Archive for August 8th, 2009
BBC News Indonesia Kills Three Planning to Attack YudhoyonoBloombergAug. 8 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia's police said they killed three terrorists who were plotting to attack President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's residence. Anti-terror police killed a militant thought to be Noordin …Police seek DNA over Java deathBBC NewsTop terror leader reportedly killed in IndonesiaWashington PostPolice foil plot to [...]
Brisbane Times Police seek DNA over Java deathBBC NewsIndonesian police say they will ask relatives of wanted Islamist Noordin Mohamed Top for DNA to confirm if he was killed in a shoot-out. Noordin was reportedly in a house in central Java which police stormed on Saturday after a 17-hour siege. …Top terror leader reportedly killed [...]
guardian.co.uk Pakistan Taliban denies leader deadAljazeera.netA senior commander in the Pakistani Taliban has dismissed as "ridiculous" reports that the group's leader was killed in a US missile attack in South Waziristan. Haikmullah Mehsud told reporters by telephone on Saturday that Baitullah Mehsud, …War not won despite 'death' of Taliban chief: IslamabadAFPPakistan Taliban chief's death to [...]
CBC.ca THE INFLUENCE GAME: Chamber at odds with ObamaThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — If President Barack Obama wants to take the measure of his opposition, he only has to glance across Lafayette Park from the White House. There, behind 10 massive Corinthian columns, is the headquarters of the US Chamber of Commerce — a …Obama trumpets [...]
ABC News Sotomayor to Be Sworn in as Supreme Court JusticeWall Street JournalAP WASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor, her family and friends are gathering at the Supreme Court for her swearing-in ceremony. Judge Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic justice, the third woman to serve on the high court and the 111th justice overall. …Good at [...]
Voice of America Indonesian police storm terrorist hide-outWashington PostAP BEJI, Indonesia — Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect was reportedly killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hide-out that ended Saturday when police stormed the house. Local TV stations reported militant …Who was Noordin Mohammed Top?Aljazeera.netSources: Wanted terror suspect Top killedCNN InternationalReports: Top [...]
MiamiHerald.com Burnett shows his mettle vs. Red SoxMLB.comNEW YORK — In the end, perhaps the most memorable role AJ Burnett played in Friday's (and Saturday's) proceedings was the shaving cream pie he smashed in Alex Rodriguez's face, moments after the Yankees walked off 2-0 …Rodriguez homer in 15th sinks SoxBoston GlobeFor Red Sox rookie pitcher [...]
Straits Times Cash for clunkers: Good deal or a lemon?Fort Worth Star TelegramCars at Winner Ford in Cherry Hill, NJ, traded in as part of the "cash for clunkers" program. AP/Matt Rourke To hear car dealers and some in Congress tell it, the US government's "cash for clunkers" program is the best thing to hit [...]
Washington Post Sideshow: Cocaine use contributed to Mays' deathPhiladelphia InquirerCocaine use was a "contributory cause" in the heart attack death of infomercial star Billy Mays in June, the Hillsborough County, Fla., medical examiner's office reported yesterday. Mays, 50, was famed for his ear-shattering, …Autopsy: Cocaine a factor in Billy Mays' deathCNNAutopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalizedBoston GlobeBy Globe Staff Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and a member of the Bay State's storied Kennedy clan, is in intensive care at Cape Cod Hospital, according to a statement issued by the family. She is in critical but stable …Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized, criticalReutersKennedy family comforts [...]