AP Worldstream back issues from Wednesday, April 9:
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Apr 09, 2008 ... EDITORS: The Associated Press closes its news cycle for Tuesday, April 8, 2008, and begins its report for Wednesday, April 9, 2008. The AP news report is protected by copyright, which gives the AP ...
Shiite cleric threatens to end his militia's formal cease-fire, raising stakes in Baghdad
Apr 09, 2008; ... Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the stakes in his showdown with the Iraqi government, threatening to end formally a seven-month cease-fire unless authorities stop attacks on his followers in Baghdad. Formally ending the cease-fire could trigger renewed fighting throughout ...
Shiite cleric threatens to end his militia's formal cease-fire, raising stakes in Baghdad
Apr 09, 2008; ... Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the stakes in his showdown with the Iraqi government, threatening to end formally a seven-month cease-fire unless authorities stop attacks on his followers in Baghdad. Formally ending the cease-fire could trigger renewed fighting throughout ...
Sect married girls at puberty, Texas officials say in documents that reveal teen's rape claim
Apr 09, 2008; ... A polygamist compound with hundreds of children was rife with sexual abuse, child welfare officials allege in court documents, with girls spiritually married to much older men as soon as they reached puberty and boys groomed to perpetuate the cycle. The documents released Tuesday also ...
Sect married girls at puberty, Texas officials say in documents that reveal teen's rape claim
Apr 09, 2008; ... A polygamist compound with hundreds of children was rife with sexual abuse, child welfare officials allege in court documents, with girls spiritually married to much older men as soon as they reached puberty and boys groomed to perpetuate the cycle. The documents released Tuesday also ...
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Apr 09, 2008 ... OLYMPICS: TORCH TUMULT: IOC reviewing Beijing torch problems and future international relays BEIJING _ The IOC will review plans for the remainder of the Beijing Olympic torch relay and consider scrapping the international portion of the event for future games ....
Israel's Peace Now marks 30th anniversary, says its ideas now mainstream, but peace elusive
Apr 09, 2008; ... Israel's pioneering Peace Now group marked its 30th anniversary with mixed feelings. Its call for trading land for peace is accepted by a majority of Israel's people, but peace itself appears as far away as ever. For the anniversary Tuesday, Peace Now pitched a large white tent in Tel ...
Wednesday, April 16
Apr 09, 2008; ... Today is Wednesday, April 16, the 107th day of 2008. There are 259 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1746 - The Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden defeats the last Scottish rebellion seeking the reinstatement of the Stuart dynasty. ...
US House of Representatives expands research, treatment for those with traumatic brain injury
Apr 09, 2008; ... The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand research into and surveillance of traumatic brain injuries, the signature wound of the war in Iraq. The bill, passed 392-1 by the House, closely mirrors legislation already approved by the U.S. Senate. The Senate is expected to ...
AP Interview: Vatican No. 2 says pope will seek healing from US clergy sex abuse scandal
Apr 09, 2008; ... Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis scandal and will seek to heal wounds during his U.S. pilgrimage next week, the Vatican's No. 2 official said. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, in an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, said ...
Israel's Peace Now marks 30th anniversary, says its ideas now mainstream, but peace elusive
Apr 09, 2008; ... Israel's pioneering Peace Now group marked its 30th anniversary with mixed feelings. Its call for trading land for peace is accepted by a majority of Israel's people, but peace itself appears as far away as ever. For the anniversary Tuesday, Peace Now pitched a large white tent in Tel ...
US House of Representatives expands research, treatment for those with traumatic brain injury
Apr 09, 2008; ... The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand research into and surveillance of traumatic brain injuries, the signature wound of the war in Iraq. The bill, passed 392-1 by the House, closely mirrors legislation already approved by the U.S. Senate. The Senate is expected to ...
Wednesday, April 16
Apr 09, 2008; ... Today is Wednesday, April 16, the 107th day of 2008. There are 259 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1746 - The Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden defeats the last Scottish rebellion seeking the reinstatement of the Stuart dynasty. ...
