Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/world.html en-en Fri, 09 May 2008 21:27:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/world.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/tpl-uk-colombia-chavez-rebels-81f3b62.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_pl_security/tpl-uk-colombia-chavez-rebels-81f3b62_1 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:27:00 +0000 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ties to Colombian rebels are deeper than previously thought, U.S. officials said on Friday, following an analysis of files on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/tpl-uk-lebanon-43a8d4f.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_pl_diplomcy/tpl-uk-lebanon-43a8d4f_14 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:22:00 +0000 Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup". Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080509/twl-us-vote-2802f3e.html /afp/20080509/r_t_afp_wl_usa/twl-us-vote-2802f3e_6 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:13:00 +0000 Barack Obama's White House drive picked up pace Friday with more superdelegates rallying to his side, as former rival John Edwards all but endorsed his campaign. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/twl-uk-lebanon-usa-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-lebanon-usa-bd5ae06_2 Fri, 09 May 2008 21:08:00 +0000 The White House said on Friday it was "very troubled" by Hezbollah's actions in Beirut and urged Iran and Syria to halt support for the militant group after its fighters in the Lebanese capital routed forces loyal to the government. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/twl-uk-zimbabwe-usa-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-zimbabwe-usa-bd5ae06_1 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:56:00 +0000 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned the presidents of several of Zimbabwe's neighbours on Friday in a bid to get them to use their influence to help resolve the political impasse there. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080509/tpl-lebanon-politics-unrest-383fe17.html /afp/20080509/r_t_afp_pl_unrest/tpl-lebanon-politics-unrest-383fe17_13 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:43:00 +0000 Hezbollah fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles with pro-government foes pushed Lebanon dangerously close to all-out civil war. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/twl-uk-cuba-cigar-2675fc1.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_wl_media/twl-uk-cuba-cigar-2675fc1_1 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:41:00 +0000 With music, dancing and rum, Cubans celebrated on Friday the likely return of a record they consider rightfully theirs -- the world's longest cigar. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080509/twl-un-appeal-as-burma-s-crisis-deepens-3fd0ae9.html /skynews/20080509/r_t_skynews_wl/twl-un-appeal-as-burma-s-crisis-deepens-3fd0ae9_2 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:39:00 +0000 The United Nations has launched an appeal to raise $187m for Burma as fears grow of a second wave of deaths from widespread disease and starvation. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080509/twl-uk-zimbabwe-election-bd5ae06.html /rtrs/20080509/r_t_rtrs_wl_other/twl-uk-zimbabwe-election-bd5ae06_1 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:26:00 +0000 South African leader Thabo Mbeki and President Robert Mugabe held talks on Friday on Zimbabwe's election crisis ahead of a possible run-off that has raised fears that violence could escalate. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080509/twl-zimbabwe-vote-f363c67.html /afp/20080509/r_t_afp_wl_vote/twl-zimbabwe-vote-f363c67_7 Fri, 09 May 2008 19:36:00 +0000 South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday held intensive talks with veteran counterpart Robert Mugabe over Zimbabwe's post-election crisis as doctors reported a dramatic rise in violence. AFP