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U.N. launches Myanmar appeal and resumes aid flights
The United Nations appealed for $187 million (96 million pounds) in aid on Friday to help 1.5 million victims in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar and said it would resume relief flights despite the military government's seizure of food supplies. Full Article
Lebanon govt denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut
Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition called "an armed and bloody coup". Full Article
Mexico's president says "enough" to drug hitmen
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Friday the country was sick and tired of rampant drug violence after five high-ranking policemen were killed in less than a week. Full Article
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