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German regional election deals new setback to Merkel

World NewsSept 5, 2011

BERLIN (AP) ― Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition suffered a new setback and Germany’s main opposition parties celebrated gains in a state election Sunday that came as Merkel’s unpopular government grapples with the eurozone debt crisis and other challenges.The vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cambridge named world’s top university

World NewsSept 5, 2011

The University of Cambridge has retained its premier status in the QS World University Rankings, beating Harvard for a second year, as U.K. and U.S. institutions again took the top 10 spots.The rankings featured six U.S. establishments, with the remainder coming from Britain. Yale University slipped
Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks

World NewsSept 5, 2011

美 '종이 없는 학교' 아이패드 사용 늘어HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.A few hours away
Jordan woman killed in hospital over pregnancy

World NewsSept 5, 2011

A Jordanian man was charged on Sunday with killing his 24-year-old widowed daughter in hospital after she gave birth to twins, a judicial official said.(MCT)“Amman‘s criminal court prosecutor charged the man with premeditated murder after he confessed to shooting dead his daughter on Saturday,
Papers show Gadhafi, Western Intel ties

World NewsSept 4, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) ― The CIA and other Western intelligence agencies worked closely with the ousted regime of Moammar Gadhafi, sharing tips and cooperating in handing over terror suspects for interrogation to a regime known to use torture, according to a trove of security documents discovered after the fa
Bid to block AT&T deal reflects telecom industry

World BusinessSept 4, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers.Yet few think the lawsuit the administration filed Wednesday signals a more aggressive stance toward acquisiti
Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse accusations

World NewsSept 4, 2011

VATICAN CITY (AP) ― The Vatican has vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an “unfounded” attack against the Holy See.The Vatican issued a 24-page response o
Ex-IMF chief comes home

World NewsSept 4, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn returned home to France on Sunday for the first time since a New York hotel maid accused him of attempted rape, unleashing an international scandal that dashed his chances for the French presidency.New York prosecutors late
Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake

Sept 4, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn‘t whom you’d expect.Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.Sgt. Andrew Pettit says officers were called to t
Britain invited Gadhafi sons to see SAS display: report

World NewsSept 4, 2011

LONDON, Sept 4, 2011 (AFP) - Britain invited two of Moamer Gadhafi‘s sons to the headquarters of the SAS special forces unit as former premier Tony Blair tried to build ties with the Libyan regime, The Sunday Times reported. Libya's embattled Moammar Gadhafi fans his face during the Forum of Kings,
Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand

World NewsSept 4, 2011

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spe
Before Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates took exits

World BusinessSept 3, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- As CEOs, Sam Walton, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs possessed common traits. They were tireless workers, demanding bosses and sticklers for detail. They were visionaries, too, who reshaped their respective industries.Their companies faced similar challenges when their iconic leaders left
UN gave US information on Iraq massacre: leak

World NewsSept 3, 2011

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A UN special rapporteur gave information to Washington indicating its forces summarily executed 10 Iraqis, among them four women and five children, in a 2006 raid, a leaked US diplomatic cable says.According to the April 2006 cable, which details a letter from Philip Alston, Special
Professor wanted for leading gang, drug ring

Sept 3, 2011

BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A university professor suspected of leading a motorcycle gang and methamphetamine drug ring is wanted for arrest in California, authorities said Thursday.Steve Kinzey, 43, believed to be the president of the local chapter of the Devils Diciples motorcycle club, has be
WikiLeaks sparks fury with release of unredacted cables

World NewsSept 2, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Four of the high-profile media organizations that have collaborated with WikiLeaks on its release of secret documents on Friday condemned the group's disclosure of its entire archive of uncensored U.S. State Department cables.WikiLeaks announced that it had posted the last of its coll