Hurricane Carlos strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coast, heads farther out to seaMEXICO CITY — Hurricane Carlos strengthened to a Category 2 storm and had a distinct small eye Tuesday as it moved farther out into the open Pacific. US military says 2 Marines killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. military spokeswoman says two Marines have been killed in southern Afghanistan. Relatives of Yemenia plane crash victims travel to Comoros on French charter planePARIS — Relatives of those killed when a Yemenia Airways plane crashed two weeks ago traveled Monday to the Comoros Islands in hopes of finding peace after their losses, officials said. Nigerian rebel leader release from jail meeting key demand by oil installation attackersABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s government freed a prominent rebel leader from jail Monday, his lawyer said, meeting a demand by insurgents who have been attacking the country’s oil installations and kidnapping oil workers. Pakistan: Swat refugees start heading home, as blast kills 9 in country’s eastCHARSADDA, Pakistan — Hundreds of Pakistanis who fled a military offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley began trickling back home Monday, but many families refused to leave refugee camps, demanding promised government assistance and citing security concerns. Chinese authorities ease security in Urumqi as roads and shops reopenURUMQI, China — More roads reopened and shops unlocked their doors in Urumqi on Monday, but sporadic incidents reflected the underlying tensions in the city in western China where 184 people died in recent ethnic unrest. 3 Chinese miners found alive after trapped 25 days in flooded mine
BEIJING — Three miners have been found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. Three Chinese miners found alive after surviving 25 days trapped in mineBEIJING — Three miners have been found alive after surviving 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. Biographical information on Sonia SotomayorNAME — Sonia Sotomayor. AGE-BIRTHDATE-LOCATION — 55; June 25, 1954; New York, N.Y. Militants attack police post, kidnap six in AfghanistanKABUL - Taliban insurgents have raided a police checkpoint and taken away six policemen in the relatively peaceful northwest Faryab province, police said Sunday. US diplomat: Kyrgyz air base deal will help maintain stability in region near AfghanistanBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A new agreement allowing the U.S. to maintain its air base in Kyrgyzstan for Afghan operations will help to ensure stability across Central Asia, a top American diplomat said Sunday. Former official, 19 Taliban fighters killed in AfghanistanKABUL - An Afghan provincial official said that US forces killed a former police officer in central Logar province, while 19 Taliban fighters were killed in two separate clashes elsewhere in the country, officials said Saturday. Southern Poverty Law Center asks Congress to investigate troops using white-supremacist siteWASHINGTON — One of the country’s main monitors of hate groups is asking Congress to investigate possible racial extremism in the military, after finding service members on a social networking Web site advertised as being for whites only. AP sources: Illinois Sen. Roland Burris tells Democrats he will not run for full Senate termWASHINGTON — Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats’ chances of holding on to the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama. Honduran rivals meet with Costa Rican president, beginning post-coup negotiation processSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras began without a breakthrough Thursday, as both rivals emerged from meetings with a mediator showing no signs of relinquishing their claims to the presidency following a divisive coup. Roadside bomb in central Afghanistan kills 25 people, destroys shops
An endearing look at Sikhs everywhere (IANS Book Review)Book: “Sikhs Unlimited”; Author: Khushwant Singh; Price: Rs.495; Publisher: Rupa Did Chandigarh lose out to Bangalore as the e-capital of India due to then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s insistence that since Punjab had the benefit of the Green Revolution the next revolution should go to a southern state? Uighurs in Turkey, Norway, protest China; Turkish Foreign Ministry summons diplomatANKARA, Turkey — Uighur expatriates staged protests on Tuesday outside the Chinese embassies in Turkey and Norway, denouncing violence in western China that has killed at least 156 people. Two killed, dozens injured in Philippine blastMANILA - Two people were killed and 24 injured as a bomb rigged on a parked motorcycle exploded Tuesday morning near a shop in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the military said. Police restore order in western China after worst ethnic rioting in decades kills 156URUMQI, China — Chanting “Strike down the criminals,” hundreds of paramilitary police with shields, rifles and clubs took control of the streets Monday in the capital of western China’s Muslim region, a day after the deadliest ethnic violence in decades. Namibian seal hunt set to go on despite objections, more than 90,000 to be clubbedJOHANNESBURG — Namibia’s annual commercial seal hunt will go on despite objections by animal welfare groups, a government official said Monday. Nigerian militants claim to hijack chemical tanker with 6 foreigners aboard in latest attackABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group said Monday it had seized a chemical tanker with six foreign crew members aboard and had attacked a second oil facility following a vow to step up the intensity of its attacks. China official says 140 people killed, 828 hurt amid riots in restive far westURUMQI, China — Violent street battles killed at least 140 people and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit China’s volatile western Xinjiang region in decades, and officials said Monday the death toll was expected to rise. Heavy flooding kills at least 20 in southern China, about 700,000 people evacuated from homesBEIJING — Heavy flooding in southern China killed at least 20 people, while blocked roads left some 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, state media reported. Minister: 3 arrested for suspected Basque separatist ties were armed, wanted and on the runMADRID — Three suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA who were captured in France were wanted for violent acts within Spain and had been on the run from police for months, the interior minister said Sunday. Bomb blast near Philippine Roman Catholic cathedral kills 5; pope condemns attackMANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 46. A/H1N1 flu cases exceed 1,000 count in ChinaNEW DELHI - The Chinese mainland confirmed 42 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza till Saturday, bringing the total to 1002. China punishes officials after babies whose parents were still alive were sent to orphanagesBEIJING — Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said. 23 killed in Peru bus accidentLIMA - At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru’s southern Puno region, officials said. US Marines push deeper into volatile southern Afghanistan but meeting little resistanceNAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. forces have encountered little resistance in the initial phase of a massive operation by some 4,000 Marines in Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, but that’s a common tactic by insurgents. |
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