Berlusconi boosts international diplomacy as problems mount at home over starlet scandalROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi is expanding his presence on the world stage leading into next week’s Group of Eight summit with a flurry of diplomacy aimed, at least in part, in part at diverting attention from the starlet scandal that has engulfed him at home. Booze linked to sexual assault among women in collegeWASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that nearly 20 percent of undergraduate American women are sexually assaulted during their time in college and that the majority of incidents occurred while they were under the influence of alcohol. European leaders mark 1989 fall of Iron Curtain, a key episode leading to end of communismBUDAPEST, Hungary — European leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe, in Budapest on Saturday. Dad accused of beating son into coma on Father’s Day had begged for visitationBOSTON — Leslie Schuler once pleaded with a judge for visitation with the 7-year-old son he’d never known, so he could “become the child’s father, not just a paycheck once a week.” Mission against Mehsud will continue, vows assassinated rival leader’s successorISLAMABAD - Cracks within the Taliban are getting wider, with the younger brother of Qari Zainuddin, Misbahuddin Mehsud, vowing to continue the fight against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud until the Taliban warlord is killed. Officials say Pakistani Taliban chief just missed suspected US missile that killed 80ISLAMABAD — The head of Pakistan’s Taliban had joined a funeral procession targeted in a suspected U.S. missile strike, but left before the attack that killed 80 people mourning those struck down by an earlier barrage on a militant training camp, intelligence officials said Wednesday. Calif. Legislature to vote on Democratic budget plan, even as governor warns he won’t sign itSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers scheduled a Wednesday vote on a Democratic proposal to close part of California’s $24.3 billion budget deficit, but the plan appears doomed to fail. CPI(M): Withdrawal of support from UPA on nuke deal was rightNEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday said that that its decision to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance government on the nuclear deal issue last year was a correct decision. Karunakaran turns 91, still dabbles in politicsTHRISSUR - Veteran Congress leader and former chief minister K. Karunakaran, who turned 91 Saturday, demonstrated despite his advanced age he was abreast of current political affairs. CII to showcase Indian education at Kuala LumpurNEW DELHI - At a time when scores of foreign educational institutions are queuing up to woo Indian students, leading industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Friday said it will showcase Indian higher education and its rich variety at Kuala Lumpur. Obama touts responsible fathering, tells young men to ‘be there for your child’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, who barely knew his own father, had personal advice Friday for young men who become dads: “Even if your father was not there, you can be there for your child.” U.S. in dilemma over response to Iran unrestWASHINGTON - The Obama administration is faced with a twin dilemma vis-a-vis the unrest in Iran - To keep quiet to pursue a nuclear deal with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, or heed calls to respond more supportively to the protesters there — and risk alienating the Shiite cleric. Analysis: Obama in a box, conflicting need to support Iranian reformers, engage Islamic regimeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is in a box over Iran, caught between affinity for emboldened reformists and caution about further alienating a hard-line Islamic regime he wants to dissuade from seeking nuclear weapons. Iraqi forces arrest suspect in killing of a prominent Sunni lawmaker, general saysBAGHDAD — Iraqi commandos swept into a western Baghdad neighborhood Wednesday and arrested a reputed al-Qaida in Iraq leader suspected of plotting the assassination of a prominent Sunni lawmaker. Judge allows Reagan’s shooter long stays away from mental hospital, can get driver’s licenseWASHINGTON — John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan nearly three decades ago, is being allowed by a federal judge to spend more time away from his psychiatric hospital and apply for a driver’s license. Iran’s supreme leader calls for national unity after rallies for, against clerical regimeTEHRAN, Iran — State television says Iran’s supreme leader has called for national unity during a meeting with representatives of the four candidates in disputed presidential elections. Sen. Lugar endorses cautious stance by Obama administration in reacting to disputed electionWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain charged Tuesday that President Barack Obama is not talking tough enough on the disputed presidential election in Iran. Ahmadinejad attends security summit in Russia amid turmoil over election at homeYEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday on his first trip abroad since his bitterly disputed re-election, a show of support for a leader facing massive protests at home and questions from the West about the legitimacy of the vote count Obama ‘deeply troubled’ by Iran violence after electionsWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said he was “deeply troubled” by Iran’s violent protests brought on by a disputed election, but said the Islamic country was free to pick its own president. Ahmadinejad’s pro-reform challenger calls on Iranian authorities to cancel disputed electionTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s main challenger is calling on authorities to cancel Friday’s presidential election, saying it is the only way to restore public trust. Congress postpones meeting to discuss power-sharing in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - A meeting of Congress leaders and legislators Saturday to discuss demanding of ministerial berths in the Tamil Nadu government has been postponed, a party source said Friday. The Congress gives outside support to the ruling DMK in the state. House set to send Obama a bill imposing gov’t control over tobaccoWASHINGTON — Congress on Friday sent to the White House legislation that gives the federal government vast new powers to regulate and restrict cigarettes, the single largest cause of preventable death. Searchers head back into NC Slim Jim plant after explosion to reach 2nd body, find workerGARNER, N.C. — Crews in protective suits headed back into a collapsed Slim Jim factory through the roof Wednesday in an effort to reach a second body and find a missing worker after an unexplained blast ripped through the plant. Suicide attackers detonate truck bomb outside luxury hotel in Pakistan, killing at least 11PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suicide attackers shot their way past guards and set off a massive blast outside a luxury hotel where foreigners and well-to-do Pakistanis mixed, killing at least 11 people and wounding 70, officials said. Report: NKorea’s new long-range missile launch does not appear imminentSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is stepping up preparations to test-fire a long-range missile from its new launching site near China, but a launch does not appear imminent, a news report said Monday. Indian student body in Australia concerned over ‘anti-Indian Indians’MELBOURNE - An organisation representing Indian students in Australia said Saturday it was “quite disturbed” over how some “anti-Indian Indians” here were holding the students responsible for the spate of alleged racist attacks on the student community. Kalam to sketch out India’s global role to British, Irish audiences (Repeating for all needing)LONDON - Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is to speak about India’s global role to key politicians, scientists and industrialists next week during a lecture tour of Britain and Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland, his tour organisers said Friday. Exit poll predicts right-wing party will be second in Dutch European electionTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A right-wing, stridently anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker’s party won more than 15 percent of votes in the country’s European Parliament elections Thursday, according to the national broadcaster’s exit poll. Key Democrat questions plan for regulating complex financial instrumentsWASHINGTON — Fault lines emerged in Congress Thursday over new oversight for exotic financial instruments blamed for hastening the global crisis as a key Democratic senator questioned whether the government’s proposed plan is robust enough. Federal judge delays NY law requiring 5-cent deposits on water bottles until AprilALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge has blocked New York officials from collecting five-cent deposits on bottles of water until next April. |
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