AP Worldstream back issues from Monday, January 14:
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Jan 14, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, and begins its report for Monday, Jan. 14, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Strength of Toyota's Prius brand could lead to other styles under that name, executive says
Jan 14, 2008; ... Toyota's Prius brand is so strong that it could someday support a lineup of hybrid vehicles under the popular green vehicle's flagship name, a top company executive said Sunday. Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA, said the company has been successful in marketing the Scion ...
Strength of Toyota's Prius brand could lead to other styles under that name, executive says
Jan 14, 2008; ... Toyota's Prius brand is so strong that it could someday support a lineup of hybrid vehicles under the popular green vehicle's flagship name, a top company executive said Sunday. Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA, said the company has been successful in marketing the Scion ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jan 14, 2008 ... TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Top women in action on day one MELBOURNE, Australia _ Defending champion Serena Williams and top-ranked Justine Henin are in action on the opening day Monday at the Australian Open. BC-AS-SPT-TEN--AUSTRALIAN OPEN. Expected by 0900 GMT. By John ...
Monday, January 21
Jan 14, 2008; ... Today is Monday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2008. There are 345 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicates German reformer Martin Luther. 1606 - England's Parliament imposes severe penalties against Roman ...
Search for 'poster child' employer proves elusive in immigration crackdown
Jan 14, 2008; ... That the government wanted to put Mel Kay behind a prison fence is an irony, though one that neither he nor his accusers would find amusing. Mel Kay builds fences. His was the largest fence-building company in Southern California; he rode the nation's housing boom to $150 million (101 ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto again in 'very critical condition'
Jan 14, 2008; ... Family members said they would let doctors decide if former dictator Suharto should be removed from life support after almost all of his organ functions failed. Physicians described his condition as "very critical." The 86-year-old had serious problems with his heart, lungs ...
Monday, January 21
Jan 14, 2008; ... Today is Monday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2008. There are 345 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicates German reformer Martin Luther. 1606 - England's Parliament imposes severe penalties against Roman ...
Search for 'poster child' employer proves elusive in immigration crackdown
Jan 14, 2008; ... That the government wanted to put Mel Kay behind a prison fence is an irony, though one that neither he nor his accusers would find amusing. Mel Kay builds fences. His was the largest fence-building company in Southern California; he rode the nation's housing boom to $150 million ...
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto again in 'very critical condition'
Jan 14, 2008; ... Family members said they would let doctors decide if former dictator Suharto should be removed from life support after almost all of his organ functions failed. Physicians described his condition as "very critical." The 86-year-old had serious problems with his heart, lungs ...
New Zealand-Bangladesh second test scoreboard
Jan 14, 2008 ... Scoreboard Monday at the conclusion of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve: Bangladesh, 1st Innings 143 New Zealand, 1st Innings 393 Bangladesh, 2nd Innings Overnight 51-5 Shahriah Nafees c Bell b ...
New Zealand-Bangladesh second test scoreboard
Jan 14, 2008 ... Scoreboard Monday at the conclusion of the second cricket test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve: Bangladesh, 1st Innings 143 New Zealand, 1st Innings 393 Bangladesh, 2nd Innings Overnight 51-5 Shahriah Nafees c Bell b ...
IAAF expected to decide on Olympic eligibility of amputee sprinter Pistorius
Jan 14, 2008 ... The IAAF is expected to announce on Monday whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race in the Beijing Olympics. The International Association of Athletics Federations has twice postponed the ruling, which is widely expected to go against Pistorius. ...
IAAF expected to decide on Olympic eligibility of amputee sprinter Pistorius
Jan 14, 2008 ... The IAAF is expected to announce on Monday whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is eligible to race in the Beijing Olympics. The International Association of Athletics Federations has twice postponed the ruling, which is widely expected to go against Pistorius. ...
Taiwan's ruling-party presidential candidate takes party's helm after embarrassing defeat
Jan 14, 2008; ... The presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling party said he will take over the party's helm from a humbled President Chen Shui-bian following a legislative election that led to its worst-ever defeat. Frank Hsieh, a moderate who has rejected some of Chen's hard-line policies toward ...
Taiwan's ruling-party presidential candidate takes party's helm after embarrassing defeat
Jan 14, 2008; ... The presidential candidate of Taiwan's ruling party said he will take over the party's helm from a humbled President Chen Shui-bian following a legislative election that led to its worst-ever defeat. Frank Hsieh, a moderate who has rejected some of Chen's hard-line policies toward ...
Pakistan poll indicates many believe government had role in Bhutto death
Jan 14, 2008; ... Nearly half of Pakistanis surveyed suspect that government agencies or government-linked politicians killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, according to an opinion poll highlighting popular mistrust in the country's U.S.-allied president. Bhutto, a former prime minister, was killed ...
