AP Worldstream back issues from Saturday, December 8:
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Dec 08, 2007 ... SOCCER: ENGLAND: Despite FA denials Mourinho edges closer to England job LONDON _ Jose Mourinho appears closer to becoming England's national team coach. A person close to Mourinho in Portugal says the England Football Association has made "direct contact" with ...
Saturday, December 15
Dec 08, 2007; ... Today is Saturday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2007. There are 16 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1640 - The Duke of Braganca is crowned John IV, the first king of Portugal after 60 years of Spanish rule. 1711 - The plague breaks out in ...
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Dec 08, 2007 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, and begins its report for Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Saturday, December 15
Dec 08, 2007; ... Today is Saturday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2007. There are 16 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1640 - The Duke of Braganca is crowned John IV, the first king of Portugal after 60 years of Spanish rule. 1711 - The plague breaks out in ...
Gates: Persian Gulf countries must coordinate to counter Iranian threat
Dec 08, 2007; ... Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to tell Gulf countries Saturday they must work together to help the U.S. counter Iranian threats, including Tehran's ballistic missiles and meddling in Iraq. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States still wants new ...
SKorea works to prevent oil spill from hitting ecologically sensitive shoreline
Dec 08, 2007; ... Dozens of South Korean Coast Guard ships worked to prevent crude oil that leaked from a supertanker from reaching an ecologically sensitive shoreline on the country's west coast on Saturday. About 66,000 barrels (10.5 million liters; 2.7 million gallons) of oil gushed from the ...
Gates: Persian Gulf countries must coordinate to counter Iranian threat
Dec 08, 2007; ... Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to tell Gulf countries Saturday they must work together to help the U.S. counter Iranian threats, including Tehran's ballistic missiles and meddling in Iraq. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States still wants new ...
SKorea works to prevent oil spill from hitting ecologically sensitive shoreline
Dec 08, 2007; ... Dozens of South Korean Coast Guard ships worked to prevent crude oil that leaked from a supertanker from reaching an ecologically sensitive shoreline on the country's west coast on Saturday. About 66,000 barrels (10.5 million liters; 2.7 million gallons) of oil gushed from the ...
Cyclone Daman, packing 250 kph winds, misses northern Fiji islands
Dec 08, 2007; ... A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles) per hour pounded some small islands in northern Fiji, but missed heavily populated areas in the South Pacific nation as it swung away to the northeast, officials said Saturday. Cyclone Daman remained a Category 4 ...
Cyclone Daman, packing 250 kph winds, misses northern Fiji islands
Dec 08, 2007; ... A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles) per hour pounded some small islands in northern Fiji, but missed heavily populated areas in the South Pacific nation as it swung away to the northeast, officials said Saturday. Cyclone Daman remained a Category 4 ...
World Health Organization confirms father of Chinese bird flu victim also infected
Dec 08, 2007; ... The father of a Chinese man who died of bird flu has also been infected with the H5N1 virus that causes the disease, the World Health Organization reported, saying it could not rule out the possibility of human-to-human infection. Joanna Brent, a Beijing-based WHO spokeswoman, said ...
Vivica Fox pleads no contest in her drunken driving case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and "Independence Day" star Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. A Los Angeles city attorney spokesman says Fox pleaded no contest Friday ...
World Health Organization confirms father of Chinese bird flu victim also infected
Dec 08, 2007; ... The father of a Chinese man who died of bird flu has also been infected with the H5N1 virus that causes the disease, the World Health Organization reported, saying it could not rule out the possibility of human-to-human infection. Joanna Brent, a Beijing-based WHO spokeswoman, said ...
Vivica Fox pleads no contest in her drunken driving case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and "Independence Day" star Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. A Los Angeles city attorney spokesman says Fox pleaded no contest Friday ...
Scientists at climate conference tout the lowly seaweed as global warming solution
Dec 08, 2007; ... Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates ...
Scientists at climate conference tout the lowly seaweed as global warming solution
Dec 08, 2007; ... Slimy, green and unsightly, seaweed and algae are among the humblest plants on earth. A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali say they could also be a potent weapon against global warming, capable of sucking damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere at rates ...
Suns say they had no worries, even during turbulent times over the summer
Dec 08, 2007; ... One key player was traded, another wanted to be, and the star center with a history of knee problems needed more surgery. No sweat, right? Not to the Phoenix Suns, who say none of their offseason issues was worth fretting over and have spent the early part of the NBA season ...
Suns say they had no worries, even during turbulent times over the summer
Dec 08, 2007; ... One key player was traded, another wanted to be, and the star center with a history of knee problems needed more surgery. No sweat, right? Not to the Phoenix Suns, who say none of their offseason issues was worth fretting over and have spent the early part of the NBA season ...
