Myanmar's junta on Friday seized U.N. aid headed for cyclone survivors, prompting the world body to initially suspend help but then announce that it would resume shipments on Saturday.

Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighborhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday.

The once-formidable fund-raising machine of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun to sputter at the worst possible moment for her presidential campaign, Clinton advisers and donors said Thursday.

The movement of superdelegates gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched from Hillary Clinton.

Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the annual Victory Day parade Friday, reviving a tradition of the Soviet era and demonstrating Russia's growing military confidence.