Auction house seeks to sell collection of Rosa Parks' belongings
July 04, 2008 - 5:46 am
LANSING, Mich. - Arlan Ettinger will never forget the response he got when he took one of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' hats to a meeting at the Apollo Theater in New York. "It was a fairly plain-looking black hat. And then I said it was Rosa Parks'. And their mouths just opened up ...
Eight officers killed after gunmen attack in southern Afghanistan
July 04, 2008 - 5:43 am
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen lobbed a grenade and sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in southern Afghanistan, killing eight officers, Kandahar's police chief said Friday. The attack in Kandahar's Panjwaii district late Thursday also left one officer wounded and two others missing, ...
Muslim jurists welcome UK chief justice's support for sharia role in mediation
July 04, 2008 - 5:40 am
LONDON - Leading Muslim jurists on Friday welcomed comments by Britain's chief justice supporting a role for Sharia law in resolving disputes. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, said in a speech on Thursday that there was no question of Islamic law replacing English law. However, ...
Two tigers flown by helicopter to Indian reserve in repopulation attempt
July 04, 2008 - 5:38 am
JAIPUR, India - In an unprecedented attempt to revive the tiger population in western India, authorities airlifted a female tiger to a national reserve Friday where it will join a male tiger delivered there last week. The tigers were carried by Indian Air Force helicopters to Sariska Tiger ...
Iran says it will response today to international proposal on nuke program
July 04, 2008 - 5:36 am
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's state radio is reporting that the country will respond Friday to an international proposal on its nuclear program. The report says Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, told European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana by phone that Iran will present its ...
Moderate quake jolts eastern Iran but no injuries have been reported
July 04, 2008 - 5:35 am
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state TV is reporting that a moderate earthquake has jolted a small town in eastern Iran. The report says the magnitude-5.2 quake struck at 3:49 a.m. but caused no injuries. Older buildings were slightly damaged in the town of Kadkan near the quake's epicentre, ...
Pakistani government 'serious' in fighting militants in volatile northwest
July 04, 2008 - 5:34 am
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A senior Pakistani official said Friday the government is serious about fighting Islamic militants, after authorities said they had rounded up 220 suspects as a military operation proceeded in a volatile tribal region. But critics claimed the offensive along the ...
Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket attacks
July 04, 2008 - 5:31 am
JERUSALEM - Israel says it is keeping Gaza's border crossings closed in retaliation for a rocket attack. Israeli army spokesman Peter Lerner says all cargo passages are closed Friday morning. He says the decision came Thursday after Palestinians fired a rocket toward Israel. No ...
EU, Russia start talks on new co-operation agreement on oil and gas imports
July 04, 2008 - 5:30 am
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union and Russia have started talks on a new co-operation deal on political and economic ties the EU hopes will redefine the way it imports much of its oil and gas from its key supplier. The EU wants Moscow to open its vast energy sector to European ...
Eight dead, 5 missing after canoes are crushed going over half-built dam in Slovenia
July 04, 2008 - 5:29 am
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Divers pulled seven bodies out of the Sava River and fought strong currents Friday to search for five other missing people after two canoes were crushed running over a dam in southeastern Slovenia. Two people managed to swim ashore after their boats broke up and ...
Vatican says Pope to meet Betancourt as soon as his schedule permits
July 04, 2008 - 5:20 am
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says that Pope Benedict will meet with freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt as soon as his schedule permits. The Vatican said in a statement today that the pope sent a telegram to Betancourt expressing his happiness that she was rescued from Colombian rebels, upon ...
Tibetan envoy says recent talks with China 'difficult,' more meetings planned
July 04, 2008 - 0:46 am
NEW DELHI - An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says the latest round of talks with China have been "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far. But he says he will return for more discussions in a few months. Lodi Gyari says he told his "Chinese ...
Rescued hostage Betancourt to arrive in France to presidential welcome
July 04, 2008 - 0:44 am
PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt will be greeted in France with a welcome ceremony at an air base and an invitation to the presidential palace. Betancourt's plane from Colombia is expected to land Friday afternoon at the air base in ...
Ferry sinking in river in Myanmar kills 38, media reports say
July 04, 2008 - 11:28 pm
YANGON, Myanmar - A ferry sank in a river in Myanmar's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta, killing 38 people, state-media reported Friday. The motorized ship sank in the Yway river Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported. The report did not ...
Reports: More than 50 hurt by bomb in Minsk
July 04, 2008 - 11:27 pm
MINSK, Belarus - Belarusian health officials say more than 50 people have been injured in a bomb explosion at an outdoor concert in the capital of Minsk. The blast took place before dawn Friday at a downtown concert celebrating the country's independence day. The concert was held at the ...
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