AP Sources: 2 large Boston hedge funds closing down, returning cash to investorsBOSTON — A pair of unrelated Boston-based hedge funds managing a total of more than $1.3 billion separately told investors Tuesday they’re shutting down and returning investor cash because of recent disappointing performance. HK cardinal says China is still controlling Roman Catholic church on mainlandHONG KONG — China has held off on ordaining bishops without Vatican approval, but government interference in the state-backed Chinese church is still a concern, Hong Kong’s cardinal — a key adviser to the pope— said Monday. Al-Qaeda shaken by drone strikes in Pak: US officialsWASHINGTON - The missile strikes being carried out by US drones has unsettled Al-Qaeda and other terror groups operating the tribal belt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, US intelligence and military officials have claimed. Indian protestors ‘ramrodded’, ‘punched’ by Aussie police during peaceful sit-inMELBOURNE - Indian protesters, who were demonstrating against the recent racist attacks on Indian students, were ramrodded by security personnel during the overnight blockade of Melbourne’s city streets. Detained US journalists face Pyongyang trial amid standoff over NKorea’s nuclear belligerenceSEOUL, South Korea — As global powers debate how to punish North Korea for its nuclear defiance, two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that could land them in one of the country’s notorious labor camps. Parliamentary probe demanded into Bangladesh mutinyDHAKA - The mainstream opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Friday demanded a parliamentary probe into the February mutiny against commanders at the Dhaka headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) border guards. Worried India summons Australian envoy over attacks on Indian students (Roundup)NEW DELHI/MELBOURNE - With more attacks being reported on Indian students in Australia Friday, its government assured India that the students would be protected from violence that is perceived to be racist and is leading to growing insecurity among more than 80,000 students. Victoria Premier meets Indian envoy, reassures her about Indian students safetyMELBOURNE - The Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, John Brumby today met with Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh and Consul General of India Anita Nayar to discuss the safety and security of the Indian community in Victoria. Our students feel attacks racially motivated: Indian envoy to Australia (Lead)MELBOURNE - “Our students feel that the attacks on some of them have been motivated racially,” High Commissioner of India Sujatha Singh has said, though premier of Australia’s Victoria state John Brumby Friday said violence against the Indian community is “completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated”. Crime against Indian community unacceptable: Victoria’s premierMELBOURNE - Violence against Victoria’s Indian community is “completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated”, Premier of Australia’s Victoria state John Brumby said Friday after discussing the spate of attacks on Indian students with the High Commissioner of India. India’s regional dominance unacceptable, PML-Q tells USLAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) Punjab President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that India’s dominance in the region is unacceptable. ‘Suicide risk to disgraced British MPs’LONDON - A British MP says days of naming and shaming fellow-lawmakers for claiming dubious parliamentary allowances have begun to resemble a witchhunt that could end in a suicide. Berlusconi blasts press for breaching divorce implicated teen’s privacyLONDON - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has blasted the country’s press, accusing it of “disgraceful behaviour” for revealing that Noemi Letizia, the 18-year-old accused of being at the heart of his divorce, owns four properties in Naples. We are being outcommunicated in Pakistan, Afghanistan: ClintonWASHINGTON - The United States is losing the propaganda war in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told lawmakers saying it was something that must be reversed. Rajasthan Royal meet Knight Riders in decisive matchDURBAN - Rajasthan Royals will look to turn the tide in their favour when they take on a revived Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match at the Kingsmead here Wednesday. Fiji’s neighbours disagree on how to deal with its military regimeWELLINGTON - Differences among Fiji’s Pacific neighbours over how to deal with the island’s military regime emerged Tuesday following top-level talks between New Zealand and Tonga. Victoria footie club under probe for stripper’s actMELBOURNE - In the latest sex drama to engulf the sporting world, the Prahran Football Club is under investigation for hiring a stripper to perform for the team minutes before a game. Samaranch jnr criticises judge of Operacion PuertoMADRID - Sheer stupidity: that is how Juan Antonio Samaranch jr. describes how the Spanish Judiciary is dealing with the Operacion Puerto doping case, which could become a threat to Madrid’s aspirations of hosting the 2016 Olympics. British Telecom to shed 15,000 more jobs, cuts dividendLONDON - British Telecom (BT) Thursday announced 15,000 job losses, mostly in Britain, and cut its final dividend after reporting fourth quarter losses of 977 million pounds. BT to cut 15,000 more jobs after posting 4Q loss of 977 million poundsLONDON — Telecommunications company BT Group PLC said Thursday it expects to cut another 15,000 jobs in the next year after its Global Services division dragged the company to a fourth quarter loss of nearly 1 billion pounds. Despite calls for conservative purity, GOP looks to the middle in recruiting for 2010 racesWASHINGTON — Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh contend the Republican Party needs less moderation and more conservative backbone to win back voters who have been abandoning it in droves. UNICEF official says thousands of children trapped in Lanka conflict zoneNEW YORK - “Thousands of children remain trapped by the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka, putting their lives at serious risk. It is unacceptable that children continue to be the innocent victims of this ongoing conflict,” claimed Ann M. Veneman, the Executive Director of UNICEF. NBA office: No punishment for fallout from Mavericks-Nuggets incidents on, off the courtDENVER — The NBA won’t punish anybody over the ugly incidents that occurred on and off the court in Games 3 and 4 of the series between the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets. Democratic backer of ‘cash for clunkers’ bill criticizes compromise legislationWASHINGTON — Legislation that would give car buyers a government voucher up to $4,500 when they trade in gas guzzlers hit a speed bump in the Senate amid concerns that a compromise between the White House and House Democrats doesn’t go far enough to protect the environment. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Detroit schools are ‘ground zero’ for failing US educationDETROIT — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that Detroit’s troubled public schools are “ground zero” for education in the U.S. and promised federal help if leaders are willing to make necessary changes. Analysis: Iran threat may temper drive for Israeli concessions in US peace effort in MideastWASHINGTON — Israel’s anxieties about Iran have intensified because of its nuclear enrichment programs under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who talks of erasing Israel from the map. Nuggets have bad taste in their mouths after families and friends mistreated in DallasDENVER — The Denver Nuggets returned from Dallas with a bad taste in their mouths and it had nothing to do with Chris “Birdman” Andersen’s nasty case of food poisoning. AP interview: Former Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze calls on current president to resignTBILISI, Georgia — Former Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze on Tuesday urged the country’s embattled president to resign to avoid bloodshed. EPA says pesticide carbofuran poses health risk to children, bans it for use on food cropsWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule banning the use of the pesticide carbofuran on food. UN calls large-scale killing of civilians in Sri Lanka shelling barrage a “bloodbath”COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United Nations called the killing of hundreds of ethnic Tamil civilians in a weekend artillery attack in northern Sri Lanka a “bloodbath” amid reports Monday that the war zone was heavily shelled for a second straight night. |
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