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	Potential floods force Chinese earthquake victims to flee epicenter [1 hour ago ] BEICHUAN, China (AP) - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides. Soldiers carried older people out of Beichuan town - one of the areas hit...
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	UN calls on Myanmar to open country to foreign aid [2 hours ago ] (NECN) - The United Nations is calling on Myanmar to open its country to foreign aid. Myanmar's military government has refused to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid to deliver food and medicine. The French ambassador to the UN says the...
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	LeBron not ready to go home, Cavs beat Celtics 74-69 [3 hours ago ] (NECN) - The Boston Celtics are heading back to the Garden for a game seven. Kevin Garnett kept the Celtics alive for much of the game with a total of 25 points and 8 rebounds for the night. But it just wasn't enough as the Cav's LeBron James scored...
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	Breaking News [ 59 min ago ] Oil boost from Saudi Arabia doesn’t solve US problem SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - President Bush said Saturday that the Saudis' modest increase in oil production......read more

WORLD: UN calls on Myanmar to open country to foreign aid

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	59 min ago Oil boost from Saudi Arabia doesn’t solve US problem SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) -... read more


	1 hour ago Potential floods force Chinese earthquake victims to flee epicenter BEICHUAN, China... read more


	2 hours ago UN calls on Myanmar to open country to foreign aid (NECN) - The United Nations is... read more


	20 hours ago Quake death toll surpasses 21,000 (NECN/ABC) - China's President Hu Jintao visited... read more


	21 hours ago Bin Laden promises holy war will continue (NECN/ABC) - In an audio recording... read more


	21 hours ago Cyclone death toll nears 78,000 (NECN: Myanmar) - The United Nations said on Friday... read more


	22 hours ago Myanmar cyclone death toll nearly 78,000 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The cyclone's... read more


	23 hours ago Bush visits Bible Lands Museum (NECN: Jerusalem, Israel) - President and his wife... read more


	1 day ago Remote areas of China now receiving aid (NECN/ABC) - In china's earthquake zone,... read more


	1 day ago Nearly 20,000 dead in earthquake ravaged China (NECN) - We are getting a better... read more


	1 day ago Web site: Bin Laden to release Israel message NEW YORK (AP) - Terror leader... read more


	1 day ago Survivors in Myanmar struggle to survive (NECN/ABC) - Nearly two weeks have passed... read more


	1 day ago Bush speaks before Knesset (NECN: Jerusalem, Israel) - President Bush, whilst... read more


	1 day ago Bush honored guest at Knesset (NECN/ABC) - President Bush is spending a second day... read more


	1 day ago Quake death toll may reach 50,000 (NECN/ABC) - In China, the official number of... read more


	1 day ago Military struggling to aid quake victims (NECN/ABC: Beijing, China) - We've been... read more