AP Worldstream back issues from Monday, June 9:
Brazilian soccer: Flamengo cruises to win, shares league lead with Cruzeiro
Jun 09, 2008; ... Marcinho scored a hat trick and Flamengo moved to the top of the Brazilian league standings with a 5-0 rout of Figueirense on Sunday. Cruzeiro took its time in finding the net at home against Vasco, waiting until the 71st minute to take the lead on a right-footer from striker ...
Brazilian soccer: Flamengo cruises to win, shares league lead with Cruzeiro
Jun 09, 2008; ... Marcinho scored a hat trick and Flamengo moved to the top of the Brazilian league standings with a 5-0 rout of Figueirense on Sunday. Cruzeiro took its time in finding the net at home against Vasco, waiting until the 71st minute to take the lead on a right-footer from striker ...
19-year-old becomes first rookie major winner in 10 years
Jun 09, 2008; ... Yani Tseng of Taiwan became the first rookie in 10 years to win a major, beating Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of a playoff with a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win the LPGA Championship. Tseng, a 19-year-old with a decorated amateur career, closed with a 4-under 68 and became ...
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Jun 09, 2008; ... Yani Tseng of Taiwan became the first rookie in 10 years to win a major, beating Maria Hjorth on the fourth hole of a playoff with a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to win the LPGA Championship. Tseng, a 19-year-old with a decorated amateur career, closed with a 4-under 68 and became ...
Monday, June 16
Jun 09, 2008; ... Today is Monday, June 16, the 168th day of 2008. There are 198 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1671 - Rebel Cossack leader Stenka Razin is executed by quartering in Moscow's Red Square. 1779 - Spain declares war on Britain, and begins a ...
Monday, June 16
Jun 09, 2008; ... Today is Monday, June 16, the 168th day of 2008. There are 198 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1671 - Rebel Cossack leader Stenka Razin is executed by quartering in Moscow's Red Square. 1779 - Spain declares war on Britain, and begins a ...
WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT
Jun 09, 2008 ... TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN: Rafael Nadal routs Roger Federer to win 4th consecutive French Open title PARIS _ By the fourth game, Rafael Nadal had Roger Federer kicking the clay in frustration. By the second set, the normally stoic Federer was screaming at himself ....
Russia has to overcome key injuries when opening against Group D favorite Spain
Jun 09, 2008; ... Russia will have to overcome some key injuries and hold off the potent attack of Group D favorite Spain or risk seeing its European Championship campaign derailed from the start. Russia coach Guus Hiddink has never failed to lead his team out of the group phase at the World Cup _ the ...
Physical battle expected as Greece begins title defense against Sweden
Jun 09, 2008; ... Greece starts its European Championship title defense against a Sweden team with similar strengths and tactics. Both teams are tall, strong and robust in defense. Both are happy to let the opponents have the ball, while awaiting the right moment for a speedy counter-strike. The stage ...
Russia has to overcome key injuries when opening against Group D favorite Spain
Jun 09, 2008; ... Russia will have to overcome some key injuries and hold off the potent attack of Group D favorite Spain or risk seeing its European Championship campaign derailed from the start. Russia coach Guus Hiddink has never failed to lead his team out of the group phase at the World Cup _ the ...
Physical battle expected as Greece begins title defense against Sweden
Jun 09, 2008; ... Greece starts its European Championship title defense against a Sweden team with similar strengths and tactics. Both teams are tall, strong and robust in defense. Both are happy to let the opponents have the ball, while awaiting the right moment for a speedy counter-strike. The stage ...
Severe weather kills 5 with winds, lightning, flooding from Midwest to Connecticut
Jun 09, 2008; ... Wicked weekend storms pounded America from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, spawning tornadoes that tore up houses and killing at least five people. Rescuers in ...
Severe weather kills 5 with winds, lightning, flooding from Midwest to Connecticut
Jun 09, 2008; ... Wicked weekend storms pounded America from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, spawning tornadoes that tore up houses and killing at least five people. Rescuers in boats continued to pluck people from rising waters in Indiana on ...
Argentine Soccer Results
Jun 09, 2008 ... Results from the 18th round of the Argentine Clausura first-division soccer league (home teams listed first): Friday's Games Arsenal 1, Gimnasia y Esgrima 0 Newell's Old Boys 2, Gimnasia de Jujuy 2Saturday's Games Racing Club 1, Huracan ...
Argentine Soccer Results
Jun 09, 2008 ... Results from the 18th round of the Argentine Clausura first-division soccer league (home teams listed first): Friday's Games Arsenal 1, Gimnasia y Esgrima 0 Newell's Old Boys 2, Gimnasia de Jujuy 2Saturday's Games Racing Club 1, Huracan ...
