AP Worldstream back issues from Friday, February 1:
A package of news briefs from the Caribbean
Feb 01, 2008; ... ARUBA: Police investigate evidence in Holloway case from Dutch journalist with hidden camera ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) _ Aruban prosecutors said Thursday that authorities are investigating new information in the Natalee Holloway case provided by a Dutch crime reporter. ...
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Feb 01, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, and begins its report for Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Friday, February 8
Feb 01, 2008; ... Today is Friday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2008. There are 327 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1517 - Capt. Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, a Spanish explorer, sets sail from Cuba to discover Mexico. 1560 - Turkish galleys rout Spanish ...
Militant rockets strike British base in southern Iraq; US military deaths rise
Feb 01, 2008; ... Violence returned to the southern city of Basra, where militants pummeled Britain's airport base with 20 rockets and British gunners answered with volleys of artillery. Civilians were killed and wounded in the crossfire. In Baghdad, a bomb-rigged car blew apart at a bus stop, killing ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Feb 01, 2008 ... SOCCER: ENGLAND: Capello tells Beckham he must wait for 100th cap as he names 1st England squad LONDON _ Fabio Capello tells David Beckham he must wait for the chance to play his 100th match for England after leaving him off his first squad as coach. Capello names a ...
Olmert not resigning despite commission report criticizing 2006 war in Lebanon
Feb 01, 2008; ... Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled he has no intention of stepping down, despite an official inquiry that held his government and military responsible for the failures of Israel's 2006 war against Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. Polls show most Israelis want Olmert to ...
Friday, February 8
Feb 01, 2008; ... Today is Friday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2008. There are 327 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1517 - Capt. Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, a Spanish explorer, sets sail from Cuba to discover Mexico. 1560 - Turkish galleys rout Spanish ...
Militant rockets strike British base in southern Iraq; US military deaths rise
Feb 01, 2008; ... Violence returned to the southern city of Basra, where militants pummeled Britain's airport base with 20 rockets and British gunners answered with volleys of artillery. Civilians were killed and wounded in the crossfire. In Baghdad, a bomb-rigged car blew apart at a bus stop, killing ...
Olmert not resigning despite commission report criticizing 2006 war in Lebanon
Feb 01, 2008; ... Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled he has no intention of stepping down, despite an official inquiry that held his government and military responsible for the failures of Israel's 2006 war against Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. Polls show most Israelis want Olmert to ...
Egypt preventing Gaza car traffic from entering, pedestrians still allowed in
Feb 01, 2008; ... Egyptian security officials blocked car traffic from Gaza from entering the country but were still allowing Palestinians to enter on foot. As Egypt-planned talks with rival Palestinian factions crumbled, Gazans worried that Egypt, frustrated with no solution in view to the border ...
Egypt preventing Gaza car traffic from entering, pedestrians still allowed in
Feb 01, 2008; ... Egyptian security officials blocked car traffic from Gaza from entering the country but were still allowing Palestinians to enter on foot. As Egypt-planned talks with rival Palestinian factions crumbled, Gazans worried that Egypt, frustrated with no solution in view to the border ...
Fragile and expendable, finger-thin undersea cables tie the world together
Feb 01, 2008; ... The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch (1.68 centimeters) thick where they lie on the ocean floor. The foundation for a connected world seems quite fragile, an impression reinforced this week when a break in ...
Fragile and expendable, finger-thin undersea cables tie the world together
Feb 01, 2008; ... The lines that tie the globe together by carrying phone calls and Internet traffic are just two-thirds of an inch (1.68 centimeters) thick where they lie on the ocean floor. The foundation for a connected world seems quite fragile, an impression reinforced this week when a break in ...
AP Weekly Sports Calendar
Feb 01, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, Feb. 1 thru 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates _ golf, PGA European, Dubai Desert Classic. thru 3, Scottsdale, Arizona _ golf, ...
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Feb 01, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, Feb. 1 thru 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates _ golf, PGA European, Dubai Desert Classic. thru 3, Scottsdale, Arizona _ golf, ...
Britney Spears' strange behavior now in the hands of doctors, and possibly the legal system
Feb 01, 2008; ... With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it is now up to a team of professional caregivers _ and possibly the legal system _ to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral. Spears, accompanied by more than a dozen police ...
Britney Spears' strange behavior now in the hands of doctors, and possibly the legal system
Feb 01, 2008; ... With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it is now up to a team of professional caregivers _ and possibly the legal system _ to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral. Spears, accompanied by more than a dozen police ...
Consumer spending slows abruptly in December, turning in weakest growth in 6 months
Feb 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON _ Buffeted by soaring fuel prices and tighter credit, American consumers increased their spending at the weakest pace in six months. In other signs of trouble, applications for unemployment benefits last week soared by the largest number since Hurricane Katrina. The ...
