AP Worldstream back issues from Friday, August 8:
NYPD arrests club employee in woman's death
Aug 08, 2008; ... A bar worker at a popular Times Squares karaoke club was arrested on Thursday after confessing to beating a woman to death on the club's roof with a pipe during an argument, police said. Syed Rahman, 24, admitted he smashed Ingrid Rivera over the head at about 2:45 a.m. Monday during ...
Anti-China protesters deported from Beijing
Aug 08, 2008 ... Two American protesters who were deported from China before the start of the Olympics are on their way back to the United States, possibly Los Angeles. State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid said Thursday that two U.S. citizens detained in Beijing after they hung banners protesting ...
Anti-China protesters deported from Beijing
Aug 08, 2008 ... Two American protesters who were deported from China before the start of the Olympics are on their way back to the United States, possibly Los Angeles. State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid said Thursday that two U.S. citizens detained in Beijing after they hung banners protesting ...
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Aug 08, 2008 ... OLYMPICS: POLLUTION: Smog shrouds Beijing on eve of Olympics BEIJING _ The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing's polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most ...
Director sued over death of movie propmaster
Aug 08, 2008; ... The parents of an assistant propmaster killed in an accident during the filming of "The Kingdom" have sued director Peter Berg, seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and other damages. Berg was traveling in a sport utility vehicle in August 2006 when it collided with a ...
Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
Aug 08, 2008; ... A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists. Salim Hamdan's sentence of 5 1/2 years, ...
Friday, August 15
Aug 08, 2008; ... Today is Friday, August 15, the 228th day of 2008. There are 138 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1057 - Macbeth is killed in battle by Malcolm, son of late king Duncan, near Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1047, Macbeth killed Duncan to grab the Scottish ...
Archaelogists uncover ancient city in Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2008; ... Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition rounds on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan where French archaeologists believe they have found a vast ancient city. For years, villagers have dug the baked earth on the heights of Cheshm-e-Shafa for pottery ...
Feds investigate if Rockefeller was German student
Aug 08, 2008; ... A Connecticut family is convinced that the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his daughter in Boston and wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple was a German student who lived with them family decades ago. Immigration officials confirmed Thursday they ...
AP Weekly Sports Calendar
Aug 08, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, Aug. 8 through 24, Beijing _ XXIX Olympic Games, Opening ceremony. through 10, Bloomfield Township, Michigan _ golf, U.S ....
Trash soils Bush pledge to protect islands
Aug 08, 2008; ... Cleanup efforts have slowed and garbage continues to pile up in a remote chain of Pacific islands that President George W. Bush two years ago made the biggest and most environmentally protected area of ocean in the world. Winning rare praise from conservationists, Bush declared the ...
'World's Greatest Dad' pleads guilty to sex crime
Aug 08, 2008 ... A man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse after being accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to meet for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old-girl. Thirty-three-year-old Daniel Allen Everett pleaded guilty Thursday in Oakland County ...
Illegal immigrant from Honduras executed
Aug 08, 2008; ... A Honduran man who killed his former boss and wounded an employee was executed Tuesday despite an argument by his home government that his arrest was a violation of an international treaty. He was the the second foreign national put to death this week in Texas, the busiest death row ...
Disunity may cloud Democrat convention
Aug 08, 2008; ... A cloud of disunity hangs over preparations for the Democratic party's national convention later this month as Barack Obama's vanquished primary opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton has not ruled out having her name put in nomination for a roll call vote _ a potentially major distraction leading into ...
Hollywood strikes gold with raunchy comedy wave
Aug 08, 2008; ... In comedy, Hollywood has learned that raunch sells. Studios prefer their funny flicks in the benign PG-13 mold, a rating that keeps the audience broad to fill as many seats as possible. More and more, however, they are taking chances on racier R-rated comedies that ratchet up the ...
NYPD arrests club employee in woman's death
Aug 08, 2008; ... A bar worker at a popular Times Squares karaoke club was arrested on Thursday after confessing to beating a woman to death on the club's roof with a pipe during an argument, police said. Syed Rahman, 24, admitted he smashed Ingrid Rivera over the head at about 2:45 a.m. Monday during ...
Director sued over death of movie propmaster
Aug 08, 2008; ... The parents of an assistant propmaster killed in an accident during the filming of "The Kingdom" have sued director Peter Berg, seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and other damages. Berg was traveling in a sport utility vehicle in August 2006 when it collided with a ...
Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
Aug 08, 2008; ... A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists. Salim Hamdan's sentence of 5 1/2 years, ...
Friday, August 15
Aug 08, 2008; ... Today is Friday, August 15, the 228th day of 2008. There are 138 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1057 - Macbeth is killed in battle by Malcolm, son of late king Duncan, near Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1047, Macbeth killed Duncan to grab the Scottish ...
Archaelogists uncover ancient city in Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2008; ... Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition rounds on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan where French archaeologists believe they have found a vast ancient city. For years, villagers have dug the baked earth on the heights of Cheshm-e-Shafa for pottery ...
Feds investigate if Rockefeller was German student
Aug 08, 2008; ... A Connecticut family is convinced that the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his daughter in Boston and wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple was a German student who lived with them family decades ago. Immigration officials confirmed Thursday they ...
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Aug 08, 2008 ... EDITORS: These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit: FRIDAY, Aug. 8 through 24, Beijing _ XXIX Olympic Games, Opening ceremony. through 10, Bloomfield Township, Michigan _ golf, U.S ....
'World's Greatest Dad' pleads guilty to sex crime
Aug 08, 2008 ... A man has pleaded guilty to sex abuse after being accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to meet for sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old-girl. Thirty-three-year-old Daniel Allen Everett pleaded guilty Thursday in Oakland County ...
Trash soils Bush pledge to protect islands
Aug 08, 2008; ... Cleanup efforts have slowed and garbage continues to pile up in a remote chain of Pacific islands that President George W. Bush two years ago made the biggest and most environmentally protected area of ocean in the world. Winning rare praise from conservationists, Bush declared the ...
Illegal immigrant from Honduras executed
Aug 08, 2008; ... A Honduran man who killed his former boss and wounded an employee was executed Tuesday despite an argument by his home government that his arrest was a violation of an international treaty. He was the the second foreign national put to death this week in Texas, the busiest death row ...
Disunity may cloud Democrat convention
Aug 08, 2008; ... A cloud of disunity hangs over preparations for the Democratic party's national convention later this month as Barack Obama's vanquished primary opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton has not ruled out having her name put in nomination for a roll call vote _ a potentially major distraction leading into ...
Mauritania coup chief leads march in the capital
Aug 08, 2008; ... The general who masterminded Africa's latest coup appeared in public for the first time Thursday, leading a triumphal march on the streets of Mauritania's capital and declaring he is "determined to save democracy" in the Islamic nation. Elsewhere in sand-swept Nouakchott, ...
Hollywood strikes gold with raunchy comedy wave
Aug 08, 2008; ... In comedy, Hollywood has learned that raunch sells. Studios prefer their funny flicks in the benign PG-13 mold, a rating that keeps the audience broad to fill as many seats as possible. More and more, however, they are taking chances on racier R-rated comedies that ratchet up the ...
Mauritania coup chief leads march in the capital
Aug 08, 2008; ... The general who masterminded Africa's latest coup appeared in public for the first time Thursday, leading a triumphal march on the streets of Mauritania's capital and declaring he is "determined to save democracy" in the Islamic nation. Elsewhere in sand-swept Nouakchott, ...
Reports: new shooting in South Ossetia
Aug 08, 2008; ... The capital of Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early Friday, just hours after Georgia's president declared a unilateral cease-fire, news reports and the rebel government said. "The assault is coming from all directions" said a brief ...
Reports: new shooting in South Ossetia
Aug 08, 2008; ... The capital of Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early Friday, just hours after Georgia's president declared a unilateral cease-fire, news reports and the rebel government said. "The assault is coming from all directions" said a brief ...
Court orders end to suit filed by Tim Burton's ex
Aug 08, 2008; ... A long-running lawsuit filed by Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend over his assets should be dismissed, an appeals court has ruled. The California Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Wednesday ordering a lower court judge to grant a motion by Burton's attorneys for a summary judgment. ...
Court orders end to suit filed by Tim Burton's ex
Aug 08, 2008; ... A long-running lawsuit filed by Tim Burton's ex-girlfriend over his assets should be dismissed, an appeals court has ruled. The California Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Wednesday ordering a lower court judge to grant a motion by Burton's attorneys for a summary judgment. ...
