world

70 years later, Hindenburg survivors recall giant airship’s end in flames

By Abdullah AlShihri and Chris Newmarker · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Seventy years ago Sunday, the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg ignited while easing toward its mooring mast at the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst. The blaze killed 35 people on board and one person in the ground crew; 62 passengers and crew members survived.

LA police to review use of force

By Abdullah AlShihri and Peter Prengaman · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

A day of mostly calm immigration rallies around the nation ended with a clash in Los Angeles, where officers fired rubber bullets and used batons against demonstrators. The police chief said officers may have used inappropriate force and promised a review.

FDA further extends drug warning to include young adults

By Abdullah AlShihri and Andrew Bridges · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

Young adults beginning treatment with antidepressants should be warned about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior, federal health officials said Wednesday.

International court issues arrest warrants for Darfur war

By Abdullah AlShihri and Mike Corder · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants Wednesday in the murderous Darfur conflict, seeking to try a government minister and a janjaweed militia leader on charges of mass slayings, rape and torture. Sudan immediately refused to arrest them.

Environmentalists make push for alternative energy reform

By Abdullah AlShihri and Joseph Coleman · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

There’s no shortage of ideas for high-tech measures to combat global warming: develop clean biofuels made of corn or palm oil, build more nuclear power stations or bury harmful carbon emissions in underground vaults. But those are the last solutions many environmentalists want to hear about.

U.S. forces detain 17 suspected insurgents in Iraqi al-Qaida raid

By Abdullah AlShihri and Hamid Ahmed · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – U.S. forces detained 17 suspected insurgents in raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq on Saturday, the military said, a day after the Pentagon announced the capture of one of the terror network’s most senior and experienced operatives.

55 killed in car bomb near Shiite shrine in Iraq

By Abdullah AlShihri and Sameer N. Yacoub · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – A parked car exploded Saturday near one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines in the city of Karbala as people were headed to the area for evening prayers, killing 55 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

Iran agrees to join U.S., other countries at conference

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – Iran agreed Sunday to join the U.S. and other countries at a conference on Iraq this week, raising hopes the government in Tehran would help stabilize its violent neighbor and stem the flow of guns and bombs over the border.

Rice: Next Iraq war spending bill could be derailed

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ben Feller · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – President Bush will not support a war spending bill that punishes the Iraqi government for failing to meet benchmarks for progress, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.

Around the world

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told an Iranian envoy Sunday that the persistent attacks in Iraq are also a threat abroad, a pointed warning amid U.S. accusations that the government in Tehran is stoking the violence by supporting Shiite militias.

700,000 Turks protest Islamic-rooted government

By Abdullah AlShihri and Benjamin Harvey · Monday, April 30,2007 12 a.m.

Some 700,000 Turks waving the red national flag flooded central Istanbul on Sunday to demand the resignation of the government, saying the Islamic roots of Turkey’s leaders threatened to destroy the country’s modern foundations. Like the protesters – who gathered for the second large anti-government demonstration in two weeks – Turkey’s powerful secular military has accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of tolerating radical Islamic circles.

U.S. Officer faces allegations of aiding the enemy

By Alyson Brodsy and Kim Gamel · Friday, April 27,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – A senior U.S. officer has been charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy and fraternizing with the daughter of a detainee while he commanded a military police detachment at the American detention facility where Saddam Hussein had been held, the military said Thursday.

Beijing announces 2008 Olympic torch will pass through Taiwan

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephen Wade · Friday, April 27,2007 12 a.m.

BEIJING – Organizers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics announced Thursday what will be the longest torch relay in the history of the games, tracing a route that covers five continents and makes politically sensitive stops in Taiwan and Tibet.

Bill passed to pull troops

By Alyson Brodsy and Anne Flaherty · Friday, April 27,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.

Taliban says bin Laden planned attack on Cheney

By Abisalom Omolo and Anna Johnson · Thursday, April 26,2007 12 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt – A top Taliban commander said al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was behind the February attack outside the U.S. military base in Bagram, Afghanistan, during the visit there by Vice President Dick Cheney, according to an interview aired Wednesday on Al-Jazeera.

Around the World

By Abisalom Omolo · Thursday, April 26,2007 12 a.m.

Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion during the first three months of pregnancy, a landmark decision likely to heighten church-state tensions in the Roman Catholic nation and lead to a bitter court battle.

McCain casts himself as most qualified candidate

By Abisalom Omolo and Liz Sidoti · Thursday, April 26,2007 12 a.m.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Republican John McCain officially entered the 2008 presidential race Wednesday, stressing his experience honed in war and Washington as he sought to revive his struggling campaign.

Around the World

By Abisalom Omolo · Wednesday, April 25,2007 12 a.m.

A mineral recently discovered in Serbia has the same composition as kryptonite – the fictional substance that robs Superman of his powers – the British Museum said Tuesday. While the material is not a perfect match, its chemical breakdown is strikingly similar.

Bombing kills 9 U.S. soldiers

By Abisalom Omolo and Hamid Ahmed · Wednesday, April 25,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Tuesday for double suicide truck bombings that killed nine U.S. paratroopers in the worst attack on American ground forces in Iraq in more than a year, saying it sent “two knights” for the attack.

Boris Yeltsin, the president who escorted Russia to democracy’s door, dies at 76

By Abdullah AlShihri and Jim Heintz · Tuesday, April 24,2007 12 a.m.

MOSCOW – Former President Boris Yeltsin, who hastened the collapse of the Soviet Union by scrambling atop a tank to rally opposition against a hard-line coup and later pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy, died Monday at age 76.

70 years later, Hindenburg survivors recall giant airship’s end in flames

LA police to review use of force

FDA further extends drug warning to include young adults

International court issues arrest warrants for Darfur war

Environmentalists make push for alternative energy reform

U.S. forces detain 17 suspected insurgents in Iraqi al-Qaida raid

55 killed in car bomb near Shiite shrine in Iraq

Iran agrees to join U.S., other countries at conference

Rice: Next Iraq war spending bill could be derailed

Around the world

700,000 Turks protest Islamic-rooted government

U.S. Officer faces allegations of aiding the enemy

Beijing announces 2008 Olympic torch will pass through Taiwan

Bill passed to pull troops

Taliban says bin Laden planned attack on Cheney

Around the World

McCain casts himself as most qualified candidate

Around the World

Bombing kills 9 U.S. soldiers

Boris Yeltsin, the president who escorted Russia to democracy’s door, dies at 76

Complaint against IU Kelley students, professor seeks over $2 billion in damages

The state wants Kinsey off-campus. IU says they’re already complying with state law

Indiana football lands Brendan Franke, Mitch McCarthy out of transfer portal

Lee Beebe Jr. re-commits to Indiana football 2 days after re-opening recruitment

Should the bison return as IU’s mascot? Fans have opinions