The Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 Friday in Vancouver, moving one game away from clinching the team’s first National Hockey League championship. The Canucks hold a 3-games-to-2 lead in the best-of-seven games series of the Stanley Cup finals. The Canucks’ Maxim Lapierre scored the game-winning goal with more than 15 minutes left to […]
Alaska Releases Ex-Governor Palin’s E-Mails
Officials in the far northwestern U.S. state of Alaska have released more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin’s e-mails from her first two years as governor. The e-mails were distributed in paper form to reporters Friday, at the state capital, Juneau. Several news agencies have begun scanning them for distribution electronically. Two major U.S. newspapers […]
Clinton: Africa Must Fight Corruption to Expand Trade
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is voicing concern about China’s aid and investment practices in Africa. During a visit to Zambia Friday, Clinton said China’s foreign assistance to Africa is not always consistent with generally accepted international norms of transparency and good governance. She said the United States does not regard China’s growing involvement […]
Progress in Battle with Ferocious US Wildfire
Fire crews are making progress in the fight against a raging wildfire in Arizona that has forced around 10,000 people to flee their homes. Authorities said Friday they had managed to create a containment barrier around about five percent of the fire — an improvement since early Thursday when the fire was “zero percent” contained. […]
U.S. Condemns Syrian Crackdown
The United States says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is leading his nation down a “dangerous path.” The White House strongly condemned the crackdown on anti-government protesters that left 28 people dead Friday. Witnesses and activists say at least 10 deaths occurred in the northwestern province of Idlib. The military shelled targets in the provincial city […]
U.S. Condemns Syrian Crackdown
The United States has strongly condemned Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters that left 28 people dead Friday, saying President Bashar al-Assad is leading his nation down a “dangerous path.” Witnesses and activists say at least 10 deaths occurred in the northwestern province of Idlib. The military shelled targets in the provincial city of Maaret al-Numan. […]
Alaska Releases Ex-Governor Palin’s E-mails
Officials in the far northwestern U.S. state of Alaska have released more than 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin’s e-mails from her first two years as governor. The e-mails were distributed in paper form to reporters Friday, at the state capital, Juneau. Several news agencies have begun scanning them for distribution electronically. Two major U.S. newspapers […]
Sudanese Border Battles Put Thousands on the Run
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing from intense fighting along the undefined border region between northern and southern Sudan, with humanitarian officials warning the violence is getting worse. The United Nations said Friday conditions have deteriorated rapidly in the north’s South Kordofan state, where civilians are getting caught between the north’s Sudanese Armed Forces […]
UN Wants to End AIDS Deaths by 2021
A United Nations summit on the global AIDS response has ended with participants setting ambitious targets intended to end AIDS-related deaths within 10 years. In a declaration Friday, the United Nations General Assembly also set a goal in the next decade of ending new HIV infections, and of eliminating the stigma and discrimination associated with […]
Queen Elizabeth Honors ‘King’s Speech’ Actor Colin Firth
Queen Elizabeth on Saturday will honor British actor Colin Firth, who portrayed her father King George VI in the movie “The King’s Speech.” The Oscar winner is one of hundreds receiving one of the queen’s birthday honors. Firth will be named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE. Other awards include […]