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Tsvangirai delays return over plot: party 7:32am EDT

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday postponed his expected return home to contest an election run-off after his party discovered an assassination plot against him, his spokesman said.  Full Article

 
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Thousands flee as China lake bank feared broken 8:31am EDT 

BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese fled to the hills on Saturday amid fears a lake formed near the epicenter of this week's earthquake would burst its banks.  Full Article  |  Video 

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Myanmar death toll soars 8:50am EDT 

YANGON (Reuters) - Diplomats witnessed "huge" devastation in the Irrawaddy delta on Saturday and the toll of dead and missing from the cyclone rose above 133,000 people, making it one of the most damaging to hit Asia.  Full Article  |  Video 

Survivors struggle after China quake

May 17 - Millions of people have been left homeless after the devastating earthquake that shook China earlier this week.  Play Video

 
Myanmar cyclone

A deadly cyclone devastates Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, where entire villages have been virtually washed away.  Full Coverage 

 
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A massive 7.9 magnitude quake devastates southwest Sichuan province.   Full Coverage 

Quake rocks China

A deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province, the worst in three decades.

 
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