Fires expose troubles at French immigrant lockups
Aug 08, 2008; ... Two French holding centers for illegal immigrants have been set ablaze in recent weeks, ratcheting up tensions over tough new immigration policies that France wants to spread Europe-wide. The immigration minister isn't backing down _ and is instead accusing immigrants' some aid groups ...
Fires expose troubles at French immigrant lockups
Aug 08, 2008; ... Two French holding centers for illegal immigrants have been set ablaze in recent weeks, ratcheting up tensions over tough new immigration policies that France wants to spread Europe-wide. The immigration minister isn't backing down _ and is instead accusing immigrants' some aid groups ...
Study: For some, 2 fertility treatments don't work
Aug 08, 2008; ... A new study calls into question the use of two common infertility treatments for couples who have unexplained problems having children. Doctors in Scotland tested the effectiveness of a drug that stimulates ovulation and artificial insemination against doing nothing in 580 couples who ...
Study: For some, 2 fertility treatments don't work
Aug 08, 2008; ... A new study calls into question the use of two common infertility treatments for couples who have unexplained problems having children. Doctors in Scotland tested the effectiveness of a drug that stimulates ovulation and artificial insemination against doing nothing in 580 couples who ...
Venezuela WBC manager Luis Sojo says change coming
Aug 08, 2008 ... Luis Sojo is getting a second chance to manage Venezuela in next year's World Baseball Classic and said there will be changes on and off the field. Venezuela was eliminated in the second round of the first WBC in 2006, and had problems with a number of issues including tickets for ...
Deja Vu: Acts perform classic albums in concert
Aug 08, 2008; ... Play it again, Sam. The whole album, please _ and in order. An unmistakable trend in concert-going is the growing number of acts performing their classic albums in full. Part marketing gimmick, part an act of nostalgia, the performances are above all communal celebrations of the album ...
Venezuela WBC manager Luis Sojo says change coming
Aug 08, 2008 ... Luis Sojo is getting a second chance to manage Venezuela in next year's World Baseball Classic and said there will be changes on and off the field. Venezuela was eliminated in the second round of the first WBC in 2006, and had problems with a number of issues including tickets for ...
Deja Vu: Acts perform classic albums in concert
Aug 08, 2008; ... Play it again, Sam. The whole album, please _ and in order. An unmistakable trend in concert-going is the growing number of acts performing their classic albums in full. Part marketing gimmick, part an act of nostalgia, the performances are above all communal celebrations of the album ...
Rising star Jonathan Groff lets his `Hair' down
Aug 08, 2008; ... Jonathan Groff races up and down the aisles through the audience, dripping with sweat, singing his heart out and shaking his long wig with manic glee. It's the revival of "Hair" at Central Park's Delacorte Theater, and it is Groff's big moment as Claude Hooper Bukowski, the ...
Rising star Jonathan Groff lets his `Hair' down
Aug 08, 2008; ... Jonathan Groff races up and down the aisles through the audience, dripping with sweat, singing his heart out and shaking his long wig with manic glee. It's the revival of "Hair" at Central Park's Delacorte Theater, and it is Groff's big moment as Claude Hooper Bukowski, the ...
Mosley faces Mayorga, wants Margarito next
Aug 08, 2008; ... Former four-time champion Sugar Shane Mosley intends to prove again that he's one of the best fighters around, so that means he must beat the best. Mosley, who turns 37 on Sept. 7, faces Ricardo Mayorga on Sept. 27 but already is lobbying for a shot at WBA welterweight champion ...
Robbie Coltrane joins police hunt for burglar
Aug 08, 2008 ... Police hunting a teen burglar in the New Zealand city of Christchurch have circulated a mug shot of 58-year-old British actor Robbie Coltrane who, they say, has a strong resemblance to their young suspect. Posters bearing a photograph of Coltrane, who portrays the giant Hagrid in the ...
Robbie Coltrane joins police hunt for burglar
Aug 08, 2008 ... Police hunting a teen burglar in the New Zealand city of Christchurch have circulated a mug shot of 58-year-old British actor Robbie Coltrane who, they say, has a strong resemblance to their young suspect. Posters bearing a photograph of Coltrane, who portrays the giant Hagrid in the ...
