Us, Canada Set To Meet For Hockey Gold (ap)
Here we go again. A week ago, on what was called Super Sunday, the Americans beat the Canadians in the Olympics for the first time in 50 years. On Sequel Sunday, the U.S. will try to become Olympic champions on the 50th anniversary of their out-of-nowhere gold medal in Squaw Valley, Calif.; the only other [...]
Rescuers Struggle To Save Lives After Chile Quake (ap)
AP – Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death toll in Chile continued to rise after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Read more
Tsunami Warning Lifted; Waves Reach Japan, Russia (ap)
AP – The tsunami from Chile’s deadly earthquake hit Japan’s main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared. Read more
Al-qaida Bomber Calls For Attacks On Jordan Spies (ap)
AP – An al-Qaida double agent that killed seven CIA operatives and a Jordanian spy called for jihad in Jordan and attacks on its intelligence agency in a posthumous video message posted on extremist Web sites Sunday. Read more
Voting Is Brisk As Tajikistan Picks New Parliament (ap)
AP – Voting was brisk Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to strengthen the president’s nearly two-decade grip on power in Tajikistan, an impoverished country on Afghanistan’s border. Read more