Cuba cardinal gives TV address about papal visit
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities granted Havana’s Roman Catholic cardinal a rare chance to address the nation Tuesday night on state-controlled television about the imminent arrival of Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Jaime Ortega said Benedict was coming to Cuba as…
Qatar questions need for alcohol in World Cup stadiums
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar won’t say whether it will sell alcohol at stadiums during the 2022 World Cup, although a top official said Wednesday that the Gulf nation was discussing with FIFA where it would be sold in Doha…
Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
GENEVA (AP) — A bus smashed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds returning from a ski vacation and the six adults who were accompanying them, police said Wednesday. Another 24 students were hospitalized with…
Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A former member of an elite Guatemalan military force extradited from the United States last July was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison Monday for his role in the killings of 201 people in a 1982…
NGO urges probe of Honduras journalist killings
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Press groups on Monday called for an international investigation into attacks on journalists in Honduras after a radio host was killed by machete blows, bringing to 19 the number of media employees slain over the past…
Peterson faces Khan in rematch of contested fight
LONDON (AP) — After a contested fight, American Lamont Peterson believes he will only receive full credit for beating Amir Khan if he repeats the feat in their upcoming rematch. Khan lost his WBA and IBF belts in a split-decision…
UK police arrest six in phone hacking investigation
LONDON (AP) — British police made six arrests early Tuesday in a wide-ranging investigation into phone hacking in the British media. Britain’s Press Association and other British media reported that the former News International executive Rebekah Brooks (pictured) was among…
Tiger drives off to an uncertain future
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — The speculation at the start of the year was when Tiger Woods would win. Now it’s when he can play again. The sequence Sunday at Doral was troubling. Woods hobbled. He changed his shoes at the…
Brazil reaffirms support of alcohol sales at World Cup
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s sports minister reaffirmed to FIFA that the government remains committed to approving the sale of alcohol inside World Cup stadiums, even though Congress is divided on the issue. Aldo Rebelo released a statement clarifying Brazil’s…
Arroyo husband’s arrest ordered in bribery case
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A court Tuesday ordered the husband of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrested on charges that he received millions of dollars in bribes — part of a wide-ranging prosecution of alleged corruption during her presidency. Jose…
