AP Worldstream back issues from Thursday, February 28:
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Feb 28, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, and begins its report for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
LA police considering whether to probe alleged Spears drugging
Feb 28, 2008 ... Los Angeles police say they are looking into allegations that someone drugged Britney Spears but have not decided whether to open a formal investigation. Police Capt. Kyle Jackon said in a statement Wednesday that the allegations "are being considered" by the ...
LA police considering whether to probe alleged Spears drugging
Feb 28, 2008 ... Los Angeles police say they are looking into allegations that someone drugged Britney Spears but have not decided whether to open a formal investigation. Police Capt. Kyle Jackon said in a statement Wednesday that the allegations "are being considered" by the ...
Thursday, March 6
Feb 28, 2008; ... Today is Thursday, March 6, the 66th day of 2008. There are 300 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1834 - The city of York in Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. 1836 - Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas, falls to Mexican army after ...
Thursday, March 6
Feb 28, 2008; ... Today is Thursday, March 6, the 66th day of 2008. There are 300 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1834 - The city of York in Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. 1836 - Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas, falls to Mexican army after ...
Letters reveal Australian's road to bin Laden and Islamic extremism
Feb 28, 2008; ... When young Australian David Hicks got an offer from a Saudi friend to go to Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan in December 2000, he did not think twice. "So many of today's Muslims want to meet bin Laden but cannot, and after only being Muslim for 16 months Allah has given me ...
Letters reveal Australian's road to bin Laden and Islamic extremism
Feb 28, 2008; ... When young Australian David Hicks got an offer from a Saudi friend to go to Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan in December 2000, he did not think twice. "So many of today's Muslims want to meet bin Laden but cannot, and after only being Muslim for 16 months Allah has given me ...
Thaksin set to return to Thailand, but not to politics, he says
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra boarded a plane in Hong Kong for a flight back home Thursday after 17 months of exile, saying he was slightly worried about his ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Feb 28, 2008 ... SOCCER: SERIE A: Inter draws 1-1 with Roma to close in on title ROME _ Inter Milan may have sealed a third successive Serie A title after drawing AS Roma 1-1 with two minutes left. Inter holds a nine-point lead on Roma with 13 rounds remaining, and the teams do not meet ...
Thaksin set to return to Thailand, but not to politics, he says
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra boarded a plane in Hong Kong for a flight back home Thursday after 17 months of exile, saying he was slightly worried about his security but that ...
McCain takes on Obama in US presidential race
Feb 28, 2008 ... Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain locked horns over Iraq terrorism in a showdown that suggested the two consider each other likely rivals in the general election, even though the Democratic contest remains unresolved. Left out of the ...
McCain takes on Obama in US presidential race
Feb 28, 2008 ... Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain locked horns over Iraq terrorism in a showdown that suggested the two consider each other likely rivals in the general election, even though the Democratic contest remains unresolved. Left out of the ...
Celebrated by James Dean and Bruce Springsteen, street racing thrives in US, despite the dangers
Feb 28, 2008; ... In a matter of seconds, a lonely stretch of rural road in the middle of the night can become a raceway. Drivers in souped-up Hondas and Ford Mustangs line up side by side, kicking up clouds of acrid smoke as they spin their wheels to warm the tires. Street-racing fans, sometimes ...
African soccer players, lured by fame and money, add muscle to Israeli league
Feb 28, 2008; ... Most African soccer players dream of joining a glamorous European club and becoming a superstar. More and more, however, are heading to Israel, a small but soccer-crazed nation ready to pay high salaries. Although Israel is in the Middle East, it competes in European ...
70 percent of Afghanistan outside of central government's control
Feb 28, 2008; ... More than six years after the United States invaded to establish a stable central regime in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's government in Kabul controls just 30 percent of the country, says the top U.S. intelligence official. National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell told ...
Celebrated by James Dean and Bruce Springsteen, street racing thrives in US, despite the dangers
Feb 28, 2008; ... In a matter of seconds, a lonely stretch of rural road in the middle of the night can become a raceway. Drivers in souped-up Hondas and Ford Mustangs line up side by side, kicking up clouds of acrid smoke as they spin their wheels to warm the tires. Street-racing fans, sometimes ...
African soccer players, lured by fame and money, add muscle to Israeli league
Feb 28, 2008; ... Most African soccer players dream of joining a glamorous European club and becoming a superstar. More and more, however, are heading to Israel, a small but soccer-crazed nation ready to pay high salaries. Although Israel is in the Middle East, it competes in European ...
70 percent of Afghanistan outside of central government's control
Feb 28, 2008; ... More than six years after the United States invaded to establish a stable central regime in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai's government in Kabul controls just 30 percent of the country, says the top U.S. intelligence official. National Intelligence Director Michael McConnell told ...
