Injury-hit Barcelona looking to win first of three trophiesVALENCIA - Barcelona are in sight of their first of three trophies Wednesday, in the final of the Spanish King’s Cup against unfancied Athletic Bilbao. Britain’s Brown apologizes for excessive expenses claimed made by lawmakersLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the leader of the country’s main opposition party apologized Monday for lawmakers’ excessive expenses claims, pledging to overhaul the system and win back public trust. US trade chief: Beef deal with EU is close, could herald start of end for other disputesGENEVA — A top U.S. trade official says a long-running trade clash between the United States and the European Union over hormone-treated U.S. beef is almost resolved. Pope calls for Palestinian homeland at start of Israel visit aimed at easing strains with JewsTEL AVIV, Israel — Pope Benedict XVI called for the establishment of an independent Palestinian homeland immediately after he arrived in Israel Monday, a stance that could put him at odds with his hosts on a trip aimed at easing strains between the Vatican and Jews. 80-feet long bat to convey best wishes for Twenty20 World Cup for Indian teamMUMBAI - Cricket fans in Mumbai sign up on a huge 80-feet long bat, sending best wishes for the Indian team ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in England beginning next month. Kashmir gears up for annual Amaranth pilgrimageSRINAGAR - The preparations for the upcoming Amaranth pilgrimage in Kashmir have begun. The government with the help of the army has started the construction of road for the pilgrims to reach Pahalgam, the pilgrimage base camp. American Airlines to let frequent fliers use miles for 1-way trips, mix different awardsDALLAS — American Airlines says it will let frequent fliers use miles to book one-way trips for half the miles of a round trip. Alaska panel dismisses complaint against Palin’s comments on mine pollution measureANCHORAGE, Alaska — A state panel has dismissed a complaint that accused Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking election law by taking a public position on a mining ballot initiative days before the vote. The A to Z of UK leadership’s gravy train revealedLONDON - British MPs have put in claims for items from the common to the bizarre. Now, The Sun has presented their own ABC list of greed. Mutilated corpse of Russian woman found in GoaPANAJI - A badly dismembered body of a 24-year-old Russian woman was found on a railway track in a Goa village, police said Saturday. ‘I don’t need US support to come to power,’ says SharifISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said he does not need the support of the United States to claim power in Pakistan. Canadian Indian origin MP cites political conspiracy behind nanny scandalOTTAWA/TORONTO - Canada’s Indian-origin Liberal MP Ruby Dhall on Friday described herself as a victim of a political conspiracy over allegations that she mistreated two Filipino caregivers. ALL BUSINESS: Investors sold on bank turnaround, even if accounting tricks fuel good newsNEW YORK — There’s nothing like a little magical math to make banks’ financial woes go away. House Speaker Pelosi still explaining what she knew, when, on CIA interrogationWASHINGTON — It’s a political squall that won’t die: What did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi know about harsh questioning of detainees, and when did she know it? On Friday, the California Democrat was forced to issue yet another press release, reiterating her past assertions that she had been briefed in 2002 only on new interrogation techniques that had been deemed legal and were planned for future use. UK lawmakers in trouble for expensing X-rated movies, piano tuning and horse manureLONDON — It has all the makings of a Monty Python sketch — prim British lawmakers caught in a farce over expense claims for everything from X-rated movies to a bathtub plug. Nino Burdzhanadze, leading foe of Georgia’s fiery president, an admirer of Britain’s ThatcherTBILISI, Georgia — As street protests threaten to drive Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili from office, one of the leading candidates to replace him is a former ally and fellow architect of the Rose Revolution that brought him to power. Hong Kong lifts quarantine of hotel where flu reported, as Mexico’s reopening hits snagsHONG KONG — Hong Kong lifted a weeklong quarantine Friday of an upscale hotel where Asia’s first swine flu case was traced, allowing 280 guests and workers to end an isolation that was criticized as overkill by some but a medical necessity by authorities. Georgia frees 3 demonstrators in bid to defuse violent anti-government unrestTBILISI, Georgia — Georgian authorities released three opposition protesters Thursday, trying to defuse a wave of unrest that erupted into violence when police clashed with demonstrators clamoring for the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Molly the cow may get a new lease on life after escaping from a NYC slaughterhouseNEW YORK — A cow nicknamed Molly who escaped from a New York City slaughterhouse may have a new lease on life. New York police said the all-black cow got out from Musa Hala, Inc. about 1 p.m. Wednesday, a slaughterhouse where animals are butchered according to religious restrictions. Porn movies, horse manure: UK lawmakers’ odd expense claims are exposedLONDON — Porn movies. Horse manure. A chocolate Santa Claus. Expense claims by British lawmakers to pay for an array of items were exposed by a newspaper Friday, stoking public anger over lawmaker excess amid the global recession. Report: SKorea detects ‘brisk’ activity at North Korean nuclear test siteSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials have detected “brisk” activity at a North Korean nuclear test site, a news report said Thursday, days after the communist country threatened to conduct nuclear and missile tests. US military denies report that 147 civilians died in fighting in western AfghanistanKABUL — Video of the aftermath of a disputed incident involving American forces and the Taliban shows bloodied bodies of children laid out with other corpses, confirming international Red Cross findings at the two remote villages in western Afghanistan. The U.S. military does not contest that civilians died but called “extremely over-exaggerated” a report by an Afghan official that as many as 147 were killed. Clashes in Indian Kashmir, violence in W. Bengal mar voting as 95 million Indians go to pollsSRINAGAR, India — Scores of protesters clashed with government troops in Indian Kashmir’s main city Thursday as residents went to the polls in the disputed Himalayan region, the country’s capital and other key states in a monthlong parliamentary election. Jussi Jokinen scores in OT, Hurricanes beat Bruins 3-2 to take 2-1 lead in seriesRALEIGH, N.C. — Jussi Jokinen scored at 2:48 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Unemployment in Australia slipped in April to 5.4 percent, despite expectations of a riseSYDNEY — Australia’s jobless rate slipped marginally to 5.4 percent in April compared to March, despite widespread predictions of a further rise in unemployment because of the global economic slowdown. China promises new European buying spree, calls on EU to resist trade protectionismBRUSSELS — China promised Thursday to send its companies on new multibillion dollar spending sprees in Europe as it called on the bloc, its largest export market, to resist new trade barriers. Holder says terrorists won’t be released from Guantanamo into USWASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not release terrorists from Guantanamo Bay into neighborhoods in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday as he sought to reassure worried lawmakers. Is Kerala CM under pressure to quit for opposing clean chit to Vijayan?TRIVANDRUM - Pressure seems to be building on Kerala Chief Minister VS Achatunandan to quit after he defied CPI (M) stand to give a clean chit to party’s state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the Lavalin scam. UK Hindus lose court battle to have open cremationLONDON - Hindus in the United Kingdom have lost their battle in court to have the right to be cremated out in the open. Fourth round of voting ends in India, parties look post-pollNEW DELHI - Four people were killed in poll violence in West Bengal and Rajasthan Thursday as nearly 54 million voters exercised their franchise in eight states in the fourth and penultimate round of India’s parliamentary elections, with major parties exploring post-poll equations in the face of what is widely expected to be a splintered verdict. |
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