Safe from war, but barely surviving
Across the country, hundreds of Iraqi and Afghan interpreters who aided the US war effort and then fled their homelands fearing for their lives are struggling with little help from the government, according to private groups assisting translators from the war zones. (By Anna Badkhen, Boston Globe)
Obama wants to debate McCain
Barack Obama had a message this afternoon for John McCain and the Republicans who want to call him "out of touch" for his remarks about bitter small town voters: Bring it on. (Boston Globe, 3:57 p.m.)
Brazil oil field could be huge find
A deep-water exploration area could contain as much as 33 billion barrels of oil, an amount that would make the offshore bloc the world's third-largest known oil reserve, a top oil official said today. (AP, 5:23 p.m.)
American pilots to protest at Logan, Fidelity
Across the country, hundreds of Iraqi and Afghan interpreters who aided the US war effort and then fled their homelands fearing for their lives are struggling with little help from the government, according to private groups assisting translators from the war zones. (By Anna Badkhen, Boston Globe)
Obama wants to debate McCain
Barack Obama had a message this afternoon for John McCain and the Republicans who want to call him "out of touch" for his remarks about bitter small town voters: Bring it on. (Boston Globe, 3:57 p.m.)
Brazil oil field could be huge find
A deep-water exploration area could contain as much as 33 billion barrels of oil, an amount that would make the offshore bloc the world's third-largest known oil reserve, a top oil official said today. (AP, 5:23 p.m.)
American pilots to protest at Logan, Fidelity
Hundreds of American Airlines Inc. pilots plan to protest tomorrow at key airports and some of the carrier's largest corporate clients' headquarters in nine cities nationwide -- including in Boston at Logan International Airport and Fidelity Investments Inc. -- to call attention to American's poor performance
The pilots' union, which said it started planning the demonstration in February, will post 30 to 50 pilots at each location between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Pilots, who are in the midst of contract negotiations, will pass out leaflets urging inconvenienced passengers to share their travel woes at a newly launched website, tellyouraastory.com. They said the protest will not disrupt scheduled flights. The Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American's 12,000 pilots, said its campaign is not tied to contract negotiations nor is it a response to American's cancellation last week of more than 3,000 flights due to aircraft safety inspections. But the union said last week's upheaval, which stranded more than a quarter-million passengers, punctuates ongoing management problems at the world's largest airline. Last year, American was ranked worst among network carriers for on-time performance.
An airline spokesman was unavailable to immediately comment.
The protests are scheduled to take place in Boston, New York, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., a day before American announces its quarterly earnings.(By Nicole C. Wong, Globe staff)
A tour of Harvard Yard
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Bush lauds Navy football team
President Bush lauded members of the Naval Academy football team on Monday for again earning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the competition between the three major service academies. (AP, 4:11 p.m.)
Iraq fires 1,300 after failed Basra offensive
The Iraqi government has dismissed 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's Shi'ite-on-Shi'ite battles in Basra. (By Slobodan Lekic, Boston Globe)
Shin Bet launches Arabic, English sites
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Olympic torch in Oman
Thousands cheered and some danced with traditional daggers along the Olympic torch's path through Oman's capital Monday, a festive greeting that contrasted with disrupting protests elsewhere on the flame's global journey. (AP, 5:29 p.m.)
sraeli aircraft strikes Gaza
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Israel, U.S. to share nuclear safety research
The United States has agreed to boost nuclear safety cooperation with Israel, an Israeli official said on Monday, despite the Jewish state's refusal to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. (Reuters, 4:42 p.m.)
