17.05.2008 - Kuwaitis vote for new parliament
Kuwaitis are electing MPs for the second time in two years, after a political crisis prompted the cabinet to quit.

17.05.2008 - Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital
US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy is rushed to hospital with symptoms of a stroke, US media report.

17.05.2008 - Quake effort resumes after panic
Rescue efforts resume in quake-stricken Beichuan, China, after fears of a flash flood spark panic.

17.05.2008 - Bush says committed to Middle East peace efforts
United States President George W. Bush said on Saturday he remained confident a deal on Palestinian statehood could be achieved before he leaves office...

17.05.2008 - Auto Giant to Create 2,100 New Jobs in Germany
Porsche's chief marketing head, Klaus Berning told German car magazine the Panamera car would create 2,100 jobs, including 600 for the Leipzig assembly line and 400 at other Porsche plants in Zuffenhausen and Weissach in the western state of Baden-Wurttemberg by 2009.
Assembly of the manufactured parts of the four-door Panamera model will generate a further 600 employment opportunities across Europe...

17.05.2008 - Swiss big-cheese Federer breezes into Hamburg final
17.05.2008 - Neapolitans attack firefighters as garbage crisis deepens
17.05.2008 - EU Begins Operation to Stem Illegal Immigration
17.05.2008 - Germany to Punish Customers of Forced Prostitutes
17.05.2008 - Auto Giant to Create 2100 New Jobs in Germany
17.05.2008 - Lebanese factions at Qatar talks
17.05.2008 - Bush in Egypt for Mid-East talks
17.05.2008 - New Berlin Wall Book to Settle Casualty Debate
17.05.2008 - Threat causes Tsvangirai to postpone return to Zimbabwe
17.05.2008 - Czech troops fly to Kosovo
17.05.2008 - Service held for bakery death boy
17.05.2008 - Lost generation
17.05.2008 - Spain arrests 'prolific' hackers
17.05.2008 - Berlin, Sofia Pledge to Fight International Crime
17.05.2008 - King Kahn Prepares to Abdicate
17.05.2008 - Bush arrives in Egypt for talks with Mubarak, Abbas
17.05.2008 - Dalai Lama continues German trip, Beijing protests
17.05.2008 - TV's Ellen to wed actress partner
17.05.2008 - Make-up artist's husband in court
17.05.2008 - Down in one
17.05.2008 - Live - FA Cup final build-up
17.05.2008 - Czech press survey
17.05.2008 - Stolen plates back at Czech National Cemetery in Terezin
17.05.2008 - Live - England v New Zealand
17.05.2008 - Tsvangirai delays Zimbabwe return
17.05.2008 - EU, Latin American Leaders Voice Concern over Food Prices
17.05.2008 - Windsor ready for royal wedding
17.05.2008 - German Minister Defends Meeting with Dalai Lama
17.05.2008 - China quake victims flee 'flood'
17.05.2008 - Opinion: German Economy Powers Ahead
17.05.2008 - Kidnapped Pakistan envoy released by Taliban
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17.05.2008 - Carey makes new Iraq hostage plea
17.05.2008 - Shatila people
17.05.2008 - Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed
17.05.2008 - Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices
17.05.2008 - Burmese junta raises cyclone death toll to 78,000
17.05.2008 - UN conference in Bonn drafts biosafety rules
17.05.2008 - Five million left homeless by Chinese earthquake
17.05.2008 - Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
17.05.2008 - China leader spurs rescue effort
17.05.2008 - Bin Laden driver's trial delayed
17.05.2008 - Biosafety rules drafted, not finalized
17.05.2008 - Lebanon's rival leaders meet in Qatar
17.05.2008 - Bush to press Saudis on oil output
17.05.2008 - Burmese cyclone dead 78,000
17.05.2008 - Coach Löw names preliminary squad for Euro 2008
17.05.2008 - EU-Latin America summit ends
17.05.2008 - China quake - 5 million homeless
17.05.2008 - Kiev accepted in WTO, ahead of Moscow
17.05.2008 - Zimbabwe presidential run-off set for June 27
17.05.2008 - Swoops on terror suspects in France, Germany
17.05.2008 - Dominican leader 'wins election'
17.05.2008 - A cat-and-mouse chase causes 72-hour blackout in Albania
17.05.2008 - Wembley set for FA Cup final
17.05.2008 - Pioneering US winemaker dies
17.05.2008 - Cord blood cancer therapy boost
17.05.2008 - Make-up artist's husband charged
17.05.2008 - Russian arrival
17.05.2008 - Striking drama
17.05.2008 - France angered by Burmese delays
17.05.2008 - Reform spells change for Portugal
17.05.2008 - US sprinter gets jail for bank fraud
17.05.2008 - Magazine
17.05.2008 - Take your legs on your shoulders