The America's Intelligence Wire articles from September 2006

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from September 2006

Oil Industry Whistleblower Chuck Hamel to Speak at National Press Club 'Newsmaker' Briefing Sept. 5.
September 1, 2006... (From US Newswire) To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Michael Doyle, 202-383-0006 or mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com for the National Press Club; or Paula Cruickshank, 202-842-7344 or paula.cruickshank@wolterskluwer.com News...

Mont. Wildfire Grows; Destroys 20 Houses.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: SUSAN GALLAGHER A wildfire has burned 20 houses and 15 other buildings and continued to spread in southern Montana, officials said Thursday. The wildfire was about 156,000 acres, or about 244 square miles....

Ernesto Comes Ashore on Carolina Coast.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MIKE BAKER Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall on the southern North Carolina coast late Thursday, coming ashore with heavy rains but sustained winds that fell just short of hurricane levels. The storm's...

Hundreds of thousands of people and U.S. military in Japan conduct earthquake drills.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHISAKI WATANABE A U.S. warship ferried commuters to safety and firefighters blasted water from firehoses as nearly 1 million people joined nationwide anti-earthquake drills Friday on the anniversary for a...

3 young Japanese women found dead in car in apparent suicide pact.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHISAKI WATANABE Three young women were found dead in an apparent group suicide in a parked car in Tokyo, police said. A police officer on patrol discovered the dead women, all believed to be in their...

Nepal parliament committees probe uncovers king's business interests.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA A parliamentary probe into King Gyanendra's assets has revealed that the monarch and his family hold shares in at least 17 major businesses across Nepal, including luxury hotels and a...

MTV Video Music Awards take cameras backstage for real-time Internet coverage.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JAKE COYLE MTV has managed to find entertainment in Ozzy Osbourne taking out the trash and Mariah Carey touring her house. On Thursday night, they hoped to squeeze a few more drops out of celebrity navel...

Protesters vow to keep Mexican president from giving state-of-the-nation address.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JULIE WATSON Riot police, steel barriers, and water cannons surrounded Mexico's Congress as protesters vowed to stop President Vicente Fox from delivering his final state-of-the-nation address Friday,...

Report: iPod maker at center of labor row told to let workers set up state-linked union.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ELAINE KURTENBACH A Chinese supplier of Apple Computer's iPod embroiled in a dispute over its labor policies has been told to let its more than 200,000 workers set up a trade union, reports said Friday....

WORLD at 0400GMT.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ELAINE KURTENBACH HIGHLIGHTS: Update: IRAN-NUCLEAR. Iran defies U.N. Security Council deadline on enrichment Update: LEBANON-DONORS. Donors pledge more than US$940 million to rebuild Lebanon. ...

Hawkish Abe to declare candidacy in race for Japan's prime minister.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI The nationalist front-runner in the race to be Japan's next prime minister, Shinzo Abe, was to formally announce his candidacy Friday and lay out a program likely to include a revision of...

Where Art Thou, Eminem? MTV Awards offer a disturbingly normal show.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Where are Eminem and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog when you need them? Despite Shakira's ever-gyrating hips, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and the obscured image of a naked midget,...

Tropical Storm Ernesto makes landfall near Long Beach, North Carolina.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE BAKER Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall on the southern North Carolina coast, coming ashore with heavy rains but sustained winds that fell just short of hurricane levels. The storm's official...

Ernesto Makes Landfall in North Carolina.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MIKE BAKER Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall on the southern North Carolina coast late Thursday, coming ashore with heavy rains but sustained winds that fell just short of hurricane levels. The storm's...

South Korea, Japan to hold talks on maritime border next week.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BO-MI LIM South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on setting their maritime borders around a set of rocky islets that have been at the center of a long-standing territorial dispute, South Korea's...

Polygamist Leader Waives Extradition.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KEN RITTER The leader of a polygamist sect said Thursday he would not fight extradition to Utah on charges he arranged marriages between underage girls and older men. Warren Jeffs made his first court...

