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Sudan cuts ties with Chad after attack

EL FASHER, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan cut ties with neighboring Chad and threatened retaliation Sunday after it accused the country of helping train rebels who attacked a suburb of Khartoum.


Lebanese Violence Spreads to Mountains Outside Capital

Lebanese fear all-out war, but hope for political compromise; violence spreads from capital


Boat Carrying Aid for Myanmar Cyclone Victims Sinks

Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks as death toll jumps to 28,000


An Economic Stimulus - to Brazil's Sex Life

A woman visits a store at the 8th Erotika Fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


Ecuador opposes outpost in American war on drugs

To Ecuadoreans the American base in Manta, Ecuador, is a flash point in a regional debate over the limits of American power in Latin America.


Burma Faces 'Public Health Catastrophe,' Charity Says

BANGKOK, May 11 -- An estimated 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a "massive public health catastrophe," the British charity Oxfam warned Sunday, as survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of the devastated Irrawaddy Delta into regional towns in search of water, food and other help.


Sudan Severs Ties With Chad, Blaming It for Attack on Capital

NAIROBI, May 11 -- Sudan cut diplomatic ties with Chad on Sunday after accusing its neighbor of backing an audacious rebel attack on the Sudanese capital.


U.S. to begin airlift relief in Burma

A villager sails on the river in Pyapon, a town in the Irrawaddy delta of Burma, a week after a cyclone left 1.5 million survivors at risk of starvation.


Farina Arrested After Loaded Gun Found in Luggage

Former 'Law & Order' actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony after police discovered a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage at Los Angeles International Airport.


Authorities Rescue 53 Illegal Aliens Held Hotage

Arizona public safety officials rescue 53 illegal immigrants reportedly being held against their will for $2,500 per person.