AP Worldstream back issues from Friday, December 14:
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Dec 14, 2007 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, and begins its report for Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Senate approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use.
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill that would bring higher-gas mileage cars into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol. The measure was approved with strong bipartisan support 86-8 after Democrats abandoned efforts to impose billions of dollars in ...
UN emergency fund draws $420 million from Europe, developing nations, not U.S. and Russia
Dec 14, 2007; ... A fledgling United Nations emergency fund collected $420 million (286 million) in voluntary pledges Thursday, led by aid from Europe, developing nations and money-transfer titan Western Union _ but not the United States or Russia. Topping the list of about 70 nations and ...
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Dec 14, 2007 ... SOCCER: ENGLAND: Capello offered England job pending contract negotiations LONDON _ The Football Association approves the appointment of Fabio Capello as England's new coach Thursday, pending final contract negotiations. BC-EU-SPT-SOC--ENGLAND-CAPELLO. Has moved. By Robert ...
Senate approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use.
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill that would bring higher-gas mileage cars into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol. The measure was approved with strong bipartisan support 86-8 after Democrats abandoned efforts to impose billions of dollars in ...
UN emergency fund draws $420 million from Europe, developing nations, not U.S. and Russia
Dec 14, 2007; ... A fledgling United Nations emergency fund collected $420 million (euro286 million) in voluntary pledges Thursday, led by aid from Europe, developing nations and money-transfer titan Western Union _ but not the United States or Russia. Topping the list of about 70 nations and ...
Greenspan: Odds of a recessions are rising, economic growth is getting close to "stall speed"
Dec 14, 2007; ... Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the odds the U.S. will fall into a recession are "clearly rising" and he believes economic growth is "getting close to stall speed." Greenspan, who ran the central bank for 18 1/2 years, until early 2006, offered ...
Friday, December 21
Dec 14, 2007; ... Today is Friday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2007. There are 10 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1620 - Pilgrims go ashore from ship Mayflower at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in United States. 1817 - Governor Lachlan Macquarie ...
Greenspan: Odds of a recessions are rising, economic growth is getting close to "stall speed"
Dec 14, 2007; ... Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the odds the U.S. will fall into a recession are "clearly rising" and he believes economic growth is "getting close to stall speed." Greenspan, who ran the central bank for 18 1/2 years, until early 2006, offered ...
Friday, December 21
Dec 14, 2007; ... Today is Friday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2007. There are 10 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1620 - Pilgrims go ashore from ship Mayflower at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in United States. 1817 - Governor Lachlan Macquarie ...
EU threatens to boycott Bush climate talks; Gore blames US for snarled global warming efforts
Dec 14, 2007; ... European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-sponsored climate talks next month unless the government of U.S. President George W. Bush compromises and agrees to a "road map" for reducing greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. With the U.N. climate conference in its final ...
EU threatens to boycott Bush climate talks; Gore blames US for snarled global warming efforts
Dec 14, 2007; ... European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-sponsored climate talks next month unless the government of U.S. President George W. Bush compromises and agrees to a "road map" for reducing greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. With the U.N. climate conference in its final ...
Woman pleads guilty in NYC slaying of former tour manager for Billy Joel, Paul Simon
Dec 14, 2007 ... The girlfriend of a former tour manager for Billy Joel and Paul Simon has pleaded guilty to stabbing the man to death two years ago during a fight in their apartment. Kathleen Connors, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter in the slaying of ...
Woman pleads guilty in NYC slaying of former tour manager for Billy Joel, Paul Simon
Dec 14, 2007 ... The girlfriend of a former tour manager for Billy Joel and Paul Simon has pleaded guilty to stabbing the man to death two years ago during a fight in their apartment. Kathleen Connors, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter in the slaying of ...
Confidence at major Japanese companies dips, survey shows
Dec 14, 2007 ... Confidence at major Japanese companies fell from three months ago, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Friday. The quarterly "tankan" survey, which polls more than 10,000 companies nationwide, showed that the sentiment index for large manufacturers stood at 19, ...
Confidence at major Japanese companies dips, survey shows
Dec 14, 2007 ... Confidence at major Japanese companies fell from three months ago, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Friday. The quarterly "tankan" survey, which polls more than 10,000 companies nationwide, showed that the sentiment index for large manufacturers stood at 19, ...
Senate approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use.
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill that would bring higher-gas mileage cars into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol. The measure was approved with strong bipartisan support 86-8 after Democrats abandoned efforts to impose billions of dollars in ...
Senate approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use.
Dec 14, 2007; ... The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill that would bring higher-gas mileage cars into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol. The measure was approved with strong bipartisan support 86-8 after Democrats abandoned efforts to impose billions of dollars in ...
