http://www.bakersfield.com/893 World from Bakersfield.com en-us Copyright 2008 The Bakersfield Californian http://www.bakersfield.com/static/new/images/bdotcom_rss_logo.gif http://www.bakersfield.com/893 http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446271.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446271.html The death toll rose to 43 from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across China, a report said Friday. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT   The death toll rose to 43 from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across China, a report said Friday.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446270.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446270.html A bomb blast blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed six policemen and wounded 50 people, including civilians, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Friday, the military said. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT A bomb blast blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed six policemen and wounded 50 people, including civilians, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Friday, the military said.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446261.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446261.html For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT   For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446260.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446260.html More than a dozen Jewish rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT More than a dozen Jewish rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446258.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446258.html The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT   The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446257.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446257.html Malaysia's law minister says a government inquiry has found evidence of a conspiracy to broker the appointment of top judges. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:50 PDT Malaysia's law minister says a government inquiry has found evidence of a conspiracy to broker the appointment of top judges.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446226.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446226.html Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories - China has begun tallying losses from the calamitous earthquake that struck earlier this week, with estimates ranging to over $20 billion. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:22 PDT   Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories - China has begun tallying losses from the calamitous earthquake that struck earlier this week, with estimates ranging to over $20 billion.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446223.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446223.html A bomb blast blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed six policemen and wounded 50 people, including civilians, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Friday, the military said. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:05:46 PDT A bomb blast blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed six policemen and wounded 50 people, including civilians, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Friday, the military said.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446222.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446222.html A police chief says Afghan and foreign troops have killed three militants in eastern Afghanistan. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:21 PDT A police chief says Afghan and foreign troops have killed three militants in eastern Afghanistan.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446207.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446207.html An American Marine was found guilty in a military court of abusive sexual conduct of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, southern Japan, the military said Friday. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:46 PDT An American Marine was found guilty in a military court of abusive sexual conduct of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, southern Japan, the military said Friday.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446202.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446202.html Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded two Tamil Tiger rebel bases deep in the northern jungles, and infantry clashes killed 27 rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday. Thu, 15 May 2008 23:50:22 PDT   Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded two Tamil Tiger rebel bases deep in the northern jungles, and infantry clashes killed 27 rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446182.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446182.html A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake. Thu, 15 May 2008 23:40:46 PDT   A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week's massive earthquake.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446173.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446173.html Police released sketches of three men they believe were involved in bombings that ripped through this historic Indian city, killing 61 people. Thu, 15 May 2008 22:35:20 PDT   Police released sketches of three men they believe were involved in bombings that ripped through this historic Indian city, killing 61 people.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446151.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446151.html At least eight bank employees and a security guard were lined up and shot dead in the head Friday in a bloody Philippine bank robbery, police said. Another employee was in critical condition at a hospital. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:50:46 PDT At least eight bank employees and a security guard were lined up and shot dead in the head Friday in a bloody Philippine bank robbery, police said. Another employee was in critical condition at a hospital.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446087.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446087.html The world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its mid-year economic projections Thursday. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:49 PDT   The world economy is "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and is expected to grow only 1.8 percent in 2008, the United Nations said in its mid-year economic projections Thursday.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446016.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/446016.html The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:23 PDT The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445984.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445984.html As of Thursday, May 15, 2008, at least 4,078 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:28 PDT As of Thursday, May 15, 2008, at least 4,078 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445970.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445970.html Teachers, postal workers and other public servants staged a one-day strike and tens of thousands marched through French cities Thursday, a widespread protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned job cuts. Thu, 15 May 2008 17:00:23 PDT   Teachers, postal workers and other public servants staged a one-day strike and tens of thousands marched through French cities Thursday, a widespread protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned job cuts.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445953.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445953.html Prime Minister Stephen Harper will deliver a public apology for a decades-long government policy requiring Canadian Indians to attend state-funded church schools - often scenes of physical and sexual abuse. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:40:27 PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper will deliver a public apology for a decades-long government policy requiring Canadian Indians to attend state-funded church schools - often scenes of physical and sexual abuse.]]> http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445948.html http://www.bakersfield.com/893/story/445948.html An international banker whose nomination for Haiti's No. 2 political post was rejected by the lower house of Parliament said Thursday he was hamstrung by corrupt legislators. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:24 PDT An international banker whose nomination for Haiti's No. 2 political post was rejected by the lower house of Parliament said Thursday he was hamstrung by corrupt legislators.]]>