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Pakistan's president says parliamentary elections should be held on schedule
Nov 12, 2007; ... President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan will stick to its January schedule for parliamentary elections but set no time limit on emergency rule, raising grave doubts about whether the crucial vote can be free or fair. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, speaking two days after ...
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Nov 12, 2007 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, and begins its report for Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Sri Lankan newspaper runs black figure in place of cricket action shot
Nov 12, 2007 ... A Sri Lankan newspaper chose a graphic way to illustrate how a media rights dispute between Cricket Australia and the major international news agencies is hurting its coverage of the series. With its national squad in Brisbane, Australia, for the first test match against the world's ...
AP Service Guide
Nov 12, 2007 ... This AP Service Guide is designed to assist editors in finding specific categories of news in the AP news report using simple text searches for a string of characters. Any questions regarding this guide may be addressed by email to ami@ap.org. ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide
Nov 12, 2007 ... A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate -- ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf ...
Pakistan's president says parliamentary elections should be held on schedule
Nov 12, 2007; ... President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan will stick to its January schedule for parliamentary elections but set no time limit on emergency rule, raising grave doubts about whether the crucial vote can be free or fair. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, speaking two days after ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide
Nov 12, 2007 ... E Shirin Ebadi -- shih-REEN' eh-BAH'-dee Dalton Eby -- EE'-bee Edinburgh -- EH'-din-bur-uh Boudewijn van Eenennaam -- BOH'-duh-van vahn AY'-nuh-nohm Edward Egan -- EE'-gihn Jan Egeland -- yahn EHG'-lahnd Robert Ehrlich ...
AP News Pronunciation Guide
Nov 12, 2007 ... N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya -- nah-hah-REE'-yuh David Nahmias -- NAH'-mee-uhs ...
UN human rights envoy visits military-ruled Myanmar after 4-year ban
Nov 12, 2007; ... A U.N. human rights envoy was allowed into military-ruled Myanmar for the first time in four years on a mission to determine how many people have been killed or detained since the start of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the U.N.'s independent ...
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Nov 12, 2007 ... A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Anthony Abbate -- ah-BAHT'-ee Raouf ...
Monday, November 19
Nov 12, 2007; ... Today is Monday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2007. There are 42 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1794 - The United States and Britain sign the Jay Treaty, which resolves issues left over from the Revolutionary War. 1807 - France ...
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Nov 12, 2007 ... E Shirin Ebadi -- shih-REEN' eh-BAH'-dee Dalton Eby -- EE'-bee Edinburgh -- EH'-din-bur-uh Boudewijn van Eenennaam -- BOH'-duh-van vahn AY'-nuh-nohm Edward Egan -- EE'-gihn Jan Egeland -- yahn EHG'-lahnd Robert Ehrlich ...
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Nov 12, 2007 ... N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya -- nah-hah-REE'-yuh David Nahmias -- NAH'-mee-uhs ...
UN human rights envoy visits military-ruled Myanmar after 4-year ban
Nov 12, 2007; ... A U.N. human rights envoy was allowed into military-ruled Myanmar for the first time in four years on a mission to determine how many people have been killed or detained since the start of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the U.N.'s independent ...
Monday, November 19
Nov 12, 2007; ... Today is Monday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2007. There are 42 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1794 - The United States and Britain sign the Jay Treaty, which resolves issues left over from the Revolutionary War. 1807 - France ...
Slovenians elected ex-diplomat Danilo Tuerk as their new president
Nov 12, 2007; ... Longtime Slovenian diplomat Danilo Tuerk overwhelmingly won the country's presidential elections, according to nearly complete results released by the state-run Electoral Commission. Tuerk, 55, had 68 percent of votes with about 99 percent of the ballots counted Sunday. His rival, ...
Slovenians elected ex-diplomat Danilo Tuerk as their new president
Nov 12, 2007; ... Longtime Slovenian diplomat Danilo Tuerk overwhelmingly won the country's presidential elections, according to nearly complete results released by the state-run Electoral Commission. Tuerk, 55, had 68 percent of votes with about 99 percent of the ballots counted Sunday. His rival, ...
Danilo Tuerk _ from U.N. to Slovenia's president
Nov 12, 2007; ... Danilo Tuerk is perhaps better known in the halls of the United Nations in New York than in his homeland. But Slovenians have now elected him as the former Yugoslav republic's third president. Slovenians "obviously understood my opinions, my stands and my achievements," ...
Danilo Tuerk _ from U.N. to Slovenia's president
Nov 12, 2007; ... Danilo Tuerk is perhaps better known in the halls of the United Nations in New York than in his homeland. But Slovenians have now elected him as the former Yugoslav republic's third president. Slovenians "obviously understood my opinions, my stands and my achievements," ...
