Clashes sweep Bahrain as king declares state of emergency
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Frenzied clashes swept Bahrain Tuesday, a day after a Saudi-led military force entered the country to defend its Sunni monarchy from a Shiite-led protest movement. Hundreds of demonstrators were injured by shotgun blasts and clubs, a doctor said. As the government’s crackdown intensified, the Bahraini king declared a three-month state of emergency Tuesday that gave his military chief wide authority to battle protesters.
Prosecutors: Berlusconi had sex with teen 13 times in Milan villa
MILAN (AP) — Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed Tuesday seeking indictments against three aides for allegedly soliciting prostitutes for the Italian leader.
The seven-page document, obtained by The Associated Press, alleges the sex-fueled parties started with dinner, progressed to erotic dancing involving the premier and culminated with Berlusconi’s choice of a sex partner, or partners.
Japan rescuers pull 70-year-old woman from tsunami debris
TOKYO (AP) — Rescuers pulled a 70-year-old woman from her toppled home Tuesday, four days after an earthquake-spurred tsunami tossed the house off its foundation in Japan’s northeast.
The rescues of the elderly Sai Abe and a younger man pulled from rubble elsewhere in the region were rare good news following Friday’s disaster that killed at least 2,700 people and left thousands missing.
Last American veteran of World War I buried at Arlington Cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The last American veteran of World War I has been laid to rest.
Frank Buckles was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, just 50 yards from the gravesite of Gen. John Pershing, under whose command he served.
Buckles’ flag-draped casket was carried to the gravesite on a caisson led by seven horses. After the service, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli handed the flag to Buckles’ daughter, Susannah Flanagan.
2 La. fugitives caught in Memphis made initial court appearances
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two fugitives from Louisiana who were captured in Memphis after evading authorities for 10 days made a brief court appearance Tuesday.
Darian Pierce, 33, and Ricky Wedgeworth, 36, are being held in Memphis on a federal escape charge.
They also face charges in at least three states, including charges in the death of an Ohio businessman. Both men made initial appearances in federal court Tuesday.
Federal appeals court issues a stay on drilling ruling
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked a judge’s order requiring regulators to act on several drilling permit applications.
The federal government filed court documents earlier this month saying it may have to deny the applications if regulators must make a decision within 30 days as ordered.
The order was issued by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the Obama administration’s moratorium on deepwater drilling. That moratorium followed energy company BP PLC’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
N.O. cop asks judge to quash his indictment in Danziger shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer charged in deadly shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina is asking a judge to dismiss his indictment, accusing prosecutors of tainting the case.
A court filing Monday by Sgt. Kenneth Bowen’s attorney claims state and federal prosecutors improperly used his 2006 testimony before a state grand jury under an immunity deal.
 
 
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