Favre: I Don’t Need ‘major Surgery’ (ap)
The annual waiting game to see whether Brett Favre returns to the NFL got a bit more complicated Friday. The 40-year-old quarterback said in a statement posted on his website that he needs surgery on his left ankle in order to play this season for the Minnesota Vikings. But he said he’s had surgery on [...]
Militant Turncoat Leads Iraqis To Al-qaida Chiefs (ap)
AP – Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad’s deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from al-Qaida in Iraq’s leadership by meeting a go-between near a grocery store named Mr. Milk. Read more
China Tightens School Security After 3rd Attack (ap)
AP – Armed police will patrol schools in China’s capital after a farmer attacked kindergarten students with a hammer, then burned himself to death Friday in the third classroom assault in as many days. Read more
Shanghai Marks Comeback With Expo Extravaganza (ap)
AP – A proud Shanghai celebrated the opening of the 2010 World Expo on Friday with a lavish riverside display of fireworks, fountains and laser lights that rivaled the stunning launch of the Beijing Olympics in its extravagance. Read more
Brazil’s Top Court: Amnesty Law Will Not Change (ap)
AP – The Supreme Court has rejected a motion to modify the country’s Amnesty Law so that officials accused of human-rights abuses under Brazil’s military regime would have to stand trial. Read more