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Matthew Cordell - May 19, 2008 - 1:07 pm

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>><!--top1-->South Africa<!--top1End--> - <!--top1Content-->Anti-immigrant attacks continued to escalate on Monday as mobs beat and raped foreigners and burned down their homes and shops. So far 22 have died in the violence. The groups mostly targeted Zimbabweans and Mozambicans, who they have accused of taking jobs and fueling the high violent crime rate. The unrest comes at a time when the nation is already struggling with power outages, inflation, and widespread anger at the government's pro-business policies. On the flip side, investors are already worried about the growing influence of labor in an ANC lead by Jacob Zuma. <!--top1ContentEnd-->

>><!--top2-->Myanmar<!--top2End--> - <!--top2Content-->Today Myanmar agreed to open its doors to aid from Southeast Asian neighbors but will still restrict access to others. An estimated 2.5 million survivors are still in dire need of aid.<!--top2Content-->

>><!--top3-->Iraq<!--top3End--> - <!--top3Content-->An American sniper serving in Iraq has been sent home after it was discovered last week that he had used a Qur'an for target practice. Major General Jeffrey Hammond, the commander of U.S. troops in Baghdad, publicly apologized for the incident, which some Iraqi officers had threatened to quit over. <!--top3Content-->

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