>><!--top1-->Myanmar<!--top1End--> - <!--top1Content-->Cyclone Nargis slammed into the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday, leaving 4,000 dead, 3,000 missing, and hundreds of thousands without shelter. The nation's military junta made a rare appeal for international assistance. Relief agencies met at the UN's offices in Bangkok to coordinate their response. Myanmar is scheduled to hold a referendum on a new constitution next week, and the government's response to the cyclone could shape that vote.<!--top1ContentEnd-->

>><!--top2-->Iraq<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->According to four Shi'ite militiamen captured in Iraq and questioned separately, Hezbollah has been training Iraqi militiamen at a base near Tehran. The U.S. has made such accusations in the past, and Iran has denied those accusations. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Sunday that Iraq would launch its own investigation into the matter.<!--top2Content-->

>><!--top3-->Somalia<!--top3End--> - <!--top3Content-->Tens of thousands of people rioted today in Mogadishu over high food prices. The riot began with the refusal of traders to accept old 1,000-shilling notes, which they claim are worsening inflation. <!--top3Content-->

>>Bolivia - Yesterday, Bolivia's richest region, Santa Cruz, voted overwhelmingly for autonomy in a referendum boycotted by supporters of Evo Morales. The vote, the first of four on greater autonomy for eastern provinces, is seen as a rejection of Morales's leftist reforms. Morales has said that, because of the boycott, the vote is invalid.

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Africa

• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe opposition mulls conditions for run-off
• Nigeria - Nigeria oil rebels say mulling Obama truce appeal
• Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe teachers threaten strike
• Sudan - Sudan to ask donors for $6 bln at Oslo meeting

Americas

• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871470.ece#cid=OTC-R... ">Chile - Chilean volcano erupts after 2,000 years of silence
• Brazil - Search continues for Britons missing in Brazil
• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871915.ece#cid=OTC-R... ">U.S. - US 'to send 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan'
• Mexico - Mexico Cites Reprisals in Killings of 9 Officers
• Bolivia - Clashes Break Out as Bolivian Province Votes on More Autonomy
• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article38725... ">U.S. - Outrage over plans to extract uranium ore from the Grand Canyon

Asia

• Malaysia - Malaysia plans women travel curb
• Indonesia - Asian nations to work together on rice
• China - Olympic Torch Begins Three-Month Relay Through China's Cities
• Taiwan - Awaiting Tourism Deal, Taiwan Is Primed for More Mainland Chinese Visitors
• China - Hundreds protest against China chemical plant
• East Timor - Indonesia extradites East Timor army rebels
• Indonesia - Indonesia detains militant over 2005 Bali bombings

Europe

• Latvia - Mass evacuation from Baltic ship
• France - France's Fillon sticks to reform path despite polls

Middle East

• Iraq - Iraq First Lady survives bombing
• Yemen - Bid to salvage Shia-Yemen truce
• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871689.ece#cid=OTC-R... ">Israel - Condoleeza Rice: peace in Middle East could be reached this year
• Israel - Rice maintains heat on Israel over settlements
• Iran - Iran to reject incentives that violate atomic rights
• Iran - Iran women activist gets suspended jail sentence
• Israel - Prodded by U.S., Olmert and Abbas meet privately