Archive for February, 2008
Britain’s Prince Harry flown back from Afghan frontline (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain’s Prince Harry flew out of
Afghanistan on Friday after news leaked that he had been
fighting on the frontline for 10 weeks, defence sources said.
Israel warns Gaza of “shoah” (Reuters)
Reuters - A year-old Palestinian girl and a senior
Hamas bombmaker were killed in the Gaza Strip on Friday as
Israel pressed home air strikes after a senior official warned
Gazans they risked a “shoah” if rocket fire did not stop.
U.S. troop decision in Iraq late summer: official (Reuters)
Reuters - The top U.S. commander in Iraq will
likely take four to six weeks after a reduction in U.S. troop
levels ends in mid-July before deciding if more can go home, a
senior administration official said on Friday.
‘Pumpkin’s’ dad facing extradition
The father of the abanonded baby who became internationally known as “Pumpkin” after she was found in an Australian train station, is facing extradition from the United States to New Zealand charged with murdering her mother.
Vegas find confirmed as deadly ricin poison
A previous guest who stayed at the Las Vegas hotel room where ricin was found is in critical condition at a hospital, police confirmed Friday. The reason why the substance — a pinhead of which can kill an adult — was in one of the world’s biggest tourist resorts remains a mystery.
Man critical in Las Vegas after poison ricin found (Reuters)
Reuters - An unidentified man is in critical
condition with suspected ricin poisoning after staying in a Las
Vegas hotel room where the potentially deadly substance was
found, police said on Friday.
Turkey withdraws troops from northern Iraq (Reuters)
Reuters - Turkey pulled its troops out of northern
Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK
rebels that Washington had feared might destabilize the wider
region.