Main islands of 50th US state eyed as critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk sealsHONOLULU — The federal government said Friday it will revise the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals for the first time in 21 years, which is likely to significantly expand the protection area to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands. Government declares Iranian president winner in election, rival also claims victoryTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Interior Ministry claimed hard-line incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heading for a surprise landslide victory Saturday in the country’s stormy presidential elections. But his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and accused authorities of voter fraud. Influential senators in health care overhaul have industry tiesWASHINGTON — Influential senators working to overhaul the nation’s health care system have investments and family ties with some of the biggest names in the industry. The wife of Sen. Chris Dodd, the lawmaker in charge of writing the Senate’s bill, sits on the boards of four health care companies. US Airways seeks 400 flight attendants for voluntary furloughs in response to overstaffingUS Airways is asking for 400 flights attendants to volunteer for leaves of up to 16 months, and said involuntary furloughs could be next if there aren’t enough takers. Analog TV broadcasts end Friday; government and stations brace for confusionNEW YORK — Television stations across the U.S. began cutting their analog signals Friday, marking the final signoff for a 60-year-old technology and likely stranding more than 1 million unprepared homes without TV service. Wife of senator playing key role in health care overhaul serves on medical company boardsWASHINGTON — The wife of a senator playing a lead role on a national health care overhaul sits on the boards of four health care companies, one of several examples of lawmakers with ties to the medical industry. NATO to scale down Kosovo force, German defense minister saysBRUSSELS — NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo will be cut by a third in keeping with the improving security situation in that newly independent nation, the alliance said Thursday. Authorities: SC teen robbery suspect shot by police had realistic BB gun, officers justifiedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A 15-year-old South Carolina girl shot to death by police after a store robbery was holding a BB gun that looked like a 9 mm pistol, authorities said Wednesday, calling the officers’ actions justified. The state said it wouldn’t bring charges against the men. Holocaust museum shooting suspect has a history of seething anger as white supremacistWASHINGTON — A frustrated artist and an angry man, the suspect in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting once tried to kidnap members of the Federal Reserve board, a “caper” thwarted when a guard captured him outside a board meeting carrying a bag stuffed with weapons. Myanmar’s ethnic groups demand UN probe into Karen exodusBANGKOK - A coalition of Myanmar’s ethnic groups Wednesday called on the United Nations Security Council to investigate attacks on ethnic Karen villages in eastern Myanmar that have forced more than 3,000 refugees into Thailand. WHO gets ready to declare a swine flu pandemic after quizzing countries about their outbreaksGENEVA — The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was delayed for weeks as the virus continued to spread. Fiat closes deal for Chrysler good assets, clears path for Chrysler to emerge from Chapter 11DETROIT — Italy’s Fiat is the new owner of the bulk of Chrysler’s assets, closing a deal Wednesday that saves the troubled U.S. automaker from liquidation and places a new company in the hands of Fiat’s CEO. Report: New York Times Co. hires investment bank to take bids for possible Boston Globe saleBOSTON — The New York Times Co. appears interested in getting rid of The Boston Globe, hiring investment bank Goldman Sachs to manage a potential sale of a newspaper that has plummeted in value since its purchase in 1993, the Globe said Wednesday. Airbus A320 makes emergency landing in Canary Islands after experiencing engine troubleMADRID — An Airbus A320 experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off Wednesday from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing, Spain’s national airport authority AENA said. A passenger reported an engine fire. PROMISES, PROMISES: Nearly one-third of polling places not wheelchair-accessibleWASHINGTON — Despite high-profile promises over the past 25 years, many disabled Americans still are unable to fully participate in their democracy. DOT report: More flights arrived on-time in April with fewer planes in the airNEW YORK — Flights on U.S. airlines were on time more frequently in April than the month before and improved from a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Chinese steel industry group opposes proposed Rio Tinto-BHP venture as monopolisticBEIJING — China’s steel industry group said Tuesday it opposes a proposed venture between leading iron ore producers BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto as a monopolistic move. Blast near US troops kills 1 Afghan, wounds 54 amid accusations troops threw grenadeKABUL — An explosion in a crowded bazaar near a convoy of U.S. Army troops in northeastern Afghanistan killed one Afghan teenager Tuesday and wounded about 50 people, many of them children, officials said. Three U.S. troops were wounded in the blast. Gujarat fishing export business hit by recessionVERAVAL - The world wide recession has also taken a toll on the fishing industry of Veraval in Gujarat. NKorea says it will use nuclear weapons in a ‘merciless offensive’ if provokedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it would use nuclear weapons in a “merciless offensive” if provoked — its latest rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appears at GOP fundraiser, ending will-she-or-won’t-she mysteryWASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin appeared at a Republican congressional fundraiser Monday night, ending a will-she-or-won’t-she mystery that overshadowed the event and frustrated the GOP. Palin — the party’s 2008 vice presidential nominee who was initially slated to headline the annual Senate-House dinner — left organizers hanging as late as Monday afternoon after she was told she wouldn’t have a speaking role at the event. Justice’s one-sentence order knocks Chrysler’s speedy bankruptcy process into uncertaintyNEW YORK — Chrysler headed back to bankruptcy court Tuesday to get a judge to approve the termination of 789 dealer franchises, while Chrysler’s plan to become a stronger automaker partnered with Italy’s Fiat awaits action by the nation’s highest court. Far-right British National Party wins 2 seats as extremists surge in European pollsLONDON — A volatile mix of apathy, anger and economic uncertainty translated into gains for extreme-right parties in European parliamentary elections, including the first seats won by the all-white British National Party. Vijayan’s prosecution adds to CPI-M’s cup of woesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - With bitter factionalism costing dearly in the general elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was dealt another blow when Kerala’s top leader Pinarayi Vijayan’s prosecution was given the nod by the governor. Bomb strikes minibus in Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least 7 people, Iraqi officials sayBAGHDAD — A bomb tore through a minibus during morning rush hour Monday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding 24, Iraqi officials said. New evidence indicates human presence in Ireland’s Corrib 9,000 yrs agoDUBLIN - An archaeologist has said that a number of significant finds in the Corrib catchment area in Ireland suggests a large human presence in the region 9,000 years ago. New technique may reveal how Earth’s continents were arranged 2.5 billion years agoLONDON - Scientists have developed a new technique that allows them to recover rare minerals from rocks, which may helps piece together how the Earth’s continents were arranged 2.5 billion years ago. Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in first test of Iraqi justice under joint security pactBAGHDAD — Five U.S. contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad’s Green Zone, officials said Sunday, in what may become the first case of U.S. citizens facing Iraqi justice under a security agreement that took effect this year. North Korea preparations for missile firing make many Alaskans say it’s time to get toughANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans are concerned over the prospect that North Korea is getting ready to test a long-range missile that could reach strategic targets in their home state. Kidnappings for ransom spike in Pakistan with growing militancy and floundering economyKARACHI, Pakistan — The three gunmen forced the car carrying the Hindu filmmaker to stop along the bumpy street, then injected him and his driver with a sedative. The driver woke up a few hours later. The filmmaker was gone. |
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