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Sri Lanka military says rebels sink navy ship in attack in east COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's military says Tamil Tiger rebels bombed and sank a navy cargo ship in the eastern port town of Trincomalee. Read more Kids, mom live with corpse 2 months; religious leader said she'd come to life MADISON, Wis. - Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only bathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed the corpse would come back to life, authorities said Friday. Read more Myanmar cyclone crisis casts a pall over already criticized constitution vote YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military government has pushed ahead with a referendum on a controversial proposed constitution despite a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands. Read more Dalai Lama says that meetings with Chinese officials were respectful BERLIN - The Dalai Lama says Chinese officials were "respectful" in meetings last week, but large differences remain over the causes of the recent unrest in Tibet. Read more 6.7 earthquake jolts Guam but no damage is immediately reported HAGATNA, Guam - The U.S. Geological Survey says an undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has shaken Guam. Read more Barack Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, fresh union endorsement WASHINGTON - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labour backing as elements of the Democratic party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. Read more Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector BEIRUT - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess. Read more Mortar attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5 KFAR AZA, Israel - Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. Israel retaliated with missile strikes that left five Hamas militants dead. Read more Connecticut man says police broke into home, ripped out catheter NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - A man alleges that police entered his home illegally and ripped a catheter from his body during a child pornography investigation that led to the arrest of two neighbours. Read more N. Carolina officials say fatal twister could have been worse RALEIGH, N.C. - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell. Read more Tiny Crawford, Texas, plays supporting role for Jenna Bush wedding CRAWFORD, Texas - So close and yet so far: Tiny Crawford is sort of like a bridesmaid at arm's length from Jenna Bush's wedding Saturday. Read more Barack Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, fresh union endorsement WASHINGTON - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labour backing as elements of the Democratic party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign. Read more Aid is on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain YANGON, Myanmar - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, but so is the heavy rain. Read more Missouri woman pleads, will be sentenced in stolen baby attack UNION, Mo. - A woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days reached a plea deal Friday and will be sentenced this summer. Read more Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson family hid FRESNO, Calif. - The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a series of murders in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains. Read more

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