Archive for August 15th, 2009

Storms Ana, Bill race west; hurricane expected (Reuters)

Written by on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 in 300293.

Reuters – Tropical Storms Ana and Bill, the first named storms of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, were racing westward with gale force winds, and Bill was expected to develop into a hurricane in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Madonna has birthday in Poland amid protests

Written by on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – Polish fans joined together in song to wish Madonna a pleased birthday at a concert in Warsaw Saturday evening — just hours before she turned 51.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

US man in Suu Kyi case to fly out of Myanmar (AFP)

Written by on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 in 300295.

US citizen John Yettaw photographs himself in Yangon, Myanmar. Yettaw, jailed for swimming to the house of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, is set to fly out of the army-ruled nation after a visiting American senator secured his release.(AFP/HO/File/AFP)AFP – A US citizen jailed for swimming to the house of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was set to glide out of the army-ruled nation Sunday with a visiting American senator who secured his release.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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