Georgian tycoon seeks Western intervention over state of emergency
Nov 12, 2007; ... A Georgian tycoon who has announced his intention to challenge Mikhail Saakashvili for the presidency urged the West to intervene to force an end to the state of emergency and ensure a free election. Badri Patarkatsishvili said in a statement from abroad that he would run in the Jan ....
Georgian tycoon seeks Western intervention over state of emergency
Nov 12, 2007; ... A Georgian tycoon who has announced his intention to challenge Mikhail Saakashvili for the presidency urged the West to intervene to force an end to the state of emergency and ensure a free election. Badri Patarkatsishvili said in a statement from abroad that he would run in the Jan ....
Oil tanker splits apart in strait to Black Sea, spilling thousands of tons of fuel
Nov 12, 2007; ... Massive waves split a Russian oil tanker in two during a fierce storm, spilling at least 2,000 metric tons (560,000 gallons) of fuel into a strait leading to the Black Sea. It was the worst environmental disaster in the region in years, and some officials said could take years to clean up....
Oil tanker splits apart in strait to Black Sea, spilling thousands of tons of fuel
Nov 12, 2007; ... Massive waves split a Russian oil tanker in two during a fierce storm, spilling at least 2,000 metric tons (560,000 gallons) of fuel into a strait leading to the Black Sea. It was the worst environmental disaster in the region in years, and some officials said could take years to clean up....
Papandreou caps comeback with big win in Socialist re-election battle
Nov 12, 2007; ... Socialist leader George Papandreou capped a remarkable political comeback by handily winning re-election as party leader despite leading his party to its second successive electoral defeat just two months ago. The result Sunday for the 55-year-old leader _ the son and grandson of ...
Papandreou caps comeback with big win in Socialist re-election battle
Nov 12, 2007; ... Socialist leader George Papandreou capped a remarkable political comeback by handily winning re-election as party leader despite leading his party to its second successive electoral defeat just two months ago. The result Sunday for the 55-year-old leader _ the son and grandson of ...
Hamas forces on alert ahead of Fatah rallies in Gaza for Arafat anniversary
Nov 12, 2007; ... Hamas put its forces on alert ahead of a mass rally by the rival Fatah in Gaza City to mark three years since the death of Yasser Arafat, the legendary Palestinian leader who founded Fatah. West Bank Palestinians marked the occasion on Saturday and Sunday, but Fatah scheduled its rally in Gaza ...
Hamas forces on alert ahead of Fatah rallies in Gaza for Arafat anniversary
Nov 12, 2007; ... Hamas put its forces on alert ahead of a mass rally by the rival Fatah in Gaza City to mark three years since the death of Yasser Arafat, the legendary Palestinian leader who founded Fatah. West Bank Palestinians marked the occasion on Saturday and Sunday, but Fatah scheduled its rally in Gaza ...
Rapper Kanye West's mother, Donda West, dies in Los Angeles
Nov 12, 2007; ... Donda West, mother of Kanye West, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified. She was 58. "The ...
Rapper Kanye West's mother, Donda West, dies in Los Angeles
Nov 12, 2007; ... Donda West, mother of Kanye West, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified. She was 58. "The family respectfully asks for ...
Halal tourism, mobile phone booking in Asia tipped to rise as World Travel Market opens
Nov 12, 2007; ... Halal tourism is on the rise in the Middle East, mobile phones are revolutionizing the Asian travel industry and the falling U.S. dollar has helped the United States regain some business visitors despite ongoing tight airport security, according to a report on the state of global tourism. ...
Halal tourism, mobile phone booking in Asia tipped to rise as World Travel Market opens
Nov 12, 2007; ... Halal tourism is on the rise in the Middle East, mobile phones are revolutionizing the Asian travel industry and the falling U.S. dollar has helped the United States regain some business visitors despite ongoing tight airport security, according to a report on the state of global tourism. ...
World Energy Congress opens in Rome amid soaring oil prices
Nov 12, 2007; ... International energy experts, industry representatives and government officials have gathered in Rome as soaring oil prices added urgency to discussions about rising energy demand and supply problems. The World Energy Congress in the Italian capital runs through Thursday, drawing ...
Police enter home of Khmer Rouge ex-foreign minister in apparent move to arrest him for trial
Nov 12, 2007 ... Police entered the home of the former foreign minister of the communist Khmer Rouge regime, Ieng Sary, early Monday in an apparent move to arrest him for trial before Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, witnesses said. Police cordoned off the street outside Ieng Sary's Phnom ...
