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As cyclone's edges pour rain on Myanmar coast, distrustful Rohingya in camps resist evacuation

SITTWE, Myanmar - A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal.

US scientists finally get stem cells from cloned human embryos, possible step to treatments

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

Plane crashes while trying to land at Nepal airstrip; all 21 hurt including 9 Japanese

KATMANDU, Nepal - A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, injuring all 21 people on board.

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Suspect arrested in New Orleans shooting

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say a suspect has been arrested in the Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people.

Nepal police say small plane with foreign tourists on board crashes near mountain airstrip

KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal police say a small plane with foreign tourists has crashed while attempting to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal.

1st tropical storm of eastern Pacific season strengthens off Mexican coast; no threat to land

MIAMI - Forecasters say the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season is strengthening off the coast of Mexico.

Cyclone Mahasen slows, aimed at Bangladesh; distrustful Myanmar minority resist evacuation

SITTWE, Myanmar - A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal.

The Seekers lead singer Judith Durham recovering from brain hemorrhage, folk-pop group says

MELBOURNE, Australia - The lead singer of the 1960s Australian folk-pop group The Seekers is recovering from a brain hemorrhage suffered after a concert.

Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty after murder conviction in boyfriend killing

PHOENIX - The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing death of her one-time lover.

Obama says acting commissioner of tax agency has resigned in wake of political group targeting

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the federal tax agency Wednesday, moving forcefully to quell a growing uproar over revelations that conservative political groups were improperly targeted for scrutiny when they filed for tax-exempt status.

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