http://www.newstin.com/us/world Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56674690 Pakistan plans to send two planeloads of relief supplies to Myanmar on Sunday to help the survivors of Cyclone Nargis. ... The Foreign Ministry says the supplies will include tents, mosquito nets and medicines. The U.N. estimates that 1.5 million to 2 million people have... Sat, 10 May 2008 15:06:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56674690 2008-05-10T15:06:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683743 BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition on Saturday said it was ending its takeover of west Beirut after the army revoked government moves against the Shiite group that sparked days of deadly fighting. ... The announcement came shortly after the army said it... Sat, 10 May 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683743 2008-05-10T17:45:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56672032 Announcement comes amid more deaths in clashes in Iraqi capital's Sadr City area. ... Two million residents of Baghdad's Sadr City area have been caught in a battle zone for weeks now [AFP] The political group headed by Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia leader, says it has struck... Sat, 10 May 2008 14:56:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56672032 2008-05-10T14:56:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56648359 The leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe says he will contest a presidential run-off - but only if a string of conditions are met. ... Tsvangirai had claimed victory Morgan Tsvangirai - who heads the Movement for Democratic Change - will go up against Robert Mugabe in a... Sat, 10 May 2008 08:58:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56648359 2008-05-10T08:58:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56652021 NEW YORK -- Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gasoline prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67... Sat, 10 May 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56652021 2008-05-10T09:39:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683748 PRETORIA (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader said Saturday he would return home to face Robert Mugabe in a presidential runoff poll despite the risk of "more violence, more gloom, more betrayal." ... PRETORIA (AFP) - Morgan Tsvangirai had previously refused to say... Sat, 10 May 2008 17:59:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683748 2008-05-10T17:59:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56646819 Authorities quarantined a train Friday in Ontario after a woman died and several others reported being ill. But a doctor later ruled out a serious infectious disease and said the train probably would soon resume its journey. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical... Sat, 10 May 2008 08:09:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56646819 2008-05-10T08:09:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56678206 The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service. ... But the post office also has introduced a way for people to save money when the price goes up, the Forever stamp,... Sat, 10 May 2008 16:03:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56678206 2008-05-10T16:03:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683713 Sudan capital tense after confrontation between Darfur group and government troops. ... JEM is one of the biggest armed groups fighting government forces in Darfur province [File: EPA] Curfew has been declared in Khartoum after government forces clashed with fighters from... Sat, 10 May 2008 18:00:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56683713 2008-05-10T18:00:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56680168 Phew! The rumours were untrue. Diageo will not be closing down the Guinness brewery in Dublin 8, and will continue brewing the black stuff in Dublin 8, thankfully: Diageo is to close its breweries at Kilkenny and Dundalk, significantly reduce its brewing capacity at St James’s Gate and build a... Sat, 10 May 2008 07:59:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/56680168 2008-05-10T07:59:02Z