News for Sunday, February 4, 2007
• Insurgents Kill 5 in Baghdad Attacks, a Day After Truck Bomb Kills 130 Iraqi police say a series of insurgent attacks in Baghdad have killed at least five people, a day after more than 130 people were killed in Iraq's single deadliest bombing since 2003.
• NATO Airstrike Kills Taleban Commander in Southern Afghanistan NATO officials say an airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed a senior Taleban commander. The attack was part of a larger NATO effort aimed at retaking a key southern town that the Taleban captured several days ago. Correspondent Benjamin Sand has more from VOA's South Asia news center in Islamabad.
• Britain Culls Tens of Thousands of Turkeys Infected With Bird Flu Virus No summary available.
• Germany Beats Poland to Win World Handball Championships Torsten Jansen has scored eight goals to help lead Germany to a 29-24 victory over Poland and the title at the world handball championships in Cologne, Germany.
• 2008 Bush Budget Heads To Capitol Hill President Bush's proposed 2008 federal budget is delivered to the U.S. Congress Monday. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, it is expected to include billions of dollars more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 32 Feared Dead in Colombia Coal Mine Explosion Authorities in northeastern Colombia fear at least 32 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion.
• Senegal's Campaign Kicks Off With Confusing Alliances Campaigning in Senegal for a presidential election later this month has begun, amid confusion over some changing political alliances. The election takes place against a backdrop of a construction boom, but high unemployment and poor public services. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar.
• Dallas, Buffalo Stars Among 2007 Football Hall of Fame Inductees The National Football League has announced this year's inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the six inductees include two offensive linemen, a tight end, a running back, a wide receiver and a defensive back.
• Senators Debate Opposition to US Troop Surge in Iraq U.S. senators took their cases for and against President Bush's plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to the American public, in appearances on television talk shows Sunday. The Senate is expected to vote this week on a non-binding resolution that would express disagreement with the plan. VOA's Stephanie Ho has more.
• Kircheisen, Manninen Win World Cup Nordic Combined Events in Zakopane German skier Bjoern Kircheisen and Hannu Manninen of Finland have won the World Cup Nordic combined events in Zakopane, Poland.
• Thousands in Spain Protest Negotiations With Basque Guerrillas Thousands of people in Spain marched in the streets of Madrid Saturday to protest any negotiations between the government and the militant Basque separatist group, ETA.
• Poland's Malysz Wins 2nd World Cup Ski Jumping Event of Weekend Adam Malysz of Poland took advantage of a strong second leap to win his second World Cup ski jumping event of the weekend in Titisee, Germany.
• 300,000 Homeless, 20 Dead From Jakarta Floods Flooding in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has killed at least 20 people and left 300,000 homeless, with the water rising as high as four meters in some places.
• UN Expert Predicts European Bird Flu Outbreaks The United Nations' top bird-flu expert says Europe can expect more cases of deadly H5N1 virus in domestic birds over the next few months, after the virus killed 2,500 turkeys in eastern England.
• Congo Cholera Outbreak Spreads to Brazzaville An outbreak of cholera in the Republic of Congo has spread to the capital, Brazzaville, pushing the overall death toll to 53.
• Indianapolis Colts Win Super Bowl XLI The Indianapolis Colts have won Super Bowl XLI (41), defeating the Chicago Bears, 29-17, in Miami, Florida.