Ernesto Comes Ashore on Carolina Coast.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MIKE BAKER Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall on the southern North Carolina coast late Thursday, coming ashore with heavy rains but sustained winds that fell just short of hurricane levels. The storm's...

Ernesto makes landfall near Long Beach, North Carolina.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE BAKER Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall on the southern North Carolina coast, coming ashore with heavy rains but sustained winds that fell just short of hurricane levels. The storm's official...

Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec to buy U.S. rival Metaldyne; shares surge 20 percent.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHISAKI WATANABE Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec's shares surged 20 percent Friday on news that it plans to buy U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp. Asahi Tec plans to purchase Michigan-based Metaldyne...

Accused Wal-Mart Gunman Sent to Hospital.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CHISAKI WATANABE A man was found incompetent to stand trial on charges that he gunned down two Wal-Mart employees as they collected shopping carts in the parking lot last year. Court records show Ed Liu,...

Past Victims to Testify in N.D. Trial.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVE KOLPACK Two women assaulted more than 30 years ago by a man found guilty of killing a University of North Dakota student will be allowed to testify before jurors who will decide whether he should receive...

appeals Court Frees Jailed Videographer.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID KRAVETS A freelance video journalist jailed for a month after he refused to turn over footage of a political protest to a grand jury will be released while a federal appeals court considers his case. ...

One Lane in Big Dig Tunnel to Open.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: STEVE LeBLANC Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday one traffic lane in the tunnel linking Interstate 90 to Logan Airport could reopen for the Labor Day weekend with temporary supports propping up ceiling panels. ...

1 Lane in Big Dig Tunnel to Open.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: STEVE LeBLANC Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday one traffic lane in the tunnel linking Interstate 90 to Logan Airport could reopen for the Labor Day weekend with temporary supports propping up ceiling panels. ...

FBI Searches 6 Alaska Lawmakers' Offices.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MATT VOLZ Federal agents raided the offices of at least six Alaska lawmakers Thursday in an investigation of large oil field services company, officials said. The company named in the search warrant was...

Mont. Wildfire Grows, Destroys 20 Houses.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: SUSAN GALLAGHER A wildfire has burned 20 houses and 15 other buildings and continued to spread in southern Montana, officials said Thursday. The wildfire was about 156,000 acres, or about 244 square miles....

AWOL Soldier Surrenders After 19 Months.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ANGELA K. BROWN A year and a half after going AWOL before his second deployment to Iraq, a soldier surrendered at Fort Hood on Thursday with a dozen war protesters by his side. Army Spc. Mark Wilkerson...

Canadian resort town businessman says water crisis is over.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANGELA K. BROWN The water crisis in this Vancouver Island resort town is over, says a local businessman who contributed C$50,000 (US$45,000; A35,000) to start trucking in fresh water from a neighboring...

Nepal announces regular electricity power cuts due to low rainfall.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Nepalese consumers will face regular power cuts that could extend to nine hours a day by next year because of inadequate rainfall and repairs at hydroelectric plants, the state-owned...

Man found incompetent to be tried on charges that he gunned down 2 Wal-Mart workers in US.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA A man was found incompetent to stand trial on charges that he gunned down two Wal-Mart employees as they collected shopping carts in the parking lot last year. Court records show Ed...

Man Indicted in 'Spooky House' Shooting.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: BINAJ GURUBACHARYA A grand jury indicted a man Thursday on charges of felonious assault in the shooting of a teen who along with her friends was sneaking around outside his house on a ghost hunt. Each...

Exxon asked to pay $92 million more for Alaska spill.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JEANNETTE J. LEE State and federal officials have sent a letter to ExxonMobil Corp. demanding $92 million (A72 million) to clean up pockets of oil that have lingered in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of...

New York cable cars, closed since April, to reopen.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ADAM GOLDMAN A cable car system that malfunctioned in April and left dozens of people stranded over the East River for hours will reopen Friday, with upgrades including new motors, emergency provisions...