Convicted newspaper baron Conrad Black headed for stretch in prison
Dec 08, 2007; ... Conrad Black, the brash media mogul who vacationed in Bora Bora, rode around London in a Rolls Royce and ended up convicted of swindling shareholders out of millions of dollars, is headed for prison where inmates are paid 12 cents an hour for such jobs as washing windows and mopping floors. ...
Convicted newspaper baron Conrad Black headed for stretch in prison
Dec 08, 2007; ... Conrad Black, the brash media mogul who vacationed in Bora Bora, rode around London in a Rolls Royce and ended up convicted of swindling shareholders out of millions of dollars, is headed for prison where inmates are paid 12 cents an hour for such jobs as washing windows and mopping floors. ...
Brazil says Amazon deforestation slows but environmentalists cite long-term threats
Dec 08, 2007; ... Brazil announced a sharp drop in the rate of Amazon deforestation but environmentalists warned it could be a short-term trend masking the broader threat against the rainforest. The Environment Ministry reported late Thursday that the rate of Amazon destruction dropped 20 percent ...
Brazil says Amazon deforestation slows but environmentalists cite long-term threats
Dec 08, 2007; ... Brazil announced a sharp drop in the rate of Amazon deforestation but environmentalists warned it could be a short-term trend masking the broader threat against the rainforest. The Environment Ministry reported late Thursday that the rate of Amazon destruction dropped 20 percent ...
A recap of the Conrad Black's rise and fall
Dec 08, 2007; ... Some significant dates involving Conrad Black, one-time head of the former Hollinger International Inc. newspaper empire, who was convicted of illegally pocketing money that should have gone to stockholders: _1966: Montreal-born Black, the son of a wealthy brewing executive, buys his ...
A recap of the Conrad Black's rise and fall
Dec 08, 2007; ... Some significant dates involving Conrad Black, one-time head of the former Hollinger International Inc. newspaper empire, who was convicted of illegally pocketing money that should have gone to stockholders: _1966: Montreal-born Black, the son of a wealthy brewing executive, buys his ...
In remote bay of the far Pacific, scientists scramble to save coral's `homeland'
Dec 08, 2007; ... For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear. ...
In remote bay of the far Pacific, scientists scramble to save coral's `homeland'
Dec 08, 2007; ... For time beyond memory on this remote bay of neon fish and underwater gardens, people have avoided the "masalai," taboo waters, where a monster octopus might lurk or spirits dwell in coral caves. Now it's science that wants no-go zones in Kimbe Bay, and it's because of a new fear. ...
Belak finds net for first time in 4 years, using hands for more than punching
Dec 08, 2007; ... Wade Belak held court for a second straight day, this time when the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the road. And why not? When a hard-hitting, punch-throwing forward scores his first NHL goal in four years, there are many questions to be answered. "It's quite a big deal for ...
Belak finds net for first time in 4 years, using hands for more than punching
Dec 08, 2007; ... Wade Belak held court for a second straight day, this time when the Toronto Maple Leafs hit the road. And why not? When a hard-hitting, punch-throwing forward scores his first NHL goal in four years, there are many questions to be answered. "It's quite a big deal for ...
Europe, Africa seek to cement new bonds at rare summit
Dec 08, 2007; ... Europe and Africa aim to set aside their postcolonial grievances at a milestone summit this weekend, hoping a new strategic alignment will bring rewards for both continents. Almost all the leaders from the 27-nation European Union and the 53-member African Union gather Saturday in ...
Europe, Africa seek to cement new bonds at rare summit
Dec 08, 2007; ... Europe and Africa aim to set aside their postcolonial grievances at a milestone summit this weekend, hoping a new strategic alignment will bring rewards for both continents. Almost all the leaders from the 27-nation European Union and the 53-member African Union gather Saturday in ...
No verdict yet as jury continues to deliberate Miami's 'Liberty City 7' terrorism case
Dec 08, 2007; ... A jury wrestled a fifth day with the guilt or innocence of seven men accused of conspiring to topple Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings. A day after indicating they were deadlocked, the 12 jurors spent all of Friday debating the case against the so-called "Liberty City ...
No verdict yet as jury continues to deliberate Miami's 'Liberty City 7' terrorism case
Dec 08, 2007; ... A jury wrestled a fifth day with the guilt or innocence of seven men accused of conspiring to topple Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings. A day after indicating they were deadlocked, the 12 jurors spent all of Friday debating the case against the so-called "Liberty City ...
