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On Monday's Daily Download: Humanitarian aid hits the ground in Burma and now needed in China; the aftermath of a volcano and an election; and who's afraid of sharks? - Not the Download!  Don't miss VOA's new Special Report on Burma.  In our VOA News Blog, we consider Journalism Moments.  And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections. 

Rescuers search rubble of collapsed Juyuan middle school in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, 12 May 2008 Huge Earthquake Hits Central China  Audio Clip Available
Reports say between 3,000-5,000 are known dead; epicenter located 90 kilometers from Sichuan province capital, Chengdu 

US personnel unloads aid shipment to Burma, 12 May 2008 US Delivers First Batch of Relief Supplies to Burma Cyclone Victims; Death Toll Rises  Audio Clip Available
Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft lands in Rangoon, in what Washington hopes is start of larger effort to help cyclone victims

Sudan's leading Islamist opposition leader Dr. Shaikh Hassan Al-Turabi talks to the press in Doha (File) Sudan Reimposes Curfew in Omdurman; Rebels Promise More Attacks  Audio Clip Available
Opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi, other members of his party arrested under suspicion of links to the Justice and Equality Movement rebels

Shi'ite gunman fires during clashes in Chouweifat, south of Beirut, 11 May 2008 Heavy Fighting Erupts Again in Northern Lebanon
Monday's clashes follow fierce battles Sunday in mountains overlooking Beirut between supporters of pro-government Druze leader and opposition fighters from Shi'ite group Hezbollah and rival Druze sect

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, during a meeting in Tel Aviv, 12 May 2008 Egypt's Intelligence Chief in Israel Working on Gaza Truce  Audio Clip Available
Omar Suleiman held talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv 

Family members visit relatives wounded in violence at Imam Ali hospital in ve Sadr City, 12 May 2008 Sporadic Clashes Reported in Baghdad's Sadr City Despite Truce Deal
But residents say overall level of violence has dropped since government announced ceasefire deal on Saturday

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during the Cabinet meeting in Moscow, 12 May 2008 Russian PM Putin Names New Cabinet
Mr. Putin brings in close allies, keeps some prominent ministers, adds new ministries including one for ecology 

Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif gestures during a press conference in Islamabad, 12 May 2008 Pakistani Party Quitting Coalition Government
Former PM Nawaz Sharif says his party is withdrawing, because of failure to reach agreement on re-instating deposed judges

Haiti 20 Dead in Haitian Ferry Accident
Officials say ship capsized late Saturday while on a trip between Pestel and Port-au-Prince

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