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Iconic broadcaster Summerall dies

Apr 17, 2013

DALLAS (AP) ― Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden’s storm.Over four decades, Summerall described some of the biggest games in America in his deep, resonant voice. Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the “booms!” and “bangs!” of Madden, his football partner for the last half of the NFL player-turned-broadcaster’s career.Summerall died Tuesday at
‘One-third of Turkish men say violence against women OK’

Apr 17, 2013

Up to 34 percent of Turkish men believe that violence against women is “occasionally necessary,” a recent survey found, indicating seriousness of domestic violence problem in the country. According to the nationwide survey by Happy Kids Association, men in Turkey had high tolerance toward using violence on women, with 30.9 percent saying violence with a cause is acceptable and that 37.6 percent saying its okay to beat a woman if it involved some principles such as honor, decency and discipline.A
American Airlines fixes computers, delays go on

Apr 17, 2013

A key computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the third-largest U.S. carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers at airports and on planes.Flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations, but planes on the ground from coast to coast could not take off. And travelers could do little to get back in the air until the computer system was resto
Violent protest in Venezuela after presidential election

Apr 17, 2013

A march to demand a recount in Venezuela's contested presidential election turned violent Tuesday in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez as the government blamed the opposition candidate for violent disturbances it said had claimed seven lives and left 61 people injured.In a televised broadcast, Justice Minister Nestor Reverol accused the candidate, Henrique Capriles, of numerous crimes including insurrection and civil disobedience. Government officials have been alleging since Mond
Pressure-cooker bombs suspected in Boston blast

Apr 17, 2013

Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out _ with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel _ but said they still didn't know who did it and why.The FBI and other law enforcement agencies repeatedly appealed to the public to come forward with photos, videos or anything suspicious they might have seen or heard.President Barack Obama branded the attack an act of terrorism but said officials don't know “whether it was p
Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak: Xinhua

Apr 17, 2013

H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16.China has confirmed 77 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza since announcing two weeks ago that it had found the strain in people for the first time.The new strain of the flu had been confined to the eastern city of Shanghai and nearby Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui until Saturday when the first case was reported in Beijing.It has since spread west to the central
US officials: Letter with ricin sent to senator

Apr 17, 2013

An envelope addressed to a Mississippi senator tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon.One senator, Democrat Claire McCaskill, said authorities have a suspect in the fast-moving case, but she did not say if an arrest had been made. She added the letter was from an individual who frequently writes lawmakers.The FBI and U
Iranian quake kills five in Pakistan: hospital

Apr 16, 2013

A powerful earthquake in southwest Iran brought down homes across the border in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding others in a remote community, a hospital official said."We have received five dead bodies," Ashraf Baloch told AFP by telephone from Mashkail in Washuk district, around three kilometres (1.8 miles) inside Pakistan from the Iranian border. (AFP)
Obama expects more provocations from North Korea

Apr 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama says he expects North Korea to make ``more provocative moves'' over the next several weeks.However, he says his administration does not believe Pyongyang has the capacity to put a nuclear warhead on a ballistic missile. His says his conclusion is based on current intelligence estimates.A report revealed last week showed that the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has ``moderate confidence'' that the North has the knowhow to deliver a nuclear weapon by
Park sends message of condolences to Obama over Boston bombings

Apr 16, 2013

South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed shock and offered condolences Tuesday over the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon as she sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to U.S. President Barack Obama, the presidential office said.Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and wounding more than 140 others.No one has yet to claim responsibility for the attacks."I cannot contain my shock at the news that a bombing incident involving
Pakistan's Musharraf disqualified from election

Apr 16, 2013

Lawyers say judges have disqualified Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, from running in the upcoming parliamentary election.Musharraf applied to run from four different districts, which is allowed in Pakistan. Over a week ago, judges reviewing Musharraf's nomination papers disqualified him from running in three districts because he suspended the constitution while in power. But a judge in the remote northern district of Chitral gave Musharraf approval to run.Lawyer Taufiq Asif s
Official: 17 gold miners dead in Ghana accident

Apr 16, 2013

Authorities say 17 people are dead after an accident at a gold mine in central Ghana.Local official Peter Kofi Owusu-Ashia told The Associated Press on Tuesday that 20 others had been rescued Monday afternoon.Owusu-Ashia said authorities did not believe that anyone remained trapped inside the area but he said efforts would resume Tuesday at the site.The deaths happened in Kyekyiwere, in the Upper Denkyira district in Ghana's central region.The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, and
Strong 8 magnitude quake hits Iran

Apr 16, 2013

A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday and tremors were felt in India and Gulf states.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter was insoutheast Iran in an area of mountains and desert. It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.Tall buildings shook in India's capital New Delhi, sending people running
Deadly Boston marathon horror is ‘potential’ terrorism

Apr 16, 2013

BOSTON, Massachusetts -- Two bomb blasts which brought carnage to the Boston marathon with three dead and more than 100 injured was being treated Tuesday as a “potential terrorist” attack.The two explosions 13 seconds apart threw victims into the air as the famed race came to an end, tearing the limbs off some. An eight-year-old boy was reportedly among the dead.Security was stepped up in major cities across the United States amid fears of a repeat of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. President Barac
After Boston blast, iconic photo of elderly runner goes viral

Apr 16, 2013

A photo of an elderly runner knocked out by the deadly blast at the Boston Marathon went viral.The photo shows an old man lying on the ground while police officers run about, epitomizing the confusion and horror the bombing brought.After the photo went viral online, the U.S. media tracked down the man in the picture and identified him as 78-year-old Bill Iffrig from Lake Stevens, Washington.According to the Associated Press, Iffrig was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of the