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Pop Tarts: Producer Offers Clintons $1M to Appear in Video

Amid calls for Hillary Clinton to pull out of the presidential race, a music producer is offering to pay the senator and her daughter Chelsea $1 million to star in his upcoming video.


Oil breaks through $125 as dollar stays soft

Crude futures surged past $125 a barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.


Constitutional referendum still the priority for Myanmar leaders

The junta's plan to go ahead with the vote while restricting the delivery of disaster aid from the United Nations and other relief agencies has drawn widespread criticism and amazement.


Shiite militias seize Beirut neighborhoods

Pro-government fighters have mostly abandoned their posts and handed their weapons over to the Shiite militias.


Burma: Death on the Irrawaddy

Burmese have no time to grieve as they try to salvage their lives after cyclone Nargis


Hizballah Prevailing in Beirut Siege

Armed supporters of the Lebanese opposition-aligned Amal movement walk down a street past a burning car in Beirut on May 7, 2008 during a general strike that turned into a confrontation between rival political factions.


Ireland's New PM Offers Plain Talking

Tanaiste Brian Cowen. Cowen is considered to be the likely candidate to replace Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who has today announced his resignation which will take affect as of May 6th.


Tanks parade through Moscow's Red Square

Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a Soviet tradition and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence.


Gunbattles Rage Overnight in Beirut

Sunnis, Shiites clash as sectarian violence rises in Lebanon.


Observers say Myanmar has history of xenophobia

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- In the eyes of Myanmar's military rulers, everyone is a potential enemy. Even foreign aid workers....