Monitor Oil to repay second-lien lenders
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Rivals in Kenya agree on Cabinet makeup
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Zimbabwe plans partial recountof parliamentary election
Authorities said yesterday they would recount the votes from nearly two dozen parliamentary races as Zimbabwe's ruling party sought to overturn election results that cost it control of the legislature for the first time in the nation's history. (By Angus Shaw, Boston Globe)
Skeptical voters head to the polls
Italians, wary of the governing class and weary of a stagnant economy, voted yesterday in early parliamentary elections that could return conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi to power. (Boston Globe)
Israeli leaders shun Carter on Mideast trip
Former president Jimmy Carter brokered the first Israeli-Arab peace deal, but he's getting a cool reception in Israel during his latest visit to the Mideast. (By Amy Teibel, Boston Globe)
Bush aide calls Olympics protest a cop-out
A top White House official yesterday implicitly criticized European leaders who might shun the opening of the Beijing Olympics over human rights issues and the treatment of Tibetans, calling such protests a cop-out far less effective than the "quiet diplomacy" the United States is pursuing. (By Brian Knowlton, Boston Globe). BOSTON GLOBE April 14, 2008 03:08 PM
The pilots' union, which said it started planning the demonstration in February, will post 30 to 50 pilots at each location between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Pilots, who are in the midst of contract negotiations, will pass out leaflets urging inconvenienced passengers to share their travel woes at a newly launched website, tellyouraastory.com. They said the protest will not disrupt scheduled flights. The Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American's 12,000 pilots, said its campaign is not tied to contract negotiations nor is it a response to American's cancellation last week of more than 3,000 flights due to aircraft safety inspections. But the union said last week's upheaval, which stranded more than a quarter-million passengers, punctuates ongoing management problems at the world's largest airline. Last year, American was ranked worst among network carriers for on-time performance.
An airline spokesman was unavailable to immediately comment.
The protests are scheduled to take place in Boston, New York, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., a day before American announces its quarterly earnings.(By Nicole C. Wong, Globe staff)
A tour of Harvard Yard
Take a virtual tour through one of the world's most hallowed institutional grounds.
Bush lauds Navy football team
President Bush lauded members of the Naval Academy football team on Monday for again earning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, awarded yearly to the winner of the competition between the three major service academies. (AP, 4:11 p.m.)
Iraq fires 1,300 after failed Basra offensive
The Iraqi government has dismissed 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted or refused to fight during last month's Shi'ite-on-Shi'ite battles in Basra. (By Slobodan Lekic, Boston Globe)
Shin Bet launches Arabic, English sites
Israel's Shin Bet security service launched English and Arabic Web sites Monday in an effort to lift its traditional shroud of secrecy and soften its image. (AP, 5:41 p.m.)
Olympic torch in Oman
Thousands cheered and some danced with traditional daggers along the Olympic torch's path through Oman's capital Monday, a festive greeting that contrasted with disrupting protests elsewhere on the flame's global journey. (AP, 5:29 p.m.)
sraeli aircraft strikes Gaza
An Israeli aircraft hit a vehicle in a missile strike in northern Gaza late Monday, killing a person getting out of the car, witnesses and health officials said. (AP, 5:14 p.m.)
Israel, U.S. to share nuclear safety research
The United States has agreed to boost nuclear safety cooperation with Israel, an Israeli official said on Monday, despite the Jewish state's refusal to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. (Reuters, 4:42 p.m.)
Monitor Oil to repay second-lien lenders
Monitor Oil PLC has won bankruptcy court approval to return $43.5 million in borrowed funds to finance the construction of a vessel that will decommission offshore platforms. (AP, 4:28 p.m.)
Rivals in Kenya agree on Cabinet makeup
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and his political rival Raila Odinga agreed on the details of a 40-member Cabinet yesterday, implementing a power-sharing deal they reached in February. President Mwai Kibaki (above, right) and his political opponent Raila Odinga had bickered for weeks over key ministries. (By Stephanie McCrummen, Boston Globe)
Zimbabwe plans partial recountof parliamentary election
Authorities said yesterday they would recount the votes from nearly two dozen parliamentary races as Zimbabwe's ruling party sought to overturn election results that cost it control of the legislature for the first time in the nation's history. (By Angus Shaw, Boston Globe)
Skeptical voters head to the polls
Italians, wary of the governing class and weary of a stagnant economy, voted yesterday in early parliamentary elections that could return conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi to power. (Boston Globe)
Israeli leaders shun Carter on Mideast trip
Former president Jimmy Carter brokered the first Israeli-Arab peace deal, but he's getting a cool reception in Israel during his latest visit to the Mideast. (By Amy Teibel, Boston Globe)
Bush aide calls Olympics protest a cop-out
A top White House official yesterday implicitly criticized European leaders who might shun the opening of the Beijing Olympics over human rights issues and the treatment of Tibetans, calling such protests a cop-out far less effective than the "quiet diplomacy" the United States is pursuing. (By Brian Knowlton, Boston Globe). BOSTON GLOBE April 14, 2008 03:08 PM
