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Saturday, July 11
Jul 04, 2009; ... Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1533 - Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII after his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon is annulled so he can wed Anne ...
Saturday, July 11
Jul 04, 2009; ... Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1533 - Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII after his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon is annulled so he can wed Anne ...
AP Weekly News Calendar
Jul 04, 2009 ... Saturday, July 4: ASUNCION _ Mercosur summit Sunday, July 5: AMSTERDAM _ Exhibition opens of true-to-size digital reproductions of all Rembrandt's 317 paintings and other works. SOFIA, Bulgaria _ General election. PARIS _ U.S. Vice President ...
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Jul 04, 2009 ... Saturday, July 4: ASUNCION _ Mercosur summit Sunday, July 5: AMSTERDAM _ Exhibition opens of true-to-size digital reproductions of all Rembrandt's 317 paintings and other works. SOFIA, Bulgaria _ General election. PARIS _ U.S. Vice President ...
Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan
Jul 04, 2009; ... Russia said it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies. Friday's announcement by a top Kremlin aide came ahead ...
Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorial
Jul 04, 2009; ... Like an old Western boomtown, the makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, with visitors and vendors packing up tents, tarps, posters and CDs. The dwindling fans were replaced by curious tourists spending the holiday ...
Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan
Jul 04, 2009; ... Russia said it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies. Friday's announcement by a top Kremlin aide came ahead ...
Tropicana Las Vegas emerges from bankruptcy
Jul 04, 2009 ... Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from bankruptcy protection with new owners. Toronto-based Onex Corporation and former MGM Mirage President Alex Yemenidjian acquired a majority stake in the Las Vegas hotel-casino this week, as it completed its yearlong bankruptcy process, the Las Vegas ...
Tropicana Las Vegas emerges from bankruptcy
Jul 04, 2009 ... Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from bankruptcy protection with new owners. Toronto-based Onex Corporation and former MGM Mirage President Alex Yemenidjian acquired a majority stake in the Las Vegas hotel-casino this week, as it completed its yearlong bankruptcy process, the Las Vegas ...
African leaders denounce international court
Jul 04, 2009; ... After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. Friday's decision at the African Union summit says AU members "shall ...
African leaders denounce international court
Jul 04, 2009; ... After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur. Friday's decision at the African Union summit says AU members "shall ...
Russia-US summit a chance to jumpstart ties
Jul 04, 2009; ... Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries _ even if they can't be friends. Over the past year, already tense ties have been ...
Russia-US summit a chance to jumpstart ties
Jul 04, 2009; ... Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries _ even if they can't be friends. Over the past year, already tense ties have been ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009 ... President Hugo Chavez's government has taken control of the nation's third largest bank _ Banco de Venezuela. The government agreed in May to pay Spain's Grupo Santander more than $1 billion for the ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009 ... President Hugo Chavez's government has taken control of the nation's third largest bank _ Banco de Venezuela. The government agreed in May to pay Spain's Grupo Santander more than $1 billion for the ...
Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial
Jul 04, 2009; ... John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp. A Dutch group representing members of victims' families who hope to serve ...
Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial
Jul 04, 2009; ... John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp. A Dutch group representing members of victims' families who hope to serve ...
Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman
Jul 04, 2009; ... Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, has moved a step closer to possible sainthood after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. Pope Benedict XVI ruled on Friday that the recovery of a ...
Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman
Jul 04, 2009; ... Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, has moved a step closer to possible sainthood after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. Pope Benedict XVI ruled on Friday that the recovery of a ...
5 dead, including mummified corpse, on Mexico farm
Jul 04, 2009; ... Mexican police found a mummified corpse and four other dead bodies on a farm in the drug-plagued western state of Michoacan on Friday. Four of the bodies were found in an unmarked grave, and the fifth was discovered inside a farmhouse in the small town of Coatepec de Morelos, federal ...
5 dead, including mummified corpse, on Mexico farm
Jul 04, 2009; ... Mexican police found a mummified corpse and four other dead bodies on a farm in the drug-plagued western state of Michoacan on Friday. Four of the bodies were found in an unmarked grave, and the fifth was discovered inside a farmhouse in the small town of Coatepec de Morelos, federal ...
Russia approves bill easing pressure on NGOs
Jul 04, 2009; ... Russia's lower house of parliament has approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations. Observers say Russia is keen to show its liberal credentials ahead of President Barack Obama's three-day visit to ...
Russia approves bill easing pressure on NGOs
Jul 04, 2009; ... Russia's lower house of parliament has approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations. Observers say Russia is keen to show its liberal credentials ahead of President Barack Obama's three-day visit to ...
Colorado company offers banana coffins
Jul 04, 2009; ... Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colorado, is selling caskets made of banana sheaves. They take six months to two years to biodegrade. ...
Colorado company offers banana coffins
Jul 04, 2009; ... Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colorado, is selling caskets made of banana sheaves. They take six months to two years to biodegrade. ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009 ... President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday _ making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's government control over more than one-fifth of bank ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009 ... President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday _ making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's government control over more than one-fifth of bank ...
ABBA's Andersson shoots down London reunion talk
Jul 04, 2009; ... Forget those reports that Swedish supergroup ABBA will be reuniting to cover Michael Jackson's sold-out concert dates. "No one has even asked us, and if they asked us they would have 'no' as an answer, because (Jackson's concerts were) going to happen in a week," said Benny ...
Officials: 17 die in US missile strike in Pakistan
Jul 04, 2009; ... Missiles fired from unmanned U.S. planes hit a training camp and communication center run by a Taliban leader close to the Afghan border, killing 17 people and adding to pressure on the insurgents in a region also being targeted by the Pakistani military. The two attacks in South ...
