Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mayor orders flood-threatened Ill. city evacuated (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The mayor of a small southern Illinois city threatened by two swollen rivers ordered all residents to leave by midnight Saturday because a “sand boil,” an area where river water was seeping up through the ground behind … Continue reading →

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Hotel fire in northeast China kills 10, injures 35 (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

BEIJING – A fire at a hotel in northeastern China killed 10 people and injured 35 others Sunday, while lightning sparked several forest fires in another part of the country, a state news agency said. The official Xinhua News Agency … Continue reading →

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Huckabee criticizes Obama at NRA keynote address (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

PITTSBURGH – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee called himself a “gun-clinger and a God-clinger” but didn’t come close to saying whether he’ll be a Republican presidential candidate next year when he delivered the keynote address Saturday at the annual National … Continue reading →

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Obama mocks Trump’s presidential ambitions (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama exacted his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from his would-be Republican challenger Donald Trump, joking that the billionaire businessman could bring change to the White House, transforming it from a stately mansion into a … Continue reading →

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NATO strike kills Gadhafi’s son but leader escapes (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli on Saturday, but his youngest son and three grandchildren under the age of 12 were killed, a government spokesman said. The strike, which came hours after … Continue reading →

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Gasoline prices are up to $4 a gallon. Is that ‘Big Oil’s’ fault? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

If you have to fill your gas tank this weekend – whether or not it takes a second mortgage to pay the tab – you’re a soldier in the hottest political fight over energy and the economy. Or maybe you … Continue reading →

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Dollar extends slide on views of low US rates (AP)

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

NEW YORK – The dollar extended its slide against the world’s other major currencies Friday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low to nourish U.S. economic growth despite rising oil and food prices. Central banks overseas … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Crowds flock to Rome for beatification

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is among the hundreds of thousands of people gathering in Rome to celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Some have questioned the speed in which the Church is endeavouring to have the late pontiff … Continue reading →

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Yemeni leader fails to sign deal

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

30 April 2011 Last updated at 15:59 ET Cities like Taiz saw new protests on Saturday A deal for Yemen’s veteran leader to hand over power and end unrest looks in doubt after President Ali Abdullah Saleh failed to sign … Continue reading →

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Battle over AV enters final stage

Written on April 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

1 May 2011 Last updated at 00:26 ET Voters will decide on 5 May whether to change the system for electing their MPs The two sides in the battle over the Alternative Vote (AV) have mounted a fresh drive for … Continue reading →

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