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Apr 09, 2008; ... Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis scandal and will seek to heal wounds during his U.S. pilgrimage next week, the Vatican's No. 2 official said. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, in an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday, said ...
Congress calls for China to end crackdown in Tibet
Apr 09, 2008; ... U.S. lawmakers are criticizing China for its violent response to protests in Tibet and urging the government in Beijing to hold direct, unconditional talks with the Dalai Lama on the future of Himalayan region. Members of the House of Representatives were debating a resolution Tuesday ...
Security tightened as San Francisco girds for protests along Olympic torch relay
Apr 09, 2008; ...Security was tightened on the Golden Gate Bridge and elsewhere around the city as officials prepared for massive protests of China's crackdown in Tibet during the Olympic torch's relay here Wednesday, ...
Congress calls for China to end crackdown in Tibet
Apr 09, 2008; ... U.S. lawmakers are criticizing China for its violent response to protests in Tibet and urging the government in Beijing to hold direct, unconditional talks with the Dalai Lama on the future of Himalayan region. Members of the House of Representatives were debating a resolution Tuesday ...
Soyuz capsule blasts off with Korea's first astronaut on board
Apr 09, 2008; ... As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sunshine, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted. But the flight itself _ launched from the same pad that sent Yuri Gagarin and Sputnik into space _ seemed ...
Security tightened as San Francisco girds for protests along Olympic torch relay
Apr 09, 2008; ... Security was tightened on the Golden Gate Bridge and elsewhere around the city as officials prepared for massive protests of China's crackdown in Tibet during the Olympic torch's relay here Wednesday, its only North American stop on its journey to Beijing. The Olympic flame was ...
Soyuz capsule blasts off with Korea's first astronaut on board
Apr 09, 2008; ... As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sunshine, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted. But the flight itself _ launched from the same pad that sent Yuri Gagarin and Sputnik into space _ seemed ...
East meets West: Author provides a different take on Jesus
Apr 09, 2008; ... Before he became known for promoting holistic health and spirituality, Deepak Chopra adhered to traditional Western medicine as an endocrinologist in Boston. He eventually questioned this approach, returning to the centuries-old Indian system of Ayurveda to find a balance between faith and ...
East meets West: Author provides a different take on Jesus
Apr 09, 2008; ... Before he became known for promoting holistic health and spirituality, Deepak Chopra adhered to traditional Western medicine as an endocrinologist in Boston. He eventually questioned this approach, returning to the centuries-old Indian system of Ayurveda to find a balance between faith and ...
Head of small press watchdog group on cutting edge of Olympic protest movement
Apr 09, 2008; ... It was after 2 a.m. and snow was falling over Paris. But there was no turning back as Robert Menard clung to the southern facade of Notre Dame Cathedral, wet, cold and afraid but determined to unfurl his protest banner from on high as the Olympic flame limped ...
New museum-visitor center to help orient visitors to Gettysburg
Apr 09, 2008; ... Without an itinerary, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the vastness of Gettysburg's battlefield _ a 6,000-acre (2,430-hectare) expanse dotted with nearly 1,400 memorials and monuments to North America's bloodiest battle. Park officials are hoping that a $103 million (65.6 million) ...
Kenyan opposition party suspends talks with government
Apr 09, 2008; ... Hundreds of angry youths set fires in Nairobi's largest slum to protest delays in the country's power-sharing agreement and Kenya's opposition party suspended talks with the government. But after a series of demands by the opposition and replies by the government, it appeared late ...
New museum-visitor center to help orient visitors to Gettysburg
Apr 09, 2008; ... Without an itinerary, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the vastness of Gettysburg's battlefield _ a 6,000-acre (2,430-hectare) expanse dotted with nearly 1,400 memorials and monuments to North America's bloodiest battle. Park officials are hoping that a $103 million (euro65.6 ...
Kenyan opposition party suspends talks with government
Apr 09, 2008; ... Hundreds of angry youths set fires in Nairobi's largest slum to protest delays in the country's power-sharing agreement and Kenya's opposition party suspended talks with the government. But after a series of demands by the opposition and replies by the government, it appeared late ...
