Amid protests, world leaders near agreement limiting bankers’ pay, keeping econ revival goingPITTSBURGH — As police clashed with protesters in the streets, world leaders on Thursday closed ranks on pay limits for bankers whose risky behavior contributed to the global financial meltdown. With economies on the mend, a summit mood of cautious optimism replaced last year’s fear and uncertainty. AP IMPACT: Review shows gov’t rarely intervenes as Calif. mercury mines pollute water, fishNEW IDRIA, Calif. — Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California’s rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state’s major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people. San Diego ACORN officials fire employee caught on video giving advice on human smugglingNATIONAL CITY, Calif. — ACORN officials in San Diego have fired an employee caught on video providing advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled groupWASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. “ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to fund this corrupt organization,” said second-ranked House Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia. House votes to cut off all federal funds to ACORNWASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. Pirate-plagued Somalia finishes the training of 500 recruits to form new navyMOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirate-plagued Somalia took a step toward policing its own shores with the graduation of its first 500 naval recruits Tuesday. Officials hope the men will form the backbone of the country’s first naval force for nearly two decades, but said they need international funding to make it a viable force. 3C awarded LEED Platinum ratingNew Delhi, September 08, 2009: The 3C Company has been awarded LEED Platinum rating in Core and Shell category by US Green Building Council for its eco-friendly commercial project ‘Green Boulevard’, located in Noida. Barbaric Taliban butcher four school kids in PakistanPESHAWAR - At least four children were killed and three others injured in a militant attack in Orakzai Agency on Tuesday morning. Sakshar Bharat Mission launched to curb illiteracyNEW DELHI - With the objective of reducing illiteracy, especially among women, the Government on Tuesday launched the Sakshar Bharat Mission on the occasion of International Literacy Day. Killer whales, robins, rising seas: Climate is changing and tiny ‘Tuk’ mans the front lineTUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories — Caught between rising seas and land melting beneath their mukluk-shod feet, the villagers of Tuktoyaktuk are doing what anyone would do on this windy Arctic coastline. They’re building windmills. Killer of traders’ association chief arrested in DelhiNEW DELHI - Delhi Police have solved the murder of the president of traders’ association in Dadri area of Uttar Pradesh last week with the arrest of a high profile contract killer, an official said Monday. HEALTHBEAT: Improving health care quality at below-average prices? Some communities are tryingWASHINGTON — If you pay the mechanic $1,000 to fix your transmission and it breaks again next week, the garage should find and fix the problem for free. So if you get an infection following open-heart surgery because the doctor forgot an antibiotic, why are you charged extra to clear up the wound? UN nuclear watchdog warns of ’stalemate’ with Iran over Tehran’s suspected nuclear programVIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog is locked in a “stalemate” with Iran over the country’s suspect nuclear program, the agency’s chief said Monday, pressing Tehran to answer lingering questions about its atomic ambitions. NGOs asked to inform Malay PM about the plight of Malay Indian communityKUALA LUMPUR - The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) chief N. Siva Subramaniam has urged NGOs working for the upliftment of Malay-Indians to inform Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak about the issues concerning the community. Durrani calls for frank dialogue between Indian, Pakistani spymastersNEW DELHI - Pitching for resuming dialogue with India, Pakistan’s former national security adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani Saturday called for a frank dialogue between spymasters and security services to jointly combat terrorism and bridge mistrust. Brown: Britain to remain in Afghanistan until Kabul can take care of its own securityLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown says British troops will remain in Afghanistan until the country’s own security forces can fight the Taliban and al-Qaida without assistance. Haryana government trying to divide Sikhs: SGPC officialCHANDIGARH - The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), that manages Sikh shrines across the country, Thursday lashed out at the Haryana government over its proposal to set up a separate organisation to administer gurdwaras in the state. Iranian parliament rejects two female ministersTEHRAN - The Iranian parliament Thursday rejected two of the three proposed female cabinet ministers and approved only Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi as health minister, the first-ever female minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic. Namibian president terms India ‘a friend indeed’MUMBAI - Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has termed India as “a friend indeed”, acknowledging its contribution to the freedom struggle of the southern African country. Chennai rally to project cause of displaced TamilsCHENNAI - Hundreds of activists of Dravidar Kazhagam party took to streets here against central government blaming it for not taking enough measures to urge Sri Lankan government in the resettlement of displaced Tamilians. Dera Sacha Sauda not allowed to hold congregationAGRA - A possible confrontation between Sikh leaders and followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect was defused after authorities in this Utar Pradesh district withdrew permission to the sect to hold a congregation following protests from Sikh leaders. Japan’s incoming leader Hatoyama speaks by phone with President ObamaTOKYO — Japan’s incoming leader said Thursday he told President Barack Obama that the two countries’ security alliance is the “foundation” of his country’s foreign relations, an apparent attempt to ease concerns his new government may try to distance itself from Washington. Fire offical says huge fire north of LA is human caused as firefighters make more progressLOS ANGELES — Firefighters made more progress Wednesday against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles as investigators searched for information about how the fire started. 3rd man arrested in fatal shooting of the prominent Houston doctor who was killed at his ranchBELLVILLE, Texas — Authorities have arrested a third suspect in the death of a prominent Houston physician who was shot several times as he arrived at his sprawling countryside ranch with his family. Obama hosts dinner, praises American Muslims’ contributions in celebration of RamadanWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has praised the contributions of American Muslims at a dinner to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. AP Exclusive: Video shows unwanted male chicks ground up alive at Iowa egg hatcheryWASHINGTON — An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted chicks by sending them alive into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor. Forest fires northeast of Los Angeles fouls Southern California air, triggers health worriesLOS ANGELES — Two wildfires northeast of Los Angeles fouled the air breathed by millions of Southern Californians on Wednesday, but the flames were burning away from suburbs on the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and no homes had been lost. Australian aborigines demand UN refugee statusMELBOURNE - A group of Australian aborigines has requested the United Nations to grant them refugee status. NJ, smarting from Lockerbie bomber’s release, wants no part of Gadhafi during US visitENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will set foot on U.S. soil for the first time next month when he comes to address the U.N. General Assembly. Now he wants to put down stakes in the middle of American suburbia. Scotland frees terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds to die in LibyaEDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds Thursday, letting the Libyan go home to die despite American pleas to show no mercy for the man responsible for the 1988 attack that killed 270 people. |
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