10-year-old bullfighter sparks French debate
Aug 08, 2008; ... He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself. French anti-bullfighting campaigners say the child is risking his life in the ring, and local authorities in southern France canceled two recent ...
10-year-old bullfighter sparks French debate
Aug 08, 2008; ... He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself. French anti-bullfighting campaigners say the child is risking his life in the ring, and local authorities in southern France canceled two recent ...
A story of love and books in Bohemian New Orleans
Aug 08, 2008; ... Every morning in this Southern town of big-box stores and Bible readers, the Beat Generation can still be found dissing the system in the form of a 91-year-old woman in a red beret and cowboy boots. The acts of rebellion take place in the bingo hall/senior center of Mount Olive ...
A story of love and books in Bohemian New Orleans
Aug 08, 2008; ... Every morning in this Southern town of big-box stores and Bible readers, the Beat Generation can still be found dissing the system in the form of a 91-year-old woman in a red beret and cowboy boots. The acts of rebellion take place in the bingo hall/senior center of Mount Olive ...
Country stars join woman's quest to honor Whitley
Aug 08, 2008; ... Bonnie Hill was 12 when she first saw Kentucky-born country music singer Keith Whitley play a concert in his native Appalachia. It left an "everlasting impression" on Hill. Now, nearly two decades after his death from alcohol poisoning, Hill is fervently trying to cement ...
Country stars join woman's quest to honor Whitley
Aug 08, 2008; ... Bonnie Hill was 12 when she first saw Kentucky-born country music singer Keith Whitley play a concert in his native Appalachia. It left an "everlasting impression" on Hill. Now, nearly two decades after his death from alcohol poisoning, Hill is fervently trying to cement ...
Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing
Aug 08, 2008 ... U.S. President George W. Bush says his country's new US$434 million embassy in Beijing reflects deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. He says the embassy represents a "solid foundation" underpinning relations between the two ...
Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing
Aug 08, 2008 ... U.S. President George W. Bush says his country's new US$434 million embassy in Beijing reflects deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. He says the embassy represents a "solid foundation" underpinning relations between the two ...
Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
Aug 08, 2008; ... In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. The Mountain View, California-based company disclosed in a quarterly report filed late Thursday with the ...
Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
Aug 08, 2008; ... In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. The Mountain View, California-based company disclosed in a quarterly report filed late Thursday with the ...
Philippine rebels agree to leave occupied lands
Aug 08, 2008 ... A guerrilla leader says Muslim rebels will comply with a Philippine government ultimatum to vacate nine southern villages and avoid confrontation with military forces. Moro Islamic Liberation Front Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar says the agreement was reached late Thursday in a meeting ...
Philippine rebels agree to leave occupied lands
Aug 08, 2008 ... A guerrilla leader says Muslim rebels will comply with a Philippine government ultimatum to vacate nine southern villages and avoid confrontation with military forces. Moro Islamic Liberation Front Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar says the agreement was reached late Thursday in a meeting ...
Surprises in first adoption survey to include men
Aug 08, 2008; ... The first U.S. federal survey of both men and women on adoption challenges some stereotypes and offers some surprising findings: _ Minority women are trying to adopt at a higher rate than white women. _ Only 1 percent of single women put their babies up for adoption. ...
Surprises in first adoption survey to include men
Aug 08, 2008; ... The first U.S. federal survey of both men and women on adoption challenges some stereotypes and offers some surprising findings: _ Minority women are trying to adopt at a higher rate than white women. _ Only 1 percent of single women put their babies up for adoption. ...
Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing
Aug 08, 2008; ... U.S. President George W. Bush dedicated the massive new US$434 million American embassy in Beijing on Thursday, saying it is a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. Bush, in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games ...
Bush dedicates new massive US embassy in Beijing
Aug 08, 2008; ... U.S. President George W. Bush dedicated the massive new US$434 million American embassy in Beijing on Thursday, saying it is a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. Bush, in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games ...
Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed
Aug 08, 2008 ... A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis _ broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. Conditions are far ...
Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed
Aug 08, 2008 ... A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis _ broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. Conditions are far starker than reflected in the ...
Marianas to select US House delegate
Aug 08, 2008 ... Nine candidates have entered a historic race to become the Northern Mariana Islands' first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. In May, President George W. Bush signed legislation giving the U.S. commonwealth a delegate with limited powers. The Northern Marianas are joining ...