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AP International NewsBrief at 6:45 p.m. EDT(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Peruvian prosecutor wants Berenson back in prisonLIMA, Peru (AP) _ A Peruvian prosecutor said Friday he will ask a court to revoke the parole of American activist Lori Berenson and send her back to prison to finish her 20-year sentence for aiding leftist rebels. Julio Galindo, the government's lead anti-terrorism prosecutor, said he would tell the national criminal appeals court Monday that the 40-year-old New Yorker still poses a threat to society and that there are doubts about whether she has cut all links to the leftist rebel group Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. Police: Israeli also suspect in stabbing in IsraelRAMLE, Israel (AP) _ The man accused of going on a three-state stabbing spree in the United States was also a suspect in a stabbing near his hometown in Israel. But what drove Elias Abuelazam remains a mystery: Relatives describe a shy man from a respected family who had recently become despondent. Profilers say the case is baffling because, despite five deaths, murder did not appear to be the goal. Pakistan floods fail to spark strong global aidISLAMABAD (AP) _ The global aid response to the Pakistan floods has so far been much less generous than to other recent natural disasters _ despite the soaring numbers of people affected and the prospect of more economic ruin in a country key to the fight against Islamist extremists. Reasons include the relatively low death toll of 1,500, the slow onset of the flooding compared with more immediate and dramatic earthquakes or tsunamis, and a global "donor fatigue" _ or at least a Pakistan fatigue. Tamils cram on ship, seeking asylum in CanadaVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ At sea for three crowded and grueling months, hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka sought refuge in Canada on Friday when their rusty, ramshackle cargo ship finally edged just after sunrise into the shelter of a naval port. Some passengers stood on the deck, shaded by striped lengths of cloth, after the MV Sun Sea pulled in. Paramedics wearing surgical masks tended to them. A few were taken away on stretchers and whisked into ambulances at dockside; all were shielded from view by black umbrellas. Huge protest after police kill 4 in Indian KashmirSRINAGAR, India (AP) _ Tens of thousands of Kashmiris staged angry street demonstrations Friday after government forces killed four people and injured 31 others during the latest unrest against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region. Two months of violent clashes with security forces have left at least 55 people dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir _ mostly protesters who have been shot. The unrest shows no signs of easing despite the deployment of more troops and calls from the Indian prime minister for calm. Russia: Iran's nuclear plant to get fuel next weekMOSCOW (AP) _ Russia announced Friday it will begin the startup next week of Iran's only atomic power plant, giving Tehran a boost as it struggles with international sanctions and highlighting differences between Moscow and Washington over pressuring the Islamic Republic to give up activities that could be used to make nuclear arms. Uranium fuel shipped by Russia will be loaded into the Bushehr reactor on Aug. 21, beginning a process that will last about a month and end with the reactor sending electricity to Iranian cities, Russian and Iranian officials said. Trinidad oil company denies spill reached oceanPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) _ Trinidad's petroleum company said Friday that crews are cleaning up a spill that seeped into rivers, but denied claims by fishermen that the oil had reached the ocean. Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. said it fixed a leak in an underground transfer pipe that released oil into the Godineau River and tributaries on the Caribbean island this week. Gitmo trial delayed due to attorney's illnessGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ The war-crimes trial of a young Canadian detainee was halted Friday due to the illness of his attorney, who was to be flown to the United States for treatment after collapsing in the courtroom. The trial will be on hold for at least 30 days while the only lawyer for Omar Khadr is treated for complications from recent gall bladder surgery, said Bryan Broyles, the deputy chief defense counsel for the military trials at Guantanamo Bay. Army Lt. Col. Jon Jackson was taken from court by ambulance Thursday, ending the session. India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdownMUMBAI, India (AP) _ India may ask Google and Skype for greater access to encrypted information once it resolves security concerns with BlackBerrys, which are now under threat of a ban, according to a government document and two people familiar with the discussions. The 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which were coordinated with satellite and cell phones, helped prompt a sweeping security review of telecommunications ahead of the Commonwealth Games _ a major sporting event to be held in New Delhi in October. Myanmar junta sets election date for Nov 7YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ Myanmar's ruling junta set Nov. 7 as the date for the country's first election in two decades, but made no concessions to critics who say the rules favor the army and its allies and bar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part. The announcement renewed international calls for urgent changes allowing a free-and-fair vote. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy already announced it was boycotting the polls and other parties are wary of participating. (c) 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |