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More than 18,000 buried by quake in one China town: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 peop...

Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and di...

Clinton aims for big win in West Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton appeared headed to a big West Virginia victory over front-runner Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday, although it could be too late to tu...

Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An agreement aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen launched a spate of attack...

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad skepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office ...



World Headlines
More than 18,000 buried by quake in one China town: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday 18,645 people were buried under debris in the city of Mianyang, neighboring Wenchuan county, the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake. Some 3,629 peop...

Rain lashes Myanmar cyclone survivors
YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and di...

Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An agreement aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen launched a spate of attack...

Lebanese army begins drive to restore order
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army stepped up patrols on Tuesday as part of a drive to restore order after a week of fighting between Hezbollah fighters and pro-government gunmen.

Zimbabwe MDC says regional observers enough for run-off
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition group said on Tuesday he would contest a presidential run-off against veteran President Robert Mugabe even if only regional observers ...

US Headlines
Tax rebates headed for the pump, grocer: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers will use much of their tax rebate money to pay for increasingly expensive gas and groceries, rather than spend it on electronics or clothes, said the most recent survey ...

28 million women at risk of unwanted pregnancy
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Each year, half of American women who would rather not get pregnant will have an unplanned pregnancy, often because they failed to use their contraceptive properly or forgot to use...

Foundation offers plan to widen health coverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A requirement that all companies help fund health insurance in the United States and a new public plan option are keys to a plan proposed on Tuesday to dramatically shrink the r...

Immigration arrests top 300 at Iowa meat plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 300 people on Monday at Agriprocessors Inc, a kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, amid an ongoing investigation into identification the...

U.S. has open mind on airline ownership: negotiator
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States views with an open mind European calls to change U.S. laws that limit foreign ownership of U.S. airlines, the lead American negotiator in U.S.-EU "open skies" ai...



Sports
James fires as Cavaliers lock up series
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 88-77 home win over the Boston Celtics on Monday, tying up their Eastern Conference series at 2-2.

Indians' Cabrera completes rare unassisted triple play
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned a rare unassisted triple play on Monday, recording all three outs in the fifth inning of a 3-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Ja...

Datsyuk hat-trick powers Wings to brink of finals
DALLAS (Reuters) - Pavel Datsyuk scored his first career hat-trick to power the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday, moving the Western Conference top seeds to the brink...

In-form Astros rally to soar over Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit to notch a fourth straight victory with a 7-3 triumph against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Hewitt in danger of missing French Open and Wimbledon
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A hip injury is threatening to force Australia's Lleyton Hewitt out of this year's French Open and Wimbledon championships.