16. May 2008
China estimates 50,000 dead in quake (3rd Roundup)
Beijing - China on Thursday said more than 50,000 people were estimated ...more
World News
Arab League brokered deal to end Lebanese crisis (2nd Roundup)
Beirut - Arab League mediators brokered a deal Thursday to end Lebanon's worst internal fighting since the civil war, announcing ....more
- Telma Ortiz's lost battle
- Camilla's organic rolls
- Prince Charles' rainforest campaign
- Bush arrives in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah (1st Lead)
- Two pre-adolescent boys charged with raping 10-year-old girl
Regional
USA
- California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban (Roundup)
- California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban (1st Lead)
- California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
UK
- Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves Turkey
- Britons seem not to warm to Gordon Brown - not even in wax
- Prince Charles calls for halt in deforestation of rainforests
Middle East
- Bush arrives in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah (1st Lead)
- Bush arrives in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah
- Bush wraps up Israel visit, heads for Saudi Arabia (Roundup)
Asia-Pacific
- Taiwan rescue team heads to China quake zone (Roundup)
- China quake victims saved after four days (Roundup)
- Myanmar government says cyclone death toll tops 43,000
Europe
- Two pre-adolescent boys charged with raping 10-year-old girl
- Swede charged with forcing mentally disabled wife to sell sex
- Police search for ETA car bomb factory in France - reports
Africa
Features
In photos: 'China Sichuan Earthquake May 15th'
May 15, 2008, 16:22 GMT
- In photos: 'President George W. Bush Israel Visit'
- In photos: 'China Earthquake Aftermath May 14th'
- In photos: 'Turkey Queen Elisabeth II May 14th'
Regional
South Asia
- Taliban claim battle on for Ghorak district in Kandahar (1st Lead)
- 12 killed as separatists clash in India's Nagaland
- 94 killed in dust storms in northern India
Americas
- US disturbed by report that Venezuela armed Colombian rebels
- Interpol rules that FARC computers have not been modified
- Report: Drug lord escapes police in Mexico
Business and Health
Business
- European car registrations increase 9.6 per cent in April
- South Korea and New Zealand to pursue free trade talks
- Arcandor plans Russian and Czech department stores