US man indicted in 'spooky house' shooting of girl who was hunting 'ghosts'.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ADAM GOLDMAN A grand jury indicted a man on charges of felonious assault in the shooting of a teen who along with her friends was sneaking around outside his house on a ghost hunt. Each count...

Indian, Bangladeshi border guards exchange fire, no injuries.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ADAM GOLDMAN Indian and Bangladeshi border guards exchanged cross-border fire overnight, officials said Friday, but there were no reports of injuries. The shooting, which lasted some 15 minutes late...

Report: China close to deal to build six nuclear power plants for Pakistan.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ADAM GOLDMAN China hopes to sign a deal in November to supply reactors to Pakistan for six new nuclear power plants, a government news agency said Friday. The plants would be built within 10 years,...

Philippine military to charge communist leaders for alleged deadly purge.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TERESA CEROJANO The head of the Philippine armed forces vowed Friday to file charges against Communist Party founder Jose Maria Sison and two others for allegedly ordering guerrillas to kill up to 300...

Clashes break out in East Timor as troops hunt for escaped prisoners.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GUIDO GOULART Gangs armed with stones and arrows clashed in the East Timorese capital Friday, raising fresh security concerns following the recent escape from prison of a rebel leader and scores of other...

Mexico's Cabo San Lucas braces for powerful Hurricane John.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARK STEVENSON Droves of tourists caught the last flights out, others took shelter in hotel ballrooms and shanty town residents were ordered evacuated as Hurricane John took aim at Mexico's Baja California...

Intel may cut up to 10,000 jobs: report.
September 1, 2006... (From CBS Marketwatch (Stories)) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Intel Corp. is expected to announce as early next week that it is cutting 10,000 to 20,000 jobs from its worldwide workforce of 100,000, according to a media report Friday. ...

Oil prices inch up above US$70 a barrel as market watches U.N-Iran standoff.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Oil prices inched up Friday on market expectations that a current standoff between the West and Iran over the country's nuclear program would unlikely result in major sanctions against OPEC's second-largest producer....

Hispanics set to surpass blacks in buying power in US.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DORIE TURNER Hispanics will outpace blacks as the most powerful minority consumers in the country next year, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Still, the vast majority of U.S....

New Orleans mayor beginning tour of New York to pitch his hurricane-ravaged city.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DORIE TURNER New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin heads to New York on Friday, leading a two-day pitch to the investment community in the hope of bringing business to his storm-ravaged city. The visit comes...

Pakistan air force jet on training flight crashes near Karachi, pilot killed.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DORIE TURNER A Pakistan air force jet on a training flight crashed near the southern port city of Karachi, killing the pilot, the air force said Friday. The F-7 aircraft went down Thursday night...

AP Poll: Signs of doubt cloud the war on terror; some fear Iraq war making terror threat worse.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: WILL LESTER Doubts about the Bush administration's "war on terrorism" are growing. Most people worry that the cost in blood and money may be too high, and they don't think al-Qaida kingpin Osama bin Laden...

Soldier who failed to show up for Iraq deployment surrenders 19 months later.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANGELA K. BROWN A year and a half after he failed to report for his second deployment to Iraq, a soldier surrendered at Fort Hood with a dozen war protesters by his side. Army Spc. Mark Wilkerson said...

Howard defends decision to release stem cell ethics study.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROD McGUIRK Australia's prime minister on Friday defended his decision to release a government-commissioned study on the ethics of stem cell research, after two government lawmakers suggested he was trying...

Evidence used to convict McVeigh, Nichols in Oklahoma bombing goes on display.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RON JENKINS FBI evidence used to convict Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols goes on display Friday at the Oklahoma City bombing memorial, even as a congressman and others continue to raise questions about...

`It's part of our life': Polygamy persists despite society's rejection in southwestern US.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JENNIFER DOBNER Ben Bistline chuckles when asked to explain why the practice of polygamy persists. The outside world, he says, just doesn't get it. "We just grew up in polygamy," said Bistline, a...

