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Aid agencies are scrambling to mount a massive relief effort after military rulers in Burma, also known as Myanmar, said 22,464 people had been killed and a further 41,000 were missing and feared dead after the weekend cyclone.

Here are some scenes from the ground:

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Baghdad, Iraq — Over 30 insurgents and civilians were killed in close urban combat when a group of fighters ambushed a group of armored U.S. Stryker vehicles and tanks moving into Sadr city–the main Shiite militia stronghold in Baghdad.

Clashes have intensified in Sadr City since the the anti-American cleric, and Mahdi Army leader, Muqtada al-Sadr reiterated his threat of an all-out war against Read the full story

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Outside Garmser, Afghanistan — About 2,300 U.S. Marines from the 24th Expeditionary Unit led an assault on Garmser, a town with about 100 insurgents in Southern Afghanistan. The town is a breeding ground for the country’s booming poppy industry–the flower used to make heroin.

There were no casualties for coalition forces, but an 11-year-old local boy was injured and taken to a British base for surgery. His condition is unknown at this time. There was no immediate word on the amount of insurgents killed or injured in the strike.

Marines found weapons and bomb-making material and detonated a roadside bomb during the assault. Commanders also reported using an assault helicopter to destroy a building the insurgents were using as a base.

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In the latest sign he is more prepared than Sen. Hillary Clinton to win in November, Sen. Barack Obama announced an unprecedented 50-state voter registration drive today aimed at dramatically increasing voter turnout in this November’s general election. “Vote for Change” will launch on May 10 with at least 83 Read the full story

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News that a ship under contract to the U.S. military had fired shots at two vessels it believed to be Iranian was enough to send oil prices up to $119.55 before coming down to settle up $2.46 at $118.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It is feared that a conflict between the United States and Iran would severely cut the flow of oil, driving the price skyward.

 
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Washington, D.C. — Speaking at a Pentagon news conference, Adm. Michael Mullen, who - as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - is the nation’s top military officer, sharply criticized the Iranian government for what he called its “increasingly lethal and malign influence” in Iraq and said that the Pentagon is planning for “potential military courses of action” against Read the full story

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Washington, D.C.–American intelligence officials will brief members of congress using visual evidence that the White House says proves North Korea was assisting Syria in building a nuclear reactor. Israeli planes bombed the building in September, although the U.S. and Israeli governments have refused to comment on the specific target of that strike.

Syria’s ambassador to the United States criticized the Bush administration for the plan saying that Syria has never had any nuclear project and telling CNN:

“This will be a ridiculous and pathetic charade… All the accusations are absurd and preposterous. This is exactly the same story as Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction… There is a proven record of this administration to fabricate lies.”

The news comes as the United States is trying to bring North Korea back to the table to resume six-party talks between the U.S., North Korea, Russia, Japan, China and South Korea. The U.S. wants North Korea to finally disclose its nuclear proliferation activity after it pledged last year to.