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Monday, January 12, 2004
BOB'S YOUR 'ANCHOR'
By DON KAPLAN
It's the all-new Baghdad Bob - he's cleaned up his act, dyed his hair and he's back on the air.
'PIRATES' TREASURED
By BRIDGET HARRISON
Disney's swashbuckling pirates made Tolkien's hobbits walk the plank last night at the People's Choice Awards.
BUBBA MAY BE BRIT SHORE THING
The Brits soon may not have to worry about their southern coast. Former President Bill Clinton has been tapped as the next possible Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Britain's oldest military honor and one that means he would technically be responsible for repelling any invasion of England's southeast coast.
TEEN BOMBER BLOWS HIMSELF UP
NABLUS, West Bank - Before dawn yesterday, 17-year-old Iyad al-Masri strapped on a belt filed with explosives and left this city - intent on carrying out an attack on Israelis. Hours later, his belt malfunctioned and exploded, killing him.
ISRAEL BIDS FOR TALKS WITH SYRIA
JERUSALEM - Israeli President Moshe Katsav today invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to visit Jerusalem as word got out that the two countries had secret contacts months ago.
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Cops in Ohio feared the worst when they pulled over a man in women's clothes, high-heels and a wig for a traffic violation and he told them, "I am not going to jail. You'll have to kill me first!" and hit the gas.
SEARCH FOR MISSING ALBANIANS
TIRANA, Albania - Navy ships and a helicopter were scouring Albania's coast yesterday for seven people reported missing after an inflatable boat packed with would-be illegal immigrants headed to Italy sank, killing at least 21 people.
NASA PUTS A LEASH ON MARS ROVER
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA scientists said yesterday they had decided to keep the Spirit rover on its lander for an extra day, putting off its rollout onto the Mars landscape until at least late Wednesday.
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