Archive for May, 2010
Aide: Abbas says no need to quit peace talks (AP)
AP – An adviser to Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinian president sees no need to quit indirect Mideast peace talks over Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound ship.
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Pakistan lifts Facebook ban after page removed (AP)
AP – Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.
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Tropical Storm Agatha kills 144 in Central America (AP)
AP – Flooding and landslides from the season’s first tropical storm have killed at least 144 people and left thousands homeless in Central America, officials said Monday.
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SKorea steps up campaign over ship sinking (AP)
AP – South Korea broadened efforts Monday to convince the world and its own public that North Korea sank one of its warships, sharing evidence with Russian torpedo experts and preparing a special briefing for influential bloggers and Twitter personalities.
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Sarah Ferguson was drinking wine during undercover sting
Fergie blames the booze. Sarah Ferguson tells Oprah Winfrey that she was tipsy when she got caught selling access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew in an undercover sting.
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After rain-out, Obama delivers speech back home (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama said Monday that the meaning of Memorial Day is found in the story of ordinary Americans who become extraordinary for one simple reason: love of country.
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Israel faces condemnation, protests after raid (AP)
AP – Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and called for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council as condemnations erupted across Europe and the Arab world Monday over Israel’s deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.
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