Europe news
- Canadian train put in quarantine
- Passengers are isolated on a train in Canada, after one dies and several others experience flu-like symptoms. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- SA head silent after Harare talks
- South African President Thabo Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe without comment after crisis talks with Robert Mugabe. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Second police shooting in Mexico
- Another senior police officer is gunned down in Mexico City, the fourth in under two weeks. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Burma warned over cyclone delays
- The UN urges Burma to reconsider its attitude towards allowing aid teams into the country to avoid further loss of life. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup'
- Lebanon's government says the seizure of most of western Beirut by Shia group Hezbollah is "a bloody coup". — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli
- A mortar attack from the Gaza Strip kills an Israeli civilian, police and medical officials say. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Edwards: 'Obama likely nominee'
- Former Democratic US presidential hopeful John Edwards says Barack Obama is now his party's likely nominee. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine
- Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Bombing on eve of Sri Lanka polls
- A bomb in a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka kills at least 11 people on the eve of the first elections there for years. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- US and Russian sailors stage sandwich-making battle
- Sailors from the Russian and US navies square off in a sandwich-making contest for Victory Day. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008