Namibia Begins Voting in General Election Namibians began voting Friday in general elections expected to see the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) return to power, despite a tough challenge from a new breakaway party. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 5 minutes ago
Philippines Hostages Killed Armed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents guard its gates Friday Nov. 27, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. Andal Ampatuan Jr., a town mayor suspected in Monday’s massacre, of Unsay township, Maguindanao province in southern Philippines who is implicated in the massacre Monday of 57 people, including 22 journalists, at Maguindanao province in southern Philippines, is in the custody of the NBI. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) Bullit Marquez, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Filipino Who Lost Wife in Massacre Files Candidacy A politician whose wife and relatives were among 57 people massacred in the southern Philippines in an apparent bid to stop him from running for governor filed his candidacy Friday for the election. Jim Gomez, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Man Who Died in Utah Mishap Was Experienced Caver A medical student who died Thursday after a daylong effort to rescue him 150 feet underground was an outdoors lover and experienced caver who was expecting the birth of his second child next year, officials and family members said. Jennifer Dobner, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
New Climate Targets May Not Change Daily Life Much Americans' day-to-day lives won’t change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Seth Borenstein, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
NATO Teams Train Afghans on the Front Line By day, French soldiers fight side by side with Afghans during Taliban attacks. By night, their officers share meals, the French trying to muster haute cuisine from military rations, the Afghans offering steaming piles of mutton stew and rice. Alfred De Montesquiou, AP NEWS - 26 minutes ago
Jobs, Economics Complicate Brazil’s Amazon Fight Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend. Bradley Brooks, AP NEWS - 26 minutes ago
Americans Give Thanks, See Parades, Feast in Space Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. Deepti Hajela, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Rush Starts as Holiday Shopping Season Revs Up The nation’s retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers. Anne D'Innocenzio, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
Cable Company Filmed Uninvited White House Couple The couple who crashed a White House state dinner were being filmed that day by a camera crew connected with a reality television program, although none of the filming took place on White House grounds, a spokeswoman for the program’s network said Thursday. Larry Margasak and H. Josef Hebert, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
For Tenor From Malta, a Star-Making Role? There’s something about the honeyed sweetness of Joseph Calleja’s voice that seems to evoke memories of a golden age, as if this young tenor carried within his vocal cords a secret passed down from bygone generations. Mike Silverman, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Soldiers in Afghanistan Enjoy Turkeys They Raised As daylight faded and the winter cold set in, soldiers huddled inside a crude wooden hut to tuck into Thanksgiving turkeys the unit itself had fattened and to give thanks for having survived a year of combat in Afghanistan. Denis D. Gray, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Asian Stocks Tumble Amid Dubai Fears, Dollar Slump Asian stock markets tumbled Friday, with South Korea down nearly 5 percent, as fears mounted over the fallout from Dubai’s massive debt problems and the dollar continued its slide against the Japanese yen. Jeremiah Marquez, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Tribunal Cambodian villagers walk through a gate outside the courtroom before the U.N.-backed tribunal of Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Closing arguments were expected to conclude Friday in the genocide trial with both sides sparing over how much the former school teacher should be held accountable for the regime’s brutality. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Heng Sinith, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Tribunal Cambodian Buddhist monks walk though the gate to the U.N.-backed tribunal court hall as Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) Heng Sinith, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Cambodian Ex-Prison Chief Pleads for Release The Khmer Rouge prison chief blamed for thousands of deaths at an infamous torture center asked Cambodia’s genocide tribunal to release him Friday, citing the decade he already has served in jail and his cooperation with the panel. Staff, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Drug Cartel Probed for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ Colombian officials said they may reclassify some crimes committed by the cartel led by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar as “crimes against humanity,” allowing them to continue to prosecute the offenses. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 65 minutes ago
Packers Feast on Lions in Holiday NFL Games Aaron Rodgers tossed three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers hammered Detroit 34-12, sending the Lions to their sixth consecutive US Thanksgiving Day defeat. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 65 minutes ago
Howard Leads NBA Magic Over High-Flying Hawks Dwight Howard had 22 points and 17 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 93-76 on Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 65 minutes ago
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