Suspected Taliban assassinate Afghan district chief in central province.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JENNIFER DOBNER Suspected Taliban militants shot dead an Afghan district chief in an ambush in central Ghazni province on Friday, officials say. Four bodyguards of Muqur district chief Habibullah Jan...

Taiwan denies spy link to reporter convicted of espionage by rival China.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNIE HUANG Taiwan on Friday said a Hong Kong reporter convicted by rival China of spying for the island had contacts with a Taiwanese academic organization, but denied that he had been involved in...

Australian defense minister returns from Iraq saying troops have more work ahead.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNIE HUANG Australia's military role in Iraq is far from finished, the Australian defense minister said Friday, as he ended a low-key visit to the Middle East and Afghanistan. Defense Minister...

Report: Bollywood actress narrowly escapes death during film stunt.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNIE HUANG Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia had a close brush with disaster when a stunt for her latest film went horribly wrong, leaving her on railway tracks next to a running train, her producer said in...

Court orders 11 Australians charged with terrorism-related offenses ordered to stand trial.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANNIE HUANG A magistrate on Friday ordered 11 men accused of being members of an alleged terrorist cell in Australia to stand trial. Magistrate Paul Smith said at a court hearing in the southern city...

Philippine military to charge communist leaders for alleged deadly purge.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TERESA CEROJANO The head of the Philippine armed forces vowed Friday to file charges against Communist Party founder Jose Maria Sison and two others for allegedly ordering guerrillas to kill up to 300...

U.N. investigation accuses procurement official of steering contracts to India-controlled company.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NICK WADHAMS An internal U.N. investigation concluded that a U.N. official steered millions of dollars in contracts to a company owned by the government of his native India, in exchange for favors that...

Clashes break out in East Timor as troops hunt for escaped prisoners.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GUIDO GOULART Gangs armed with stones and machetes clashed in the East Timorese capital Friday, raising fresh security concerns following the recent escape from prison of a rebel leader and scores of other...

SKorea's Kia resumes normal operations after tentative agreement with labor union.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GUIDO GOULART South Korea's Kia Motors Corp. said it resumed normal operations Friday after reaching a tentative agreement with its labor union over a wage increase. The management and the union...

Agassi wins thriller to extend career, Hingis upset in 2nd round.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HOWARD FENDRICH Andre Agassi, 36 years old and burdened by a bad back, extended his career for at least one more match by winning a thriller over eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 6-4, 3-6,...

U.S. Open Results.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HOWARD FENDRICH Results Thursday in the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men Second Round Tommy Robredo (6), Spain, def....

Shanghai lawyers appeal for greater protection following attack on colleague.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Lawyers in China's commercial capital of Shanghai want greater legal protection following a recent violent attack on one of their colleagues, a spokeswoman for the city's bar association...

U.S. Open Glance.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Highlights of Thursday's play at the U.S. Open: WEATHER:@ Mostly clear and mild. High of 73. ATTENDANCE:@ Day session: 36,241 (record). Night session: 23,717. Total: 59,953...

Scenes from the MTV Awards: Jessica wins a car and just avoids Nick, Justin maddens media.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ERIN CARLSON This week's example of "The Rich Just Get Richer": Jessica Simpson. Simpson walked away with a Chrysler Crossfire on Thursday, selecting the winning key that turned the ignition to the...

3-year-old child spends hour in cage with 30 poisonous snakes: report.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ERIN CARLSON After almost an hour locked in a cage with 30 poisonous snakes, 3-year-old Siti Amirah had just one thing on her mind: her milk bottle. Siti, whose father is a snake handler in...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) 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' ab-DEHL'-BA'-set Raouf...

AP-News Pronunciation Guide.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) F John Fabrizi -- fuh-BREE'-zee Fajr (Hezbollah missile) -- FAH'-zher Fallujah -- fuh-LOO'-juh Falun Gong -- FAH'-luhn goong Steve Farese -- fah-REES' Iyman Faris -- EYE'-mihn FEHR'-ihs ...

