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Southern Copper 2Q profit falls 24 pct

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:50:51 +0000

Peru’s Southern Copper Corp. on Thursday said second-quarter profit fell 24 percent from the year-ago period amid strikes and higher fuel and production costs.

Thai insurgents condemn 'cease-fire'

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:51:55 +0000

The leader of a Muslim insurgent group in southern Thailand denounced the recent announcement of a cease-fire in the region as a hoax, while suspected rebels set off a bomb Monday that wounded seven...

Thai Muslim group claims cease-fire

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:16:24 +0000

An organization claiming to represent groups involved in southern Thailand’s Muslim insurgency announced Thursday it will end all violence in the region.

NCAA penalizes Texas Southern softball, tennis

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:10:17 +0000

The NCAA has penalized Texas Southern for major violations in its softball and tennis programs.

Jamie Lynn Spears poses with baby for mag cover

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:17:59 +0000

Weeks after giving birth to daughter Maddie Briann, Jamie Lynn Spears is showing off the newborn, sharing memories of a “perfect” delivery and longing to be a Southern soccer...

School bus attacked in Thailand; 3 student hurt

AP — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:48 +0000

Suspected Islamic insurgents opened fire on a school bus in Thailand’s restive south on Monday, killing two paramilitary rangers and wounding three teenage students, police...

Insurgents kill 3 in Thailand's south

AP — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:34:04 +0000

Suspected insurgents in Thailand’s restive south shot up a bustling cafe early Saturday, killing three customers and injuring four others, police said.

Attack destroys Russian official's home

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:55:08 +0000

An Interior Ministry spokesman says insurgents in Russia’s violence-plagued south destroyed a senior police official’s house in a grenade attack.

Bush raises Republican cash, touts housing efforts

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:55:57 +0000

President Bush is raising cash for Republicans in two Southern states, with some time sandwiched in to reassure people fighting to keep their homes.

Attorney who took on big tobacco faces sentencing

AP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:34:42 +0000

From Navy fighter pilot to prominent attorney, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs parlayed his Southern charm and legal savvy into a career that earned him hundreds of millions of dollars taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance...