US voices concern over Turkmenistan’s bid to stop students traveling to foreign universitiesALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United States expressed its concern Monday over efforts by Turkmenistan to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked universities. Death toll in flood-devastated southern India rises to 222HYDERABAD, India — The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said. Signs of fitful recovery emerge in some areas, AP stress map shows, but gains may be fleetingWASHINGTON — Signs of a slow and fitful recovery emerged in August in some communities across the country where unemployment dropped and foreclosures stabilized, according to The Associated Press’ monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. British Prime Minister Brown confronts deadlock in Northern Ireland power-sharingBELFAST, Northern Ireland — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking. Ahluwalia questions veracity of UN reportNEW DELHI - A senior government official Monday questioned the veracity of the latest United Nations’ Human Development Index, where India has been ranked 134. Dudamel says he has ‘crazy, romantic’ dreams of music for everyone with youth orchestras in LALOS ANGELES — On his second day as musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the man of the moment in classical music rehearsed with a group of middle schoolers who were having tempo problems. ‘Who smells?’ Odor turns Iowa City, others against ginkgo, but some towns embrace hardy treeIOWA CITY, Iowa — The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks. Panjab University students get insurance coverCHANDIGARH - More than 10,000 students at the Panjab University here got an insurance cover of Rs.200,000 at a petty premium of Rs.50 per year after the varsity signed an agreement with a private insurance company, an official said Monday. Israeli police deploy in Jerusalem as tension rises around disputed holy siteJERUSALEM — Israel deployed thousands of policemen in and around Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday to prevent a new round of disturbances around a tense site holy to Jews and Muslims. Saudi king dismisses prominent cleric who criticized coed classes at new universityRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi king dismissed a prominent hard-line cleric who criticized a university he recently launched for allowing men and women to take classes together. UN report says Russia Russia should reform migration rules as population fallsMOSCOW — Russia should ease barriers to immigration in order to reduce the impact of labor shortages, slower economic growth and other pressures brought on by its ongoing demographic crisis, a United Nations report said Monday. Site of the nation’s deadliest labor strike violence 75 years ago crumbles in SCHONEA PATH, S.C. — All that remains of the abandoned South Carolina textile mill that was the site of the deadliest violence during a national labor strike 75 years ago are crumbling brick walls, creaky wood floors and whispers of the tragedy. Indonesia calls off search for survivors under rubble, focuses on rebuilding after quakePADANG, Indonesia — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors from last week’s massive Indonesian earthquake. Census shows more Americans trying their hand at raising crops, livestock on ‘hobby farms’GEM, Ind. — Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall. Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslidesPADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week’s powerful earthquake. Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school systemPADANG, Indonesia — Hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia’s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster. Jewish civil rights group condemns anti-Semitic conspiracy theories voiced on Honduras crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president and attempts to dislodge him from his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy. Samoans flock to churches to mourn victims of South Pacific tsunami; mass burials preparedLALOMANU, Samoa — Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at a church on high ground to mourn lost relatives, while pledging to rebuild their obliterated communities after a disaster that killed 177 people. Abbas tries to control damage from decision to defer Gaza war crimes vote at UNRAMALLAH, West Bank — Engulfed by domestic outrage, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rushed Sunday to limit the fallout from his decision to suspend efforts to have Israeli officials prosecuted for war crimes over last winter’s military offensive in Gaza. NYC’s Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council as Asian-Americans see surge at the pollsNEW YORK — Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation’s largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago. Crew, cast of TV series ‘Crash’ raise money to feed homeless in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The cast and crew of the TV series “Crash” have done a good deed for some of Albuquerque’s homeless. 6 members of Supreme Court attend annual Red Mass traditionally held day before term beginsWASHINGTON — An American cardinal on Sunday issued a plea for the rights of the unborn at a church service that included Vice President Joe Biden, six members of the Supreme Court and hundreds of members of the legal community. Belgian royals, Honolulu bishop honor Belgium’s ‘leper priest’ in Hawaii who will be canonizedTREMELO, Belgium — Belgian royals and government officials joined the bishop of Honolulu at a Mass on Sunday to celebrate a 19th-century local hero, a week before he will become a saint for his work with lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Asked if Sen. John Ensign can be effective amid sex scandal, a top Republican stays silentWASHINGTON — The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Abducted Tenn. newborn again taken from mother; officials say baby safer in state custodyNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A newborn boy abducted by a woman posing as an immigration agent was again taken from his mother after a brief reunion, this time by state officials who said the baby and his three siblings would be safest with foster parents. Adviser: Obama to tackle ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays in military at ‘right time’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will focus “at the right time” on how to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser said Sunday. Outrage among Palestinians over Abbas’ decision to drop support for Gaza war crimes reportRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced growing outrage at home Sunday over his decision to withdraw support for a U.N. report that alleged Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in last winter’s Gaza war. Medical teams rush to flood-devastated southern India, death toll rises to 205NEW DELHI — Medical teams rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where five days of torrential rain have left at least 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced, authorities said. Pope: Africa is world’s ’spiritual lung,’ but harmed by materialism, religious fundamentalismVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict opened a special meeting of bishops on Africa on Sunday by praising the continent as the world’s spiritual center but lamenting that it risks being afflicted by materialism and religious fundamentalism. Clouds rob visitors of dazzling Sharad Purnima Taj viewAGRA - Scores of people who visited the Taj Mahal this Sharad Purnima returned home disappointed as they could not witness the “chamki” they were looking forward to. With the full moon hidden in an overcast sky, the white marble mausoleum failed to sparkle as the clouds kept the moon rays at bay. |
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