Islamist parties divided and in disarray ahead of Pakistan's elections
Dec 08, 2007; ... Five years after riding to power in Pakistan's critical border provinces on a wave of anti-American rage, Islamist parties are divided and in disarray ahead of crucial January elections. Their alliance is on the cusp of a bad-tempered breakup that could cut their influence _ and help ...
Islamist parties divided and in disarray ahead of Pakistan's elections
Dec 08, 2007; ... Five years after riding to power in Pakistan's critical border provinces on a wave of anti-American rage, Islamist parties are divided and in disarray ahead of crucial January elections. Their alliance is on the cusp of a bad-tempered breakup that could cut their influence _ and help ...
The show starts early with dynamite weigh-in for Mayweather-Hatton bout
Dec 08, 2007; ... If Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title bout with Ricky Hatton is half as good as the weigh-in, boxing fans are in for a remarkable finish to a strong year. From the floor to the ceiling, one end of the MGM Grand Garden Arena was packed with 5,930 singing, whistling, clapping fans ....
The show starts early with dynamite weigh-in for Mayweather-Hatton bout
Dec 08, 2007; ... If Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title bout with Ricky Hatton is half as good as the weigh-in, boxing fans are in for a remarkable finish to a strong year. From the floor to the ceiling, one end of the MGM Grand Garden Arena was packed with 5,930 singing, whistling, clapping fans ....
Press freedom group: AP photographer `finally getting chance' to face US military accusations
Dec 08, 2007 ... An international press freedom group expressed relief that an Associated Press photographer held since April 2006 by the U.S. military in Iraq is "finally getting the chance" to learn the formal charges against him. But the New York-based group, the Committee to Protect ...
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Dec 08, 2007 ... An international press freedom group expressed relief that an Associated Press photographer held since April 2006 by the U.S. military in Iraq is "finally getting the chance" to learn the formal charges against him. But the New York-based group, the Committee to Protect ...
2 suicide attackers, including a woman, attack security forces northeast of Baghdad; 22 killed
Dec 08, 2007; ... A woman with explosives strapped to her body attacked the office of a Sunni group that had turned against al-Qaida in Iraq _ one of two suicide bombings in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad that killed at least 22 people. An Iraqi official claimed the woman was seeking revenge for ...
Iran shuns regional security conference in Bahrain, attended by US
Dec 08, 2007; ... Iran decided at the last moment not to attend a regional Mideast security conference where U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is scheduled to deliver the keynote address, organizers said. The apparent snub comes amid ongoing hostility between the two powers despite recent U.S. claims ...
2 suicide attackers, including a woman, attack security forces northeast of Baghdad; 22 killed
Dec 08, 2007; ... A woman with explosives strapped to her body attacked the office of a Sunni group that had turned against al-Qaida in Iraq _ one of two suicide bombings in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad that killed at least 22 people. An Iraqi official claimed the woman was seeking revenge for ...
Iran shuns regional security conference in Bahrain, attended by US
Dec 08, 2007; ... Iran decided at the last moment not to attend a regional Mideast security conference where U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is scheduled to deliver the keynote address, organizers said. The apparent snub comes amid ongoing hostility between the two powers despite recent U.S. claims ...
Storm moves through Southern California without much damage
Dec 08, 2007; ... A Pacific Northwest storm blew through Southern California without causing much damage or delivering the mudslides and severe flooding that many had feared. But the mountains of Nevada and Colorado received as much as 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow early Friday, delighting ski ...
Storm moves through Southern California without much damage
Dec 08, 2007; ... A Pacific Northwest storm blew through Southern California without causing much damage or delivering the mudslides and severe flooding that many had feared. But the mountains of Nevada and Colorado received as much as 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow early Friday, delighting ski ...
Venezuela's Chavez meets with Belarus President Lukashenko
Dec 08, 2007 ... Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus toured a trade fair and inspected heavy machinery the former Soviet republic is selling to Venezuela under agreements signed in 2006. Neither leader spoke to the media on Friday as Lukashenko kicked off a two-day ...
Venezuela's Chavez meets with Belarus President Lukashenko
Dec 08, 2007 ... Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus toured a trade fair and inspected heavy machinery the former Soviet republic is selling to Venezuela under agreements signed in 2006. Neither leader spoke to the media on Friday as Lukashenko kicked off a two-day ...
Australian police arrest man who allegedly threatened Los Angeles mall
Dec 08, 2007 ... An Australian man has been arrested after he allegedly posted an online threat saying a shooting attack would take place at a Los Angeles mall. Jarrad Willis, 20, of Melbourne, was arrested after Los Angeles Police Department detectives traced to Australia the address of his Internet ...
