The America's Intelligence Wire articles from January 2006

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from January 2006

California Storm Prompts Evacuation Plea.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: PAUL ELIAS A powerful storm sent rivers and creeks over their banks and into cities and set off mudslides that blocked major highways across Northern California on Saturday. At least a dozen people had to be...

Fla. Teen Tells Family He's in Kuwait.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KELLI KENNEDY The family of a 16-year-old who took off to Iraq as a journalism project without telling his parents talked to him by phone on Saturday and said he seemed unaware of the international stir he had...

China says Japanese consulate worker killed himself because of work stress.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HIROKO TABUCHI A diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing over the death of a Japanese consulate worker in Shanghai escalated at the weekend as China accused Japan of twisting the facts. The Chinese...

WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HIROKO TABUCHI SOCCER: ENGLISH ROUNDUP: Crespo, Robben strike to give Chelsea another easy triumph LONDON _ Hernan Crespo and Arjen Robben score first-half goals to lift Chelsea to a 2-0 win over...

China's president vows that country will open up, help with world peace.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: AUDRA ANG China's president vowed that his country would continue to open up and reform in 2006, pursuing a goal of peaceful development as it plays a bigger role on the world stage. In his annual...

Strike action on London's subway and fears of car-burning in France as New Year festivities get under way.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ED JOHNSON Partygoers defied a New Year's Eve strike by subway workers to celebrate in central London, while French authorities worried that a youthful tradition of burning cars could get out of hand just...

Revelers endure snow, sleet to celebrate New Year in Times Square.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Hundreds of thousands of New Year's Eve revelers gathered in light snow and sleet in Times Square for the chance to see the famous electrified Waterford crystal ball drop during the last...

Pakistan quake survivors begin new year with snow.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ZARAR KHAN The new year promised heavy snow for Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where millions of people are still living in temporary shelter nearly three months after a devastating earthquake ravaged...

Hunting insurgents in Iraq requires U.S. soldiers to be diplomats as well as warriors.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RYAN LENZ U.S. Army soldiers sit cross-legged in a room thick with kerosene fumes from a whistling heater while a sheik puffs quietly on a cigarette. Dressed in a dapper brown coat and robe, the aging...

London subway workers stage New Year's Eve strike, revelers party regardless.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DAVID STRINGER Tens of thousands of New Year's Eve revelers thronged in central London to see in 2006, defying a 24-hour strike by subway workers that had threatened to cripple the capital's transport...

Police scour for clues after New Year's attack leaves eight dead in Indonesia.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ABDI MARI Police were looking for clues Sunday to a New Year's Eve marketplace bombing that killed eight people and injured another 45 in Indonesia's central Sulawesi province, a flashpoint for religious...

Churchill favored executing Hitler if he was caught, British government papers show.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ABDI MARI British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to have German leader Adolf Hitler executed if he was captured, according to previously secret government documents released Sunday. ...

Gazprom says Ukraine refused latest offers on gas deliveries, transit for 2006.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom said Sunday that Ukraine had refused its last offer on the terms of natural gas deliveries and transit in 2006, setting the...

Armed Palestinians briefly seize U.N. club in Gaza City.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Armed Palestinians briefly seized the United Nations club in Gaza City early Sunday, throwing two explosive devices. They officials said five armed men tied up the guard at the...

Iraqi infant 'Baby Noor' arrives in Atlanta for health care.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE STOBBE An Iraqi infant with severe birth defects arrived in Atlanta for at least a month of medical treatment that was offered after U.S. soldiers discovered the child during a raid on a home. ...

In New Year's message, North Korea takes aim at U.S.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE STOBBE North Korea on Sunday issued a New Year's message demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea, and accusing Washington of seeking to launch a new war in the peninsula. "All...

Armed Palestinians briefly seize U.N. club in Gaza City.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE STOBBE Armed Palestinians briefly seized the United Nations club in Gaza City early Sunday, throwing two explosive devices. They officials said five armed men tied up the guard at the building...

