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MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone Wednesday, asking … more

7/2/09 | 92 views

NEWS IN BRIEF

June is deadliest month for Iraqis BAGHDAD — At least 447 Iraqi civilians were killed in June, double the toll from the previous month, according to an Associated Press tally, as insurgents … more

By The Associated Press | 7/2/09 | 50 views

Honduran gov’t’s isolation grows

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated Wednesday for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite a warrant for his arrest. … more

By Will Weissert
and Nestor Ikeda
Associated Press Writers | 7/2/09 | 32 views

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Judge nixes Delphi payment A U.S. bankruptcy judge Wednesday denied a request from auto supplier Delphi Corp. to pay private equity firm Platinum Equity up to $30 million in expense reimbursements … more

By The Associated Press | 7/2/09 | 66 views

Yemeni airliner with 153 crashes in Indian Ocean

MORONI, Comoros (AP) — A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean on Tuesday as it attempted to land amid severe turbulence and howling winds. Officials said a teenage … more

7/1/09 | 37 views

Iraqis celebrate, but bombing kills 27

BAGHDAD — Not a single American soldier was in sight. Gone, too, were the American helicopters whose buzz has for years defined Baghdad’s background track. Left alone to protect the … more

7/1/09 | 44 views

NEWS IN BRIEF

Police: 7 teens shot near school DETROIT — Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven, including two … more

By The Associated Press | 7/1/09 | 79 views

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Consumer confidence falls NEW YORK — The New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 49.3, down from its revised May level of 54.8. Because … more

By The Associated Press | 7/1/09 | 53 views

More sex may help damaged sperm

LONDON — For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex. In a study of 118 Australian men with damaged sperm, doctors found … more

By Maria Cheng
AP Medical Writer | 7/1/09 | 79 views

Michael Jackson coverage

EDITORIAL: Michael Jackson: Talent and tragedy more

6/30/09 | 461 views | 4 comments