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AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll....

Tymoshenko receiving medical care

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
Jailed Ukraine opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is moved to a hospital to be treated for back pain by a German doctor.
Categories: BBC, News

School buildings delay attacked

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
The government has been accused of "wasting precious time" with school building plans, by the shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg.
Categories: BBC, News

Sanford chief's goal: Resolve conflict

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
The man tasked with leading the police department in Sanford, Florida, in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing said communities should "take a good, hard look at who is selected," for neighborhood watch programs.
Categories: CNN, News

Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- In the gritty, working class Algiers suburb of Harrache, activists sporting the green baseball caps of the Islamist "Green" alliance hand out election leaflets outside their party headquarters, urging people to vote....

Philippines fire leaves 17 dead

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
A fire sweeps through a department store in the southern Philippines, killing 17 employees who were sleeping in the shop.
Categories: BBC, News

'No lead sponsor' for Irish Open

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
Golf's Irish Open at Royal Portrush still has not managed to attract a principal sponsor from the private sector for the tournament.
Categories: BBC, News

600 call centre jobs claim denied

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
An Indian-owned call centre firm suggests a "misunderstanding" for an announcement by the first minister of hundreds of jobs coming to Cardiff.
Categories: BBC, News

Man, 23, murdered in van attack

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
Police launch a murder inquiry after a man is deliberately knocked down and killed in North Lanarkshire.
Categories: BBC, News

Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....

Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....

Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....

Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the fall election nears....

Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban....

Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban....

Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban....

Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban....

Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban....

Colorado lawmakers reach impasse on civil unions

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
DENVER (AP) -- Chants of "shame on you" from gay rights supporters thundered through the Colorado House on Tuesday night after Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty said legislation to allow civil unions won't get a vote....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Carer 'raised concerns last year'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 10:38
A care worker tells the BBC she raised concerns about standards at a west Belfast old people's home as far back as July last year.
Categories: BBC, News
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