Firefighters battle wildfires across parched California; forecast winds spark fear of spreadDAVENPORT, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as more than 7,000 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state. Specialty cigar shop owners, like the cigarette industry, fret over higher taxes, smoking bansNEW ORLEANS —With the world becoming ever less welcoming for tobacco smoke of all kinds, the owners of specialty shops that sell premium cigars have converged on New Orleans with the same concerns as mass-market cigarette manufacturers — higher taxes and anti-smoking laws. US, Angola agree to combat HIV/AIDS; US funding more than doubledLUANDA, Angola —U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads to Congo on Monday to target an epidemic of sexual assault in the violence-torn nation after wrapping up a trip to Angola where she pushed democratic reform and announced the country would get more money to fight AIDS. Obama gets gentle with Mexico, finds none in return
Goa Govt. to invoke Epidemic Act after tourist season beginsPANAJI - The Goa Government will invoke the Epidemic Act only after the tourist season commences at the end of September. Jordan to lodge protest with Israel over border firesAMMAN - Jordan would lodge a protest with Israel over fires that started in Israel last month and spread across the border, damaging a number of citrus farms in the Jordan Valley, the official Petra news agency reported Saturday. Banks, markets reopen as calm returns to Nigeria city after days of violenceMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Banks and markets have reopened in this northern Nigerian city after five days of fierce fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. Haitians wait anxiously to learn if family died in deadly capsizing off Turks and CaicosCAP HAITIEN, Haiti — Dozens of anxious Haitians waited at an airport Thursday to learn whether family members were among the survivors of a sailboat packed with migrants that struck a coral reef and broke apart, killing at least 15 people and leaving dozens missing. Work on health overhaul bill resumes in House after deal breaks logjamWASHINGTON — Action on a sweeping health care overhaul bill has resumed in the House after a week-and-a-half delay caused by objections from fiscally conservative Democrats. Nigerian Islamists flee army onslaught: ReportNAIROBI/ABUJA - Nigerian Islamists have fled an army onslaught after four days of fighting that killed over 200 people, media reports said Thursday. First good shower too little too late for farmersSOHNA - The season’s first good shower came too late for Mohan Singh’s rice nursery where the saplings are dead. His bajra crop is ruined too, as his pump could not raise water from the falling aquifer below his farm. He hopes his sugarcane patch will revive now. California lawmakers pass budget-balancing plan, send bills to SchwarzeneggerSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers on Friday approved a complex package of spending cuts, accounting maneuvers and raids on local government coffers to fill California’s gigantic budget deficit, providing hope that the state might begin a slow climb out of a deep financial hole. Polluted rain, snow raises concerns for sensitive landscapes in 16 national parksSALT LAKE CITY — A pollutant that can slowly trigger changes in the lives of plants and animals is increasingly being found in 16 National Park Service sites, mostly in the Western United States. ‘Angela’s Ashes’ author McCourt dies at 78NEW YORK - US author Frank McCourt, whose 1996 book “Angela’s Ashes” brought him world fame, died Sunday at age of 78, the New York Times reported. China says police killed 12 people in Urumqi’s July 5 rioting, raises death toll to 197BEIJING — Chinese police killed 12 people during July 5 rioting in the western city of Urumqi, officials said — a rare acknowledgment by the government that security forces opened fire in the worst ethnic clashes to hit the region in decades. US will encourage India, China and Russia to tackle global agenda: ClintonWASHINGTON - Spelling out the United States’ foreign policy initiatives for the immediate future, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday said that Washington would put special emphasis on encouraging major and emerging global powers - China, India, Russia and Brazil, as well as Turkey, Indonesia, and South Africa - to be full partners in tackling the global agenda. Al-Jazeera TV banned from West BankWEST BANK - The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday banned Al-Jazeera television from operating in its territory and threatened legal action over allegations it broadcast against President Mahmoud Abbas. A penguin mystery: Australia investigates killings of cute flightless birdsSYDNEY — The first battered bodies were found on a small Australian beach, the white sand around them stained crimson with their blood. Obama says US and Russia must show the way toward stopping nuclear proliferationL’AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they’re “fulfilling their commitments” to lead global efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Palin ethics complaint has cost Alaska 1.9 million dollars
HHS says if pending studies go well, swine flu vaccinations will probably begin in OctoberWASHINGTON — The Obama administration says vaccinations against swine flu are likely and probably will begin in mid-October, assuming soon-to-start studies go well. Oil falls below $62 amid worries over slower-than-expected recoveryNEW YORK — Oil prices slumped below $62 per barrel Wednesday as the government reported unused gasoline held in storage surged yet again. Retail gas prices have fallen every day for more than two weeks. Armed Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese mobs spread ethnic strife in China’s restive westURUMQI, China — The government imposed a curfew Tuesday night in this regional capital of western China after mobs of Han Chinese with meat cleavers and clubs roamed the streets looking for Muslim Uighurs who had earlier beaten up people in the country’s worst ethnic violence in decades. Genes, not beer, lead to ‘beer belly’MELBOURNE - It’s not the beer, but your genes, that cause that ‘not so loved’ ‘beer belly’, according to British scientists. Kolkata gets eastern hub of NSGKOLKATA - The eastern regional hub of the elite anti-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) was inaugurated in the West Bengal capital Wednesday. Militants slaughtered 18 of their own wounded men: Pakistani armyISLAMABAD - Militants killed 18 of their own wounded men whom they could not take along while retreating from an area in the restive Swat valley, the Pakistani army has said. Time to sing the requiem for Agra Gharana?AGRA - The Rajputs passed it on to the Mughals, in whose courts the classical Hindustani music of Agra Gharana flourished. Now, however with few patrons and students left in the city of its origin, is it perhaps time to sing the requiem of the musical tradition? Woman to woman: Pratibha Patil to visit Britain Oct 27-29LONDON - President Pratibha Patil will visit Britain Oct 27-29 in a state visit showcasing the close ties between India and Britain, officials said. Patna runs for communal harmonyPATNA - In a bid to spread the message of communal harmony and social brotherhood, scores of enthusiasts participated in a run in Patna on Sunday. Obama declines to apologize for CIA’s role in Chilean coups during Oval Office meetingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he wants a U.S. foreign policy that looks forward, not backward. Especially if it includes talking about the CIA’s role in Latin and South America. |
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico —President Barack Obama pressed for a new tone in the United States’ relationship with Mexico but found no immediate progress Sunday on the divisions between him and Mexican President Felipe Calderon over the pace of U.S. drug-fighting aid and a ban on Mexican trucks north of the border.
Anchorage (Alaska, US),J - Alaska’s response to ethics allegations and requests for information concerning the conduct of soon-to-be-ex-governor Sarah Palin has cost the state 1.9 million dollars.