Consumer spending slows abruptly in December, turning in weakest growth in 6 months
Feb 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON _ Buffeted by soaring fuel prices and tighter credit, American consumers increased their spending at the weakest pace in six months. In other signs of trouble, applications for unemployment benefits last week soared by the largest number since Hurricane Katrina. The ...
Old Crocs come back to live in needy places
Feb 01, 2008; ... Old Crocs are getting a second chance _ and giving many needy people around the world their first pair of shoes. The maker of the ubiquitous plastic shoes is launching its SolesUnited initiative to the public, asking for donations of worn-out shoes to be recycled and turned into new ones. ...
Old Crocs come back to live in needy places
Feb 01, 2008; ... Old Crocs are getting a second chance _ and giving many needy people around the world their first pair of shoes. The maker of the ubiquitous plastic shoes is launching its SolesUnited initiative to the public, asking for donations of worn-out shoes to be recycled and turned into new ones. ...
AP Newsbreak: Homeland Security adds cities, regions to terrorism high-risk list
Feb 01, 2008; ... More cities across the country are considered at high risk of a terror attack, according to a new list of spending priorities from the Homeland Security Department. Last year the department made 45 cities or regions eligible for a competitive counterterror grant program. This year, ...
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Feb 01, 2008; ... More cities across the country are considered at high risk of a terror attack, according to a new list of spending priorities from the Homeland Security Department. Last year the department made 45 cities or regions eligible for a competitive counterterror grant program. This year, ...
Heath Ledger video pulled from `Entertainment Tonight after Hollywood lobbying effort
Feb 01, 2008; ... It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, the tabloid TV show "Entertainment Tonight" decided against airing a video that shows the late Heath Ledger hanging out at a party where drugs were being taken. ...
Heath Ledger video pulled from `Entertainment Tonight after Hollywood lobbying effort
Feb 01, 2008; ... It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, the tabloid TV show "Entertainment Tonight" decided against airing a video that shows the late Heath Ledger hanging out at a party where drugs were being taken. ...
Another opposition lawmaker killed in Kenya violence
Feb 01, 2008; ... A Kenyan policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker Thursday, reigniting clashes in this Rift Valley city between police and protesters suspicious of the government and interrupting talks aimed at calming the country after a month of postelection violence. Police said the ...
Brazilian economic boom transforming Latin America's largest nation
Feb 01, 2008; ... Maria Nazare de Souza beams as she shows off her newfound wealth: a two-chair beauty salon with a tiny two-room apartment above it. After renting for years in the vast slum of Heliopolis, de Souza and her husband fulfilled an almost unthinkable dream, becoming homeowners with the help ...
Another opposition lawmaker killed in Kenya violence
Feb 01, 2008; ... A Kenyan policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker Thursday, reigniting clashes in this Rift Valley city between police and protesters suspicious of the government and interrupting talks aimed at calming the country after a month of postelection violence. Police said the ...
Brazilian economic boom transforming Latin America's largest nation
Feb 01, 2008; ... Maria Nazare de Souza beams as she shows off her newfound wealth: a two-chair beauty salon with a tiny two-room apartment above it. After renting for years in the vast slum of Heliopolis, de Souza and her husband fulfilled an almost unthinkable dream, becoming homeowners with the help ...
One of al-Qaida's top commanders killed in Pakistan, was among US most-wanted
Feb 01, 2008; ... Abu Laith al-Libi, a top al-Qaida commander blamed for bombing an Afghan base while U.S. Vice President Cheney visited last year, was killed in Pakistan by an airstrike, a U.S. government official said Thursday. The strike was conducted by a Predator unmanned drone, the official said ....
One of al-Qaida's top commanders killed in Pakistan, was among US most-wanted
Feb 01, 2008; ... Abu Laith al-Libi, a top al-Qaida commander blamed for bombing an Afghan base while U.S. Vice President Cheney visited last year, was killed in Pakistan by an airstrike, a U.S. government official said Thursday. The strike was conducted by a Predator unmanned drone, the official said ....
African leaders, U.N. step up pressure on Kenyan leaders to strike a deal
Feb 01, 2008; ... ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia _ It is time for Kenya's leaders to find a middle ground that will stop deadly attacks even if it does not immediately resolve their political feud, African leaders and the U.N. urged, as pressure mounted for a solution to a crisis that could rattle a continent. ...
African leaders, U.N. step up pressure on Kenyan leaders to strike a deal
Feb 01, 2008; ... ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia _ It is time for Kenya's leaders to find a middle ground that will stop deadly attacks even if it does not immediately resolve their political feud, African leaders and the U.N. urged, as pressure mounted for a solution to a crisis that could rattle a continent. ...