French president faces tough month, starting with transport strikes this week
Nov 12, 2007; ... President Nicolas Sarkozy faces his worst month since taking office in May starting this week with a series of challenges to his vast reform program. Transport strikes are likely to hobble commuters and long-distance travelers for days and student protesters are looking to join ...
Police enter home of Khmer Rouge ex-foreign minister in apparent move to arrest him for trial
Nov 12, 2007 ... Police entered the home of the former foreign minister of the communist Khmer Rouge regime, Ieng Sary, early Monday in an apparent move to arrest him for trial before Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, witnesses said. Police cordoned off the street outside Ieng Sary's Phnom ...
French president faces tough month, starting with transport strikes this week
Nov 12, 2007; ... President Nicolas Sarkozy faces his worst month since taking office in May starting this week with a series of challenges to his vast reform program. Transport strikes are likely to hobble commuters and long-distance travelers for days and student protesters are looking to join ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Nov 12, 2007 ... SOCCER: FAN KILLED: Fan's shooting death by officer in Tuscany sets off riots in Rome ROME _ A Lazio soccer fan was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer trying to quell a clash with Juventus supporters at a highway rest stop in Tuscany, authorities said. Hours ...
Scientists and government officials opening conference on final climate change report
Nov 12, 2007; ... What do we know for sure about climate change, and what do we only think we know? That question is likely to be the subject of heated discussions at a weeklong conference of scientists and policy-makers from 145 governments starting Monday that will release the last of four U.N ....
Scientists and government officials opening conference on final climate change report
Nov 12, 2007; ... What do we know for sure about climate change, and what do we only think we know? That question is likely to be the subject of heated discussions at a weeklong conference of scientists and policy-makers from 145 governments starting Monday that will release the last of four U.N ....
Iraqi prime minister says bombings and suicide attacks have dropped sharply in Baghdad
Nov 12, 2007; ... Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said suicide attacks and other bombings in the Iraqi capital have dropped dramatically since last year's high, calling it a sign of the end of sectarian violence. A top U.S. general here said he believes the drop is sustainable, as Iraqis turn away from ...
Iraqi prime minister says bombings and suicide attacks have dropped sharply in Baghdad
Nov 12, 2007; ... Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said suicide attacks and other bombings in the Iraqi capital have dropped dramatically since last year's high, calling it a sign of the end of sectarian violence. A top U.S. general here said he believes the drop is sustainable, as Iraqis turn away from ...
Dollar higher against yen in early Tokyo trading
Nov 12, 2007 ... The dollar was trading at 112.64 yen at 8:50 a.m. Monday ...
Dollar higher against yen in early Tokyo trading
Nov 12, 2007 ... The dollar was trading at 112.64 yen at 8:50 a.m. Monday ...
Johnson wins 4th straight race to take command of title Chase
Nov 12, 2007; ... Jimmie Johnson took command of the Nextel Cup championship Sunday, winning at Phoenix International Raceway to open a daunting lead over teammate Jeff Gordon in the race to the title. Johnson, the defending Nextel Cup champion, heads to next week's season finale in Homestead, Fla., ...
Johnson wins 4th straight race to take command of title Chase
Nov 12, 2007; ... Jimmie Johnson took command of the Nextel Cup championship Sunday, winning at Phoenix International Raceway to open a daunting lead over teammate Jeff Gordon in the race to the title. Johnson, the defending Nextel Cup champion, heads to next week's season finale in Homestead, Fla., ...
Dozens injured in clash between Sufi mystics and Iranian soldiers, police and paramilitaries
Nov 12, 2007; ... Police and paramilitary officers traded fire with followers of the mystical Sufi branch of Islam who had clashed over religious differences with Shiite Muslims in southwest Iran, authorities and witnesses said. Dozens of people were injured and arrested Sunday when the police, ...
Gulf airlines announce massive aircraft orders with Airbus, Boeing at Dubai air show
Nov 12, 2007; ... Gulf carriers ordered 140 planes for nearly $40 billion (27.2 billion) from both Airbus and Boeing Co. on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, in a boost for the global airline industry and a sign of the Middle Eastern airlines' rapid expansion. With their economies booming in the ...
Dozens injured in clash between Sufi mystics and Iranian soldiers, police and paramilitaries
Nov 12, 2007; ... Police and paramilitary officers traded fire with followers of the mystical Sufi branch of Islam who had clashed over religious differences with Shiite Muslims in southwest Iran, authorities and witnesses said. Dozens of people were injured and arrested Sunday when the police, ...
Gulf airlines announce massive aircraft orders with Airbus, Boeing at Dubai air show
Nov 12, 2007; ... Gulf carriers ordered 140 planes for nearly $40 billion (euro27.2 billion) from both Airbus and Boeing Co. on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, in a boost for the global airline industry and a sign of the Middle Eastern airlines' rapid expansion. With their economies booming in ...
