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Mugabe claims he's open to talks with Zimbabwe's opposition but vote still to go on Friday
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June 26, 2008 - 11:06 AM EST
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In a surprising shift ahead of an internationally condemned presidential runoff, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday he was "open to discussion" with Zimbabwe's opposition.Mugabe had until now shown little interest in talks and his government had scoffed at Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai's call Wednesday to work together to form a transitional authority."We remain open to discussion with the MDC,"...
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British man gets 2 life terms without parole in fatal shootings of wife, baby in Mass.
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June 26, 2008 - 10:18 AM EST
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A British man who fled the United States after his wife and baby daughter were found dead has been sentenced to two life terms in prison without the chance for parole.Neil Entwistle was convicted Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2006 deaths of his wife, Rachel and their 9-month-old baby, Lillian Rose.He claimed his wife killed their daughter, then committed suicide. But prosecutors said he killed them...
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China drafts thousands of people to clean up algal bloom at Olympic sailing venue
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June 26, 2008 - 10:01 AM EST
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China has called in thousands of people to clean up an algal bloom at the sailing venue for this summer's Olympic Games, a state news agency said.The blue-green algae blossomed around June 1 in the waters around Qingdao on the coast of Shandong province, and some 400 boats and 3,000 people have been mobilized to clean it up, the Xinhua News Agency said.Telephones at the Qingdao Ocean and Fishing Bureau, which is overseeing...
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Zimbabwean president says he is open to talks with opposition day before runoff vote
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June 26, 2008 - 9:56 AM EST
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he is open to talks with the opposition.Mugabe spoke at a campaign rally Thursday and said he is "open to discussion" with the opposition, which is boycotting Friday's runoff vote.Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called Wednesday for talks on forming a transitional authority. Mugabe had until Thursday shown little interest in talks, instead focusing on the election.World leaders have...
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Sony strives to regain electronics glamour through networking gadgets, focusing on profits
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June 26, 2008 - 9:41 AM EST
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Chief Executive Howard Stringer said Sony Corp. will win back its electronic leadership by improving its Internet-linked gadgets, wiping out losses in video games and TVs and pushing services and software, not just hardware."This is not your father's Sony," he said Thursday at Sony's Tokyo headquarters, outlining a strategy for growth.Stringer vowed the company will become profitable in its TV and video game businesses during...
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Bush administration lifts sanctions, moves to take North Korea off terrorist list
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June 26, 2008 - 9:26 AM EST
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President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an "axis of evil."The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process.Bush...
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Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel, violating shaky truce for a second time
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June 26, 2008 - 9:26 AM EST
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Gaza militants fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, causing no injuries but undermining a shaky, week-old truce meant to halt a violent cycle of attacks and harsh Israeli reprisals.It was the second breach of the Egyptian-mediated truce by Palestinian militants. The Israeli military office said the rocket landed in an open field on a communal farm.The Israeli government had no immediate response to the latest rocket...
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China orders halt to new phone, Internet accounts in August as carriers focus on Olympics
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June 26, 2008 - 9:13 AM EST
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The government has ordered China's fast-growing phone companies to stop adding new customers in August so they can better focus on ensuring service for the Beijing Olympics, company employees said Thursday.The moratorium on new phone and Internet connections adds to sweeping measures, including traffic bans and factory shutdowns, that are meant to provide better conditions for the games, a major prestige event for the communist...
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