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UN halts Burma aid after seizure

The UN's World Food Programme halts aid to Burma after its military government impounds food deliveries.

Hezbollah takes over west Beirut

Gunmen from militant group Hezbollah drive out government supporters from western Beirut, stoking fears of civil war.

Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody

The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month.

Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'

Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policeman tells the BBC.

Israeli PM denies taking bribes

The Israeli PM denies taking bribes from a wealthy US-Jewish businessman and resists calls for his resignation.

Czech 'mystery impostor' on trial

A Czech woman accused of duping a children's home into believing she was a young girl faces child abuse charges.

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U.N. Suspends Myanmar Aid After Supplies Seized by Junta

The United Nations said it would suspend flights after Myanmar’s government seized the food and equipment it had sent into the country.

Myanmar’s Biggest City Still Paralyzed After 5 Days

A Times reporter in Yangon found that basic utilities have yet to be restored and that streets were choked with fallen trees, showing how difficult recovery from the cyclone could be.

Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods

Pro-government fighters have mostly abandoned their posts and handed their weapons over to the Shiite militias.

Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General

Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood’s assignment was cancelled after the Pakistani media excoriated him for his previous job as commander of Guantánamo Bay.

Olmert ‘Never Took a Bribe,’ He Says

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Thursday that the contributions he had taken from Long Island businessman Morris Talansky were legitimate campaign funds, not bribes.

American Rancher Resists Land Reform Plans in Bolivia

Ronald Larsen has found himself in the middle of a battle between President Evo Morales, who plans to break up large rural estates, and the wealthy light-skinned elite in eastern Bolivia.

News Around the Rocky Mountain Conference

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Western Jurisdiction News

The Rocky Mountain Conference is part of the Western Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church. The geographical area of this jurisdiction spans the globe from the eastern plains of Colorado in the Rocky Mountain Conference to the island of Guam, in the California-Pacific Conference.

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General Conference 2004 reports from RMC delegation and summaries of the action.