Undocumented students face financial hurdle to college education.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DENISE KALETTE When Fabiola Guevara graduated from South Dade Senior High School in June, 11 years after her mother fled with her from Mexico, she had nearly a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Her...

'What's next to Normal, abnormal?' In Normal, Illinois, they've heard them all.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JAN DENNIS When he's traveling on city business, Mayor Chris Koos carries around a $50 or $100 bill that he'll hand to anyone who comes up with a joke he hasn't heard about his central Illinois town where...

U.S. military hospital in Iraq brings sophisticated equipment to the battlefield.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JACOB SILBERBERG U.S. Army Spc. Robert Leonard awoke from the fog of hours spent in a morphine-induced sleep, his fingernails blackened and his face unshaven. "Will I be able to walk?" he mumbled to a...

Two Palestinians killed in first Israeli air strike in Gaza "no-go" zone.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB Two Palestinians were killed in Israel's first deadly airstrike since declaring the Gaza border area off limits, just as a truce that has drastically reduced violence formally ended, with its...

Russia assumes G-8 presidency, proud of its oil wealth.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV President Vladimir Putin's push for the revival of Russia's global clout reaches a symbolic peak this year as Moscow assumes the rotating presidency of the Group of Eight _ a position...

British WWII troops told to respect U.S. Army's racial practices _ government documents.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Britain's World War II troops were told to show respect for the U.S. Army's racial segregation practices by being "particularly reserved" with black soldiers stationed in Britain,...

Armed Palestinians briefly seize U.N. club in Gaza City.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Armed Palestinians briefly seized the United Nations club in Gaza City early Sunday, throwing two explosive devices. They officials said five armed men tied up the guard at the...

Medicare's Drug Coverage Rolls Out Sunday.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KEVIN FREKING Medicare's prescription drug coverage rolls out Sunday, a benefit being hailed as the most significant advance in the program's 40-year history. Most senior citizens should see their medicine...

Spicy Blogger Leaves Attorney's Office.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KEVIN FREKING A young federal prosecutor who was revealed as the author of a spicy blog about the judiciary is leaving the inner circle. David Lat, who had been the anonymous writer of "Underneath Their Robes,"...

Rollicking Sendoff for 2005 in New Orleans.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CAIN BURDEAU Ringing out one of the worst years in its colorful history, New Orleans launched into a rollicking New Year's Eve of memorials and merrymaking, from a traditional jazz funeral procession in honor...

Charles Socarides, Gay 'Cure' Doctor, Dies.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CAIN BURDEAU Charles Socarides, the psychiatrist famous for insisting that homosexuality was a treatable illness and who claimed to have "cured" hundreds, has died. He was 83. Socarides, died Dec. 25 of...

Okla. Calls on Firefighters Outside State.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: SEAN MURPHY Oklahoma called on firefighters from across the South to help battle wildfire outbreaks that have already killed one person, charred 30,000 acres and destroyed about 100 homes across the state. ...

Tenn. Tries Shame to Stem Drunken Driving.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ERIK SCHELZIG A new Tennessee law is enlisting the power of shame to discourage drunken driving _ even though law enforcement, the governor and various experts are calling it an expensive and bad idea. ...

New Year's Eve celebrations show Sydney's friendly side, mayor says.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE CORDER Peaceful New Year's Eve celebrations restored Sydney's friendly image, which was marred by race riots in December, the city's lord mayor said Sunday. Authorities estimated that up to a...

Okla. Calls on Firefighters Outside State.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: SEAN MURPHY Oklahoma called on firefighters from across the South to help battle wildfire outbreaks that have already killed one person, charred 30,000 acres and destroyed about 100 homes across the state. ...

Armed Palestinians briefly seize U.N. club in Gaza City.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB Armed Palestinians briefly seized the United Nations club in Gaza City early Sunday, throwing two explosive devices. They officials said five armed men tied up the guard at the building...