Pakistan poll indicates many believe government had role in Bhutto death
Jan 14, 2008; ... Nearly half of Pakistanis surveyed suspect that government agencies or government-linked politicians killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, according to an opinion poll highlighting popular mistrust in the country's U.S.-allied president. Bhutto, a former prime minister, was killed ...
Chicago tries to change city's perception for 2016 Olympic bid
Jan 14, 2008; ... They came from the Netherlands and Mexico, from Scotland and Italy. On a cold January day, tourists descended on Chicago's Millennium Park just as they do when it's warm and the crowded ice skating rink turns into a crowded ...
Chicago tries to change city's perception for 2016 Olympic bid
Jan 14, 2008; ... They came from the Netherlands and Mexico, from Scotland and Italy. On a cold January day, tourists descended on Chicago's Millennium Park just as they do when it's warm and the crowded ice skating rink turns into a crowded restaurant. As the city prepares to make public a detailed ...
The role of race in politics takes center stage
Jan 14, 2008; ...With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight. Historical realities suggest that ...
NZ wins 2nd test by an innings and 137 runs; series 2-0
Jan 14, 2008 ... New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for 113 Monday to win the second cricket test by an innings and 137 runs, the two-test series 2-0 and to improve its record to 6-0 in tests against the tourists. Seamers Chris Martin, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien and Jacob Oram each took two wickets as New ...
The role of race in politics takes center stage
Jan 14, 2008; ... With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight. Historical realities suggest that blacks and Hispanics won't play much of a role in determining the Republican Party presidential nominee. But this year's ...
NZ wins 2nd test by an innings and 137 runs; series 2-0
Jan 14, 2008 ... New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for 113 Monday to win the second cricket test by an innings and 137 runs, the two-test series 2-0 and to improve its record to 6-0 in tests against the tourists. Seamers Chris Martin, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien and Jacob Oram each took two wickets as New ...
Alaska eagles recovering after disastrous dive into fish truck
Jan 14, 2008 ... Most of 30 eagles that survived a disastrous dive into a truck full of fish guts are close to recovery, officials at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge said. Two birds have died, but most have perked up and may soon be released, the Anchorage Daily News reported. About 50 ...
Alaska eagles recovering after disastrous dive into fish truck
Jan 14, 2008 ... Most of 30 eagles that survived a disastrous dive into a truck full of fish guts are close to recovery, officials at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge said. Two birds have died, but most have perked up and may soon be released, the Anchorage Daily News reported. About 50 ...
Japanese markets closed for Coming-of-Age Day holiday
Jan 14, 2008 ... Japanese financial markets were closed Monday for ...
Japanese markets closed for Coming-of-Age Day holiday
Jan 14, 2008 ... Japanese financial markets were closed Monday for ...
Iran agrees to provide answers to programs linked by U.S. to nuclear arms activities
Jan 14, 2008; ... Tehran and the U.N. atomic agency have agreed to wrap up a probe into secret activities linked by the U.S. to a possible Iranian weapons program within four weeks, an official and diplomats have said. The time limit was announced by International Atomic Energy Agency official Melissa ...
Iran agrees to provide answers to programs linked by U.S. to nuclear arms activities
Jan 14, 2008; ... Tehran and the U.N. atomic agency have agreed to wrap up a probe into secret activities linked by the U.S. to a possible Iranian weapons program within four weeks, an official and diplomats have said. The time limit was announced by International Atomic Energy Agency official Melissa ...
Bosh, Toronto overcome career effort from Brandon Roy, Raptors beat Portland 116-109 in 2OT
Jan 14, 2008 ... Chris Bosh had 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Portland 116-109 in double overtime to hand the Trail Blazers their second loss in 19 NBA games on Sunday. Bosh, who played 55 minutes, scored six points in the second overtime to lead Toronto to its third straight ...
Federline lawyer: Upcoming Spears court hearing most significant yet in custody case
Jan 14, 2008; ... Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her two small children is back on the court docket for what an attorney described Sunday as "the most significant hearing in the case so far." Police and emergency medical technicians who were summoned to her home Jan ....
Bosh, Toronto overcome career effort from Brandon Roy, Raptors beat Portland 116-109 in 2OT
Jan 14, 2008 ... Chris Bosh had 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Portland 116-109 in double overtime to hand the Trail Blazers their second loss in 19 NBA games on Sunday. Bosh, who played 55 minutes, scored six points in the second overtime to lead Toronto to its third straight ...
Federline lawyer: Upcoming Spears court hearing most significant yet in custody case
Jan 14, 2008; ... Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her two small children is back on the court docket for what an attorney described Sunday as "the most significant hearing in the case so far." Police and emergency medical technicians who were summoned to her home Jan ....
