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US man gets 25 years for South Park threats
WASHINGTON – A US man was Thursday sentenced to 25 years in prison on terror charges, including threatening the creators of the animated series “South Park” for portraying the Prophet Mohammed in a bear suit. Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, who grew up in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, had pleaded…
Algeria lifts state of emergency after 19 years
ALGIERS – Algeria on Thursday lifted its state of emergency after 19 years following unprecedented protests last month that threatened President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decades-old regime, against a background of revolts across the Arab world. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has “ordered the cancellation of the extension of the emergency measure put in…
Don’t test Israel, Netanyahu warns Gaza militants
JERUSALEM – Israel on Thursday warned militants in the Gaza Strip not to “test” the Jewish state, as fighter jets pounded targets across the coastal enclave after a Palestinian rocket attack. Slamming into a house, it was the first rocket to strike Israel’s city of Beersheva since the devastating 2008-2009…
Gaddafi blames hallucinogens, Osama bin Laden for insurrection
BENGHAZI, Libya – Moamer Kadhafi blamed Al-Qaeda on Thursday for an insurrection wracking Libya as he addressed his divided nation for the second time this week to galvanise support for his crumbling regime. Speaking on state television, the embattled Kadhafi insisted the uprising against his 41-year rule was not a…
Palin to make rare foreign trip to India
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US conservative champion Sarah Palin, who has faced charges of a lack of foreign policy experience as she considers a White House run, will visit India next month, an aide said. Rebecca Mansour, a top adviser to the former Alaska governor, tweeted that Palin would visit India…
Palestinians renew protest against US veto
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — Thousands of Palestinians on Thursday rallied in the West Bank against the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution criticising Israeli settlement building. In Nablus, at least 5,000 people, many waving flags or holding banners, lashed out at President Barack Obama’s administration for nixing the…
US jobless claims edge downward
WASHINGTON — US jobless claims fell by 22,000 last week, official figures showed Thursday, pointing to an improving labor market. Claims fell to 391,000 for the week ending February 19, a level which if sustained, would indicate a definite improvement of the jobs market, a Labor Department official said. Economists…
Toyota US recalls more than 2 million vehicles
WASHINGTON — Japanese automaker Toyota on Thursday recalled more than two million vehicles to correct floor mats or carpets that could jam accelerator pedals, the latest in a spate of recalls to hit the firm. The voluntary move applies to some Lexus GS, RX and LX models as well as…
Israeli jets bomb Gaza after rocket attack
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Israeli jets bombed sites across Gaza Thursday after a Palestinian rocket slammed into a house in the southern city of Beersheva, raising tension along the enclave’s border. The Israeli military said it had targeted several Hamas camps in Gaza during early morning raids, after…
General Motors back in black after rescue
NEW YORK — Leading US carmaker General Motors was back in the black after a massive government rescue, reporting Thursday full year net earnings of $4.7 billion for 2010 after deep losses in the previous year. In its first annual report since emerging from bankruptcy reorganisation, GM said it had…
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