Cuba eases property laws, could open door to golf
Aug 28, 2010 World
By WILL WEISSERT 2010-08-28T08:37:14Z HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba has begun allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years, a step toward a future that could be filled with golf courses ringed by luxury villas, beachfront timeshares and vacation homes for well-heeled...Tags: Foreign Investors, Golf Courses, Government Land, Havana Cuba, Luxury Villas, Open Golf, Timeshares, Tourists
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
Aug 28, 2010 World
By LARA JAKES 2010-08-28T08:36:21Z BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi prime minister put his nation on its highest alert for terror attacks, as insurgents hammer Iraqi security forces preparing to take over for a U.S. combat mission that formally ends on Tuesday....Tags: Baghdad, Combat Mission, Hammer, Insurgents, Iraq, Iraqi Security, Lara, Prime Minister, Security Forces, Terror Attacks
Another levee breach threatens south Pakistan city
Aug 28, 2010 World
By ASHRAF KHAN 2010-08-28T08:31:11Z THATTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty....Tags: Ashraf Khan, Break, Floodwaters, Levee Breach, Levees, Pakistan
NKorean leader’s trip spurs succession speculation
Aug 28, 2010 World
By DAVID WIVELL 2010-08-28T08:16:37Z CHANGCHUN, China (AP) -- North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il reportedly toured a Chinese agricultural expo and auto plant Saturday during a surprise trip that reportedly included a meeting with China's top leader in an appeal for diplomatic and fin...Tags: Agricultural Expo, Auto Plant, China, Kim Jong Il, North Korean Dictator, Speculation, Spurs, Succession Plan, Surprise Trip, Youngest Son
Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan
Aug 28, 2010 World
By RAHIM FAIEZ 2010-08-28T08:03:30Z KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks Saturday on a major NATO base in eastern Afghanistan and a nearby camp where seven CIA employees were killed last year in a suicide bombing. NATO said there were no coalition casualti...Tags: Cia, Cia Employees, Coalition Casualties, Eastern Afghanistan, Insurgents Attack, Kabul Afghanistan, Nato, Nato Base, Pre Dawn, Rahim Faiez, Suicide Bombing
Family survives quake, now husband trapped in mine
Aug 28, 2010 World
By BRADLEY BROOKS 2010-08-28T07:54:05Z COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- It's a tale of two disasters, an unbelievable misfortune for a family. But this is the reality for Carola Narvaez....Tags: Bradley Brooks, Chile, Disasters, Misfortune, Quake
Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan
Aug 28, 2010 World
By RIAZ KHAN 2010-08-28T06:51:08Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army intelligence office Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, setting off a gunbattle that paralyzed parts of the city....Tags: Army Intel, Army Intelligence, Gunbattle, Intel, Intelligence Office, Northwestern Pakistan, Riaz Khan
Families of massacred migrants couldn’t pay ransom
Aug 28, 2010 World
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO 2010-08-28T05:55:26Z REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) -- Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway....Tags: Drug Gangs, Eduardo Castillo, Faces, Mexican Territory, Mexico, Migrants, Ransom, T Pay, Trekking
Struggling Mexicana airline halting all operations
Aug 27, 2010 World
By ISTRA PACHECO 2010-08-28T02:40:07Z MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Debt-ridden carrier Mexicana and its domestic subsidiaries will begin suspending flights midnight Friday and halt all operations by the next day as it seeks to restructure costs, Mexico's transportation secretary said....Tags: Carrier, Domestic Subsidiaries, Flights, Istra, Mexicana, Mexicana Airline, Mexico City, Pacheco, Transportation Secretary
Venezuela pol raffles breast implants for campaign
Aug 27, 2010 World
By 2010-08-28T01:37:21Z CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A Venezuelan politician is holding an unusual raffle to raise campaign cash. The grand prize: breast implants. For a little under $6 a ticket, donors get the chance to win the pricey operation free of charge....Tags: Breast Implants, Campaign Cash, Caracas Venezuela, Donors, Grand Prize, Politician, Raffle, Raffles