Musharraf amending charter to protect acts, before weekend end of emergency, official says
Dec 14, 2007; ... President Pervez Musharraf will end emergency rule on Saturday as promised, but first he will amend the constitution to protect his decisions from court review, Pakistan's attorney general said. Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press that government legal ...
Musharraf amending charter to protect acts, before weekend end of emergency, official says
Dec 14, 2007; ... President Pervez Musharraf will end emergency rule on Saturday as promised, but first he will amend the constitution to protect his decisions from court review, Pakistan's attorney general said. Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum told The Associated Press that government legal ...
Mexican judicial reforms draw praise for oral trials, criticism for new police powers
Dec 14, 2007; ... Mexico is steps away from the most significant overhaul of its justice system in 100 years _ constitutional changes that will increase accountability and guarantee the presumption of innocence, but also enable police to enter homes and search private records without warrants. The ...
Mexican judicial reforms draw praise for oral trials, criticism for new police powers
Dec 14, 2007; ... Mexico is steps away from the most significant overhaul of its justice system in 100 years _ constitutional changes that will increase accountability and guarantee the presumption of innocence, but also enable police to enter homes and search private records without warrants. The ...
Amid Afghan war worries, Pentagon chief seeks more from European allies
Dec 14, 2007; ... U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed European allies for more troops to re-energize efforts in southern Afghanistan, where the Taliban insurgency has increased its attacks in the 18 months since NATO took command of the war. Even as it struggles to find a way out of Iraq, the ...
Amid Afghan war worries, Pentagon chief seeks more from European allies
Dec 14, 2007; ... U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed European allies for more troops to re-energize efforts in southern Afghanistan, where the Taliban insurgency has increased its attacks in the 18 months since NATO took command of the war. Even as it struggles to find a way out of Iraq, the ...
US dollar higher against Japanese yen in early Tokyo trade
Dec 14, 2007 ... The dollar was trading at 112.37 yen at 8:50 a.m. Friday ...
US dollar higher against Japanese yen in early Tokyo trade
Dec 14, 2007 ... The dollar was trading at 112.37 yen at 8:50 a.m. Friday ...
Egyptian ambassador: US has only months to show progress on Mideast peace
Dec 14, 2007; ... Egypt's ambassador to Washington said the Bush administration has only months to show real progress toward Mideast peace and will be judged harshly if peace talks fall apart again. "You're the arbiter now," Ambassador Nabil Fahmy said Thursday. "If it fails, it's your ...
Egyptian ambassador: US has only months to show progress on Mideast peace
Dec 14, 2007; ... Egypt's ambassador to Washington said the Bush administration has only months to show real progress toward Mideast peace and will be judged harshly if peace talks fall apart again. "You're the arbiter now," Ambassador Nabil Fahmy said Thursday. "If it fails, it's your ...
Palestinian premier: Israel refuses to ease restrictions that are paralyzing his economy
Dec 14, 2007; ... Israeli restrictions on movement in the West bank and Gaza could neutralize increased aid to the Palestinians, aid groups warned, but the Palestinian premier said he failed to win a pledge from Israel to ease the measures. Israeli roadblocks in the West Bank and a virtual quarantine ...
Palestinian premier: Israel refuses to ease restrictions that are paralyzing his economy
Dec 14, 2007; ... Israeli restrictions on movement in the West bank and Gaza could neutralize increased aid to the Palestinians, aid groups warned, but the Palestinian premier said he failed to win a pledge from Israel to ease the measures. Israeli roadblocks in the West Bank and a virtual quarantine ...
South Korean efforts to tackle devastating oil spill aided by experts from the US
Dec 14, 2007 ... U.S. oil spill specialists began aiding a massive sea and land battle Friday to contain and clean up 66,000 barrels of crude oil in South Korea's worst coastal pollution crisis. The team of U.S. Coast Guard experts arrived in South Korea on Thursday as hundreds of vessels struggled to ...
South Korean efforts to tackle devastating oil spill aided by experts from the US
Dec 14, 2007 ... U.S. oil spill specialists began aiding a massive sea and land battle Friday to contain and clean up 66,000 barrels of crude oil in South Korea's worst coastal pollution crisis. The team of U.S. Coast Guard experts arrived in South Korea on Thursday as hundreds of vessels struggled to ...
Ecuador withdraws from World Bank court for investment disputes
Dec 14, 2007 ... Ecuador announced Thursday that it will no longer recognize a World Bank court set up to resolve investment disputes. "The Republic of Ecuador will not allow itself to be subjected to the jurisdiction of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes," a ...
Rebels, soldier and officer died in renewed Sri Lanka fighting
Dec 14, 2007; ... Intensified fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels pushing for a breakaway state led to at least 16 more deaths in Sri Lanka's northern region, the military said. Fourteen of those killed were rebels, one was a soldier and another a police officer. The fighting ...
