Yemen: We were warned of al-Qaida attack (AP via Yahoo! News)
Yemeni security officials were warned about a possible al-Qaida attack, but said Tuesday they did not think it would include the suicide bombing that killed a group of Spanish tourists visiting a remote temple....more...Survivors describe bombing attack in Yemen as 'an absolute nightmare' (International Herald Tribune)
The group was visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba when a suicide bomber plowed his car into their convoy Monday, killing the seven Spaniards and two Yemenis....more... Spain sends plane to Yemen to bring back dead and injured (International Herald Tribune)
A survivor of the suicide car-bombing in Yemen in which seven Spaniards were killed told a radio station Tuesday the scene of the attack scene was one of absolute terror....more... Yemen Officials Feared al-Qaida Attack (San Francisco Chronicle)
Yemeni security officials were warned about a possible al-Qaida attack, but said Tuesday they did not think it would include the suicide bombing that killed a group of Spanish tourists visiting a remote temple. A regional official blamed the terrorist... ...more... The big green dilemma (Guardian Unlimited)
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The Siemens-built Velaro E high- speed train has debuted in Spain, carrying passengers between Madrid and Barcelona....more... A favorable French connection (The Charlotte Observer)
Jean-Philippe Devillers, a 26-year-old business student at Paris Graduate School of Management, in France, is touring America, writing an "Around the USA in 80 Days" blog on his Web site, www.usin80days.com . His trip, which ends Sept. 3 in San Francisco, is partly sponsored by www.homeexchange.com . Devillers will stay with 37 host families in America; in return, those families will later be ......more... Saddle sore (The Scotsman: Sport)
On the eve of the Tour de France the once disgraced Scot, David Millar, talks doping, dodgy doctors and how his form has gone to pot. But he has hopes of a clean race this year....more... A pilgrimage of herencia (San Antonio Express-News)
Searching for the 'grandfather of grandfathers' in an ancestral homeland....more... |