberating France from Nazi tyranny.
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Obama says he could have nomination wrapped up in two weeksThu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Barack Obama predicted Thursday he could wrap up the Democratic presidential nomination within two weeks, potentially ending an exhausting 17-month campaign that has both re-energized and deeply divided his party.
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The United States pulled the plug on a crucial 2006 U.S. army probe that would have likely scuttled the case against Omar Khadr had it continued, the Canadian terror suspect’s military-assigned lawyer charged Thursday.
Unless Ottawa does an about-face, Abousfian Abdelrazik faces at least several more weeks of limbo in Sudan before he could be allowed to return to Canada after almost five hellish years away, his lawyer said Thursday.
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