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Monday, May 12
First US airlift of aid heads to Myanmar 
YANGON, Myanmar - The U.S. launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday after prolonged negotiations with the country's isolationist junta, which considers Washington its enemy and has restricted international aid to as many as 2 million cyclone victims.
Fate of Pakistan governing coalition faces dissolution
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The future of Pakistan's fledgling coalition government hung in the balance Monday after failed talks on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.
Sunday, May 11
Fighting erupts outside Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 12 (UPI) -- Fighting broke out Sunday east of Beirut between supporters of the Lebanese government and followers of the militant group Hezbollah, officials say.
Obama strategist: Fight making Dems strong
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- A strategist for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois said Sunday the drawn-out Democratic primary fight will make its eventual candidate stronger.
Obama draws support from young Christians
SEATTLE, May 11 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has drawn support from an unlikely source: young evangelical Christians, observers say.
Conyers 'very worried' about Clinton
DETROIT, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Conyers says he is worried Hillary Clinton's continued presidential campaign will make it more difficult to unify Democrats in November.
Dems hope to carry Indiana in November
INDIANAPOLIS, May 11 (UPI) -- Indiana could turn out for the Democratic presidential nominee in November despite being in the Republicans' column for decades, political analysts say.
McAuliffe:Won't surrender for Clinton
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The head of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign refused to concede Sunday that she has no chance to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Admiral dogged by sex scandal
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem is entangled in an 18-year-old sex scandal that cost him a White House job many years ago, papers show.
Report: Soldiers cannot afford to eat
LONDON, May 11 (UPI) -- Many members of the British Army are living in poverty, with some forced to rely on emergency food voucher programs, a military report said.
Obama faces image problems, supporters say
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama's biggest challenge might not be his race but his image, party insiders say.
Clinton leads in superdelegates by one
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead over rival Barack Obama has narrowed, a CNN tally indicates.
11 dead in Haiti ferry capsizing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - An overloaded ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, killing at least 11 people, U.N. and Haitian authorities said Sunday.
Reid: Calm missing from Democratic race
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Sunday that people "should just relax" about the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Coyotes threaten endangered tortoises
BARSTOW, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of tortoises protected under state and federal endangered species law are being threatened by California's coyote population, scientists say.
Obama not worried about Republican attacks
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said Sunday he is not worried about attacks from Republicans if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
Edwards: Clinton needs 'to be careful'
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., says Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., needs "to be careful" in her drive for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Teacher accused of taping child's mouth
NEW YORK, May 11 (UPI) -- A 4-year-old girl had her mouth taped shut by her teacher at a New York school, a lawsuit alleges.
GOP convention coordinator resigns
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The coordinator for the U.S. Republican National Convention said he resigned from his position amid reports his firm represented the government of Myanmar.
Gallup poll puts Obama on top
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- Voters prefer Sen. Barack Obama to Sen. Hillary Clinton as U.S. president, but Clinton fairs better against the presumptive Republican rival, a poll indicates.
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