Nigerian Senate Seeks Briefing On Banking Shake-up (afp)
AFP – The Nigerian senate has summoned the central bank governor and two others to brief it on a recent shake-up that saw the removal of top management of five ailing banks, an official said Wednesday. Read more
Quake Triggers Tsunami In The Samoas, Killing 82 (ap)
AP – A powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa, flooding and flattening villages, killing at least 82 people and leaving dozens missing. Read more
Billionaire Clown Boards Capsule For Space Flight (ap)
AP – Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte has been greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family during preparations for his Soyuz rocket trip to the International Space Station. Read more
Samoa Police Say 63 Dead In Tsunami, Toll May Rise (ap)
AP – A police official says 63 people are confirmed dead in Samoa following a tsunami that smashed the southern shore of the South Pacific nation. Read more
Tigers Salvage Split, Lead Twins By 2 (ap)
The Detroit Tigers were down after absorbing a difficult loss in the opener of their critical day-night doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. Their ace took over from there. Justin Verlander kept the Tigers on top in the AL Central, pitching eight innings in a 6-5 victory Tuesday night that restored their two-game lead over the [...]