http://www.newstin.com/us/asia Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57527649 U.S. President George W. Bush is being attacked at home for comments he made on a visit to Israel. In a speech marking Israel's 60th anniversary, Bush appeared to compare the Democratic Party's presidential front-runner, Barack Obama, to a Nazi appeaser. That, at least, is the Democratic Party's... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:02:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57527649 2008-05-16T10:02:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57543880 Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. Bin Laden said the fight for the Palestinian cause was the most important factor driving al-Qaida's war with the West and fueled 19... Fri, 16 May 2008 11:40:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57543880 2008-05-16T11:40:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57555139 Strong aftershock hits China quake epicenter : A strong aftershock sparked landslides Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. A day past what experts call the critical three-day window for finding... Fri, 16 May 2008 13:12:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57555139 2008-05-16T13:12:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57543667 McCain delivers speech Thursday outlining America in 2013 if he is president Speech risky because laid out benchmarks on which he could be later judged Terrorism analyst Peter Bergen takes aim at McCain's bin Laden prediction Analyst Doug MacGregor discusses McCain's Iraq policy By Brian Todd CNN... Fri, 16 May 2008 11:35:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57543667 2008-05-16T11:35:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479343 A rescue worker carried a survivor from the rubble in Beichuan, China, Thursday, three days after the massive earthquake struck. (Jason Lee/Reuters) In departure, China asks for outside help : With the death toll from this week's earthquake rising rapidly, China made a sharp departure from past... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:51:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479343 2008-05-16T03:51:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523333 YANGON, Myanmar -- The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Myanmar's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering two weeks after a cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute. John Holmes, U.N. undersecretary-general... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:57:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523333 2008-05-16T08:57:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57552410 U.S. President George W. Bush will likely receive little more than a smile and handshake when he asks Saudi Arabia to help lower oil prices during a visit to Riyadh this week to commemorate 75 years of a relationship that has developed fissures since 9/11. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:53:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57552410 2008-05-16T12:53:13Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57525109 Memorials contrast with Israeli festivities Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons yesterday - an annual ritual made even darker this year by crippling internal divisions and diminishing independence hopes. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57525109 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523209 BAGHDAD -- U.S. and Iraqi troops moved against al-Qaida on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city. Mosul, a key transport crossroads between Baghdad, Syria and other... Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57523209 2008-05-16T10:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468876 WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- House Republicans, accusing Democrats of "political games," blocked passage Thursday of a bill to fund military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Democratic leadership had broken the war spending bill into three parts, expecting that Republicans would have little... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:50:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468876 2008-05-16T01:50:36Z