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Oliver Stone son in Iran to plan documentary
TEHRAN — The son of triple Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, who annoyed Iranians with his 2004 movie “Alexander,” is in Iran to make arrangements for a documentary, Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday. “Sean Stone is in Iran to make arrangements for filming a documentary,” the ILNA news agency quoted…
Heavy fighting erupts in Sudan conflict town
KHARTOUM — Heavy fighting erupted in the capital of Sudan’s embattled Blue Nile state on Tuesday evening, a witness said, a day after the newly installed military governor declared that the security situation had returned to normal. “One hour ago, I heard gunfire and artillery bombardments in different parts of…
U.S.: Europe has ability to face debt crisis
WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday it was confident Europe had the ability and will to tackle its debt crisis and said there was “no question” events across the Atlantic could impact the US economy. Officials in Washington are eyeing events in Europe as fears mount that a banking…
Ex. News Corp bosses say they investigated hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – News Corp did all it could to investigate a claim in 2007 that phone hacking was widespread at its News of the World tabloid before concluding there was no evidence to support it, a former human resources executive said on Tuesday. Daniel Cloke, who was in charge…
The world still thinks Americans are “coolest”: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – They may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but Americans have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality” in an international poll. Social networking site Badoo.com (www.badoo.com) asked 30,000 people across 15 countries to…
Malaysia seizes nearly 700 elephant tusks
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities have seized nearly 700 elephant tusks bound for China, an official said, the latest in a series of hauls indicating Malaysia had become a key ivory transit hub. Inspectors discovered the 695 African elephant tusks, worth three million ringgit ($1 million), on Friday in Klang,…
Turkish PM freezes trade, military ties with Israel
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday a total freeze in trade and defense ties with Israel amid a dispute with the Jewish state. “We are totally suspending our trade, military, defense industry relations,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by Anatolia news agency.…
U.S. civilian found killed in Kabul
KABUL — An American civilian engineer has been found murdered in mysterious circumstances in Kabul a few days before the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that triggered the long war in Afghanistan. Afghan and Western security sources told AFP Tuesday that the man’s body was found on Monday and…
World Bank chief believes U.S. will avoid recession
SINGAPORE — World Bank head Robert Zoellick said Tuesday he was confident the United States would not sink into another recession, despite widespread fears over the state of the world’s biggest economy. Zoellick’s comments come just days after official figures showed no jobs were created in the United States in…
Philippines catches ‘largest crocodile on record’
A monster 21-foot (6.4-metre) saltwater crocodile, believed to be the biggest ever captured, has been trapped in the southern Philippines after a spate of fatal attacks, officials said Tuesday. The 1,075-kilogramme (2,370-pound) male is suspected of eating a farmer who went missing in July in the town of Bunawan, and…
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