Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html en-en Sat, 17 May 2008 11:40:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-myanmar-cyclone-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-myanmar-cyclone-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 11:40:00 +0000 Frustrated world leaders condemned Myanmar's military rulers on Saturday, alleging negligence and possible crimes against humanity by refusing a massive foreign relief effort for the cyclone tragedy. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-us-vote-3c8ed92.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_usa/tts-us-vote-3c8ed92_3 Sat, 17 May 2008 09:03:00 +0000 Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain traded furious foreign policy barbs Friday, in a three-way row over how to deal with US foe Iran originally sparked by President George W. Bush. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-philippines-italy-military-aircraft-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-philippines-italy-military-aircraft-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:28:00 +0000 The Philippine air force will buy 18 trainer planes from Italian aircraft manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi for 625 million pesos (14.6 million dollars), an air force spokesman said Saturday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-lifestyle-us-videogames-computer-tak-3c8ed92.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_usa/tts-lifestyle-us-videogames-computer-tak-3c8ed92_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 03:13:00 +0000 A deadline for Take-Two Interactive Software shareholders to agree to a buyout by video game giant Electronic Arts has passed with neither firm commenting on the takeover bid's fate. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-ihockey-world-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-ihockey-world-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:45:00 +0000 Canada and Russia won their World Championships semi-finals to set the stage for a gold medal game that will recall historic battles between the two great ice hockey nations. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-ihockey-world-can-swe-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-ihockey-world-can-swe-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:35:00 +0000 Canada advanced to the gold medal game of the World Ice Hockey Championships Friday with a four-goal rally in the second period to beat Sweden 5-4. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080517/tts-myanmar-cyclone-toll-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080517/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-myanmar-cyclone-toll-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:54:00 +0000 Myanmar has said that more than 133,000 people were dead or missing in the cyclone disaster, nearly doubling the official toll two weeks after the storm left the country's rice-growing south in ruins. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tts-mideast-us-diplomacy-bush-22e9442.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ts_mideast/tts-mideast-us-diplomacy-bush-22e9442_3 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:29:00 +0000 US President George W. Bush pressed Saudi Arabia to raise oil output on Friday, but the world's biggest crude exporter said global supply is balanced with demand. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tts-athletics-rsa-oly-2008-pistorius-iaa-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-athletics-rsa-oly-2008-pistorius-iaa-c1b2fc3_5 Fri, 16 May 2008 19:17:00 +0000 South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius sets his sights on an historic appearance at the Beijing Olympics on Friday after winning a landmark appeal over a ban on his artificial legs. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tts-us-economy-finance-paulson-3c8ed92.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ts_usa/tts-us-economy-finance-paulson-3c8ed92_2 Fri, 16 May 2008 18:57:00 +0000 US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday he believes the financial crisis is winding down, but that it would take some time to fully emerge from the economic malaise. AFP