Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge
GAFFNEY, S.C. - Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash
PARIS - Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros -- a route that saw a deadly crash this week, after years of complaints about dangerous conditions on the flight path to the Indian Ocean island nation.
Nations:France Brazil People:Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2009 Yemenia Jet Crash Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Federer, Roddick to meet in 3rd Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Nations:Zimbabwe U.S. Australia People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick Activities:2009 Wimbledon
2009-07-03
Palin resigning as Alaska governor
WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home
LOS ANGELES - A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home.
Nations:U.S. France People:Michael Jackson Jerry Brown Activities:Michael Jackson Death Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Federer storms into seventh final
LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer stood one match away from a record 15th grand slam title after he snuffed out the challenge of Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday.
People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick Activities:2009 Wimbledon Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-03
US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest American military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan Pakistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Nations:Iran U.K. Sweden People:Nicolas Sarkozy Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-07-03
World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
CANCUN, Mexico - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico.
Nations:Mexico Canada Argentina Brazil Australia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-02
Video shows vigorous Jackson before death
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A video released Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health.
People:Michael Jackson Activities:Michael Jackson Death Source:(AFP)
2009-07-02
Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-07-02
Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
WASHINGTON - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
Nations:Afghanistan North Korea Russia Pakistan People:Kobe Bryant Michael Jackson Dmitry Medvedev Joseph Biden Barack Obama Michael Jordan Activities:Russia-U.S.
2009-07-02
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