Argentine Soccer Standings
Jun 09, 2008 ... Team GP W D L GF GA Pts River Plate 18 12 4 2 26 11 40 Boca Juniors 18 10 6 2 27 13 36 Estudiantes 18 10 6 2 27 15 ...
Cuba rejects its inclusion on US list of countries not combating human trafficking
Jun 09, 2008 ... Cuba on Sunday rejected U.S. claims that it does not do enough to combat human trafficking, saying that Washington "has a lot to learn" about life on the island. U.S. authorities "are unfamiliar with and distort" Cuban reality, the Foreign Relations Ministry said ...
Cuba rejects its inclusion on US list of countries not combating human trafficking
Jun 09, 2008 ... Cuba on Sunday rejected U.S. claims that it does not do enough to combat human trafficking, saying that Washington "has a lot to learn" about life on the island. U.S. authorities "are unfamiliar with and distort" Cuban reality, the Foreign Relations Ministry said ...
Magnitude 5 aftershock rocks China quake lake, triggers landslides; no evacuations ordered
Jun 09, 2008; ... A magnitude 5.0 aftershock shook a brimming lake formed by China's huge earthquake and sent landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains, underscoring the threat of flooding to more than 1 million weary refugees living downstream. No new evacuations were ordered following the tremor ...
Magnitude 5 aftershock rocks China quake lake, triggers landslides; no evacuations ordered
Jun 09, 2008; ... A magnitude 5.0 aftershock shook a brimming lake formed by China's huge earthquake and sent landslides tumbling down surrounding mountains, underscoring the threat of flooding to more than 1 million weary refugees living downstream. No new evacuations were ordered following the tremor ...
Obama heads for Republican turf, talking economics to increasingly embattled voters
Jun 09, 2008; ... Democrat Barack Obama heads out for a two-week tour of U.S. battleground states, aiming to draw sharp contrasts with Republican opponent John McCain _ especially on the struggling American economy that has been laid low by shrinking growth, bounding unemployment and staggering increases in ...
Obama heads for Republican turf, talking economics to increasingly embattled voters
Jun 09, 2008; ... Democrat Barack Obama heads out for a two-week tour of U.S. battleground states, aiming to draw sharp contrasts with Republican opponent John McCain _ especially on the struggling American economy that has been laid low by shrinking growth, bounding unemployment and staggering increases in ...
Brazilian soccer: Flamengo cruises to win, shares league lead with Cruzeiro
Jun 09, 2008; ... Charles scored late in the second half and Cruzeiro stayed atop of the Brazilian league standings with a 1-0 victory over Vasco on Sunday. Charles scored in the 71st minute for Cruzeiro, who are tied with Flamengo for first place after the fifth round. The win gave Cruzeiro ...
Brazilian soccer: Flamengo cruises to win, shares league lead with Cruzeiro
Jun 09, 2008; ... Charles scored late in the second half and Cruzeiro stayed atop of the Brazilian league standings with a 1-0 victory over Vasco on Sunday. Charles scored in the 71st minute for Cruzeiro, who are tied with Flamengo for first place after the fifth round. The win gave Cruzeiro ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
7 dead in stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo after attacker drives into a crowd
Jun 09, 2008; ... A man plowed into shoppers with a truck and then stabbed 17 people within minutes, killing at least seven of them in a grisly attack that shocked a country known for its low crime rate. The lunchtime violence Sunday in the Akihabara district, a popular electronics and video game area, ...
7 dead in stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo after attacker drives into a crowd
Jun 09, 2008; ... A man plowed into shoppers with a truck and then stabbed 17 people within minutes, killing at least seven of them in a grisly attack that shocked a country known for its low crime rate. The lunchtime violence Sunday in the Akihabara district, a popular electronics and video game area, ...
G-8 to fight oil prices with conservation, new technology; calls for increased production
Jun 09, 2008; ... Faced with record-high oil prices, the world's leading economies and oil consumers have pledged greater investment in energy efficiency and green technologies to control their spiraling thirst for petroleum. In a joint statement, energy ministers from the Group of Eight countries _ ...
G-8 to fight oil prices with conservation, new technology; calls for increased production
Jun 09, 2008; ... Faced with record-high oil prices, the world's leading economies and oil consumers have pledged greater investment in energy efficiency and green technologies to control their spiraling thirst for petroleum. In a joint statement, energy ministers from the Group of Eight countries _ ...
7 dead in stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo after attacker drives into a crowd
Jun 09, 2008; ... A man plowed into shoppers with a truck and then stabbed 17 people within minutes, killing at least seven of them in a grisly attack that shocked a country known for its low crime rate. The lunchtime violence Sunday in the Akihabara district, a popular electronics and video game area, ...
