http://www.afp.com/english/ The News / wire stories en Copyright 2008, Agence France-Presse 2008-05-09T14:59:00Z Agence France-Presse AFP 2000-01-01T00:00+00:00 4 hourly http://www.afp.com/english/imgs/logo.gif http://www.afp.com Agence France-Presse http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.912acc6ff371df8bd06cd2b943cca2d6.1d1.html YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar said Friday it was not ready to let in foreign aid workers, rejecting international pressure to allow experts into the isolated nation where disease and starvation are stalking cyclone survivors. 2008-05-09T10:03+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.ee566a3b5ce8c054779ca46e9d9b76d3.331.html BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah gunmen seized control of west Beirut on Friday after a third day of battles with pro-government foes in the Lebanese capital pushed the nation dangerously close to all-out civil war. 2008-05-09T12:24+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.9bab76d638c224455385a2fb1a1bfd4e.121.html HARARE (AFP) - South African President Thabo Mbeki, the chief regional mediator on the crisis in Zimbabawe, arrived in Harare on Friday under pressure to help end the country's electoral deadlock and political violence. 2008-05-09T11:29+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.9eb3f29c77cfadcc82c8163e7671c9d5.201.html SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Top US state attorneys have announced that Facebook has agreed to get tougher on keeping its young website users safe from bullies, porn, pedophiles and other online hazards. 2008-05-09T08:41+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.9eb3f29c77cfadcc82c8163e7671c9d5.551.html NEW YORK (AFP) - Record prices for works by Claude Monet and Edvard Munch at New York's spring sales this week have helped eased fears over the effect of the faltering US economy on the international art market. 2008-05-09T07:30+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.2c4f16e21f0a53b8ac502cc7fbde567a.131.html LONDON (AFP) - The price of New York crude oil surged past 125 dollars per barrel on Friday, lifted by speculative demand amid concerns about tight global energy supplies, analysts said. 2008-05-09T11:21+00:00 http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.9eb3f29c77cfadcc82c8163e7671c9d5.21.html WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that lawmakers hope could stem the tide of home foreclosures due to the subprime mortgage crisis, but it faces a presidential veto. 2008-05-09T01:06+00:00