Swiss vote on anti-immigration initiative (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - A referendum began Saturday on whether to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that bars Swiss communities from putting citizenship applications to a popular vote.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Prince William to patrol Caribbean with Royal Navy (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - Prince William is heading to the azure waters of the Caribbean as part of a two-month deployment in the Royal Navy despite his request to be as close as possible to conflict.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Prince William to join navy Caribbean drug patrols (AFP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AFP - Prince William is to patrol for drug smugglers in Caribbean seas during a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy, it said Saturday.
Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back
Tropical Storm Arthur hits Yucatan (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - A weak tropical storm formed Saturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall at the Belize-Mexico border, dumping rain and kicking up surf.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Suicide bomber kills at least 10 west of Baghdad (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 people including the local police chief, an official said.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Over a million wait as China prepares to drain ‘quake lake’ (AFP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AFP - China on Saturday made final preparations to drain a dangerous “quake lake” in an audacious attempt to avert a disaster that could flood the homes of over a million people.
Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back
Chinese authorities prepare to drain swelling lake (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - Chinese authorities prepared on Saturday to drain a swelling lake formed by a devastating earthquake, completing work on a drainage channel to divert water that threatens hundreds of thousands downstream.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq (AP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AP - The top official in a town west of Baghdad says 10 people have been killed when a suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint.
Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back
Former Pakistan minister stopped from entering India (Reuters)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
Reuters - A former Pakistani minister was
denied entry to India because he arrived at the New Delhi
airport without proper papers, not as reports said because he
was mistaken for a criminal, the government said on Saturday.
Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back
Spain to approve economic stimulus measures: PM (AFP)
Posted by on May 31, 2008
AFP - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday his government is planning new measures to stimulate economic growth and make Spanish business more competitive.
Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back
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