Archive for June 7th, 2009
Times Online NEW: Three bodies found in hunt for missing planeCNNRECIFE, Brazil (CNN) — Three more bodies were found Sunday from the Air France plane that went missing off the coast of Brazil nearly a week ago, Brazilian officials said.Video: Search for plane crash passengers continues ITN NEWSRPT-Timeline of Airbus speed data problems ReutersTimes Online - [...]
BBC News Lebanese Vote in Critical ElectionVoice of AmericaBy VOA News Lebanon's president was among the voters who cast ballots early Sunday in the nation's hotly contested parliamentary elections.Video: Crucial choice for Lebanese RTRegional powers follow Lebanon poll Aljazeera.netBBC News - Christian Science Monitor - The Associated Press - AFPall 989 news articles
Straits Times Number of confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases rises to 80 on Chinese mainlandXinhuaBEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) — Eight more A/H1N1 flu cases were confirmed on the Chinese mainland Sunday, bringing the total number to 80.Video: Milwaukee reports first H1N1 death WLUKChina has five more H1N1 flu cases ReutersBBC News - Delaware News - Wall Street Journal - [...]
MiamiHerald.com Detroit's oldies were goodies in Game 5FOXSports.comby Ken Campbell, The Hockey News DETROIT – Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik probably didn't have anything mean-spirited in mind when he said it after Game 4. He made an observation and he told people about it.Penguins have no one to blame but themselves after brutal Game 5 [...]
Washington Post Pension Funds Ask High Court To Delay Chrysler SaleWall Street Journal(Adds details about a separate stay request filed by consumer groups and additional details from the stay applications in paragraphs three, five and six.Video: Opponents Move to Block Chrysler-Fiat Deal The Associated PressLast-Minute Roadblocks to Chrysler-Fiat Sale ReutersAHN - BBC News - Washington Post - Bloombergall [...]
BBC News Clinton urges N Korea to free US journalistsABC OnlineUnited States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on North Korea to free two American journalists on trial for illegally entering the country and committing hostile acts.Video: North Korea Puts American Journalists on Trial The Associated PressNorth Korea Remains Silent on Trial of US [...]
Globe and Mail Air France search narrows after bodies foundTimes OnlineThe Brazilian armed forces today narrowed down their search after the discovery of two bodies from the Air France Airbus crash. The bodies of two men, a seat, an air ticket and personal belongings were pulled out of the Atlantic 400 miles northeast of …Video: [...]
guardian.co.uk Sasha and Malia become the belles of Notre Dame in Paris stopNew York Daily NewsBY Celeste Katz President Obama toured the famed Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday, drawing thousands of adoring Parisians and tourists who lined the city's streets and bridges for a glimpse of the First Family.Obama spends time sightseeing with family The Associated [...]
Daily Contributor Man arrested in threat to kill ObamaLos Angeles TimesThe Secret Service says Daniel James Murray told bank tellers in Utah that he was on a mission against the president. He is arrested without incident in Nevada.Secret Service: Arrested man is accused of threatening to kill … CNN InternationalMan accused of threatening president is [...]
The Unseen Are Part of the ProgramWall Street JournalIn his splendid "The 'Unseen' Deserve Empathy, Too" (op-ed, May 29), John Hasnas concludes with the hope that Judge Sonia Sotomayor "proves to be a disappointment to her sponsor.