Archive for May, 2008
McCain deemed in good health by doctors (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican John McCain
was deemed by his doctors on Friday to be in sufficient good
health to serve as president even as they reported a long
history of skin cancer, colon polyps, kidney stones and
dizziness.
Cornell Capa, founder of NY-based photo center, dies at 90 (AP)
AP - Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa has died at the age of 90.
Iraq troops relax in cleric Sadr’s former bastion (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraqi soldiers let their guard down
after taking over the Baghdad stronghold of Shi’ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr. They drove through the area with a Lebanese
song drowning out the voice of their commander over the radio.
Texas officials plan to ask court block ruling in sect case (AP)
AP - Texas child welfare authorities plan Friday to appeal a stinging ruling that found they had no right to seize more than 440 children from a polygamist sect’s ranch, a court spokesman said.
South Africa says apartheid foes fan violence (Reuters)
Reuters - South Africa’s security chief on
Friday accused rightwingers linked to the former apartheid
government of fanning anti-foreigner violence that has spread
to Cape Town, the second largest city and tourist centre.
Russia and China condemn U.S. missile shield plan (Reuters)
Reuters - China and Russia on Friday condemned
U.S. plans to set up a missile defense system that would
include bases in eastern Europe viewed by Moscow as a threat.
Doctors declare McCain cancer-free
Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in generally good health, according to eight years of medical records released to dispel fears that the 71-year-old Republican may be unfit to run for president.
Polygamist mom says kids are ‘hurting’
Children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are “hurting very badly” in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a CNN legal analyst says.
Official: NKorea very close to turning in nuclear accounting (AP)
AP - North Korea is extremely close to producing a long-awaited accounting of its shuttered nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said Friday. The documentation would be a major step toward a disarmament deal with the reclusive communist regime.
Junta agreement opens door to more Myanmar aid (Reuters)
Reuters - Myanmar’s junta agreed on
Friday to admit foreign aid workers of all nationalities to the
delta area worst hit by Cyclone Nargis, in what the U.N. called
a breakthrough for aiding survivors.