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Police officers in pepper spray incident placed on leave

World NewsNov 21, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave Sunday because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters, while the school’s chancellor accelerated a task force’s investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.The president of the 10-campus University of California system also weighed in on the growing fallout from Friday’s incident at UC Davis, saying that he is “appalled” at images of stude
Al-Qaida sympathizer arrested in New York

World NewsNov 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― An “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges.Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a news conference Sunday the arrest of Jose Pimentel of Manhattan, “a 27-year-old al-Qaida sympathizer” who the mayor said was motivated by terrorist propaganda and resentment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said poli
Spanish center-right party cruises to power

World NewsNov 21, 2011

With unemployment skyrocketing, Spaniards oust ruling socialistsMADRID (AP) ― Spain’s center-right conservatives swept convincingly into power and into an economic hot seat Sunday as voters enduring 21.5 percent unemployment dumped the ruling Socialist government ― the third time in as many weeks that Europe’s debt crisis has toppled an administration.The vote in the country with the eurozone’s highest jobless rate and a center-stage spot in Europe’s debt crisis saga came as the continent’s trou
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to run in parliamentary polls

PodcastNov 21, 2011

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi intends to run for parliament in upcoming by-elections.The decision announced Monday was expected after her party decided last week to rejoin mainstream politics in long-isolated Myanmar.Nyan Win, the spokesman of Suu Kyi's National League
Moscow martial arts fans greet Putin with catcalls

World NewsNov 21, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) _ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was greeted by catcalls when he stepped into the ring after a mixed martial arts fight at a Moscow arena on Sunday night.The whistles and shouts, heard clearly on the live television broadcast, were an unprecedented rebuke as Putin prepares to retu
Suspect in NYC bomb plots arrested

World NewsNov 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- An ``al-Qaida sympathizer'' who plotted to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges, city officials said Sunday.Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a news conference the Saturday arre
Fake doc injected cement in woman's rear

Nov 21, 2011

MIAMI (AP) - A woman who wanted to work at a nightclub started searching for someone who could perform plastic surgery at a cheap price to give her a curvier body. Police say what she found was a woman posing as a doctor who filled her buttocks with cement, mineral oil and flat-tire sealant.The susp
U.S. overtures may lure Myanmar away from China

World NewsNov 20, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The first visit to Myanmar in a half-century by the top U.S. diplomat opens a door for that nation’s military-dominated government to reduce its international isolation and dependence on a staunch but mistrusted ally: China.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Dec. 1-2, to meet with government and opposition leaders. It is the culmination of a two-year effort to engage with a repressive regime the U.S. had long shunned.Washin
Obama gets little pushback on Asia trip

World NewsNov 20, 2011

BALI, Indonesia (AP) ― An assertive President Barack Obama got much of what he wanted during his Asia-Pacific trip because the results didn’t depend on negotiating with the world.He mostly just announced them.Obama expanded the U.S. military presence in southeast Asia, sent tough signals to China in its backyard, ordered his top diplomat on a breakthrough mission to Myanmar and presided over the jobs-creating sale of Boeing planes to an Indonesian airline company.It was a trip on his terms, unli
Brazil oil leak may total 2,600 barrels

World BusinessNov 20, 2011

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ―Nearly 110,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Atlantic Ocean because of a leak at an offshore Chevron drilling site, Brazil’s environmental protection agency said Friday.Officials think between 8,400 to 13,800 gallons of oil leaked each day from Nov. 8 through Tuesday, Ibama said in a statement on its website. Chevron had said that only 16,800 to 27,300 gallons in total leaked into the ocean.Officials are still investigating the cause of the leak, which has been al
Apple faces $2.7b in lost sales in Motorola Mobility case

World BusinessNov 20, 2011

Apple Inc. said it may face as much as 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in lost sales if a German court rules in favor of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. in a patent-infringement case over mobile devices.Apple lawyers argued at a hearing in Mannheim that if Motorola Mobility won the case and received an order that forced Apple to halt sales of some products, Motorola Mobility should post the amount in a bond to cover any damages caused while the case is on appeal. Apple denies infringing the Motor
Amazon sells tablet below cost

World BusinessNov 20, 2011

Research firm says Kindle Fire costs $201.70 to make; Amazon takes $2.70 lossNEW YORK (AFP) ― At $199, Amazon is selling the Kindle Fire slightly below the cost it takes to manufacture the tablet computer, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. In a “teardown” estimate published Friday, IHS iSuppli said it costs $201.70 to manufacture the Kindle Fire, which Amazon began shipping to customers this week.“The Kindle Fire, at a retail price point of $199, is sold at a loss by Amazon, just a
Cambodia set for trials on ‘Killing Fields’ criminals

World NewsNov 20, 2011

PHNOM PENH (AFP) ― The long-awaited trial of top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and other atrocities finally gets under way in Cambodia on Monday, but one of the four accused will be notably absent.More than three decades after the country’s “Killing Fields” era, a U.N.-backed war crimes court is set to hear opening statements in the case against “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, ex-head of state Khieu Samphan and former foreign minister Ieng Sary.Led by “Brother Number One” Pol Pot, who
Clashes erupt ahead of Egypt vote, killing 2

World NewsNov 20, 2011

CAIRO (AP) ― Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square Saturday to dismantle a protest tent camp, setting off clashes that killed two protesters, injured hundreds and raised tensions days before the first elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.The scenes of protesters fighting with black-clad police forces were reminiscent of the 18-day uprising that forced an end to Mubarak’s rule in February. Hundreds of protesters fought back, hurling stones an
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured in Libya

World NewsNov 20, 2011

Trial for heir to former dictator presents major test for new government’s commitment to human rightsZINTAN, Libya (AP) ― Moammar Gadhafi’s former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert Saturday just over a month after his father was killed, setting off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the door on the possibility that the fugitive son could stoke further insurrection.Seif al-Islam ― who has undergone a transformation from a voice of