Ledger-Enquirer.com: AP Nation/World http:///252/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Ledger-Enquirer.com en-us Copyright 2008 Ledger-Enquirer.com AP Nation/World 60 Sat, 17 May 2008 03:14:40 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Ledger-Enquirer.com Abducted Pakistani diplomat freed http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324552.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324552.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:13 EDT The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says the envoy has been released - three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. Chemist gets life for killing husband in acid vat http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324129.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324129.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:13 EDT A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid, possibly while he was still alive. Islamist fighters seize town in Somalia http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324551.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324551.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:08 EDT A human rights leader says Islamist fighters have seized a southern town in Somalia that is a major agricultural center, compelling hundreds of refugees to flee. Texas minister charged in Internet sex sting http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324427.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324427.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:08 EDT A minister from a Dallas-area Baptist megachurch was caught in an Internet sex sting and charged with online solicitation of a minor, police said Friday. Canada scraps medical isotope reactors plan http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324296.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324296.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:08 EDT Canadian energy officials Friday scrapped development of a nuclear reactor project to produce radioactive isotopes for the diagnoses of cancer and other illnesses, citing costs of the program. China's premier is hero of quake rescue effort http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324548.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324548.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:03 EDT The popular hero of China's earthquake rescue effort isn't a strapping firefighter or a seasoned cop - it's the country's bespectacled premier who's been clambering over piles of rubble to rally victims in the hardest-hit areas. Ill fugitive headed back to Md. years after escape http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324103.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324103.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:03 EDT An ailing 81-year-old North Carolina man who escaped from a Maryland prison 43 years ago was taken into custody Friday to face extradition, a move his attorneys decried as a waste of time because he is ill and aging. Mexicans arrested at filthy 'drop house' charged http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324539.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324539.html Sat, 17 May 2008 03:03 EDT Three Mexican men held dozens of illegal immigrants in a squalid "drop house" in South Los Angeles, where one woman was raped and others say they were threatened with sexual assault, authorities said Friday. 10 militants, 4 Afghans in violence http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324547.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324547.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:58 EDT A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts left 10 militants and four civilians killed in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Police find 3 decomposing bodies inside NJ home http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324398.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324398.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:58 EDT Police found three decomposing bodies with multiple stab wounds inside a northern New Jersey home Friday night, a prosecutor said. US postpones first Guantanamo war crimes trial http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324391.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324391.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:58 EDT A military judge on Friday postponed the first war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, saying he wants to wait until the Supreme Court makes its highly anticipated ruling on the right of detainees to challenge their confinement in civil courts. Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323812.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323812.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:48 EDT The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar's killer cyclone as heavy rains on Friday lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts. Abducted Pakistani diplomat freed http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324544.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324544.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:43 EDT The brother of Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says the envoy has been released - three months after he was kidnapped near the border between the two countries. France criticizes Myanmar for barring aid ship http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324323.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324323.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:43 EDT France criticized Myanmar's military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver food and medicine with small boats and helicopters. Tibet's holiest temple reopens after unrest in China http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324542.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324542.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38 EDT Tibet's holiest Buddhist temple reopened Friday, state-run media reported, two months after a violent uprising in Tibetan areas throughout China led the government to close off several of the region's most important monasteries. Van jumps curb in NYC, killing 1; trolley crashes in LA http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324543.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324543.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38 EDT An out-of-control van jumped a curb and barreled into bystanders near the entrance to a crowded subway station Friday, killing the driver and hurting seven people, authorities said. Same-sex marriage ruling also victory for SF mayor http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324491.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324491.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38 EDT Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state's ban. Latin-America-Europe summit begins under feud http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324025.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324025.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38 EDT European and Latin American leaders pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices on Friday, presenting a show of unity despite a feud between Colombia and Venezuela that threatened to disrupt their summit. Chinese news agency: German saved after 114 hours http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324506.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324506.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:33 EDT Chinese state news agency says that German tourist has been rescued after being buried for 114 hours in earthquake rubble. Winning Mega Millions ticket sold near Cincinnati http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324509.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324509.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:28 EDT The Ohio Lottery says a winning Mega Millions ticket has been sold in Ohio. Wilder won't run for 2nd term as Richmond mayor http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323996.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323996.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:28 EDT L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected black governor, announced Friday that he would not seek re-election as Richmond's mayor, likely bringing his storied political career to a close. Canadian tourist shot dead in Mexico http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324538.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324538.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:23 EDT A Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas, police said. South Korea, Japan end sea confrontation http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324537.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324537.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:18 EDT A standoff between the Japanese and South Korean coast guards ended peacefully after a joint investigation found that a Korean fishing boat did not violate Japanese waters, an official said Saturday. Carnival ride collapses in California; 24 injured http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324461.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324461.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:18 EDT A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a county fair Friday night, injuring all 24 people aboard. Dominican Republic president declares victory http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324176.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324176.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:04 EDT President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the island nation's economy out of crisis. Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dies at 94 http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324184.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324184.html Sat, 17 May 2008 01:13 EDT Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94. Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324041.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324041.html Sat, 17 May 2008 01:19 EDT Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries. Trapped survivors freed after nearly 100 hours http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323745.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323745.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:08 EDT A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued 163 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins. Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323740.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/323740.html Sat, 17 May 2008 02:14 EDT President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S. China rescuers seek survivors in hard-hit town http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324212.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/252/story/324212.html Fri, 16 May 2008 23:44 EDT Piles of broken concrete rise seven stories high, and a few buildings stand askew, knocked at odd angles. People cry out the names of missing relatives and rescue workers shout, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"