Associated Press Writers QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador was under a state of siege Friday, the streets quiet with the military in charge of public order, after soldiers rescued President Rafael Correa from a hospital where he’d been surrounded by police who roughed him up and tear-gassed him earlier. The chief of the national police, Gen. [...]
Associated Press Writer ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Assailants in Pakistan launched two separate attacks Friday on vehicles carrying fuel for NATO and American forces in Afghanistan, highlighting the vulnerability of the U.S.-led mission a day after Pakistan closed a major border crossing. A truck driver and his assistant were burned alive in the second attack on [...]
AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is confident that Pakistan will soon remove its restriction on the flow of NATO supply convoys across the border into Afghanistan, the administration’s special representative for the two countries said Friday. “It’s inconceivable to me that the closing of the routes — the alleged closing, which [...]
Associated Press Writer LONDON — Pakistan’s ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf apologized Friday for mistakes made during his last term in office, as he launched a bid to return to power. Musharraf told scores of cheering supporters that he made decisions which had negative repercussions for his nation of 175 million. But the leader who stepped [...]
AP Sports Writer NEW DELHI — Fears about unhealthy conditions at the athletes’ village have abated and the venue preparation appears to be going smoothly, leaving athletes a few days to actually concentrate on their sports before the Commonwealth Games open on Sunday. Preparation for the games have been plagued by problems, and last week [...]
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The new cars and trucks sold in 2025 may be required to average 62 miles per gallon as a group, far surpassing the fuel efficiency of current high-mileage stars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic hybrids. The government on Friday presented the potential range it is considering for fuel [...]
Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD — Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr backed Iraq’s prime minister to retain power Friday in a move that could speed an end to the country’s seven-month political impasse but could also hand al-Sadr’s anti-American bloc considerable influence in the next government. The decision marks a significant boost for Prime Minister Nouri [...]
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