Boat with 77 people intercepted by Australia ADELAIDE, Australia ? A boat carrying 77 suspected asylum seekers was intercepted Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the latest in a string of such vessels caught in Australian waters this year. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor said in a statement that the vessel was stopped at 2 a.m.
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Australian border officials intercept boat with 77 suspected asylum seekers in Indian Ocean
Paulson fund buys 168M shares of Bank of America NEW YORK ? The hedge fund run by John Paulson, who foresaw the distress in subprime mortgages and reaped billions by betting against the related securities, has bought about 168 million shares of Bank of America Corp., according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.
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Paulson & Co. scoops up Bank of America shares worth about $2.67 billion, 4th-largest stake
Another shoulder surgery for Erik Bedard SEATTLE ? Mariners left-hander Erik Bedard is going to have another surgery on his throwing shoulder, all but ending his season and perhaps his time with Seattle. Manager Don Wakamatsu said Wednesday that Bedard will have exploratory surgery on Friday in Los Angeles with Dr.
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Erik Bedard to have another surgery on pitching shoulder, perhaps ending Seattle tenure
Macy’s, Sara Lee, Applied Materials are big movers NEW YORK ? The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Piper Jaffray Cos., up $2.83 at $49.13 Goldman Sachs upgraded the investment bank and added it to a recommended portfolio, citing an improving market for stock issues
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Macy?s, Sara Lee, Applied Materials, Piper Jaffray are among big market movers Wednesday
NEW YORK – McGraw-Hill Construction has released its most recent issue in the SmartMarket intelligence series, Cities of the Future: Pioneering Innovation in the Gulf Countries of the Middle East, which provides new insights on market opportunities in the Middle East for the global construction industry. Produced with the support of the U.K.-based Chartered Institute
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McGraw-Hill Construction Report Identifies Innovative Market Trends and Opportunities in Middle East Gulf States
Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilities VIENNA, Austria ? Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks. Iran says the proposal, revealed to The Associated Press by diplomats and confirmed by a senior Iranian envoy, is not linked
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APNewsBreak: Iran calls for international ban on strikes against nuke facilities
Atlantic City wants $20M a year to promote itself ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. ? Many Americans know that “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” That’s because the nation’s largest gambling market spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to promote itself. But Atlantic City, the nation’s second-largest gambling market, has no such luck
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Atlantic City seeking $20 million a year to market itself to gamblers, vacationers
Microsoft to put Office programs on Nokia phones SEATTLE ? Microsoft is working with Nokia to put Office software and other programs on smart phones. The companies say people will be able to read, edit and create new Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote programs on Nokia smart phones, which run an operating system called Symbian that competes
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Microsoft, Nokia agree to bring big versions of Office programs to tiny smart phone screens
Woman in head-to-toe swim suit denied pool entry PARIS ? French officials say a Muslim woman wearing a head-to-toe swimsuit has been denied access to a public swimming pool in a town southeast of Paris. Emerainville Mayor Alain Kelyor said Wednesday the 35-year-old woman was not allowed to swim in the pool wearing a so-called “burquini” covering
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French Muslim woman denied access to swimming pool for wearing head-to-toe swim suit
Yemeni government counters Shiite rebellion SAN’A, Yemen ? Yemeni government forces used artillery and aircraft to attack Shiite rebels near the border with Saudi Arabia killing dozens in an escalation of the five-year-old conflict, rebels and local officials said Wednesday. The government offensive, which is believed to have started late Tuesday and continued Wednesday, followed reports of
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Yemeni government forces bomb Shiite rebel stronghold near Saudi border killing dozens
Pro-reform party blames Iran’s president for abuse TEHRAN, Iran ? A key pro-reform political party blamed Iran’s president and interior minister Wednesday for the abuse and death of protesters detained after the disputed presidential election at a facility the group likened to Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison. Reformists have seized on the mistreatment of detainees at Kahrizak
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Prominent pro-reform party blames Iran?s president for abuse of detained protesters
Ohlendorf leads Pirates over Rockies, 7-3 DENVER ? Ross Ohlendorf pitched solidly into the seventh inning, Andrew McCutchen stole three bases and scored three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Tuesday night to end an eight-game losing streak. Troy Tulowitzki, who had five hits, seven RBIs and hit for the cycle Monday
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Ohlendorf had solid outing, Pirates beat Colorado 7-3 to end an eight-game skid
Fed likely to leave rates at lows to aid recovery WASHINGTON ? Signs are growing that an economic recovery may finally be taking shape, but with dangers still lurking about, Federal Reserve policymakers are all but certain to leave a key interest rate at record lows to make sure any nascent turnaround gains traction. Fed Chairman Ben
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Fed widely expected to leave key interest rate at record lows to nurture economic recovery
Officials see rise in militia groups across US WASHINGTON ? Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends. The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black president are among the causes for the recent rise,
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Report: Officials see rise in militia groups across the country, similar to the ?90s movement
Disabled Dallas woman rescued from truck DALLAS ? Police say a developmentally disabled Dallas woman who was rescued from the back of a locked box truck had been beaten and left for more than an hour in 100-degree heat. Police say 21-year-old Latisha Morris was dehydrated and suffering from heat exhaustion when police and fire-rescue workers found
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Developmentally disabled Dallas woman rescued after being padlocked in truck on 100-degree day
Neeson walks 1st red carpet since wife died NEW YORK ? Actor Liam Neeson has walked the red carpet for the first time since the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson. Publicists at the New York City screening of Neeson’s new film, “Five Minutes of Heaven,” told members of the press Tuesday all personal questions were
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Liam Neeson makes 1st red-carpet appearance since death of his wife, Natasha Richardson
Devastation marks scene of California prison riot CHINO, Calif. ? Blood-soaked mattresses, singed bedding and abandoned medical supplies littered the campus of a Southern California prison Tuesday, a testament to the mayhem and violence of a weekend riot that shut down part of the institution and injured about 175 inmates, some critically.
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Devastation, blood-soaked debris mark scene of California prison riot; 11 still hospitalized
Matsui, Posada power Yankees past Blue Jays, 7-5 NEW YORK ? Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada hit back-to-back homers leading off the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in nine games. Matsui hit a 3-2 pitch from Jesse Carlson (1-5) deep to right
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Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada hit back-to-back homers to power Yankees past Blue Jays 7-5
Report: Pitino tells cops he paid for abortion LOUISVILLE, Ky. ? Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex and paid for an abortion for the woman accused of trying to extort him for $10 million, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported on its Web site that Pitino told police he
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Newspaper: Louisville coach Rick Pitino had sex, paid for abortion for woman in extortion case
Evangelical group faces ’serious’ shortfall DENVER ? A “serious budget shortfall” at Focus on the Family has prompted the conservative Christian group to issue a special fundraising plea, and contributed to a decision to cede control of its contentious “Love Won Out” conferences about homosexuality to another religious organization, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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Conservative Christian group Focus on the Family suffers ?serious budget shortfall?