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Victory party falls flat as even confetti lets Clinton down
The US: BY THE time Hillary Clinton's supporters
gathered in the Murat Centre, a vast, Egyptian-themed masonic hall
in the centre of Indianapolis, it was already clear that this was
not going to be the election night celebration they were hoping
for. p
Junta delays relief effort as fatalities approach 100,000
Burma: FEARS WERE growing last night that as many
as 100,000 people may have died in the catastrophic cyclone in
Burma, even as the military junta continued to restrict access to
aid workers waiting to enter the country. p
Medvedev made Russian president in ceremony formally ending Putin era
Russia: DMITRY MEDVEDEV became Russia's new
president and the country's third post-Soviet leader yesterday
during a glittering ceremony at the Kremlin which - formally at
least - brought down the curtain on Vladimir Putin's eight
tumultuous years in power. p
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Obama team says he is close to majority of delegates
The US: HILLARY CLINTON lent her campaign $6.4
million (€4.2 million) and insisted she would stay in the
presidential race after two primaries brought Barack Obama a
decisive step closer to the Democratic nomination. pGeorgia killer put to death by lethal injection
The US: A GEORGIA man has become the first inmate put to death since the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of executions by lethal injection. pCameron challenges Brown on Scottish independence referendum
Britain: BRITISH PRIME Minister Gordon Brown was accused of losing control of the Scottish Labour Party last night as Conservative leader David Cameron demanded he say whether or not his government intends to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. pRowling wins battle on photograph ban
Britain: HARRY POTTER author JK Rowling has won her
battle to ban further publication of a long-lens photograph of her
son, in a privacy case her legal team called a major development in
British law. pKosovo Serbs vow to form own assembly after Sunday election
Kosovo: LEADERS OF the Serb community in
Kosovo have pledged to form their own political assembly after
elections on Sunday. pIrish aid efforts for cyclone victims
Ireland/Burma: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has led expressions of sympathy to the people of Burma on the loss of life and devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. pGangs exchange gunfire in Beirut as tensions mount
Lebanon: GUNMEN EXCHANGED fire in flashpoint areas of Beirut yesterday after an escalation in tension between the Lebanese government and Hizbullah exploded on to the streets. pIsrael launches 60th birthday celebrations
Israel: FIREWORKS AND military fanfare launched Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations yesterday, with leaders of a state that has known no peace saying they would pursue their quest for accommodation with their enemies. pWorld press freedom report makes depressing reading
Joe Carroll reports on this year's Freedom House media survey, which sees Asia and Africa as 'not free' pIn Brief
A roundup of today's other world news in brief. p
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