Al Fayed abandons quest to prove Diana was murdered
Apr 09, 2008; ... Mohamed Al Fayed said he was abandoning his more than decade-long legal quest to prove his belief that Princess Diana and his son were killed by British secret agents. Al Fayed said would reluctantly accept a coroner's jury ruling that Diana and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed due ...
Al Fayed abandons quest to prove Diana was murdered
Apr 09, 2008; ... Mohamed Al Fayed said he was abandoning his more than decade-long legal quest to prove his belief that Princess Diana and his son were killed by British secret agents. Al Fayed said would reluctantly accept a coroner's jury ruling that Diana and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed due ...
Opposition accuses government of unleashing violence after Zimbabwe election
Apr 09, 2008; ... Zimbabwe's opposition has accused President Robert Mugabe of an orchestrated campaign of violence with militants driving dozens of white farmers off their land. Results of the March 29 presidential elections remain secret 10 days after the vote, with a High Court judge on Tuesday ...
Opposition accuses government of unleashing violence after Zimbabwe election
Apr 09, 2008; ... Zimbabwe's opposition has accused President Robert Mugabe of an orchestrated campaign of violence with militants driving dozens of white farmers off their land. Results of the March 29 presidential elections remain secret 10 days after the vote, with a High Court judge on Tuesday ...
Lots of talk but little pressure to sway Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe leader of 28 years
Apr 09, 2008; ... Zimbabwe's impeccably dressed Robert Mugabe can't shop at Savile Row and Harrods any more. Feared security minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons were thrown out of university in Australia. The foreign bank accounts of scores of top officials have been frozen. What else can be done to pressure ...
Judge restricts demonstrations outside Vietnamese paper in Southern California
Apr 09, 2008; ... A judge placed limits on the activities of protesters who have been picketing a Vietnamese-language newspaper in Southern California because they believe it has communist leanings. Orange County Superior Court Judge Derek Hunt granted a preliminary injunction against three of the ...
Lots of talk but little pressure to sway Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe leader of 28 years
Apr 09, 2008; ... Zimbabwe's impeccably dressed Robert Mugabe can't shop at Savile Row and Harrods any more. Feared security minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons were thrown out of university in Australia. The foreign bank accounts of scores of top officials have been frozen. What else can be done to pressure ...
Study: Cancer trials stopped early, potentially putting patients at risk
Apr 09, 2008; ... An increasing number of trials testing cancer drugs are being stopped early, potentially putting patients at risk, according to research published Wednesday. European researchers looked at all cancer trials published in three major medical journals between 1997 and 2007. They found 25 ...
Study: Cancer trials stopped early, potentially putting patients at risk
Apr 09, 2008; ... An increasing number of trials testing cancer drugs are being stopped early, potentially putting patients at risk, according to research published Wednesday. European researchers looked at all cancer trials published in three major medical journals between 1997 and 2007. They found 25 ...
Groups pop cork on Alabama Wine Trail; Southern Baptists greet it with boos
Apr 09, 2008; ... Alabama has all sorts of tourist trails _ there's one for civil rights, another for birds and yet another for old churches. The newest one was introduced Tuesday to promote the state's wineries, but Baptists aren't joining in the toast. A trade association and a tourism group came up ...
Late rally continues Liverpool magic, sends Reds to Champions League semis
Apr 09, 2008; ... A runner with the pack in England, Liverpool seems to have some magical force in the European Champions League. Seemingly destined for elimination when Arsenal equalized in the 84th minute, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Babel rallied the Reds with a pair of goals Tuesday, and sent Liverpool ...
Groups pop cork on Alabama Wine Trail; Southern Baptists greet it with boos
Apr 09, 2008; ... Alabama has all sorts of tourist trails _ there's one for civil rights, another for birds and yet another for old churches. The newest one was introduced Tuesday to promote the state's wineries, but Baptists aren't joining in the toast. A trade association and a tourism group came up ...