Tens of thousands of Georgian opposition supporters urge recount of presidential vote
Jan 14, 2008; ... Tens of thousands of demonstrators have challenged U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili's victory in Georgia's presidential election, protesting what they called massive official fraud and urging a recount, followed by a runoff between Saakashvili and his top challenger. The rally, which ...
Tens of thousands of Georgian opposition supporters urge recount of presidential vote
Jan 14, 2008; ... Tens of thousands of demonstrators have challenged U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili's victory in Georgia's presidential election, protesting what they called massive official fraud and urging a recount, followed by a runoff between Saakashvili and his top challenger. The rally, which ...
Rights group accuses Kenyan police of unofficial 'shoot to kill' policy
Jan 14, 2008; ... Police are behind dozens of deaths in Kenya's post-election turmoil, opening fire on both looters and opposition protesters under an unofficial "shoot to kill" policy, a leading human rights group says. Human Rights Watch called on Kenya's government Sunday to lift its ban ...
Rights group accuses Kenyan police of unofficial 'shoot to kill' policy
Jan 14, 2008; ... Police are behind dozens of deaths in Kenya's post-election turmoil, opening fire on both looters and opposition protesters under an unofficial "shoot to kill" policy, a leading human rights group says. Human Rights Watch called on Kenya's government Sunday to lift its ban ...
Ex-hostage Rojas returns to Colombian capital after nearly 6 years of captivity
Jan 14, 2008; ... Recently released hostage Clara Rojas returned to the Colombian capital on Sunday after six years of captivity, eager to reunite with a young son fathered by one of her guerrilla captors. Rojas said she and the boy, 3-year-old Emmanuel, would meet privately Sunday. "I have heard ...
Ex-hostage Rojas returns to Colombian capital after nearly 6 years of captivity
Jan 14, 2008; ... Recently released hostage Clara Rojas returned to the Colombian capital on Sunday after six years of captivity, eager to reunite with a young son fathered by one of her guerrilla captors. Rojas said she and the boy, 3-year-old Emmanuel, would meet privately Sunday. "I have heard ...
Brown: EU crucial for British prosperity
Jan 14, 2008; ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to tell business leaders in London on Monday that Britain's economic future depends on it playing a central role in the European Union. Britain must be a leader in Europe, Brown will argue in a speech responding to critics who have accused him of ...
Brown: EU crucial for British prosperity
Jan 14, 2008; ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to tell business leaders in London on Monday that Britain's economic future depends on it playing a central role in the European Union. Britain must be a leader in Europe, Brown will argue in a speech responding to critics who have accused him of ...
Clinton says Obama campaign "distorting" comments on race, Obama says that's "ludicrous"
Jan 14, 2008; ... Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested that Barack Obama's campaign had distorted some of her comments to make racial tension a theme of the presidential contest. "This is an unfortunate story line the Obama campaign has pushed very ...
Clinton says Obama campaign "distorting" comments on race, Obama says that's "ludicrous"
Jan 14, 2008; ... Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested that Barack Obama's campaign had distorted some of her comments to make racial tension a theme of the presidential contest. "This is an unfortunate story line the Obama campaign has pushed very successfully," the former first lady ...
NFL Playoff Glance
Jan 14, 2008; ... Seattle 35, Washington 14 Jacksonville 31, Pittsburgh 29 Sunday, Jan. 6 New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay 14 San Diego 17, Tennessee 6 ___ DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 12 Green Bay 42, Seattle 20 ...
NFL Playoff Glance
Jan 14, 2008; ... Seattle 35, Washington 14 Jacksonville 31, Pittsburgh 29 Sunday, Jan. 6 New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay 14 San Diego 17, Tennessee 6 ___ DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Saturday, Jan. 12 Green Bay 42, Seattle 20 ...
Federline lawyer: Upcoming Spears court hearing most significant yet in custody case
Jan 14, 2008; ... Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her two small children is back on the court docket for what an attorney described Sunday as "the most significant hearing in the case so far." Police and emergency medical technicians who were summoned to her home Jan ....
Federline lawyer: Upcoming Spears court hearing most significant yet in custody case
Jan 14, 2008; ... Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her two small children is back on the court docket for what an attorney described Sunday as "the most significant hearing in the case so far." Police and emergency medical technicians who were summoned to her home Jan ....
Dutch troops in Afghanistan kill 4 in friendly fire, Defense Ministry says
Jan 14, 2008; ... Dutch troops in Afghanistan killed two of their own men during a nighttime battle, and separately killed two allied Afghan soldiers they mistook for enemies, the Defense Ministry said. "Darkness, the weather conditions and the confused situation" played a role in the mistake ...
Dutch troops in Afghanistan kill 4 in friendly fire, Defense Ministry says
Jan 14, 2008; ... Dutch troops in Afghanistan killed two of their own men during a nighttime battle, and separately killed two allied Afghan soldiers they mistook for enemies, the Defense Ministry said. "Darkness, the weather conditions and the confused situation" played a role in the mistake ...