RMK Championships & Cellular South Cup Results
Feb 28, 2008 ... Results Wednesday from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, a $769,000 (519,000) ATP event, and Cellular South Cup, a $175,000 (118,000) WTA Tour event on indoor hardcourts at The Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men First Round ...
RMK Championships & Cellular South Cup Results
Feb 28, 2008 ... Results Wednesday from the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, a $769,000 (euro519,000) ATP event, and Cellular South Cup, a $175,000 (euro118,000) WTA Tour event on indoor hardcourts at The Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men First ...
US aid worker feared dead in Afghanistan; 2 Polish soldiers killed
Feb 28, 2008; ... An American aid worker and her Afghan driver kidnapped in the country's dangerous south one month ago were feared dead Thursday in Afghanistan's latest hostage crisis, as violence elsewhere left 17 people dead, including two Polish soldiers. The U.S. military, meanwhile, said that an ...
4 hostages freed by Colombian rebels, reunited with families in Venezuela
Feb 28, 2008; ... Colombian rebels freed four lawmakers Wednesday after six years of captivity, the guerrillas' second hostage release this year as they seek to persuade the international community to strike them from lists of terrorist groups. The four former Colombian politicians were reunited with ...
China's proposed administrative reforms gain unexpected momentum from nation's snow disaster
Feb 28, 2008; ... China's snow disaster ravaged crops, paralyzed transport and cut power to millions, revealing gaping defects in planning and crisis management. Now the blizzards are helping drive long-planned moves to boost government efficiency by merging overlapping departments. A pair of proposals ...
US aid worker feared dead in Afghanistan; 2 Polish soldiers killed
Feb 28, 2008; ... An American aid worker and her Afghan driver kidnapped in the country's dangerous south one month ago were feared dead Thursday in Afghanistan's latest hostage crisis, as violence elsewhere left 17 people dead, including two Polish soldiers. The U.S. military, meanwhile, said that an ...
4 hostages freed by Colombian rebels, reunited with families in Venezuela
Feb 28, 2008; ... Colombian rebels freed four lawmakers Wednesday after six years of captivity, the guerrillas' second hostage release this year as they seek to persuade the international community to strike them from lists of terrorist groups. The four former Colombian politicians were reunited with ...
China's proposed administrative reforms gain unexpected momentum from nation's snow disaster
Feb 28, 2008; ... China's snow disaster ravaged crops, paralyzed transport and cut power to millions, revealing gaping defects in planning and crisis management. Now the blizzards are helping drive long-planned moves to boost government efficiency by merging overlapping departments. A pair of proposals ...
Singapore says suspected terror group leader escapes from detention
Feb 28, 2008; ... The suspected local leader of a Southeast Asian terrorist network who allegedly plotted to crash a plane into Singapore's airport has escaped from a detention center in the city-state, authorities said. Mas Selamat Kastari, said to be commander of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant group's ...
New home sales fall for third straight month, pushing to slowest pace in nearly 13 years
Feb 28, 2008; ... In more bad news for the beleaguered U.S. housing industry, sales of new homes fell in January for a third straight month, pushing activity down to the slowest pace in nearly 13 years. The median price of a new home dropped to the lowest level in more than three years. The Commerce ...
ATP-WTA Abierto Mexicano Telcel Results
Feb 28, 2008 ... Results Wednesday from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, a US$794,000 (536,000) ATP event and (125,000) WTA Tour event on clay at The Fairmont Acapulco Princess (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men Second Round Nicolas Almagro (6), Spain, def. Filippo ...
Singapore says suspected terror group leader escapes from detention
Feb 28, 2008; ... The suspected local leader of a Southeast Asian terrorist network who allegedly plotted to crash a plane into Singapore's airport has escaped from a detention center in the city-state, authorities said. Mas Selamat Kastari, said to be commander of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant group's ...
Super 14: Bulls, Sharks meet in finals replay in Round 3
Feb 28, 2008; ... South Africa's Sharks and Bulls will stage a replay of last year's final in the third round of rugby's Super 14, both attempting to prevent recent glory days from ebbing away. The Sharks have won their first two matches but both by narrow margins, 17-10 over the Western Force and ...
New home sales fall for third straight month, pushing to slowest pace in nearly 13 years
Feb 28, 2008; ... In more bad news for the beleaguered U.S. housing industry, sales of new homes fell in January for a third straight month, pushing activity down to the slowest pace in nearly 13 years. The median price of a new home dropped to the lowest level in more than three years. The Commerce ...
ATP-WTA Abierto Mexicano Telcel Results
Feb 28, 2008 ... Results Wednesday from the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, a US$794,000 (euro536,000) ATP event and (euro125,000) WTA Tour event on clay at The Fairmont Acapulco Princess (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men Second Round Nicolas Almagro (6), Spain, def ....