Bobby Rahal back at Champ Car _ but just to root for son
Nov 12, 2007; ... A familiar face was in the Champ Car pits in Mexico City: Bobby Rahal _ a three-time champion, a former Champ Car team owner who now runs cars in the rival IRL and, more to the point, father of rookie star Graham Rahal. "I love watching him drive," Rahal said. "I mean I ...
Aggressive staph germ found to secrete compound that attacks immune cells
Nov 12, 2007; ... The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to explode, researchers reported. Experts say the findings may help lead to better treatments. An estimated 90,000 people in ...
Aggressive staph germ found to secrete compound that attacks immune cells
Nov 12, 2007; ... The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to explode, researchers reported. Experts say the findings may help lead to better treatments. An estimated 90,000 people in ...
Japan's current account rises 40.4 percent in September
Nov 12, 2007 ... Japan's current account surplus rose 40.4 percent in September from a year earlier, marking nine months of growth, the government said Monday. The surplus in the current account stood at 2.883 trillion yen (US$26.07 billion; 17.76 billion) in September before seasonal adjustment, the ...
Japan's current account rises 40.4 percent in September
Nov 12, 2007 ... Japan's current account surplus rose 40.4 percent in September from a year earlier, marking nine months of growth, the government said Monday. The surplus in the current account stood at 2.883 trillion yen (US$26.07 billion; euro17.76 billion) in September before seasonal adjustment, ...
Venezuela's Chavez asks Spanish king if he knew of 2002 coup
Nov 12, 2007; ... Hugo Chavez suggested that Spanish King Juan Carlos knew in advance of a 2002 coup that briefly removed the Venezuelan president from power, stoking a diplomatic spat fueled by the monarch's demand at a summit that Chavez "shut up." Chavez, who was in Chile for the leaders' ...
Venezuela's Chavez asks Spanish king if he knew of 2002 coup
Nov 12, 2007; ... Hugo Chavez suggested that Spanish King Juan Carlos knew in advance of a 2002 coup that briefly removed the Venezuelan president from power, stoking a diplomatic spat fueled by the monarch's demand at a summit that Chavez "shut up." Chavez, who was in Chile for the leaders' ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Nov 12, 2007 ... SOCCER: FAN KILLED: Fan's shooting death by officer in Tuscany sets off riots in Rome ROME _ A Lazio soccer fan was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer trying to quell a clash with Juventus supporters at a highway rest stop in Tuscany, authorities said. Hours ...
Intel launching new chip lineup with circuit-shrinking technology
Nov 12, 2007; ... Intel Corp. plans to roll out its newest generation of processors Monday, flexing its manufacturing muscle with a sophisticated new process that crams up to 40 percent more transistors onto the company's chips. The world's largest semiconductor company expects to start shipping 16 new ...
England's Bestwick, Brazil's Ramos win in LG Action Sports Championship
Nov 12, 2007 ... British BMX Vert star Jamie Bestwick and Brazilian street skateboarder Rodolfo Ramos won titles Sunday in the LG Action Sports Championships. Bestwick took the gold with a 92.50 that included a downside tailwhip flair and other tricks. It was his fourth LG Action Sports World ...
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Rice: Senate resolution does not authorize military action against Iran
Nov 12, 2007 ... U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she does not believe a Senate resolution authorizes President George W. Bush to take military action against Iran. "There is nothing in this particular resolution that would suggest that from our point of view. And, clearly, the ...
Rice: Senate resolution does not authorize military action against Iran
Nov 12, 2007 ... U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she does not believe a Senate resolution authorizes President George W. Bush to take military action against Iran. "There is nothing in this particular resolution that would suggest that from our point of view. And, clearly, the ...
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Nov 12, 2007 ... Japan's benchmark Nikkei ...
Canadian Wotherspoon wins 500 and 1,000 in World Cup speedskating
Nov 12, 2007 ... Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon won his second World Cup speedskating 500 meters of the weekend and also took the 1,000 Sunday. Wotherspoon won the 500 in 34.14 seconds, slightly off the world record of 34.03 he set Friday at the Utah Olympic Oval. South Korea's Kang-Seok Lee, who held ...
Canadian Wotherspoon wins 500 and 1,000 in World Cup speedskating
Nov 12, 2007 ... Canada's Jeremy Wotherspoon won his second World Cup speedskating 500 meters of the weekend and also took the 1,000 Sunday. Wotherspoon won the 500 in 34.14 seconds, slightly off the world record of 34.03 he set Friday at the Utah Olympic Oval. South Korea's Kang-Seok Lee, who held ...