US ambassador to Afghanistan meets ex-Taliban commander in heart of poppy-growing region
Jan 14, 2008; ... The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan flew to a previously Taliban-held town in the heart of a poppy-growing region, and told the ex-Taliban commander now in charge there that Afghans must stop growing poppies. Ambassador William Wood drank tea and talked with Mullah Abdul Salaam, a ...
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators to start tackling core issues for peace treaty
Jan 14, 2008; ... At their meeting Monday, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have instructions to tackle the core issues that need to be resolved for a peace treaty, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said, following up pledges made to U.S. President George W. Bush. During a speech in the West Bank ...
US ambassador to Afghanistan meets ex-Taliban commander in heart of poppy-growing region
Jan 14, 2008; ... The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan flew to a previously Taliban-held town in the heart of a poppy-growing region, and told the ex-Taliban commander now in charge there that Afghans must stop growing poppies. Ambassador William Wood drank tea and talked with Mullah Abdul Salaam, a ...
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators to start tackling core issues for peace treaty
Jan 14, 2008; ... At their meeting Monday, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have instructions to tackle the core issues that need to be resolved for a peace treaty, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said, following up pledges made to U.S. President George W. Bush. During a speech in the West Bank ...
Gold opens higher in Hong Kong at US$897.55 an ounce
Jan 14, 2008 ... Gold opened higher in Hong Kong on Monday at US$897.55 an ...
Gold opens higher in Hong Kong at US$897.55 an ounce
Jan 14, 2008 ... Gold opened higher in Hong Kong on Monday at US$897.55 an ...
Sapped of star glitz amid Hollywood writers strike, Golden Globes to quietly announce winners
Jan 14, 2008; ... In case anyone is still keeping count amid the writers strike that has hobbled Hollywood's awards season, the tragic romance "Atonement" led the pack for Sunday's Golden Globes with seven nominations. Films and performances have taken a back seat to the business side of show ...
Sapped of star glitz amid Hollywood writers strike, Golden Globes to quietly announce winners
Jan 14, 2008; ... In case anyone is still keeping count amid the writers strike that has hobbled Hollywood's awards season, the tragic romance "Atonement" led the pack for Sunday's Golden Globes with seven nominations. Films and performances have taken a back seat to the business side of show ...
Second body found in search for 4 kids thrown from Alabama coastal bridge
Jan 14, 2008; ... The body of a 3-year-old boy was recovered in the search for four children allegedly thrown from an Alabama coastal bridge by their Vietnamese father after a fight with their mother, authorities said. The body was found Sunday near shore by a search team, a day after a duck hunter ...
Second body found in search for 4 kids thrown from Alabama coastal bridge
Jan 14, 2008; ... The body of a 3-year-old boy was recovered in the search for four children allegedly thrown from an Alabama coastal bridge by their Vietnamese father after a fight with their mother, authorities said. The body was found Sunday near shore by a search team, a day after a duck hunter ...
NASA spacecraft to pay first visit since '70s to small 'oddball' planet Mercury on Monday
Jan 14, 2008; ... A NASA spacecraft will fly by the planet Mercury on Monday, the first visit to the sun's closest neighbor since the 1970s. The space probe Messenger will skim 124 miles (200 kilometers) above the planet's surface, the first of three passes before it settles into orbit three years from ...
NASA spacecraft to pay first visit since '70s to small 'oddball' planet Mercury on Monday
Jan 14, 2008; ... A NASA spacecraft will fly by the planet Mercury on Monday, the first visit to the sun's closest neighbor since the 1970s. The space probe Messenger will skim 124 miles (200 kilometers) above the planet's surface, the first of three passes before it settles into orbit three years from ...
Land Rover looks to future despite being up for sale, unveils hybrid concept SUV
Jan 14, 2008; ... Even though its sale is being negotiated, Land Rover on Sunday unveiled a sleek new diesel-electric hybrid concept sport utility vehicle that could move the storied British brand into a whole new direction. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Land Rover showed ...
Land Rover looks to future despite being up for sale, unveils hybrid concept SUV
Jan 14, 2008; ... Even though its sale is being negotiated, Land Rover on Sunday unveiled a sleek new diesel-electric hybrid concept sport utility vehicle that could move the storied British brand into a whole new direction. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Land Rover showed ...
Iraq's Shiite, Sunni politicians join to criticize Kurdish authorities over policies
Jan 14, 2008; ... Iraqi Arab lawmakers from rival sects joined forces to criticize what they claim is overreaching by the Kurds, alleging the powerful U.S.-backed minority's go-it-alone style in oil and other major issues threatens national unity. The 145 Shiite, Sunni and other legislators signaled ...