UK military investigates claim that Iraqi detainees were killed, tortured in Iraq
Feb 01, 2008; ... Britain's military is investigating allegations that 22 Iraqi detainees died in British custody after a battle in Iraq in 2004 and that nine others were tortured, officials said. Britain's Royal Military Police began the investigation in December but the High Court imposed a gag order ...
EU negotiator sees progress in free trade talks with South Korea
Feb 01, 2008 ... The chief negotiator for the European Union in free trade talks with South Korea said Friday that the current round of negotiations has been the most successful so far. Ignacio Garcia Bercero, who is leading the EU side, said at a press conference that progress had been made in areas ...
EU negotiator sees progress in free trade talks with South Korea
Feb 01, 2008 ... The chief negotiator for the European Union in free trade talks with South Korea said Friday that the current round of negotiations has been the most successful so far. Ignacio Garcia Bercero, who is leading the EU side, said at a press conference that progress had been made in areas ...
2 more independent companies ink interim deals with writers guild
Feb 01, 2008 ... The striking Writers Guild of America said Thursday it has signed interim deals with The Film Department and Intermedia Film. Patric M. Verrone, president of the guild's West Coast branch, said the companies recognize the importance of an agreement that fairly compensates writers. No ...
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Feb 01, 2008 ... The striking Writers Guild of America said Thursday it has signed interim deals with The Film Department and Intermedia Film. Patric M. Verrone, president of the guild's West Coast branch, said the companies recognize the importance of an agreement that fairly compensates writers. No ...
People and politicians turn to gangs for help in Kenya
Feb 01, 2008; ... As Kenya splits along ethnic lines and the body count spirals, desperate residents say they are turning to once-hated gangs for protection. And some say politicians are using gang members as militias. One gang recruiter in Nairobi said she receives about 30 calls daily from ...
People and politicians turn to gangs for help in Kenya
Feb 01, 2008; ... As Kenya splits along ethnic lines and the body count spirals, desperate residents say they are turning to once-hated gangs for protection. And some say politicians are using gang members as militias. One gang recruiter in Nairobi said she receives about 30 calls daily from ...
Defending champ Luis Horna ousted in second round at Vina del Mar
Feb 01, 2008 ... Defending champion Luis Horna was eliminated by Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a three-hour, second-round marathon at the Movistar Open on Thursday. The Peruvian was a break up in the first and third sets but Berlocq came back each time to force tiebreakers, in ...
Defending champ Luis Horna ousted in second round at Vina del Mar
Feb 01, 2008 ... Defending champion Luis Horna was eliminated by Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a three-hour, second-round marathon at the Movistar Open on Thursday. The Peruvian was a break up in the first and third sets but Berlocq came back each time to force tiebreakers, in ...
Suzanne Pleshette gets posthumous Hollywood star
Feb 01, 2008 ... Actress Suzanne Pleshette got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, less than two weeks after she died from respiratory failure. On what would have been her 71st birthday, Pleshette received the walk's 2,355th star Thursday. The husky-voiced TV, film and theater star died ...
Suzanne Pleshette gets posthumous Hollywood star
Feb 01, 2008 ... Actress Suzanne Pleshette got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, less than two weeks after she died from respiratory failure. On what would have been her 71st birthday, Pleshette received the walk's 2,355th star Thursday. The husky-voiced TV, film and theater star died ...
Google's earnings growth decelerates in 4Q, raising economic worries
Feb 01, 2008; ... Google Inc.'s earnings and revenue growth decelerated more than analysts anticipated during the fourth quarter, magnifying worries that the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine is bogging down as the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of recession. The quarterly results ...
Google's earnings growth decelerates in 4Q, raising economic worries
Feb 01, 2008; ... Google Inc.'s earnings and revenue growth decelerated more than analysts anticipated during the fourth quarter, magnifying worries that the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine is bogging down as the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of recession. The quarterly results ...
In biggest Super Tuesday ever, potential voting problems loom across the country
Feb 01, 2008; ... Long lines, a shortage of poll workers and unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots could delay vote counts in the biggest-ever Super Tuesday in U.S. politics _ a day in which nearly half the country will cast ballots in presidential primary contests. A record 24 states hold primaries ...
In biggest Super Tuesday ever, potential voting problems loom across the country
Feb 01, 2008; ... Long lines, a shortage of poll workers and unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots could delay vote counts in the biggest-ever Super Tuesday in U.S. politics _ a day in which nearly half the country will cast ballots in presidential primary contests. A record 24 states hold primaries ...
