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1. U.S. businessman who bribed U.N. official gets probation Reuters - Tue, May 13

   NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Indian-born U.S. businessman who testified he bribed a former United Nations procurement official in return for at least $50 million in U.N. contracts was sentenced to five years' probation on Monday. 

2. WWICS broadens scope for work permits FE - Tue, May 13

   World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd has lined up three products --- a three-year work permit for students in Canada, a work permit for professionals in Canada, Singapore and the Czech Republic, and business opportunities in the Czech Republic. 

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   China says up to 5,000 dead in one quake-hit county Reuters - Mon, May 12

   By Guo Shipeng and Ian Ransom
   BEIJING (Reuters) - 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. 

4. South Korea develops core technology for stealth fighter IANS - Mon, May 12

   Seoul, May 12 (IANS) South Korea has developed the core technology for radar-evading stealth fighters and is preparing for a test flight of a fighter equipped with the technology, WAM news agency reported Monday. 

5. Flash flood kills four in Vietnam IANS - Mon, May 12

   Hanoi, May 12 (DPA) A flash flood triggered by heavy rains has killed four people, including two small children, in Vietnam's central highlands, a police officer said Monday. 

6. Over 2000 women raped in Pakistan in 2007 IE - Mon, May 12

   Over 2,000 women were raped in Pakistan in 2007, while 428 cases of rape have already been reported in the first quarter of 2008. 

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   China's tallest building evacuated after earthquake Reuters - Mon, May 12

   SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's tallest building, the Jinmao Tower, and other highrise 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. 

8. Blair used Cherie's miscarriage grief to protect Iraq strategy ANI - Mon, May 12

   London, May 12 (ANI): In her new biography, former British PM Tony Blair's wife Cherie reveals her heartbreak about a miscarriage in 2002 - and how her husband used it to protect strategy on Iraq. 

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   Hezbollah fighters pile pressure on Lebanon rivals Reuters - Mon, May 12

   By Laila Bassam
   BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah gunmen battled supporters of the government on Sunday on the fifth day of a campaign by the Iranian-backed group that has dealt a severe blow to Washington's allies in Lebanon. 

10. US tries to break deadlock between PPP, PML-N on judges issue PTI - Sun, May 11

    H S Rao and Rezaul H Laskar London/Islamabad, May 11 (PTI) On the eve of a deadline set by PML-N to reinstate deposed judges, the US today stepped in to bridge the differences between leaders of