Ecuador withdraws from World Bank court for investment disputes
Dec 14, 2007 ... Ecuador announced Thursday that it will no longer recognize a World Bank court set up to resolve investment disputes. "The Republic of Ecuador will not allow itself to be subjected to the jurisdiction of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes," a ...
Rebels, soldier and officer died in renewed Sri Lanka fighting
Dec 14, 2007; ... Intensified fighting between government troops and Tamil rebels pushing for a breakaway state led to at least 16 more deaths in Sri Lanka's northern region, the military said. Fourteen of those killed were rebels, one was a soldier and another a police officer. The fighting ...
Fighting kills at least 17 as Islamists regroup in Somalia
Dec 14, 2007; ... A radical Islamic group that was driven from power one year ago by a Western-supported offensive is making a significant comeback in Somalia and the government can do little to stop it, officials said, as violence took at least 17 more lives. Sheik Qasim Ibrahim Nur, director of ...
Fighting kills at least 17 as Islamists regroup in Somalia
Dec 14, 2007; ... A radical Islamic group that was driven from power one year ago by a Western-supported offensive is making a significant comeback in Somalia and the government can do little to stop it, officials said, as violence took at least 17 more lives. Sheik Qasim Ibrahim Nur, director of ...
Tribal long a factor in Kenyan elections, expected to play role in close December race
Dec 14, 2007; ... During a work break, Dennis Ouma Ochieng sips his soda and declares the one thing that will decide his choice in Kenya's upcoming presidential election: tribe. Ochieng, a Luo, will vote later this month for another Luo, Raila Odinga. And not because he thinks Odinga will do a better ...
Forging unity on Kosovo independence bid top priority at one-day EU leaders summit
Dec 14, 2007; ... European Union leaders, keen to avoid the mistakes of the past, will try at a summit Friday to forge unity on how to handle Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia without inciting new violence in the Balkans. Memories of deep divisions over the Balkan wars in the 1990s _ which led ...
Tribal long a factor in Kenyan elections, expected to play role in close December race
Dec 14, 2007; ... During a work break, Dennis Ouma Ochieng sips his soda and declares the one thing that will decide his choice in Kenya's upcoming presidential election: tribe. Ochieng, a Luo, will vote later this month for another Luo, Raila Odinga. And not because he thinks Odinga will do a better ...
EU aims to settle emotive debate on how to save its bloated, loss-making wine sector
Dec 14, 2007; ... The European Union hopes next week to overcome two years of division over how to save its wine industry, which has been hurt by overproduction and competition from New World wines. The 27 EU farm ministers meet Monday to finalize a strategy to reclaim Europe's pre-eminent position in ...
Forging unity on Kosovo independence bid top priority at one-day EU leaders summit
Dec 14, 2007; ... European Union leaders, keen to avoid the mistakes of the past, will try at a summit Friday to forge unity on how to handle Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia without inciting new violence in the Balkans. Memories of deep divisions over the Balkan wars in the 1990s _ which led ...
European Union seeks to ensure survival of both fish and fisherman in setting new catch quotas
Dec 14, 2007; ... European Union nations seeking to balance concern over dwindling fish stocks with the economic hardships fishermen face, will decide next week on new catch quotas. Along Europe's Atlantic and Baltic coasts, the industry is complaining that years of stringent quotas have brought them ...
EU aims to settle emotive debate on how to save its bloated, loss-making wine sector
Dec 14, 2007; ... The European Union hopes next week to overcome two years of division over how to save its wine industry, which has been hurt by overproduction and competition from New World wines. The 27 EU farm ministers meet Monday to finalize a strategy to reclaim Europe's pre-eminent position in ...
UN emergency fund draws US$420 million from international donors
Dec 14, 2007; ... A fledgling United Nations emergency fund has collected US$420 million (286 million) in voluntary pledges, led by aid from Europe, developing nations and money-transfer titan Western Union _ but not the United States or Russia. Topping the list of about 70 nations and non-governmental ...
European Union seeks to ensure survival of both fish and fisherman in setting new catch quotas
Dec 14, 2007; ... European Union nations seeking to balance concern over dwindling fish stocks with the economic hardships fishermen face, will decide next week on new catch quotas. Along Europe's Atlantic and Baltic coasts, the industry is complaining that years of stringent quotas have brought them ...
Putin could become leader of a land larger than Russia with addition of Belarus
Dec 14, 2007; ... Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Belarus' leader at the start of a visit being closely watched for signs the two ex-Soviet neighbors were advancing toward a long-discussed merger. The creation of a single state could allow Putin to become the leader of a land even larger than ...
UN emergency fund draws US$420 million from international donors
Dec 14, 2007; ... A fledgling United Nations emergency fund has collected US$420 million (euro286 million) in voluntary pledges, led by aid from Europe, developing nations and money-transfer titan Western Union _ but not the United States or Russia. Topping the list of about 70 nations and ...
