Comets, not asteroids, scarred Moon’s face about 4 billion years agoLONDON - A new study of ancient rocks in Greenland has suggested that icy comets - not rocky asteroids - launched a dramatic assault on the Earth and moon around 3.85 billion years ago, thus causing the lunar surface to become scarred. APNewsBreak: AP sources: NYC, Seattle, Houston, Pittsburgh to get zero from $1B COPS moneyWASHINGTON — Four major cities — New York, Seattle, Houston, and Pittsburgh — will get no money from a $1 billion economic stimulus program to help cities avoid laying off police officers, officials told The Associated Press on Monday. French leader Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check; Docs say no further treatment neededPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was discharged Monday from the hospital where he spent the night after collapsing while jogging. Doctors said his illness was due to heat and overwork and ordered the 54-year-old to rest but prescribed no further medical treatment, his office said. Four-cornered contest in Tamil Nadu by-electionCHENNAI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday announced its candidates for the forthcoming by-elections for five assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu that is now set to be a four-cornered fight with the DMDK deciding to contest on its own. Radical cleric Sufi Mohammad resurfaces in PakistanISLAMABAD - A radical Islamic cleric who brokered a peace deal with the Taliban in Pakistan and went missing during a military offensive has resurfaced in Peshawar city, media reports said Sunday. Financier says he gave $5.5M to Jackson executors that was ’secret between Michael and me’LOS ANGELES — A former financial advisor to Michael Jackson said Friday that he was the person who recently turned over to executors $5.5 million, which had been “a secret between Michael and me.” Ousted Honduran president take symbolic step into homeland; supporters clash with troopsEL PARAISO, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya took a symbolic step into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile. Georgia courts to allow religious headscarves in wake of hijab-wearing woman’s arrestATLANTA — Georgia courtrooms will allow religious headgear after last year’s arrest of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her headscarf in a west Georgia courthouse. One obstacle to health care overhaul may be cleared, but others remainWASHINGTON — Key House Democrats agreed Friday on steps designed to cut the growth of Medicare, clearing one of numerous obstacles blocking an early vote on health care legislation. India denies Balochistan ‘dossier’, wants action before full-scale talksNEW DELHI - India has taken “half a step” of starting a “limited dialogue” with Pakistan at the foreign secretary-level, but has made it clear that the future and form of dialogue will depend upon Islamabad’s action against terror. Fla. jury begins deliberations in case of Guatemalan man illegally deported by hospitalSTUART, Fla. — The case against a South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian was in the hands of a jury Thursday. Indefinite transport strike in Kolkata from FridayKOLKATA - Commercial vehicle operators will go on an indefinite strike in the city from Friday, after a meeting between the strikers and the West Bengal government failed to break a deadlock over the decision to ban all commercial vehicles that are over 15 years old. India brushes off Balochistan report, backs intelligence sharingON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT - Dismissive of reports in the Pakistani media about a dossier given to India about its alleged role in fomenting trouble in Balochistan and in the Lahore terror attack, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said New Delhi does not react to such speculation. Hindus urge President Obama to visit Hindu temple also in case of rotation of churchesHindus urged US President Barack Obama to put a Hindu temple also on his list, if possible, in case he decided to attend a number of different churches in rotation. Spying for Soviets ‘biggest mistake’: British double agent in posthumous memoirLONDON - A notorious British double agent who worked for the royal household and taught at Cambridge University, has said spying for the Soviet Union was the biggest mistake of his life. Starting a home-based business after a layoff means making some personal adjustmentsNEW YORK — First, they had to deal with being laid off. Then the challenge became figuring out how to run a business from a spare bedroom while the kids are fighting and the dog is barking. Nevada law enforcement has no plans to investigate rape claim against RoethlisbergerRENO, Nev. — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff’s department said Wednesday. Lawyer for Jackson’s doctor says LA police, DEA searching for evidence of manslaughterHOUSTON — Dozens of police and federal agents descended on the Houston clinic of Michael Jackson’s doctor Wednesday in what his attorney said was a search for evidence of manslaughter, thrusting the doctor back under suspicion in the King of Pop’s death. Watchdog: Government potential support of financial sector could approach $24 trillionWASHINGTON — The federal government has devoted $4.7 trillion to help the financial sector through its crisis, a watchdog report said Monday. Dutch organisers of successful ‘masked orgy party’ planning more sex partiesLONDON - After the masked orgy party in a stately home near Bristol became a huge success, its organisers have been encouraged to plan more and are looking for new venues. Killers of Benazir will be exposed, punished soonISLAMABAD - The killers of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be exposed and punished soon, said Faisal Raza Abidi, the Political Secretary of President Asif Ali Zardari. Great Lakes charter fishing industry flounders this summer under weight of Midwestern economyOAK HARBOR, Ohio — Gulls shrieked overhead as Bob Hall lugged a pair of plastic 5-gallon gas cans down the dock to fill up his fishing boat, then hopped on a golf cart and headed to a gas station for another load. Pentagon says US soldier captured in Afghanistan is 23-year-old private from IdahoHAILEY, Idaho — A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online. Honduras crisis talks deadlocked over exiled president’s return, sides to meet again SundaySAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks to resolve Honduras’ political crisis deadlocked over a proposal to reinstate the ousted president and form a national unity government, leading the mediator to appeal for more flexibility when negotiations resume Sunday. Same-sex couples make push for inclusion in coming immigration reform debateWASHINGTON — Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months. Centre prepones talks with GJM to August 11NEW DELHI - The Union Government has preponed tripartite talks with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and the West Bengal Government to August 11 following the continuation of the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling district. Jyoti Basu’s condition stableKOLKATA - The condition of former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, under treatment at a private hospital here, is stable, his personal assistant Joykrishna Ghosh said Saturday. However, no date has been set for his release from the hospital. Hillary meets Indian business leaders, discusses economic crisis (Second Lead)MUMBAI - Declaring that we are entering a promising new era with India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held an “exciting and fruitful meeting” with Indian corporate honchos over breakfast after signing a condolence book at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here as she began her first visit to India after assuming office. Manmohan Singh returns home from NAM SummitNEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived here early on Friday after attending the XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt. Fresh global bids invited for Hyderabad Metro
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HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government has invited fresh global bids for the Rs.121-billion ($2.4-billion) Hyderabad Metro Rail project in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