Japanese see in the New Year at temples, and while watching professional wrestling.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HIROKO TABUCHI As usual, crowds descended on temples across Japan to pay their New Year's respects. Others climbed Mount Fuji for a glimpse of the year's first sunrise. But many Japanese this year...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HIROKO TABUCHI A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD'...

Study: One in three with serious depression recover with first antidepressant.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LAURAN NEERGAARD A third of people suffering serious depression recover with the first antidepressant they try, and well-educated white women are most likely to benefit, according to initial results of an...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB K Ahmed Tejan Kabbah -- AH'-mehd TEH'-jahn KAH'-bah Kabardino-Balkariya --- kah-bahr-DEE'-noh bahl-KAH'-ree-ah Lech Kaczynski -- lekh kah-CHIN'-skee Farouk Kaddoumi --...

Wisconsin university newspaper criticized for rape-themed photo essay.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB A college newspaper that printed a photo essay depicting an editor's sexual fantasy of being raped created such a backlash on campus that a task force is being formed to focus on the problem...

Youths burn cars in scattered New Year's Eve unrest in France.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SARAH EL DEEB Youths threw stones at firefighters and burned cars in scattered unrest during New Year's Eve celebrations in France, where police were mobilized to prevent a repeat outburst of rioting that...

AP Enterprise: Bush administration maps changes for response to the next Katrina.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LARRY MARGASAK Before the next big hurricane's winds howl ashore, Homeland Security officials want an emergency communications network operating, emergency medical facilities treating patients, and teams...

Patrick Cranshaw, who played "Blue" in "Old School," dead at 86.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LARRY MARGASAK Actor Patrick Cranshaw, who achieved cult-like status as fraternity brother "Blue" in the 2003 comedy "Old School," has died. He was 86. The veteran character actor died of natural...

Thousands of firefighters on alert as searing temperatures hit southeast Australia.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE CORDER Firefighters battled Sunday to control a wildfire that ripped through five homes in southeastern Australia as crews in and around Sydney braced for a day of soaring temperatures and extreme...

TCU beats Iowa State in Houston Bowl.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE CORDER Peter LoCoCo kicked a 44-yard field goal with less than 6 minutes remaining to give No. 14 TCU a 27-24 win over Iowa State in the Houston Bowl on Saturday. The win extended TCU's winning...

Correction: Obit-Nazi Doctor story.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE CORDER In Dec. 22-23 obituaries for Dr. Heinrich Gross, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 75,000 people were killed in Nazi-era euthanasia programs across Europe, based on past estimates...

Chief justice wants pay raises for federal judges.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TONI LOCY In his first year-end assessment of the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts urged Congress to increase judicial pay to help keep good judges on the bench and to recruit new ones. ...

How weird is Florida? Enough to fill book after book after book.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BRENDAN FARRINGTON How weird is Florida? So weird that not one, not two, but three different books have been titled "Weird Florida." The first, written by Palm Beach Post reporter Eliot Kleinberg, hit...

Castro and Bolivian President-elect Morales say cooperation will bloom.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Fidel Castro and Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales say cooperation between their countries will bloom despite U.S. worries about more nations allying with communist Cuba and a growing...

London Strike, France Fear Greet New Year.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON Partygoers scrambled to get around London on Saturday night thanks to a New Year's Eve strike by subway workers, while French authorities worried a youthful tradition of burning cars could get out...

At Odds With Russia, Ukraine May Lose Fuel.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly said early Sunday that Ukraine had refused its last offer on the terms of natural gas deliveries and transit in 2006, setting the stage for...

Tropical Storm Zeta Weakens Over Atlantic.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ADRIAN SAINZ Tropical Storm Zeta stalled and weakened Saturday in the open Atlantic, a day after it tied a record for the latest developing named storm in an already infamous hurricane season. Although the...

