Edward Stimpson, Aviation Advocate, Dies at 75 Edward Stimpson, an aviation advocate who pushed to rejuvenate struggling small aircraft manufacturers in the 1990s by limiting lawsuits against them, has died after an extended illness. He was 75. John Miller, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
UK Gov’t Will Not Stop Extradition of Hacker to US The British government said Thursday it will not prevent the extradition of an autistic hacker accused of breaking into U.S. military computers. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Philippines Prepares to Charge Suspect in Massacre Under threat of military attack, the scion of the clan suspected in the slaughter of 57 people in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday, and prosecutors say he will face murder charges in the country’s worst election violence. Aaron Favila and Jim Gomez, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Canada PM to Attend Copenhagen Climate Meeting Canada’s prime minister is reversing his position and will attend a United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Stephen Harper’s spokesman said Thursday. Staff, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
IAEA Chief: Iran Investigation at ‘Dead End’ The outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday his probe of Iran’s nuclear program is at “a dead end” and that trust in Tehran’s credibility is shrinking after its belated revelation that it was secretly building a nuclear facility. George Jahn, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Nev. Teen Accused in Son’s Murder Going to Trial A judge in Nevada has ruled that the case of a Las Vegas-area teen accused of smothering her newborn son can go to trial. Staff, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Utah Family Struggles to Make Sense of Cave Death The brother of a man who died early Thursday trapped 700-feet inside a Utah cave said his family is remarkably strong but struggles to make sense of what happened. Jennifer Dobner, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Colorado Governor’s Lawn Draped in Toilet Paper It wasn’t fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor’s mansion Thanksgiving morning. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Car Insurance Scofflaws Raise Health Mandate Doubt Thousands of drivers on the nation’s roads don’t carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently? Kristen Wyatt, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH Health Care Visits President Barack Obama’s top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained by The Associated Press. Sharon Theimer and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
Indonesia to Deport Greenpeace Demonstrators: Leader Indonesia plans to deport seven foreign Greenpeace activists involved in a protest against deforestation, seen as a contributor to global warming, the group said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
ElBaradei Slams Iran at His Last IAEA Meeting Outgoing IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei fired a parting shot at Iran here Thursday, saying efforts to verify the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme have reached a dead end, as the UN atomic watchdog considered censuring Tehran. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Dubai Debt Move ‘Carefully Planned’: Top Official Dubai’s move to suspend payments on its Dubai World conglomerate’s debt was “carefully planned” and done in full knowledge of how the markets would react, the chairman of the Supreme Fiscal Committee said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Irish Catholic Church Hid Sex Abuse for Decades: Official Ireland’s Catholic Church apologised Thursday after a damning new report showed it covered up child sex abuse over more than three decades. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Commonwealth Tries to Influence Climate Change Talks The Commonwealth is trying to shape the direction of upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen by inviting top outside leaders to a weekend summit here, host Trinidad said on Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Half of Euro Online Travel Purchases Legally Unsafe: EU More than half of all people who buy flights, hotel rooms and hire cars online risk being left without compensation if companies fail under outdated law, the EU said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Hong Kong Police Track Facebook Suicide Group: Report Hong Kong police are seeking the Internet user behind a Facebook group that encouraged teenagers to commit mass suicide, a report said Thursday, after a 15-year-old member tried to kill himself. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
USSR Meets YouTube in Russian Web Nostalgia Project Huge red banners hang over Moscow’s Red Square and hundreds of Communist dignitaries are awaiting the annual May Day parade as the announcer’s booming voice, filled with pride, breaks the silence. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Spain’s Repsol to Invest $1.5 Million in Bolivian Gas Spanish oil company Repsol YPF will invest 1.5 million dollars over the next five years to boost natural gas production in Bolivia, the company announced Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
GM Unit Says No Job Cuts Due at British Car Plant Vauxhall, the British arm of General Motors, on Thursday ruled out job cuts at its main car plant as it announced plans to increase the factory’s production. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
EU Bids to Modernise Travellers' Consumer Protection Millions of travellers who book their own flight and hotel arrangements via the Internet need updated European Union protection against companies going bust, the European Commission said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Britain Blocks Financial Supervision From Brussels: Source Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made it a personal priority to rein in European Union proposals to regulate financial services from Brussels, a source said Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Journalists Leave Somalia After Hostage Ordeal Two journalists from Canada and Australia flew out of Somalia on Thursday at the end of a 15-month hostage ordeal during which they were tortured and shackled in windowless rooms by their captors. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Murray Labours to ATP Victory Over Verdasco Britain’s Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Murray Labours to Victory Over Verdasco Scotland’s Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Taiwan Economy Contracts at Slowest Pace in a Year Taiwan’s economy shrank 1.29 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, the government said Thursday, marking the slowest pace of contraction in a year. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Vietnam Still Under Pressure After Devaluation Battling to contain inflation and bolster its trade, Vietnam had to devalue its currency after burning through reserves to defend the dong, but analysts say the economy is not out of the woods yet. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Thai PM Cancels Trip to Thaksin Stronghold on Security Fears Thailand’s prime minister announced Thursday that he had cancelled a visit to a northern stronghold of his rival, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, owing to security concerns. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
US to Watch Honduras Polls ‘With Great Interest’ The United States, one of the few countries likely to recognize post-coup elections in Honduras, will watch the upcoming polls with “great interest,” the US State Department said Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
US Aides Pressured China on Iran: Report Senior US officials traveled to China two weeks before President Barack Obama’s trip there to pressure Beijing to further isolate Iran, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Plane Defect Grounds US Troops in Prague for Thanksgiving Some 220 US soldiers missed their Thanksgiving turkeys after a plane flying them home from Kuwait had to make an emergency landing in Prague, the soldiers and authorities said Thursday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Canada’s PM to Join Climate Talks in Copenhagen Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will attend international climate talks next month, his office said Thursday, as 3,000 scientists pressed Ottawa to seek a deal on deeper CO2 emissions cuts. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 55 minutes ago
Polanski Prepares for Luxury Alpine House Arrest After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world’s most luxurious winter resorts. Frank Jordans, AP NEWS - 56 minutes ago
Iran Seizes Rights Lawyer’s Nobel Peace Medal Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal, her lawyer and Norway’s government said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. Nasser Karimi and Ian Macdougall, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
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