Putin could become leader of a land larger than Russia with addition of Belarus
Dec 14, 2007; ... Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Belarus' leader at the start of a visit being closely watched for signs the two ex-Soviet neighbors were advancing toward a long-discussed merger. The creation of a single state could allow Putin to become the leader of a land even larger than ...
Venezuela, Brazil pledge energy cooperation as Chavez and Silva deepen ties
Dec 14, 2007; ... Venezuela and Brazil signed accords Thursday pledging to boost trade and link their economies through energy cooperation as presidents Hugo Chavez and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seek to deepen ties. Chavez said Venezuela will provide 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day to a refinery ...
Venezuela, Brazil pledge energy cooperation as Chavez and Silva deepen ties
Dec 14, 2007; ... Venezuela and Brazil signed accords Thursday pledging to boost trade and link their economies through energy cooperation as presidents Hugo Chavez and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seek to deepen ties. Chavez said Venezuela will provide 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day to a refinery ...
Clemens, Bonds, Tejada named in American baseball's doping investigation
Dec 14, 2007; ... Seven-time pitcher of the year Roger Clemens was one of the most prominent players identified Thursday in Major League Baseball's long-awaited investigation into doping, linked along with more than 80 players to performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark next to some of American ...
Clemens, Bonds, Tejada named in American baseball's doping investigation
Dec 14, 2007; ... Seven-time pitcher of the year Roger Clemens was one of the most prominent players identified Thursday in Major League Baseball's long-awaited investigation into doping, linked along with more than 80 players to performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark next to some of American ...
Winter storm hits the American Northeast after leaving the Plains and Midwest in the dark
Dec 14, 2007; ... A winter storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the United States' most heavily traveled highways. Some parts of the Northeast could receive up to a foot (0.3 meters) of snow. Schools, businesses and ...
Winter storm hits the American Northeast after leaving the Plains and Midwest in the dark
Dec 14, 2007; ... A winter storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the United States' most heavily traveled highways. Some parts of the Northeast could receive up to a foot (0.3 meters) of snow. Schools, businesses and ...
Oxfam aid group: Israel's travel restrictions could neutralize aid to Palestinians
Dec 14, 2007; ... International aid to the Palestinians won't be effective unless Israel eases travel restrictions that have caused hundreds of millions in aid projects to stall and sent the cost of ongoing aid programs soaring, an international aid group warned on the eve of a Palestinian donors' conference. ...
Oxfam aid group: Israel's travel restrictions could neutralize aid to Palestinians
Dec 14, 2007; ... International aid to the Palestinians won't be effective unless Israel eases travel restrictions that have caused hundreds of millions in aid projects to stall and sent the cost of ongoing aid programs soaring, an international aid group warned on the eve of a Palestinian donors' conference. ...
With schools in east Jerusalem overcrowded, Palestinian children are staying away
Dec 14, 2007; ... At overcrowded schools in Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods, children sit three to a desk, bathrooms are converted into makeshift classrooms and the dropout rate is rampant. This situation stands in sharp contrast to the holy city's better-equipped Jewish schools, which enjoy smaller ...
Tiger plays rust-free until the end; Furyk takes 1-stroke lead
Dec 14, 2007; ... Tiger Woods went 10 weeks and four days without hitting a golf shot that mattered, and it hardly showed Thursday in the Target World Challenge when he struck just about everything where he was aiming. Until he got to the final hole. Woods pulled his approach into the hazard ...
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Dec 14, 2007; ... At overcrowded schools in Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods, children sit three to a desk, bathrooms are converted into makeshift classrooms and the dropout rate is rampant. This situation stands in sharp contrast to the holy city's better-equipped Jewish schools, which enjoy smaller ...
Tiger plays rust-free until the end; Furyk takes 1-stroke lead
Dec 14, 2007; ... Tiger Woods went 10 weeks and four days without hitting a golf shot that mattered, and it hardly showed Thursday in the Target World Challenge when he struck just about everything where he was aiming. Until he got to the final hole. Woods pulled his approach into the hazard ...
China ascendant in new 'Great Game' over Central Asian riches
Dec 14, 2007; ... The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center. For Kazakhs, there's a tart irony in the shipment. Almaty's region is where the first apple ...
'Live Wire,' Woody Guthrie's 'lost album of 1949,' resurfaces
Dec 14, 2007; ... He wrote more than a thousand songs, ranging from his "Dust Bowl" ballads to patriotic incantations like "Pastures of Plenty" to the American classic "This Land is Your Land." He performed them everywhere he went, from community centers to Broadway ...
China ascendant in new 'Great Game' over Central Asian riches
Dec 14, 2007; ... The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center. For Kazakhs, there's a tart irony in the shipment. Almaty's region is where the first apple ...