Bahrain halts speedy, military-style trials of anti-government protesters

06/30/11 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahrain on Thursday stopped bringing anti-government protesters to trial at a special tribunal with military prosecutors, a lawyer said, ending a practice criticized as unfair by rights activists and the Gulf kingdom's Western allies.

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Obiang tells world not to intervene in Africa

06/30/11 RUKMINI CALLIMACHI Associated Press MALABO, Equatorial Guinea Foreign military intervention has caused massive suffering in Africa and should only be carried out with the consensus of African nations, the African Union's rotating chairman said Thursday at the opening of the body's biannual summit. Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema did not specifically mention Libya, but the ...

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Syria forces spread through border area; 11 killed

06/30/11 DIAA HADID Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border on Thursday as the death toll from a two-day military siege rose to 11 people, according to activists and a witness. The action by Syrian troops appeared to be aimed at preventing residents from fleeing to Turkey, where more than 10,000 Syrians have already taken ...

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Dubai club Al Ahli signs Chilean playmaker Jiminez

06/30/11 Chilean playmaker Luis Jiminez has joined Dubai club Al Ahli, raising doubts about the future of former Juventus and Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro at the club. Cannavaro, who signed a two-year deal in 2010, has been hobbled by injuries and has done little to inspire the 2009 domestic champions who finished eight this season.

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African Union's rotating chairman tells world not to intervene in Africa's problems

06/30/11 MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - Foreign military intervention has caused massive suffering in Africa and should only be carried out with the consensus of African nations, the African Union's rotating chairman said Thursday at the opening of the body's biannual summit.

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Tripoli mufti, U.N. call for renewed calm in northern city

06/24/11 TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Tripoli Mufti Malek Shaar warned Thursday against holding protests in the city, amid tensions between rival groups over the popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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UN report: Sudan intelligence agents posed as Red Crescent workers, told refugees to exit camp

06/24/11 NAIROBI, Kenya - Sudanese intelligence agents posed as Red Crescent workers and ordered refugees to leave a U.N.-protected camp in a region where Sudan's Arab military has been targeting a black ethnic minority, according to an internal U.N. report obtained by The Associated Press.

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US and IEA to release oil stockpiles

06/24/11 Washington and International Energy Agency to release 60m barrels in effort to combat economic impact of high prices.

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AP News in Brief

06/17/11 The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by some African and Muslim countries.

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Howard rec center joins attempt to hold world's largest swim lesson

06/16/11 Organizers say they set the world record, though they are still calculating precise numbers Roger Carter Recreation Center in Ellicott City might be part of a world record: the largest swimming lesson. The pool was the only Howard County facility to take part in an attempt to break a Guinness Book record from last summer, and hundreds of swimming pools on six continents and in 17 countries, 48 ...

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Scofield: a successful, busy session

06/15/11 From immigration reform to tort reform, the 2011 Alabama Legislative Session was one of the busiest in recent memory. It was especially busy for freshman legislators, elected in November as part of a Republican sweep into office.

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Trib wins in top news, advertising categories

06/15/11 The Arab Tribune won its first general excellence award since 1999 Saturday night in the Alabama Better Newspaper Contest. The newspaper also won its first "sweepstakes" award for advertising and a total of 15 awards.

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Redstone Arsenal has generated growth, prosperity for Huntsville for more than 60 years

06/12/11 Redstone Arsenal has a $2.3 billion annual economic impact on North Alabama and southern Tennessee, by the estimate of numbers used by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce.

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Indian Hills Country Club hosts USTA junior tournament

06/12/11 More than 50 players from Alabama, Georgia and Florida are competing this weekend for championships at the Indian Hills Country Club Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament, a Level 4 USTA sanctioned event.

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List of APA winners

06/12/11 Division A: 1st place, The Birmingham News; 2nd, The Tuscaloosa News; 3rd, The Press-Register (Mobile). Division B: 1st, Opelika-Auburn News; 2nd, The News Courier (Athens); 3rd, The Fort Payne Times-Journal.

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Immigration law doesn't allow singling out of students, only counting

06/11/11 Alabama Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Arab, said the new law, slated to take effect Sept. 1, is confusing in its wording, but Scofield stressed that school officials will not be in charge of enforcement.

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No Tax Holiday for Multinational Corporations

06/11/11 Saturday 11 June 2011 No Tax Holiday for Multinational Corporations Dr. Eileen Appelbaum, Truthout: "If you think that 'double Irish' and 'Dutch sandwich' are schoolyard jump rope games girls play, think again. These are the nefarious, but legal, games ...

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The almanac

06/11/11 By United Press International UPI Almanac for Saturday, June 11, 2011.

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Making the US Economy "Scream"

06/10/11 Friday 10 June 2011 Making the US Economy "Scream" Robert Parry, Consortium News: "Obviously, given the wealth of the American elites, the relative proportion of the propaganda funding is derived more domestically in the United States than it would be in a place like Chile (or some other unfortunate Third World country that has gotten on Washington's bad side).

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Worship Guide for May 28

05/27/11 A listing of local services, Vacation Bible Schools, singings and miscellaneous church-related activities in the area.

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