NZ staff exit Suva as coup fears grow - The Age

" Email Print Normal font Large font New Zealand has moved some high commission staff out of Suva and along with Australia, has upgraded travel warnings about Fiji as the Pacific nation's military chief openly talks of removing its government. Commodore Frank Bainimarama...

Bush, Iraq PM to discuss ending violence (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Halting violent sectarian strife in Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iraq , especially in Baghdad, will dominate President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush 's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri...

Iraqis call for end to sectarian killing (AP)

" BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders called Sunday for an end to Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iraq 's sectarian conflict and vowed to track down those responsible for the war's deadliest attack. But as they went on national...

Study: Money-happiness link is complex (AP)

" NEW YORK - Does money buy happiness? It's sometimes said that scientists have found no relationship between money and happiness, but that's a myth, says University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener. The connection is complex, he says. But in fact, very rich people rate...

Officer in Bush motorcade accident dies (AP)

" HONOLULU - A motorcycle officer injured last week while escorting President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush in the islands died Sunday, police said. Steve Favela, 30, and two other officers crashed their cycles as the presidential...

Crowd denounces police killing of groom (AP)

" NEW YORK - An angry crowd demanded Sunday to know why police officers killed an unarmed man on the day of his wedding, firing dozens of shots that also wounded two of the man's friends. Some called for the ouster of the city's police commissioner. At a vigil and rally the...

Lebanon cabinet approves UN court - Aljazeera.net

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Angry Shiites hurl stones at Maliki - Los Angeles Times

" BAGHDAD -- Angry Shiite Muslims pelted Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's motorcade with stones today after the Iraqi leader pleaded for national reconciliation at a memorial in Sadr City held for victims of a large-scale bombing attack last week. Maliki, who is also a Shiite,...

The Final Say - Calgary Sun

" Was the fatal poisoning of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko a throwback to the bad old days of the KGB and the Kremlin? By Eric Margolis Just who fatally poisoned former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko three weeks ago in London remains...

Popemobile gives way to armoured car on visit to 'minefield' - Times ...

" Richard Own, Rome Security includes bulletproof vest Prime Minister will meet pontiff The Vatican is so anxious about the Pope’s safety during his trip to Turkey this week that it has vetoed use of the traditional “Popemobile”. Instead, Pope Benedict XVI will...

'No euphoria from ceasefire' - Ynetnews

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Soap to feature transgender character (AP)

" NEW YORK - In a story unusual even for a soap opera and believed to be a television first, ABC's "All My Children" this week will introduce a transgender character who is beginning to make the transition from a man into a woman. The character, a flamboyant rock star known...

Trojans move up to No. 2 in AP Top 25 (AP)

" By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP Sports Writer 1 hour, 7 minutes ago Southern California is the new No. 2. The Trojans advanced one spot to overtake Michigan in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, a day after their 44-24 victory over Notre Dame. USC, the sixth team to be ranked No....

Governor claims win after clash in Mexico's Oaxaca (Reuters)

" 1 hour, 31 minutes ago OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - The governor of Mexico's troubled Oaxaca state claimed victory in a six-month conflict on Sunday, after riot police fired tear gas and arrested scores of protesters trying to force him from office the day before. Oaxaca Gov....

Banks compete to finance Eurotunnel debt (AP)

" PARIS - Citigroup and a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have submitted competing bids to finance a deal restructuring Eurotunnel's staggering debt, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France said Sunday. The Anglo-French company is to...