SANAA, Yemen Suicide bombers hit camp; first Cabinet meeting held Two suicide bombers struck an army camp in central Yemen on Saturday, killing one soldier. Elsewhere, explosions rocked a southern port city and clashes erupted between suspected al-Qaida militants and security forces in the south, officials said. The ongoing violence highlights challenges facing the country […]
March 2012
Justice Department, Florida clash over changes in voting
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is opposing changes in Florida voting procedures and says it wants a trial in the dispute, a move that could affect the state’s August primary elections. In court papers filed late Friday, Florida officials say they strongly oppose having a trial and noted that the federal court hearing the case […]
Italian cruise ship inquiry certain to last for months
The first hearing on the disaster gets under way as a judge tells experts to report findings in July.
At least 38 dead in wake of storms in South, Midwest
Amid the mayhem, a 2-year-old is found alive in a field in Indiana, her parents and siblings dead.
Sarkozy: No special treatment for Muslims
The topic has risen to the forefront as the first round in France’s presidential election draws near.
Putin faces new challenges after presidential election
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in today’s Russian presidential election, but he’ll find himself in charge of a country far more willing to challenge him. An unprecedented wave of massive protests showed a substantial portion of the population was fed up with the political entrenchment engineered by […]
Maine towns face dual challenge: Policy and process
Minutes before a vote on whether to cut the town’s emergency medical-service budget by $21,000, about one-fifth of the residents on hand for the town’s annual town meeting Saturday suddenly walked out.
Probe of Quran burnings focuses on five U.S. soldiers
A Western official says there was no intent to desecrate the holy books, but the Afghans disagree.
Special operations troops may come under CIA control
The plan would let the U.S. and Afghan governments say there are no more U.S. troops on the ground.
People & EntertainmentReal ‘Spider-Man’ fight alleged
Director Julie Taymor has hit back at her former creative partners in “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” arguing in court papers that she was the victim of a conspiracy to unfairly push her out of the production and that her one-time collaborators were secretly working on a rival script behind her back.