Super 14: Bulls, Sharks meet in finals replay in Round 3
Feb 28, 2008; ... South Africa's Sharks and Bulls will stage a replay of last year's final in the third round of rugby's Super 14, both attempting to prevent recent glory days from ebbing away. The Sharks have won their first two matches but both by narrow margins, 17-10 over the Western Force and ...
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Feb 28, 2008 ... 222 lons intsw glbh BC-AS-SPT-RUGU--Super 14 Glance,1094 %headline(Rugby Union Super 14 Glance%) %byline(By The Associated Press%)...
Microsoft unveils new server, software developer tools
Feb 28, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of its server operating system with great fanfare Wednesday, but analysts said Windows Server 2008 is an incremental update rather than a giant leap forward. At a Los Angeles event that opened with a speech by former news anchor Tom Brokaw, ...
Microsoft unveils new server, software developer tools
Feb 28, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. launched a new version of its server operating system with great fanfare Wednesday, but analysts said Windows Server 2008 is an incremental update rather than a giant leap forward. At a Los Angeles event that opened with a speech by former news anchor Tom Brokaw, ...
US Defense inspector general to probe Marine delays in delivering reinforced trucks, lasers
Feb 28, 2008; ... An investigation into allegations the U.S. Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks to Iraq also will examine whether the Marines were negligent in delivering a laser to divert drivers and people from checkpoints and convoys, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press....
US Defense inspector general to probe Marine delays in delivering reinforced trucks, lasers
Feb 28, 2008; ... An investigation into allegations the U.S. Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks to Iraq also will examine whether the Marines were negligent in delivering a laser to divert drivers and people from checkpoints and convoys, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press....
Yahoo facing 7 shareholder lawsuits over handling of Microsoft bid
Feb 28, 2008 ... Yahoo Inc. is facing seven shareholder lawsuits alleging the slumping Internet pioneer bungled its response to Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. The Sunnyvale-based company provided a breakdown of the suits in an annual report filed Wednesday with the Securities and ...
Yahoo facing 7 shareholder lawsuits over handling of Microsoft bid
Feb 28, 2008 ... Yahoo Inc. is facing seven shareholder lawsuits alleging the slumping Internet pioneer bungled its response to Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. The Sunnyvale-based company provided a breakdown of the suits in an annual report filed Wednesday with the Securities and ...
Humane Society sues USDA over unhealthy cow rules after beef recall
Feb 28, 2008; ... The Humane Society sued the federal government over what it said is a legal loophole that allows sick or crippled cattle into the food supply. A U.S. Department of Agriculture rule change made in July allows some unhealthy cows into the food supply, ...
Humane Society sues USDA over unhealthy cow rules after beef recall
Feb 28, 2008; ... The Humane Society sued the federal government over what it said is a legal loophole that allows sick or crippled cattle into the food supply. A U.S. Department of Agriculture rule change made in July allows some unhealthy cows into the food supply, the Humane Society of the United ...
North Koreans keeping an eye on US presidential election
Feb 28, 2008; ... The U.S. presidential election is billed as one of the most exciting in years, and the fascination has even penetrated one of the world's most isolated nations: North Korea. North Koreans accompanying the New York Philharmonic this week displayed knowledge of candidates Hillary Rodham ...
GM forced to shut down pickup truck plant because of strike at parts supplier American Axle
Feb 28, 2008; ... A strike at a key parts supplier is starting to have an impact on General Motors Corp., which said Wednesday it will temporarily close a pickup truck plant due to a parts shortage. The Pontiac Assembly Center, which makes Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, will stop ...
GM forced to shut down pickup truck plant because of strike at parts supplier American Axle
Feb 28, 2008; ... A strike at a key parts supplier is starting to have an impact on General Motors Corp., which said Wednesday it will temporarily close a pickup truck plant due to a parts shortage. The Pontiac Assembly Center, which makes Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, will stop ...
Obama backs US bill to award pension benefits to Filipino WWII veterans
Feb 28, 2008; ... U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports a bill that would award pension benefits to Filipinos who fought under the U.S. flag during World War II when their country was a U.S. colony. Obama issued a statement this week urging his colleagues in Senate to provide the ...
US Defense inspector general to probe Marine delays in delivering reinforced trucks, lasers
Feb 28, 2008; ... An investigation into allegations the U.S. Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks to Iraq also will examine whether the Marines were negligent in delivering a laser to divert drivers and people from checkpoints and convoys, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press....
Obama backs US bill to award pension benefits to Filipino WWII veterans
Feb 28, 2008; ... U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports a bill that would award pension benefits to Filipinos who fought under the U.S. flag during World War II when their country was a U.S. colony. Obama issued a statement this week urging his colleagues in Senate to provide the ...
