Marchers accuse UN troops of shooting at Haiti funeral for priestPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gunfire broke out during a funeral procession Thursday for a popular Haitian priest, apparently killing a man and prompting angry protests that could inflame government opponents with days to go before elections in the troubled nation. Iran’s Guardian Council agrees to limited ballot recount in disputed electionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said Tuesday, as thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the regime and authorities cracked down on independent media. Malawi’s highest court allows Madonna’s bid for 2nd adoption from southern African countryBLANTYRE, Malawi — Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country’s highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision it said was out of touch with the times. WHO says swine flu pandemic has begun _ first global flu epidemic in 41 yearsGENEVA — Swine flu is now formally a pandemic, a declaration by U.N. health officials that will speed vaccine production and spur government spending to combat the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. ConAgra plant collapses in North Carolina, medical crews on scene, no word on injuriesGARNER, N.C. — The roof of a food plant has partially collapsed in a Raleigh suburb. North Korea Dear Leader reportedly taps 26-year-old son as successor _ known as Commander KimSEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy student who loved basketball and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Recent reports describe him as overweight and a heavy drinker. US journalist jailed in NKorea tells family she ‘cried so much’ after arrestSEOUL, South Korea — For weeks after North Korean guards seized Laura Ling and Euna Lee near the border with China and spirited the American journalists to Pyongyang on criminal charges, their families waited quietly for news about them. Doctors group finds rape common against Darfur women, urges international warrantsNEW YORK — A survey of dozens of women who fled violence in Darfur found that a third of them reported or showed signs of rape, and revealed a widespread fear of sexual violence in their refugee camp in Chad, a human rights group reported Sunday. No problem if we don’t get anything: MamataNEW DELHI - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, whose party is one of the biggest partners in the victorious UPA, said Thursday she is keen on a stable central government and wouldn’t mind even if the Congress doesn’t give her party ‘anything’. IPL dictates new cricket world order: BrydenJOHANNESBURG - The reality of the new cricket world order is that international cricket’s scheduling has to be charted around the Indian Premier League (IPL), although the IPL organisers have maintained that international cricket will remain the priority. Miss Calif. to learn whether she’ll keep crown amid allegations of contract violationsBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Miss California USA pageant is expected to announce its decision over whether Carrie Prejean should keep her state crown amid allegations of contract violations. President Obama entertains press corps with biting and self-mocking humorWASHINGTON — It was the hottest ticket in town, a black-tie dinner gathering of Washington’s political and media elite but Dick Cheney couldn’t make it. 49ers sign LB Marques Harris, 12 undrafted free agentsSANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have signed linebacker Marques Harris to a one-year contract. NH moves a step closer to allowing gay marriage with state Senate voteCONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is a step closer to allowing gay marriage after a state Senate vote. Freighter fights back: hotbox hideout, standoffs gave way to revelry that ‘woke up Mombasa’MERION, Pa. — Sailors have a short list of what to grab in an emergency. Obama’s 100 days marked by energetic moves to fix economy, reverse GOP rule _ but no miraclesWASHINGTON — Barack Obama opened his presidency by drawing an unflinching portrait of the challenges. Then he set about turning those perils into possibilities. Caretaker saves Grammy, autographed photos of Elvis, presidents from burning Jimmy Dean homeRICHMOND, Va. — The Grammy survived, as did the pictures autographed by Elvis Presley and several presidents. Even Jimmy Dean’s gold record for his spoken word sensation, “Big Bad John,” was scooped up before a devastating fire gutted the entertainer’s riverfront estate in Virginia. FDA to allow 17-year-olds to get ‘morning-after’ birth control over the counterWASHINGTON — Women’s groups cheered the government’s decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the “morning-after” emergency contraceptive without a doctor’s prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens. Combining mythology, phones and beehives to create fashionNEW DELHI - Mythological tales, electrical wires, mobile phones, beehives, a mathematics mark sheet and even an experience with death - nine budding designers displayed their creativity inspired by all this and more as they prepare to compete at the World of Wearable Art (WOW) awards in New Zealand in September. Azad’s brother in BJP justifies Babri Masjid demolitionJAMMU - Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s younger brother Ghulam Ali Azad, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sunday justified the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, saying no mosque ever existed in Ayodhya. Andhra-born leg spinner defies odds to make it big in Kiwi domestic cricketAUCKLAND - Auckland’s wicket-taking rookie Tarun Nethula, a former resident of Andhra Pradesh in India, has taken quite a journey to enter next week’s State Championship cricket final against Central Districts. We are not against any religion: Malaysian Bar Council chiefDHAKA - Saying that the Malaysian Bar Council (MBC) was not against any religion, its newly elected president Ragunath Kesavan, an ethnic Indian, has announced plans to hold discussions on issues that are considered ‘touchy’. It’s taken me 25 years to direct a film: Deepa Sahi (Interview)MUMBAI - After waiting for 25 years, Deepa Sahi is finally set to wield the megaphone for a lighthearted no-holds-barred romantic movie ‘Na Na Karte Pyaar’. And the actress has no less than Hema Malini and Nana Patekar as the leads in her directorial debut. BBC sacks Margaret Thatcher’s daughter for ‘racist’ remarkLONDON - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has dropped journalist Carol Thatcher, daughter of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, from a popular television show after she referred to a tennis player as a ‘golliwog’. Indian hockey colts beat Australia in Youth Olympic FestivalSYDNEY - India’s junior men’s hockey team made a promising start in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF), beating the hosts 2-1 in a tense match at Sydney Olympic Park here Wednesday. |
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