AP-News Pronunciation Guide.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya -- nah-hah-REE'-yuh David...

WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) SOCCER: TRANSFERS: Tevez move to West Ham highlights final day of transfer period LONDON _ Carlos Tevez is on his way to English soccer and Dwight Yorke and Jonathan Woodgate are returning after a rush of...

CBS Unit Launches Web Sports Channels.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ANICK JESDANUN Football and other sporting events from dozens of colleges and universities will be available live over the Internet through a service launching Friday. Notre Dame games will be free, while...

NASA Sets New Launch Time for Atlantis.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MIKE SCHNEIDER After a week of weather delays, NASA officials on Thursday set a Wednesday launch time for space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resume construction of the international space station. ...

Gunmen open fire on Australian colony of rare seals, killing dozens.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE SCHNEIDER Police on Friday were investigating an attack on a colony of rare seals on a remote southern Australian beach that killed more than 40 of the animals in what witnesses said was an hour-long...

Italy coming out of Washington's shadow with assertive new role in world affairs.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALESSANDRA RIZZO Long considered something of a junior partner among Europe's elite nations, Italy is suddenly carving out a hefty role in world affairs. Rome is contributing the largest contingent to...

Norwegian police recover Munch masterpieces 'The Scream' and 'Madonna'.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DOUG MELLGREN The Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" have been recovered two years after masked gunmen stole the paintings from a Norwegian museum, Oslo police announced. At a news...

Britain considers limits on immigration from Romania, Bulgaria.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JILL LAWLESS Since the European Union expanded eastwards to take in 10 new countries in 2004, hundreds of thousands of migrants from former communist states have flocked to Britain in search of work. ...

Interfax: Russia says Japanese vessels it protested were in Russian waters legally.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JILL LAWLESS The Russian Foreign Ministry said the entry of 39 Japanese vessels into Russian waters, which it had protested, actually was done legally, the Interfax news agency reported. The Foreign...

NASA will try to launch space shuttle next Wednesday after week of weather delays.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE SCHNEIDER After a week of weather delays, NASA officials set a Wednesday launch time for space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resume construction of the international space station. ...

Peru judge indicts presidential runner-up Humala on human rights charges.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA SALAZAR A Peruvian judge has indicted former army officer and presidential candidate Ollanta Humala on charges he oversaw human rights abuses as the commander of counterinsurgency forces in the...

Tobacco companies fight in court for permission to sell `light' cigarettes abroad.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATT APUZZO Two weeks after a federal court ordered tobacco companies to publicize the dangers of smoking and to stop marketing some cigarettes as healthier than others, major tobacco companies have a...

Donors pledge more than US$940 million to rebuild Lebanon.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KARL RITTER The United States, Europe and the Gulf states pledged nearly US$1 billion to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, doubling the amount sought by an...

First Thai film to compete for Golden Lion premieres at Venice Film Festival.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: COLLEEN BARRY The director of the first Thai movie to compete for the coveted Golden Lion said his newest film, "Syndromes and a Century," was based on childhood memories growing up around hospitals. ...

Polygamist sect leader agrees to return to Utah face charges.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KEN RITTER The leader of a polygamist sect said he would not fight extradition to Utah on charges he arranged marriages between underage girls and older men. Warren Jeffs made his first court...

Golden West shareholder meeting heralds the end of an era.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE Golden West Financial Corp. shareholders approved the company's sale to Wachovia Corp., moving a step closer to ending the 43-year reign of the savings and loan's folksy co-chief...

Donors conference seeks to raise humanitarian aid for Gaza.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTIAS KAREN A donors conference is seeking to raise more aid pledges Friday to help alleviate worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, and organizers are urging world powers not to overlook...

AP Interview: U.S. human rights envoy for North Korean to inspect suspect industrial area.
September 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: FOSTER KLUG The U.S. envoy for North Korean human rights said he will visit the country this year for the first time to inspect a jointly run North-South industrial complex that he has criticized for...