News Archive for September 08 2007

New Bin Laden video appears on 9/11 anniversary

A new video purportedly featuring al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has appeared on the Internet on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, CNN reports.The video shows a still image of Bin Laden with a voice identified as his praising September 11 hijacker Walid al-Shehri, who was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 which crashed into the World Trade Center, it said.

Ang Lee hails Lust, Caution cooperation

AP - Ang Lee says his spy thriller Lust, Caution is a good example of cooperation between China, Hong Kong and his native Taiwan after the film won the top Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival.The erotic thriller, set against the backdrop of Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II, has raised questions about whether it's a Chinese or Taiwanese production.

Nursing home owners cleared in Katrina deaths

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. -- The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina were acquitted Friday of negligent homicide and cruelty charges for not evacuating the facility as the storm approached.

NASA Mars Rovers Survive Severe Dust Storms, Ready for Next Objectives

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Blue Jays 7, Devil Rays 2

Toronto’s Dustin McGowan was so impressive that he earned a comparison to Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. McGowan struck out a career-high 12 in eight innings and Gregg Zaun hit a three-run homer to lead the Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-2 on Friday night. “He was good. He was like Roy Halladay,” Tampa [...]

Author Madeleine L'Engle, 88, best known for "A Wrinkle in Time"

Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel "A Wrinkle in Time" has captivated generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, died...

Sunni bloc returns to Iraqi parliament (AP)

AP - A small Sunni Arab bloc ended its parliamentary boycott Saturday, returning to the legislature as it considers key benchmark legislation demanded by Washington amid increasing pressure to end the political deadlock.