Guinea-Bissau holds elections Sunday to replace slain presidentBISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau, a West African country known for its political crises and coups, votes for a new leader on Sunday to replace the late President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira, who was assassinated more than three months ago. ‘Earthquake cloaks’ may one day make buildings invisible to devastating tremorsLONDON - Let alone hiding persons or objects from prying eyes, future invisibility cloaks may even conceal buildings from the devastating effects of earthquakes, if physicists in France and the UK are to be believed. ‘Jena 6′ case wrapped up with plea bargain, no jail time for 5 remaining defendants in La.JENA, La. — The Jena Six case, which once prompted a massive civil rights demonstration and drew international attention, saw the final chapter played out quietly. Argentine mystery woman tops Google searches _ but no evidence yet she’s the gov’s true loveBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Her name was drawing more Google searches than Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett the morning after they died. Her picture was plastered across Friday’s front pages. An eight-year-old video from her brief career as a television producer ran over and over. Finding shadows of a king, and a troubled nation’s history, in Nepal’s former royal palaceKATMANDU, Nepal — Pity the king. Saturn’s moon Enceladus may host a salty oceanLONDON - A new research by European scientists has provided evidence that an enormous plume of water spurts in giant jets from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus is fed by a salty ocean, a discovery that may have implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. AP Newsbreak: 5 remaining ‘Jena Six’ cases near conclusion; plea deal expected FridayNEW ORLEANS — Five of six black teens accused of beating a white high school classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Scarred by white phosphorus, Afghan girl claws from death’s edge at US military hospitalBAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — The American military doctors watched in horror as the oxygen mask on the young Afghan girl’s face started to melt. Barclays analyst says solar industry poised for rapid growth as utilities invest heavilyNEW YORK — The solar energy industry will grow faster than expected during the next few years as American utilities invest heavily in large-scale solar farms, analysts with Barclays Capital said Tuesday in a research note. Sarkozy says burqas are ‘not welcome’ in France, saying full-body veil is attack on dignityPARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Monday that the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France, branding the face-covering, body-length gown as a symbol of subservience that suppresses women’s identities and turns them into “prisoners behind a screen.” HIV-afflicted families evicted in Cambodian capital, shifted to ‘AIDS Village’PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian authorities on Thursday evicted 20 families afflicted with HIV from their homes in the capital, forcing them to move to a tiny settlement on its outskirts in an action critics called discriminatory. Chinese woman caught using high-tech devices to cheat on driving testNEW DELHI - A Chinese woman was caught with high tech devices while taking an exam for a driver’s licence, when a receiver fell out of her mouth due to nervousness. Teenagers sentenced for simple assault in beating death of illegal Mexican immigrant in Pa.POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Two teenagers convicted of simple assault in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant that sparked outrage from Hispanic leaders and civil-rights groups were each sentenced Wednesday to at least six months behind bars. Inventory of Army biodefense lab tallies 9,200 vials of uncounted germs and toxinsHAGERSTOWN, Md. — An inventory of deadly germs and toxins at an Army biodefense lab in Frederick found more than 9,200 vials of material that was unaccounted for in laboratory records, Fort Detrick officials said Wednesday. White sculptures of Athens’ Parthenon temple were originally brightly paintedLONDON - In a new analysis, scientists have confirmed that the sculptures on the triangular gables of the Parthenon temple in Athens, which are pristine white, were originally brightly painted. AP Interview: Former NASA head casts critical eye on Obama team’s slowdown on new space planHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Michael Griffin has moved from the administrator’s suite atop NASA headquarters in Washington to the small, bare office of a new engineering professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Polish woman defends her book on John Paul’s friendship, says it’s not delaying beatificationWARSAW, Poland — To him, she was “My Dear Dusia” and he signed his letters “Br” — short for brother. Gadhafi: ‘new era’ in relations with ex-ruler Italy; Berlusconi hails Gadhafi’s ‘wisdom’ROME — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hailed a “new era” in relations with Italy during his first visit to his country’s former colonial ruler. ‘Slumdog’ child star gets new $50,000 apartment from filmmakersMUMBAI, India — The makers of the hit movie “Slumdog Millionaire” have bought a new home for one of the two child stars discovered in Mumbai’s slums. ‘Cosmic cannonballs’ spotted by astronomers in early UniverseLONDON - Astronomers have detected evidence of a new clutch of tiny, dense galaxies, dubbed ‘cosmic cannonballs’, which thrived in the early Universe, and are nowhere to be seen today. Brazil flies bodies to mainland as Air France rushes to replace speed monitorsRECIFE, Brazil — Air France and other airlines moved Tuesday to replace speed monitors suspected of feeding false information to the computers of Flight 447 and leading to a series of failures that broke the plane apart over the Atlantic Ocean. Four more bodies were pulled from the sea, and helicopters began ferrying other remains to shore. Discovery of ancient sword stud might rewrite Welsh historyLONDON - The discovery of a sword stud beneath shops in Monmouth, Wales, could be evidence of an Anglo-Saxon period settlement, which might rewrite Welsh history. Military spouses lobby Congress for same residency rights given to military membersSPRINGFIELD, Va. — Don’t expect a rush order if you call Joanna Williamson’s jewelry business. She’s a military spouse, and it’s moving season. Lebanon votes in crucial election pitting pro-Western factions against Hezbollah, alliesBEIRUT — Lebanese streamed to their hometowns on the Mediterranean coast and high in the mountains Sunday to vote in a crucial election that could unseat a pro-Western government and install one dominated by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Lebanese vote in elections that pit Hezbollah and allies against pro-Western factionsBEIRUT — Lebanese streamed to their hometowns on the Mediterranean coast and high up in the mountains Sunday to vote in crucial elections that could unseat a pro-Western government and install one dominated by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Vatican visits CERN’s Big Bang machine, speaks of harmony between faith and scienceGENEVA — A senior Vatican delegation visited the world’s biggest nuclear physics laboratory, proclaiming that true faith has no problems with science. Graphene may replace copper at nanoscale widths in futureWASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have experimentally demonstrated the advantages that graphene may have over copper for interconnects in future generations of integrated circuits. European, British central banks keep rates steady; ECB’s Trichet sees growth in mid-2010LONDON — The European Central Bank and the Bank of England both kept official interest rates at record lows on Thursday, adopting a cautious holding stance amid fledgling signs of an economic recovery across Europe. French mini-sub that explored Titanic to help search for Flight 447 black boxesPARIS — A mini-submarine that explored the undersea wreckage of the Titanic is being whisked across the Atlantic to help retrieve the flight recorders of Air France Flight 447. First factory for Qualcomm’s power-sipping cell phone displays opens in TaiwanNEW YORK — The first factory dedicated to making a new type of power-thrifty cell phone display has started operations, Qualcomm Inc. said this week. |
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