Mystery of Sanford's mistress deepens in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - It's a wild scene outside the luxury apartment building where Gov. Mark Sanford's mistress reportedly lives, where dozens of journalists have camped out, interviewing every passerby in hopes of finding Sanford's elusive "Maria."
Nations:Argentina India U.S. Mexico Activities:2009 Sanford Sex Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-06-25
Indian stars in Macau for 'Bollywood Oscars'
MACAU (AFP) - India's movie stars descended on the southern Chinese city of Macau Thursday for the "Bollywood Oscars" weekend, an annual showcase for one of the world's most ambitious and prolific film industries.
Nations:India Thailand People:Amitabh Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Source:(AFP)
2009-06-11
Study says businesses can create clean energy jobs
COPENHAGEN - Business leaders vowed Monday to help world governments set a price on carbon, establishing a market that governments can use to cut greenhouse gases.
Nations:Denmark France U.S. China India People:J.R.R. Tolkien Cate Blanchett
2009-05-25
Police: Victim in Sikh temple shooting dies
VIENNA - Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left one of the victims dead Monday and at least 15 others wounded, police said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.
Nations:Austria India Source:(AP)
2009-05-24
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi readies defence case
YANGON (AFP) - Lawyers for Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said on Sunday they were preparing to open the defence case at her trial this week, as the junta looked set to face further pressure from the West.
Nations:Myanmar India People:Aung San Suu Kyi Source:(AFP)
2009-05-24
Sri Lanka rebels offer to lay down arms
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The Tamil Tiger rebels admitted defeat in their 25-year-old war with the Sri Lankan government Sunday, offering to lay down their guns as government forces swept across their last strongholds in the northeast.
Nations:Sri Lanka India Source:(AP)
2009-05-17
Spain leads Europe in swine flu cases with 40
MEXICO CITY - Swine flu extended its reach through Europe and Latin America, with at least five countries reporting new cases on Sunday. Health experts were investigating a case of the virus jumping from a person to pigs, trying to determine if the disease was reaching a new stage.
Nations:Mexico Iraq U.K. Hong Kong Egypt Canada People:Felipe Calderon Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-03
NATO thwarts hijack off Somalia, seizes dynamite
NAIROBI, Kenya - Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil tanker, but later freed the 19 men. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, another band of pirates hijacked a cargo ship, a NATO spokesman said Saturday.
Nations:Philippines Portugal India Brazil Kenya Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-05-02
Dalai Lama part of solution for China: Obama aide
WASHINGTON (AFP) - China should see the Dalai Lama as "part of the solution" on Tibet instead of trying to isolate him, US President Barack Obama's top Asia adviser said.
Nations:India U.S. People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama Bill Clinton Activities:Tibet Issues China-U.S.
2009-05-02
Chrysler is in court today for bankruptcy hearing
DETROIT - Chrysler's first hearing in a New York courtroom Friday morning may offer the first clue as to whether a quick, "surgical" bankruptcy is possible. The nation's third-largest automaker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday with an ambitious plan to emerge in as little as 30 days as a leaner, more nimble company.
Nations:India Russia Source:(AP)
2009-05-01
Geithner pushes for more money for IMF lending
WASHINGTON - The head of the International Monetary Fund says the organization will sell bonds to raise funds to lend to struggling nations in a victory for developing countries.
Nations:Brazil India China Russia U.S. People:Timothy Geithner Barack Obama Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-04-25
12 die in bloody siege at Pakistan police academy
LAHORE, Pakistan - Black-clad Pakistani commandos overpowered a group of militants who had seized a police academy, took cadets hostage and killed at least six of them Monday in a dramatic challenge to the civilian government that faces U.S. pressure to defeat Islamic extremists.
Nations:Afghanistan India Pakistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2009-03-30
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