EU negotiator sees progress in free trade talks with South Korea
Feb 01, 2008 ... The European Union's chief negotiator in free trade talks with South Korea said Friday that the current round of negotiations has been the most successful so far, though he added that contentious issues such as automobiles were not discussed. "I think I can say in this round we ...
EU negotiator sees progress in free trade talks with South Korea
Feb 01, 2008 ... The European Union's chief negotiator in free trade talks with South Korea said Friday that the current round of negotiations has been the most successful so far, though he added that contentious issues such as automobiles were not discussed. "I think I can say in this round we ...
The top ten music in the United States
Feb 01, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
The top ten music in the United States
Feb 01, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot 100: Top ...
AP London product director Arif Ali dies at 46
Feb 01, 2008; ... Arif Ali, regional product director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for The Associated Press, died of cancer at his home Thursday. He was 46. Known within the AP for his courage under fire and the depth of his commitment, Ali was honored in 2007 with a Gramling Award, the news ...
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Feb 01, 2008; ... Arif Ali, regional product director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for The Associated Press, died of cancer at his home Thursday. He was 46. Known within the AP for his courage under fire and the depth of his commitment, Ali was honored in 2007 with a Gramling Award, the news ...
Ethnic Indian anger shakes Malaysia's foundation of racial stability
Feb 01, 2008; ... Malaysians typically sit and gripe about the government while sipping tea in safe sidewalk cafes. Few want to protest in public and face possible arrest. That could be changing. About 20,000 minority ethnic Indians clashed on the streets with the Kuala Lumpur police for ...
US military not adequately prepared for homeland attack, report says
Feb 01, 2008; ... Should a catastrophic attack hit the United States, the military would not be ready to thwart it, and National Guard forces lack both the equipment and the training to handle the job, according to a report. Even fewer Army National Guard units are combat-ready today than almost a year ...
Ethnic Indian anger shakes Malaysia's foundation of racial stability
Feb 01, 2008; ... Malaysians typically sit and gripe about the government while sipping tea in safe sidewalk cafes. Few want to protest in public and face possible arrest. That could be changing. About 20,000 minority ethnic Indians clashed on the streets with the Kuala Lumpur police for ...
US military not adequately prepared for homeland attack, report says
Feb 01, 2008; ... Should a catastrophic attack hit the United States, the military would not be ready to thwart it, and National Guard forces lack both the equipment and the training to handle the job, according to a report. Even fewer Army National Guard units are combat-ready today than almost a year ...
Cambodian boy has warm affection for cold-blooded python pal
Feb 01, 2008; ... Being responsible parents, rice farmer Khuorn Sam Ol and his wife might not be expected to be keen on having their child play with a 5-meter-long (16-foot-long), 100-kilogram (220-pound) snake. Yet they are unflustered that their 7-year-old son, Uorn Sambath, regularly sleeps in the ...
Cambodian boy has warm affection for cold-blooded python pal
Feb 01, 2008; ... Being responsible parents, rice farmer Khuorn Sam Ol and his wife might not be expected to be keen on having their child play with a 5-meter-long (16-foot-long), 100-kilogram (220-pound) snake. Yet they are unflustered that their 7-year-old son, Uorn Sambath, regularly sleeps in the ...
Zoe Kazan, on Broadway in `Come Back, Little Sheba,' has theater in her blood
Feb 01, 2008; ... Zoe Kazan grew up in California in a family with deep ties to show business: Her grandfather was renowned "On the Waterfront" director Elia Kazan and her parents are both Hollywood screenwriters. After graduating from Yale University in 2005, she could easily have moved back ...
Zoe Kazan, on Broadway in `Come Back, Little Sheba,' has theater in her blood
Feb 01, 2008; ... Zoe Kazan grew up in California in a family with deep ties to show business: Her grandfather was renowned "On the Waterfront" director Elia Kazan and her parents are both Hollywood screenwriters. After graduating from Yale University in 2005, she could easily have moved back ...
Challenging fare means little buzz for this year's Academy Award best-picture nominees
Feb 01, 2008; ... One film has an oblique ending that's left some viewers dissatisfied and others floored by its profundity. The other features a slowly developing plot and a brutal, operatically violent finale. "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are both gorgeous ...
Challenging fare means little buzz for this year's Academy Award best-picture nominees
Feb 01, 2008; ... One film has an oblique ending that's left some viewers dissatisfied and others floored by its profundity. The other features a slowly developing plot and a brutal, operatically violent finale. "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are both gorgeous ...
With 5 Oscar nominations, `Ratatouille' may have been squeezed out of best pic because it's animated
Feb 01, 2008; ... Among the tales of depravity and violence that dominate this year's Academy Awards race sits the bright and shining "Ratatouille." A rat never seemed so sanitized. The Pixar film landed five Oscar nominations and was ranked by many critics as one of the year's best, yet was ...