Amtrak Gets Train to NYC, 28 Hours Late.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ADRIAN SAINZ Amtrak's Silver Meteor train arrived in New York from Florida more than 28 hours late on New Year's Eve, releasing more than 100 exhausted, hungry and angry passengers. Their train had been...

Documents Detail British, U.S. WWII Views.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ADRIAN SAINZ British World War II troops were told to show respect for the U.S. Army's racial segregation practices, according to government documents published Sunday. Other documents released for the...

London Subway Workers Stage Holiday Strike.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID STRINGER Londoners managed to move around the city Saturday to celebrate the New Year despite a 24-hour subway strike, which slowed but failed to cripple the capital's transport system. Leaders of...

Police: Ark. Man Stole Sex Offender IDs.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID STRINGER An Arkansas man is facing his own felony charges after allegedly using a sex offender registry to scam about $20,000 from credit cards and federal tax refunds in the name of registered sex...

Violence high on last day of year in Iraq; troops enjoy year-end celebrations.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JASON STRAZIUSO Violence escalated in Iraq on the last day of 2005, with at least 20 people killed in a series of bombings and shootings. American troops shivering in the cold were entertained by an...

Zapatista rebels to launch six-month 'alternative' campaign prior to Mexican vote.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IOAN GRILLO Mexico's Zapatista rebels were emerging from their jungle hideout to launch on Sunday a nationwide campaign tour billed as a pacifist alternative to this year's already contentious...

Belbin becomes U.S. citizen.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IOAN GRILLO Ice dancing champion Tanith Belbin can celebrate the new year as an American. Belbin was sworn in at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Detroit on Saturday morning,...

DeLay spokesman: Congressman not influenced by donations to nonprofit.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IOAN GRILLO A spokesman for embattled Rep. Tom DeLay disputed any assertion that donations to a nonprofit group linked to the congressman influenced his legislative agenda. Those donations, to a...

Crosby leads Penguins past Rangers.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: IOAN GRILLO Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal with 1 1/2 minutes left in overtime by steering a rebound past New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, and also set up the first goal as the...

Storm causes flooding, mudslides in Northern California, evacuations urged.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAUL ELIAS A powerful storm sent rivers and creeks over their banks and into cities and set off mudslides that blocked major highways across Northern California. At least a dozen people had to be rescued...

Scalia draws most laughs according to study on high court humor.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BROOKE DONALD Court jesters they're not. But the justices on America's highest court do draw laughs during oral arguments, and a new study finds that Antonin Scalia brings in the most chuckles from the...

Langer expected to play for Australia in third test.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BROOKE DONALD Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting said Sunday he expects opening batsman Justin Langer to make his return from a hamstring injury for the third and final test against South Africa...

Family Awaits Teen Who Journeyed to Iraq.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KELLI KENNEDY The family of a 16-year-old who took off to Iraq as a journalism project without telling his parents talked to him by phone on Saturday and said he seemed unaware of the international stir he had...

Redick leads Duke to 12th win.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KELLI KENNEDY J.J. Redick scored 35 points _ the third time in four games he's had at least 30 _ to lead No. 1 Duke to a 102-69 victory over UNC Greensboro on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum. The...

Medicare Drug Benefit Set for '06 Debut.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KEVIN FREKING Medicare's prescription drug coverage rolls out Sunday, a benefit being hailed as the most significant advance in the program's 40-year history. Most senior citizens should see their medicine...

Big Easy Parties Again to Send Off 2005.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CAIN BURDEAU Ringing out one of the worst years in its colorful history, New Orleans launched into a rollicking New Year's Eve of memorials and merrymaking, from a traditional jazz funeral procession in honor...

London Revelers Celebrate Despite Strike.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON Partygoers swarmed through London to celebrate the New Year Saturday, undaunted by a subway strike, while a rash of car burnings hit France despite police efforts to curb the traditional year-end...