Officials: 17 die in US missile strike in Pakistan
Jul 04, 2009; ... Missiles fired from unmanned U.S. planes hit a training camp and communication center run by a Taliban leader close to the Afghan border, killing 17 people and adding to pressure on the insurgents in a region also being targeted by the Pakistani military. The two attacks in South ...
Taiwanese president to stop in Hawaii
Jul 04, 2009 ... Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to arrive in Hawaii on Saturday for a weekend stopover before returning home. Ma and his wife will be greeted by Gov. Linda Lingle at his arrival at Honolulu International Airport. Lingle also will have breakfast with Ma on Sunday and ...
Malt-O-Meal recalls oatmeal made with dry milk
Jul 04, 2009 ... Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella. The instant nonfat dry milk came from Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Minnesota which is recalling products made over the past two years due to the ...
Malt-O-Meal recalls oatmeal made with dry milk
Jul 04, 2009 ... Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella. The instant nonfat dry milk came from Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Minnesota which is recalling products made over the past two years due to the ...
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi
Jul 04, 2009; ... U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to win any concessions from the country's top military ruler or gain permission to visit opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in jail. The U.N. chief will press again Saturday in another private ...
Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi
Jul 04, 2009; ... U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to win any concessions from the country's top military ruler or gain permission to visit opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in jail. The U.N. chief will press again Saturday in another private ...
Air France jet turns around mid-flight
Jul 04, 2009 ... Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the Caribbean capital. ...
Air France jet turns around mid-flight
Jul 04, 2009 ... Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the Caribbean capital. ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009; ... President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday _ making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's government control over more than one-fifth of bank ...
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Jul 04, 2009; ... President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday _ making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system. The purchase of the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela gives Chavez's government control over more than one-fifth of bank ...
Myanmar's frustrated generation looks abroad
Jul 04, 2009 ... Armed with a law degree from the University of East Yangon, 22-year-old Win is clear-eyed about his job prospects: Practically ...
Myanmar's frustrated generation looks abroad
Jul 04, 2009 ... Armed with a law degree from the University of East Yangon, 22-year-old Win is clear-eyed about his job prospects: Practically speaking, there are none. For him, the future lies overseas. Abroad there is "some hope, some opportunity. But in our country, there's no hope ...
Air France jet turns around mid-flight
Jul 04, 2009 ... Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the ...
Air France jet turns around mid-flight
Jul 04, 2009 ... Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes late Thursday when the pilot noticed a technical problem and returned to the ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... Newly available documents show that a civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor brought several discrimination lawsuits in the 1980s that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well. The documents, put on the Senate ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... Newly available documents show that a civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor brought several discrimination lawsuits in the 1980s that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well. The documents, put on the Senate ...
Report: NKorea fires 2 mid-range missiles
Jul 04, 2009 ... A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast. Yonhap news agency's report says the launches Saturday appeared to be of Scud missiles. The agency quotes a South Korean government official it did not identify. The official ...
Report: NKorea fires 2 mid-range missiles
Jul 04, 2009 ... A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast. Yonhap news agency's report says the launches Saturday appeared to be of Scud missiles. The agency quotes a South Korean government official it did not identify. The official ...
Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
Jul 04, 2009; ... Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline. Jose Miguel Insulza, who heads the Organization of American States, flew to Honduras in an attempt to ...
Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
Jul 04, 2009; ... Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline. Jose Miguel Insulza, who heads the Organization of American States, flew to Honduras in an attempt to ...
Bermuda woman sentenced in theft of premier's info
Jul 04, 2009 ... A hotel worker has received a suspended prison sentence for stealing the debit card information of Bermuda's premier and using it to buy pizza. Kim Dean says she kept the number from a phone order at the Southampton Princess hotel, but she didn't know the card belonged to Premier ...
Bermuda woman sentenced in theft of premier's info
Jul 04, 2009 ... A hotel worker has received a suspended prison sentence for stealing the debit card information of Bermuda's premier and using it to buy pizza. Kim Dean says she kept the number from a phone order at the Southampton Princess hotel, but she didn't know the card belonged to Premier ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling Republican criticism of the judge. ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling Republican criticism of the judge. ...
Taiwanese president to stop in Hawaii
Jul 04, 2009 ... Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to arrive in Hawaii on Saturday for a weekend stopover before returning home. Ma and his wife will be greeted by Gov. Linda Lingle at his arrival at Honolulu International Airport. Lingle also will have breakfast with Ma on Sunday and ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling Republican criticism of the judge. ...
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
Jul 04, 2009; ... A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling Republican criticism of the judge. ...
Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout
Jul 04, 2009 ... In the fight of pachyderms vs. people _ the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down only ...
Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout
Jul 04, 2009 ... In the fight of pachyderms vs. people _ the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down only ...
SKorea says NKorea fires 2 missiles off east coast
Jul 04, 2009; ... North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the Defense Ministry was trying to confirm whether they were short or mid-range missiles. The ministry official did not give any further ...
SKorea says NKorea fires 2 missiles off east coast
Jul 04, 2009; ... North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the Defense Ministry was trying to confirm whether they were short or mid-range missiles. The ministry official did not give any further ...
Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
Jul 04, 2009; ... As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's ...
Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
Jul 04, 2009; ... As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's ...
US into second round at U-19 basketball worlds
Jul 04, 2009 ... The United States completed a clean sweep of its group games at the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships as Ashton Gibbs scored 18 points in the 112-55 win over Egypt on Saturday. Shelvin Mack added 14 points and John Shurna had 13 points and six rebounds for the U.S., who ...
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Jul 04, 2009; ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. ...
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Jul 04, 2009; ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. ...