7 dead in stabbing spree in downtown Tokyo after attacker drives into a crowd
Jun 09, 2008; ... A man plowed into shoppers with a truck and then stabbed 17 people within minutes, killing at least seven of them in a grisly attack that shocked a country known for its low crime rate. The lunchtime violence Sunday in the Akihabara district, a popular electronics and video game area, ...
Myanmar prime minister says aid provided to cyclone survivors will improve their lives
Jun 09, 2008 ... Myanmar's prime minister says the military government will give enough assistance for survivors of last month's Cyclone Nargis to make their lives even better than before the disaster struck. The New Light of Myanmar, considered a mouthpiece of the ruling junta, cited Prime Minister ...
Myanmar prime minister says aid provided to cyclone survivors will improve their lives
Jun 09, 2008 ... Myanmar's prime minister says the military government will give enough assistance for survivors of last month's Cyclone Nargis to make their lives even better than before the disaster struck. The New Light of Myanmar, considered a mouthpiece of the ruling junta, cited Prime Minister ...
Defense lawyer: US urged interrogators at Gitmo to destroy notes
Jun 09, 2008 ... A military defense lawyer says the Pentagon urged interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to destroy handwritten notes in case they were called to testify about potentially harsh treatment of detainees. Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler says the instructions were included in an operations manual ...
Defense lawyer: US urged interrogators at Gitmo to destroy notes
Jun 09, 2008 ... A military defense lawyer says the Pentagon urged interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to destroy handwritten notes in case they were called to testify about potentially harsh treatment of detainees. Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler says the instructions were included in an operations manual ...
UK military says 3 troops killed in Afghanistan; 1 Afghan reporter for BBC found fatally shot
Jun 09, 2008; ... Three British soldiers were killed in a suicide attack and a local reporter for the BBC was found dead Sunday as first lady Laura Bush visited Afghanistan hoping to highlight signs of progress despite a recent surge of violence. The soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing while on ...
UK military says 3 troops killed in Afghanistan; 1 Afghan reporter for BBC found fatally shot
Jun 09, 2008; ... Three British soldiers were killed in a suicide attack and a local reporter for the BBC was found dead Sunday as first lady Laura Bush visited Afghanistan hoping to highlight signs of progress despite a recent surge of violence. The soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing while on ...
First lady showcases progress in Afghanistan ahead of international donor's conference
Jun 09, 2008; ... Rallying international aid for Afghanistan, U.S. first lady Laura Bush showcased projects to better the lives of war-weary Afghans. Yet at each stop, an eerie reminder of the country's violent past was just a glance away. In a prelude to her trip to the Afghanistan donors conference ...
First lady showcases progress in Afghanistan ahead of international donor's conference
Jun 09, 2008; ... Rallying international aid for Afghanistan, U.S. first lady Laura Bush showcased projects to better the lives of war-weary Afghans. Yet at each stop, an eerie reminder of the country's violent past was just a glance away. In a prelude to her trip to the Afghanistan donors conference ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
Stranded scuba divers chase off Komodo dragon on remote Indonesian island
Jun 09, 2008; ... European scuba divers swept away in strong currents survived 12 hours in shark-infested waters and then scrambled onto a remote Indonesian island where they faced yet another threat: a Komodo dragon. The divers _ three from Britain and one each from France and Sweden _ came ...
Stranded scuba divers chase off Komodo dragon on remote Indonesian island
Jun 09, 2008; ... European scuba divers swept away in strong currents survived 12 hours in shark-infested waters and then scrambled onto a remote Indonesian island where they faced yet another threat: a Komodo dragon. The divers _ three from Britain and one each from France and Sweden _ came ...
A brilliant young chef battles tongue cancer
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A brilliant young chef battles tongue cancer
Jun 09, 2008; ... The dining room at Alinea is a rare and special place where dark-suited waiters glide past tables, carrying trays laden with fantastical creations: Steelhead roe in coconut suspended from vanilla pods. Granola encrusted bison with oatmeal foam. Jelled apple cider floating in walnut ...
5.1-magnitude quake hits remote part of western China
Jun 09, 2008 ... U.S. agency says a 5.1-magnitude quake hit a remote part of western China early Monday. The U.S. Geological Service reported that the quake struck at 1:56 a.m. local time on the western edge of Qinghai province. The official Xinhua News Agency said the area is ...
5.1-magnitude quake hits remote part of western China
Jun 09, 2008 ... U.S. agency says a 5.1-magnitude quake hit a remote part of western China early Monday. The U.S. Geological Service reported that the quake struck at 1:56 a.m. local time on the western edge of Qinghai province. The official Xinhua News Agency said the area is ...
Maliki: US-Iraq pact will not harm Iran
Jun 09, 2008; ... Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed Iran to back off its fierce opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, Iraqi officials said, as he promised Iranian leaders that Iraq will not be a launching pad for any attack on their country. The agreement has become a center of contention ...