Late rally continues Liverpool magic, sends Reds to Champions League semis
Apr 09, 2008; ... A runner with the pack in England, Liverpool seems to have some magical force in the European Champions League. Seemingly destined for elimination when Arsenal equalized in the 84th minute, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Babel rallied the Reds with a pair of goals Tuesday, and sent Liverpool ...
South Koreans vote for new parliament
Apr 09, 2008; ... South Koreans voted Wednesday for a new parliament in elections that will determine whether new President Lee Myung-bak can easily push through his reform agenda to revitalize the economy. Lee's conservative Grand National Party is widely expected to win more seats than the liberal ...
South Koreans vote for new parliament
Apr 09, 2008; ... South Koreans voted Wednesday for a new parliament in elections that will determine whether new President Lee Myung-bak can easily push through his reform agenda to revitalize the economy. Lee's conservative Grand National Party is widely expected to win more seats than the liberal ...
Water pipelines across the US are breaking; repair costs put at nearly $300 billion
Apr 09, 2008; ... Two hours north of New York City, a mile-long stream and a marsh the size of a football field have mysteriously formed along a country road. They are such a marvel that people come from miles around to drink the crystal-clear water, believing it is bubbling up from a hidden natural spring....
Water pipelines across the US are breaking; repair costs put at nearly $300 billion
Apr 09, 2008; ... Two hours north of New York City, a mile-long stream and a marsh the size of a football field have mysteriously formed along a country road. They are such a marvel that people come from miles around to drink the crystal-clear water, believing it is bubbling up from a hidden natural spring....
Former cop testifies about accessing criminal records in Hollywood wiretapping case
Apr 09, 2008; ... A former Beverly Hills police officer testified that indicted private investigator Anthony Pellicano paid him about $10,000 (6,500) to illegally access criminal databases. Craig Stevens estimated that Pellicano asked him for police reports, criminal histories and driving records as ...
Former cop testifies about accessing criminal records in Hollywood wiretapping case
Apr 09, 2008; ... A former Beverly Hills police officer testified that indicted private investigator Anthony Pellicano paid him about $10,000 (euro6,500) to illegally access criminal databases. Craig Stevens estimated that Pellicano asked him for police reports, criminal histories and driving records ...
Sooner or later, Bush's legacy to be defined by war in Iraq
Apr 09, 2008; ... If he has doubts, he does not voice them. If he has regrets about his decision, he does not show them. More than five years into an Iraq war that has been longer, bloodier and costlier than the country expected, President George W. Bush never wavers that the battle is just, the victory ...
Sooner or later, Bush's legacy to be defined by war in Iraq
Apr 09, 2008; ... If he has doubts, he does not voice them. If he has regrets about his decision, he does not show them. More than five years into an Iraq war that has been longer, bloodier and costlier than the country expected, President George W. Bush never wavers that the battle is just, the victory ...
2 community radio hosts shot, killed in southern Mexico
Apr 09, 2008 ... Police said Tuesday that they are investigating the killings of two Indian activists who worked for a community radio station in southern Mexico. Felicitas Martinez, 20, and Teresa Bautista, 24, were traveling in a rural part of Oaxaca state when gunmen opened fire on their car late ...
2 community radio hosts shot, killed in southern Mexico
Apr 09, 2008 ... Police said Tuesday that they are investigating the killings of two Indian activists who worked for a community radio station in southern Mexico. Felicitas Martinez, 20, and Teresa Bautista, 24, were traveling in a rural part of Oaxaca state when gunmen opened fire on their car late ...
Liverpool next for Chelsea after it beats Fenerbahce in quarterfinals
Apr 09, 2008; ... Avram Grant has the chance to do what his predecessor Jose Mourinho never could _ beat Liverpool in the semifinals of the European Champions League. Grant, who replaced Mourinho in September, guided his side to a 2-0 victory over Fenerbahce in an often scrappy match at Stamford Bridge ...