Avalanche Kills 7 Tourists in Slovakia.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON Avalanches killed seven Czech tourists Saturday in Slovakia's highest mountain range and a German man on a snowshoe tour a day earlier in Switzerland, officials said. The seven Czech...

Strike Can't Slow London's Celebration.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON Partygoers swarmed through London to celebrate the New Year Saturday, undaunted by a subway strike, while a rash of car burnings hit France despite police efforts to curb the traditional year-end...

Chirac Hails Fight Against Unemployment.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ED JOHNSON French President Jacques Chirac said Saturday that the conservative government's effort to tackle joblessness has been a success, sparking eight consecutive months of dropping unemployment levels....

Revelers Endure N.Y. Snow to Ring Out '05.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Thousands of New Year's Eve revelers ignored the sleet and snow and packed into Times Square with their "2006" glasses, waving balloons and working noisemakers for the famous ball drop and...

S.C. Bars Toast the End of the Minibottle.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER The year 2005 wasn't the only thing being toasted away in some South Carolina bars. Partygoers and bar owners could finally say good riddance to the minibottle. For 22 years, South Carolina...

Revelers Endure N.Y. Snow to Ring in '06.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Thousands of New Year's Eve revelers ignored the sleet and snow and packed into Times Square with their "2006" glasses, waving balloons and working noisemakers for the famous ball drop and...

Angry Amtrak passengers arrive in New York 28 hours late.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Amtrak's Silver Meteor train arrived in New York from Florida more than 28 hours late on New Year's Eve, releasing more than 100 exhausted, hungry and angry passengers. Their train had...

U.S. skeleton coach put on leave amid sexual harassment claims.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TIM REYNOLDS With less than a week until the U.S. skeleton team begins its final preparations for the Turin Olympics, its coach was placed on administrative leave Saturday amid allegations he sexually...

Canada beats United States to advance to world junior semifinals.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TIM REYNOLDS Cam Barker, Dustin Boyd and Kyle Chipchura scored goals to help Canada secure a spot in the world junior semifinals with a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday. Canada (4-0)...

Tropical Storm Zeta stalls in Atlantic.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TIM REYNOLDS Tropical Storm Zeta stalled and weakened Sunday in the open Atlantic, two days after it tied a record for the latest developing named storm on record. The 27th named storm of the season,...

Revelers endure snow, sleet to celebrate New Year in Times Square.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Thousands of New Year's Eve revelers ignored the sleet and snow and packed into Times Square with their "2006" glasses, waving balloons and working noisemakers for the famous ball drop and...

Police scour for clues after New Year's attack leaves eight dead in Indonesia.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ABDI MARI Security forces hunted Sunday for the suspected Islamic militants who set off a bomb at a Christian market in central Indonesia, killing eight people and underscoring the ongoing battle against...

James scores 30 to lead Cavaliers past Pistons.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ABDI MARI LeBron James scored 30 points with seven rebounds and seven assists Saturday in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 97-84 win over the Detroit Pistons, who had their winning streak stopped at nine and lost...

Revelers Pack Times Square to Ring in '06.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DESMOND BUTLER Hundreds of thousands of New Year's Eve revelers ignored the sleet and snow and packed into Times Square with their "2006" glasses, balloons and noisemakers for the famous ball drop and countdown...

Youths burn cars in scattered New Year's Eve unrest in France.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JULIEN PROULT Youths threw stones at firefighters and burned cars in scattered unrest during New Year's Eve celebrations in France, but the country appeared to have avoided a massive resurgence of the...

WORLD at 0400 GMT.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JULIEN PROULT HIGHLIGHTS: Update: NEW YEAR. Strike action on London's subway and fears of car-burning in France as New Year festivities get under way. Update: INDONESIA-MARKET BOMBING. Police...

Despite growing pressure, Taiwan president still plans to hold referendum on constitution.
January 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNIE HUANG President Chen Shui-bian pledged on Sunday to push for a new constitution for Taiwan in his last two years in office, despite warnings from China and growing domestic opposition. "If...