Maliki: US-Iraq pact will not harm Iran
Jun 09, 2008; ... Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed Iran to back off its fierce opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, Iraqi officials said, as he promised Iranian leaders that Iraq will not be a launching pad for any attack on their country. The agreement has become a center of contention ...
River Plate crowned champion of Argentine Clausura
Jun 09, 2008 ... River Plate was crowned champion of Argentina's Clausura Sunday after Diego Buonanotte led his team to a 2-1 victory over Olimpo. Euphoric River fans left the stadium hands pumping, loudly chanting the club's cheers. They gathered around the emblematic Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires ...
River Plate crowned champion of Argentine Clausura
Jun 09, 2008 ... River Plate was crowned champion of Argentina's Clausura Sunday after Diego Buonanotte led his team to a 2-1 victory over Olimpo. Euphoric River fans left the stadium hands pumping, loudly chanting the club's cheers. They gathered around the emblematic Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires ...
Report: Acid tank explodes in Chinese factory, 40 workers injured
Jun 09, 2008 ... State media reports that an acid tank exploded in an appliance factory in southern China, injuring more than 40 workers. The accident occurred Saturday as workers were filling a 3,000-liter hydrochloric acid tank at the Quannao electrical appliance factory in ...
Report: Acid tank explodes in Chinese factory, 40 workers injured
Jun 09, 2008 ... State media reports that an acid tank exploded in an appliance factory in southern China, injuring more than 40 workers. The accident occurred Saturday as workers were filling a 3,000-liter hydrochloric acid tank at the Quannao electrical appliance factory in ...
US LPGA Championship Scores
Jun 09, 2008 ... x-won on fourth hole of playoff x-Yani Tseng 73-70-65-68_276 Maria Hjorth 68-72-65-71_276 Annika Sorenstam 70-68-68-71_277...
Search for victims' names after 35 years
Jun 09, 2008; ...One after another, as a steamy summer evening faded ...
Serial killer wrestles with his crimes
Jun 09, 2008; ... Elmer Wayne Henley, his once-long blond hair now flecked with gray and cropped closely, shakes his head three times. "No. No. No," he mutters softly, as his ice-blue eyes study the ...
Search for victims' names after 35 years
Jun 09, 2008; ... One after another, as a steamy summer evening faded from dusk to darkness, boy's bodies were pulled from the dirt floor of boat stall No. 11. By night's end on August 8, 1973, eight corpses had been recovered from makeshift graves. The next day, nine more were discovered inside the ...
Serial killer wrestles with his crimes
Jun 09, 2008; ... Elmer Wayne Henley, his once-long blond hair now flecked with gray and cropped closely, shakes his head three times. "No. No. No," he mutters softly, as his ice-blue eyes study the artist's renderings of three unidentified murder victims. "I don't recognize any of these ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
UN pushes peace effort in Congo's violent east
Jun 09, 2008; ... The U.N. Security Council renewed a push for civilian rule in Congo's militia-plagued east on Sunday as efforts continue to disarm rebel groups and finally restore peace to the ravaged region. The country's hilly eastern border area _ the scene of the worst fighting and a humanitarian ...
American League Standings
Jun 09, 2008; ... W L Pct GB Boston 40 26 .606 _ Tampa Bay37 26 .587 1 1/2 Toronto 33 32 .508 6 1/2 New York ...
American League Leaders
Jun 09, 2008; ... BATTING_Bradley, Texas, .340; HMatsui, New York, .329; Mauer, Minnesota, .328; Damon, New York, .328; JDrew, Boston, .318; Ordonez, Detroit, .316; Hamilton, Texas, .315. RUNS_Kinsler, Texas, 54; MiYoung, Texas, 49; Hamilton, Texas, 44; Bradley, Texas, 44; Ellsbury, Boston, 43; ...
American League Leaders
Jun 09, 2008; ... BATTING_Bradley, Texas, .340; HMatsui, New York, .329; Mauer, Minnesota, .328; Damon, New York, .328; JDrew, Boston, .318; Ordonez, Detroit, .316; Hamilton, Texas, .315. RUNS_Kinsler, Texas, 54; MiYoung, Texas, 49; Hamilton, Texas, 44; Bradley, Texas, 44; Ellsbury, Boston, 43; ...
Coast Guard: 5 missing sailors found alive in Gulf of Mexico, search continues for 6th
Jun 09, 2008; ... Divers on Sunday found the body of the last sailor who was aboard a boat that capsized during a regatta on the Gulf of Mexico. The body of the boat's safety officer, Roger Stone, was removed from the sailboat after the craft was found off the Texas coast, the Coast Guard said. Five ...