Liverpool next for Chelsea after it beats Fenerbahce in quarterfinals
Apr 09, 2008; ... Avram Grant has the chance to do what his predecessor Jose Mourinho never could _ beat Liverpool in the semifinals of the European Champions League. Grant, who replaced Mourinho in September, guided his side to a 2-0 victory over Fenerbahce in an often scrappy match at Stamford Bridge ...
As Iraq regains focus of presidential race, Clinton, Obama and McCain bicker over policy
Apr 09, 2008; ... Shifting the focus of the presidential race to the Iraq war, John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton bickered during Senate hearings about bringing troops home, while Barack Obama asked top U.S. officials if a "messy, sloppy status quo" was not better than more bloodshed. ...
WTA-Bausch & Lomb Championships Results
Apr 09, 2008 ... Results Tuesday in the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a $600,000 (382,400) WTA Tour event on clay at Amelia Island Plantation (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-3, 6-1. ...
As Iraq regains focus of presidential race, Clinton, Obama and McCain bicker over policy
Apr 09, 2008; ... Shifting the focus of the presidential race to the Iraq war, John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton bickered during Senate hearings about bringing troops home, while Barack Obama asked top U.S. officials if a "messy, sloppy status quo" was not better than more bloodshed. ...
WTA-Bausch & Lomb Championships Results
Apr 09, 2008 ... Results Tuesday in the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a $600,000 (382,400) WTA Tour event on clay at Amelia Island Plantation (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-3, 6-1. ...
WTA-Bausch & Lomb Championships Results
Apr 09, 2008 ... Results Tuesday in the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a $600,000 (euro382,400) WTA Tour event on clay at Amelia Island Plantation (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-3, 6-1. ...
Pakistan lawyers leader quits over attack on former Musharraf minister
Apr 09, 2008; ... The leader of lawyers campaigning against President Pervez Musharraf resigned from his official post after attorneys were involved in an assault on a former Cabinet minister. The incident Tuesday could test the stability of Pakistan's new government and weaken a movement for the ...
Pakistan lawyers leader quits over attack on former Musharraf minister
Apr 09, 2008; ... The leader of lawyers campaigning against President Pervez Musharraf resigned from his official post after attorneys were involved in an assault on a former Cabinet minister. The incident Tuesday could test the stability of Pakistan's new government and weaken a movement for the ...
Militants kill 17 road workers in southern Afghanistan, wound 16 amid spike in violence
Apr 09, 2008; ... Militants killed 17 road workers in Afghanistan's lawless south, part of a spike in violence that left 40 people dead over two days. Sixteen other construction workers were wounded in the attack Tuesday in Zabul's Shinkay district, said Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary ....
Militants kill 17 road workers in southern Afghanistan, wound 16 amid spike in violence
Apr 09, 2008; ... Militants killed 17 road workers in Afghanistan's lawless south, part of a spike in violence that left 40 people dead over two days. Sixteen other construction workers were wounded in the attack Tuesday in Zabul's Shinkay district, said Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary ....
"Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker ends engagement with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, AP told
Apr 09, 2008; ... Mary-Louise Parker has broken off her engagement to fellow "Weeds" actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Parker, who plays an upscale suburban marijuana dealer on the Showtime cable television comedy, ended the relationship with her actor fiance, according to a person close to the ...
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Apr 09, 2008; ... Mary-Louise Parker has broken off her engagement to fellow "Weeds" actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Parker, who plays an upscale suburban marijuana dealer on the Showtime cable television comedy, ended the relationship with her actor fiance, according to a person close to the ...
France calling off Betancourt mission after Colombian rebel rejection
Apr 09, 2008; ... France called off a humanitarian mission to treat and possibly free ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt after Colombian rebels said they wouldn't unilaterally release any more captives. France's Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday that there was no longer any reason to keep the mission by ...
France calling off Betancourt mission after Colombian rebel rejection
Apr 09, 2008; ... France called off a humanitarian mission to treat and possibly free ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt after Colombian rebels said they wouldn't unilaterally release any more captives. France's Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday that there was no longer any reason to keep the mission by ...