NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- A man on trial for allegedly planning attacks on Israeli tourists in Cyprus has admitted being a member of the militant group Hezbollah and staking out locations that such visitors frequent, a lawyer says.
Oregon lawmakers make Dull and Boring tourism move, advance bill to commemorate mundane names
SALEM, Ore. – Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum -- even if no one is sure quite how.
Nurse's suit: Mich. hospital granted father's request for no black nurses caring for newborn
FLINT, Mich. – An African-American nurse claims a Michigan hospital agreed to a man’s request that no black nurses care for his newborn.
Tories drop opposition MPs from prime minister's volunteer awards guest list
OTTAWA – Newly released documents suggest opposition MPs were dropped from the guest list for a December awards ceremony on Parliament Hill honouring volunteers from across the country.
Cycling-Australia avenge Olympic defeat, Hammer wins fifth title
MINSK, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Australia got a measure of revenge for losing the Olympic gold to Britain by beating their arch-rivals in the men’s team pursuit final at the world track cycling championships on Wednesday. The Australian quartet of Glenn O’Shea, Alexander Edmondson, Michael Hepburn and Alexander Morgan completed the 4,000 metres at the wooden velodrome in the Belarus capital in three minutes 56.751 seconds to clinch the gold medal. However, the result was well short of the world record of 3:51.659, set by the British at the London Games last August. …
Bomb kills three in Nigerian Islamist stronghold
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb exploded in Nigeria’s northeastern town of Maiduguri, the army said, the latest attack in the stronghold of Islamist sect Boko Haram. Boko Haram killed hundreds of people last year in an attempt to carve out an Islamic state in a country of 160 million split roughly equally between Christians and Muslims. Its main target is the security forces. “An improvised explosive device targeted at a Joint Task Force patrol team exploded at Post Office roundabout about 1:00 p.m. …
Ex-Soros CIO begins courting capital for new fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Keith Anderson, the former chief investment officer for billionaire trader George Soros' money management firm, is raising money for a new macro hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the firm. Anderson left Soros Fund Manag ement in June 2011 when the well-known money manager returned $1 billion in cash to outside investors and converted his firm into a family office that now manages $24 billion of money mostly belonging to Soros and his family. … Italy's "next prime minister" woos left in swing region Sicily
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – A live rock band and a charismatic warm-up act set the stage on Wednesday for th e man introduced to Sicilians – whose votes matter more than most in an election in a few days' time – as "Italy's next prime minister". The American-style build-up meant Pier Luigi Bersani, the leader of the Democratic Party (PD), struggled to make his rhetoric match the occasion, as he addressed the party faithful in a rally in one of two crucial swing regions. … The man who would be Italy's next prime minister: Pier Luigi Bersani
Two months ago, his election as Italy's next prime minister seemed all but assured.
Egypt's military signals impatience with president
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country's Islamist leaders, indirectly criticizing their policies and issuing thinly veiled threats that it might seize power again. Report: Mexico disappearances constitute 'crisis'
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday calls Mexico's anti-drug offensive "disastrous" and cites 249 cases of disappearances, most of which show evidence of having been carried out by the military or law enforcement. UPDATE 3-Tennis-Memphis International women's singles round 2 results
Feb 20 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Memphis International Women’s Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat 2-Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-1 3-6 6-3 4-Heather Watson (Britain) beat Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-0 6-3 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-5 3-6 6-3 Stefanie Voegele (Switzerland) beat Claire Feuerstein (France) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Chevron, Transocean say Brazil drops criminal oil spill charges
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge dropped criminal charges against Chevron Corp , Transocean Ltd and 17 of their employees related to a November 2011 o ffshore oil spill, the companies said on Wednesday. The criminal case, and a civil suit seeking as much as 40 billion reais ($20.4 billion) in damages, have cast a chill over Brazil's oil industry. The criminal suit carried penalties of up to 31 years. The civil case still open is Brazil's largest-ever environmental lawsuit. … Moviemaker Rob Zombie set to illustrate Philadelphia Flyers' Broad Street Bullies days
PHILADELPHIA – Rob Zombie has gone from horror to hockey.
Monti says Merkel doesn't want left to win Italy election
ROME (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not want the center-left Democratic Party (PD) to win Italy's national election, outgoing Italian Prime Minister and centrist leader Mario Monti said on Wednesday. "Merkel fears the consolidation of parties from the left, especially in an election year for her, I don't think she has any wish to see the PD arrive in government," Monti said in an interview with Italian news agency Adnkronos. … 
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