Australian police arrest man who allegedly threatened Los Angeles mall
Dec 08, 2007 ... An Australian man has been arrested after he allegedly posted an online threat saying a shooting attack would take place at a Los Angeles mall. Jarrad Willis, 20, of Melbourne, was arrested after Los Angeles Police Department detectives traced to Australia the address of his Internet ...
China rejects mandatory greenhouse gas emissions cuts, blames West for lavish ways
Dec 08, 2007; ... China insisted it would not consider mandatory cuts on greenhouse gases, saying the United States and other industrialized countries should take the lead in fighting climate change by being less extravagant. China, which some believe has surpassed the United States as the world's top ...
China rejects mandatory greenhouse gas emissions cuts, blames West for lavish ways
Dec 08, 2007; ... China insisted it would not consider mandatory cuts on greenhouse gases, saying the United States and other industrialized countries should take the lead in fighting climate change by being less extravagant. China, which some believe has surpassed the United States as the world's top ...
Angry lawmakers seek investigation of CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes
Dec 08, 2007; ... Angry congressional Democrats are demanding that the Justice Department investigate why the CIA destroyed videotapes of the interrogation of two terror suspects. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, said Attorney General Michael Mukasey should find out "whether CIA officials ...
Major League Baseball waits, wonders as Mitchell report on steroid use in the sport looms
Dec 08, 2007; ... Major League Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former U.S. senator George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished some of the game's greatest stars and ...
Angry lawmakers seek investigation of CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes
Dec 08, 2007; ... Angry congressional Democrats are demanding that the Justice Department investigate why the CIA destroyed videotapes of the interrogation of two terror suspects. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, said Attorney General Michael Mukasey should find out "whether CIA officials ...
Major League Baseball waits, wonders as Mitchell report on steroid use in the sport looms
Dec 08, 2007; ... Major League Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former U.S. senator George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished some of the game's greatest stars and ...
American doctor in Uganda confronts Ebola, buries best friend
Dec 08, 2007; ... For more than a week, Dr. Scott Myhre didn't take any special precautions when treating the listless patients who were flocking to his hospital in western Uganda. Only now does the American physician know the risk he took. The patients were suffering from a new strain of Ebola, a ...
American doctor in Uganda confronts Ebola, buries best friend
Dec 08, 2007; ... For more than a week, Dr. Scott Myhre didn't take any special precautions when treating the listless patients who were flocking to his hospital in western Uganda. Only now does the American physician know the risk he took. The patients were suffering from a new strain of Ebola, a ...
Vivica Fox pleads no contest in DUI case, is spared jail time
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the ...
Vivica Fox pleads no contest in DUI case, is spared jail time
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the ...
After latest mall massacre, Americans ponder: How much security do they want?
Dec 08, 2007; ... An Amish schoolhouse. A college classroom building, bustling with students and professors. An upscale department store at a mall, decked with holiday trimmings. In recent years, massacres have occurred in the most benign settings, confronting Americans with a troubling choice _ move ...
After latest mall massacre, Americans ponder: How much security do they want?
Dec 08, 2007; ... An Amish schoolhouse. A college classroom building, bustling with students and professors. An upscale department store at a mall, decked with holiday trimmings. In recent years, massacres have occurred in the most benign settings, confronting Americans with a troubling choice _ move ...
Court rules lesbian couple married in one US state cannot divorce in another
Dec 08, 2007; ... A lesbian couple that married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state Supreme Court ruled. The court, in a 3-2 decision Friday, said the state's family court lacks the authority to grant the divorce of a same-sex couple because Rhode Island ...
Court rules lesbian couple married in one US state cannot divorce in another
Dec 08, 2007; ... A lesbian couple that married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state Supreme Court ruled. The court, in a 3-2 decision Friday, said the state's family court lacks the authority to grant the divorce of a same-sex couple because Rhode Island ...
European nations burdened with other operations unlikely to meet UN appeal for Darfur mission
Dec 08, 2007; ... European Union nations, burdened with operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, appear unlikely to meet the U.N.'s urgent calls for helicopters for a peacekeeping force in Darfur. More than 200,000 people have been killed, and 2.5 million have been uprooted, in Sudan's western ...
European nations burdened with other operations unlikely to meet UN appeal for Darfur mission
Dec 08, 2007; ... European Union nations, burdened with operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo, appear unlikely to meet the U.N.'s urgent calls for helicopters for a peacekeeping force in Darfur. More than 200,000 people have been killed, and 2.5 million have been uprooted, in Sudan's western ...
UN Nobelist says US states, cities could make `national commitment' on climate
Dec 08, 2007; ... Despite Bush administration reluctance, U.S. states and cities could make a kind of American "national commitment" to a new global agreement to cut greenhouse gases, the chief U.N. climate scientist said. "I really don't know if there's been any shift in position" ...