Parents of journalist killed in Mexico to bring in outside investigators to review evidence
Feb 28, 2008; ... The parents of an American journalist slain in a violent Mexico uprising said Wednesday they are frustrated with the official probe into his death and will have outside investigators review the evidence. Bradley Roland Will, 36, was fatally shot in October 2006 while filming unrest in ...
Parents of journalist killed in Mexico to bring in outside investigators to review evidence
Feb 28, 2008; ... The parents of an American journalist slain in a violent Mexico uprising said Wednesday they are frustrated with the official probe into his death and will have outside investigators review the evidence. Bradley Roland Will, 36, was fatally shot in October 2006 while filming unrest in ...
Met Opera to partner with Juilliard in young artists program
Feb 28, 2008; ... The Metropolitan Opera is expanding its young artists program by partnering with the Juilliard School, one of its Lincoln Center neighbors. James Levine, music director of the Met and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be artistic director of the program, the Met announced Wednesday ....
Defending champ Haas upset by Becker; Davenport, Peer advance in Memphis
Feb 28, 2008 ... Defending champion Tommy Haas was ousted by German compatriot Benjamin Becker 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the second round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Wednesday. Haas was a three-time Memphis champ on an 11-match winning streak in the tournament, but coming back from shoulder ...
Met Opera to partner with Juilliard in young artists program
Feb 28, 2008; ... The Metropolitan Opera is expanding its young artists program by partnering with the Juilliard School, one of its Lincoln Center neighbors. James Levine, music director of the Met and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be artistic director of the program, the Met announced Wednesday ....
Defending champ Haas upset by Becker; Davenport, Peer advance in Memphis
Feb 28, 2008 ... Defending champion Tommy Haas was ousted by German compatriot Benjamin Becker 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the second round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships on Wednesday. Haas was a three-time Memphis champ on an 11-match winning streak in the tournament, but coming back from shoulder ...
Thaksin leaves Hong Kong for Thailand after 17 months of exile
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Hong Kong and began flying home Thursday after 17 months of exile, saying he was slightly worried about his security but that he had faith in Thailand's justice system. After settling into first ...
Thaksin leaves Hong Kong for Thailand after 17 months of exile
Feb 28, 2008; ... Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Hong Kong and began flying home Thursday after 17 months of exile, saying he was slightly worried about his security but that he had faith in Thailand's justice system. After settling into first class on the Thai Airways flight, ...
Defending Boston Marathon champ Cheruiyot leads strong Kenyan field
Feb 28, 2008 ... Three-time champion and course record-holder Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot will defend his title in this year's Boston Marathon and attempt to become the first Kenyan to win the 112-year-old race four times. James Kwambai and Stephen Kiogora, Kenyans who finished second and third last ...
Defending Boston Marathon champ Cheruiyot leads strong Kenyan field
Feb 28, 2008 ... Three-time champion and course record-holder Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot will defend his title in this year's Boston Marathon and attempt to become the first Kenyan to win the 112-year-old race four times. James Kwambai and Stephen Kiogora, Kenyans who finished second and third last ...
Haitian woman takes stand in Florida servitude case, describing her ordeal
Feb 28, 2008; ... A young Haitian woman testified that she considered suicide to escape years of abuse at the hands of a South Florida family accused of keeping her as their slave. Simone Celestin's voice wavered and she teared up Wednesday as she recounted her life after being taken as a girl from her ...
Haitian woman takes stand in Florida servitude case, describing her ordeal
Feb 28, 2008; ... A young Haitian woman testified that she considered suicide to escape years of abuse at the hands of a South Florida family accused of keeping her as their slave. Simone Celestin's voice wavered and she teared up Wednesday as she recounted her life after being taken as a girl from her ...
Police say they stopped financing scheme aimed at killing Saudi crown prince in 2003
Feb 28, 2008; ... A case in which British police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly meant to finance a plot to kill the Saudi crown prince illustrates the challenges facing efforts to combat terrorist groups, a British security officer said Wednesday. At Britain's first national ...
Police say they stopped financing scheme aimed at killing Saudi crown prince in 2003
Feb 28, 2008; ... A case in which British police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly meant to finance a plot to kill the Saudi crown prince illustrates the challenges facing efforts to combat terrorist groups, a British security officer said Wednesday. At Britain's first national ...
ProQuad vaccine linked to more convulsions; CDC panel amends preference for combo
Feb 28, 2008; ... Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday. The results prompted a federal advisory panel on vaccines to water down their preference for the ...
ProQuad vaccine linked to more convulsions; CDC panel amends preference for combo
Feb 28, 2008; ... Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday. The results prompted a federal advisory panel on vaccines to water down their preference for the ...