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 U.S. Air Force: Entire crew killed in Guam crashAll six airmen aboard the B-52 bomber that crashed Monday off Guam’s northwest coast were killed, Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday. Obama ‘deeply committed’ to helping IsraelPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel. N. Korea pressed to verify end of nuke programU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed her North Korean counterpart Wednesday to agree a plan for verifying its nuclear activity. Nigerian militants: We’ll destroy oil pipelinesA Nigerian militant group issued a statement Wednesday saying it will destroy major oil pipelines “within the next 30 days” to disassociate itself from a government pipeline protection deal. China Sets Zones for Olympics ProtestsThe Chinese government will permit public protests inside three city parks, but demonstrators must obtain permits and abide by laws that usually make political demonstration nearly impossible. Extremist Cleric in Britain Moves Closer to U.S. TrialAn Egyptian-born Muslim cleric fighting extradition on terrorism charges failed in his bid to take the case to Britain’s highest appeals court in the House of Lords on Wednesday. St.-Émilion Journal: Ruling Turns a Village of Winemakers on ItselfFamilies in a village that produces some of Bordeaux’s finest wines has been have been set against one another by a court ruling challenging the way their wines were classified. Iraqi Measure on Provincial Voting Is VetoedIraq’s president sent legislation on provincial elections back to lawmakers for revisions as political leaders continued to try to strike a deal that would allow the vote to be held this year. France to Let Companies Scrap 35-Hour WeekThe major economic reform was supported by President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Union for a Popular Movement, but was opposed by the opposition Socialists. At Trial, Former Serb Leader Seeks to Represent HimselfA lawyer for Radovan Karadzic said on Wednesday that his client would defend himself in any war crimes trial if he is handed over the United Nations tribunal here. China Presses Grieving Parents to Take Hush Money on QuakeLocal governments in Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the May earthquake. Sudan’s President Goes on TourSudan’s president returned to the scene of his alleged Darfur genocide on an uncharacteristic charm offensive. Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid on Pakistani JetsThe Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan’s F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts. Cost of housing expatriate employees rises steeplyThe cost of housing expatriate employees has jumped by almost a fifth in the past 12 months, according to a study comparing the cost of living in more than 140 of the… Berlusconi pushes through law giving him immunity from courtsSilvio Berlusconi, Italy’s -centre-right prime minister, has won a significant victory in his long-running battle with the courts by using his large parliamentary… Brussels criticises Bulgaria and Romania on anti-corruption driveThe European Commission criticised Bulgaria and Rom-ania yesterday for insufficient efforts to root out corruption but defended their inclusion in the European Union… Karadzic to mount his own defenceThe Radovan Karadzic familiar to the world re-emerged yesterday as the former Bosnian Serb leader swapped the long hair and flowing beard of his fugitive years for a… Business loses heart in Doha drudgeryThe so-called Doha round of world trade talks is supposed to be a crunch meeting, with hundreds of billions of dollars in business at stake. So it may seem surprising… EU attacks Bulgaria and Romania on graftThe European Commission criticised Sofia and Bucharest for insufficient efforts to root out corruption but rejected views that it had admitted the two countries too soon Japan hunts for injured after powerful quakeICHINOSEKI, Japan (AFP) - Rescue teams searched under dense fog and rain Thursday for victims of a powerful earthquake in northern Japan that left more than 100 people injured, some of them seriously. Powerful earthquake hits Japan, dozens injuredTOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, injuring nearly 100 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people, officials said…. Canadian teen dies after being shot with TaserWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A teenager wielding a knife died after police shot him with a Taser, the latest in a string of deaths linked to the stun guns, officials said Wednesday…. UN to take up Thai-Cambodian border disputeUNITED NATIONS (AP) — With some 4,000 troops massed along the Thai-Cambodian border, United Nations Security Council members say they will try to keep a standoff from escalating into war…. Castro cryptic on Russian bomber reportHAVANA (AP) — Ailing Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba’s president was right to adopt a “dignified silence” over a Moscow newspaper report that Russia may send nuclear bombers to the island, and said Cuba doesn’t owe any explanation to Washington about the story…. Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukesSINGAPORE (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pushing North Korea hard to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program after breaking a four-year hiatus in Cabinet-level talks with the communist state…. Venezuela denies report of Russian baseCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government denied on Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez invited Russia to open a military base in his country, disputing a report by Russia’s Interfax saying that Russian troops were welcome in the South American nation…. |
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