International News - Independent Bangladesh http://www.independent-bangladesh.com Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135287/international/up-to-5000-quake-dead-in-single-chinese-county-xinhua.html REUTERS, BEIJING - The most devastating earthquake to hit China in three decades has killed up to 5,000 people and left as many as 10,000 injured, toppling eight schools and at least one hospital, state media said.An estimated 3,000 to... Tue, 13 May 2008 01:25:21 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135276/international/nepal-king-makes-animal-sacrifices-to-power-goddess.html REUTERS, KATHMANDU - Nepal's King Gyanendra, facing imminent ouster from the throne, made perhaps his last royal public appearance at a shrine outside Kathmandu on Monday and offered annual prayers to Kali, the Hindu goddess of power. The 60-year-old... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:53:32 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135275/international/pakistan-coalition-partner-quits-cabinet-over-judges.html REUTERS, ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday his party members would resign their cabinet posts after the failure to break a deadlock with his main coalition partner over the reinstatement of deposed judges.... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:52:03 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135272/international/us-flies-cyclone-aid-to-outpost-of-tyranny.html REUTERS, YANGON - The first U.S. military aid flight left Thailand on Monday for Myanmar, an outpost of tyranny according to Washington, as relief supplies continued to dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a devastating cyclone.... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:44:49 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135269/international/mountain-clashes-bring-lebanon-death-toll-to-81.html REUTERS, Beirut - Clashes resumed in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Monday and security sources said at least 36 people had been killed on Sunday in fighting between Hezbollah and its pro-government Druze opponents east of Beirut.... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:39:04 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135268/international/zimbabwe-rejects-western-election-observers.html REUTERS, Harare - Zimbabwe will not invite election observers from Western countries to monitor a presidential run-off unless they remove sanctions, state media said on Monday, rejecting opposition demands in a political crisis. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:37:41 +0100 http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200805135267/international/chinas-tallest-building-evacuated-after-earthquake.html REUTERS, Shanghai - China's tallest building, the Jinmao Tower, and other high-rise buildings in Shanghai's financial district were ordered evacuated on Monday after tremors were felt from a strong earthquake in southwestern China's Sichuan Province, witnesses said.On Monday, an earthquake... Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:31 +0100