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Show DAILY A4 HERALD MORNING BRIEFING Tuesday, July 8. 2008 FAST FACT German printer Johanees Gutenberg (c 1 400-- 1 468) is usually considered the inventor of the printing press. He invented a system for casting and molding individual letters and symbols of type (movable type) that could be put together in a type tray. Source: The Book of 1 ,002 Trivia Questions Compiled from Daily Herald wire services The World The Nation Alabama police nab Freed U.S. hostage denounces team goat-do- g CAPSHAW, Ala. 'j . FARC FORT SAM HOUSTON, The goat was arrested, the Mercedes-Benz was assaulted and the dog came along for the ride. It happened Sunday when a woman driving the Mercedes saw a goat and dog playing on U.S. 72 in northern Alabama, Sheriff Mike Blakely said. She stopped, afraid they would get hit, Blakely said. But the goat jumped on the car and wouldn't come down. Fearing scratches and dents in her import's paint job, she called the Limestone County Sheriff's Department. A deputy got the goat down and put it in his patrol car, but then the dog jumped into his back seat too. Crouch took the dog to a veterinarian and the goat to the home of another deputy. "If anybody is missing a goat and dog, they need to let us know," Blakely said. Texas One of three American hostages reed last week from Colombia rebels denounced the group as "terrorists with a capital T."' Marc Gonsalves says the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which held him and two other U.S. military contractors in captivity for more than five years, were punishing others because he W 1 was rescued. Gonsalves said, "I want to send a message to the FARC. FARC, you guys are terror- ists." Another former hostage, Thomas Howes, said: "We are doing well but we cannot forget those we left behind in captivity." faces child porn charges ad FedBURLINGTON, Vt. in Alabama have filed child pornography NOAA report: U.S. charges against the ex reefs in severe of a Vermont girl who decline was found dead last week. Raymond Gagnon, 40, is FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. charged with having child Almost half the coral reef pornography at his former home in Cullman, Ala., fedecosystems in United States eral prosecutors said in a territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of statement Monday. rising ocean temperatures, According to the statement, Gagnon also tried according to a government to access ex stepdaughter report released Monday. Brooke Bennett's MySpace The reefs discussed in account "on or about" June the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 26 from a library computer in Cullman. report serve as breeding of for June 26 is the day after the many grounds world's seafood species and Brooke, who was 12, was react as indicators of overall ported missing in Randolph, Vt. She was found in a shalocean health. low grave a week later. Her "They are a major indicator of something that could uncle, Michael Jacques, has been charged with kidnapgo wrong with the environment," said Timothy Keeney, ping her. The charges in Alabama NOAA's deputy assistant were announced as Gagnon secretary for oceans and atwas in court on another mosphere. Keeney said 25 percent of charge, obstructing justice, all marine species need coral in federal court in Burlingreefs to live and grow, while ton, Vt. 40 percent of the fish caught Calif, group proposes commercially use reefs to breed. Bush Plant eral authorities stepfather Sewage Atlantic hurricane becomes Category 3 SAN FRANCISCO A California group submitted a proposal Monday to MIAMI Hurricane Bertha has strengthened to a Category 3 storm. The Atlantic season's first hurricane is still far from land, but the National Hurricane Center says it now has maximum sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. The center of the storm is located about 730 miles of the Northern Leeward Islands and about 1,150 miles southeast of Bermuda. Forecasters say it's movat about ing 12 miles an hour. The hurricane center says Bertha is expected to turn in the general direction of Bermuda. It's still too early to tell whether Bertha will hit the island, but forecasters plant after President Bush, calling the initiative a fitting rename a sewage treatment st st urged residents to monitor the storm's progress. tribute to the outgoing chief executive and the "mess" he'll leave behind. The Presidential Memorial Commission cisco wants name of the ter Pollution of San Fran- to switch the Oceanside WaControl Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. Supporters hoping to put the issue on the November ballot turned in more than 10,000 signatures to San Francisco election officials, organizer Brian McConnell said. The measure needs just over 7,000 valid names to qualify and McConnell expects to find out later this month whether they made it. Running of the A bull jumps onto revelers in VILLAR LOPEZ Associated Press Bulls the bullring during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on Monday. The bulls are set at the San Fermin festival. loose in the bullring after the running of the bulls Russia's new president warms up to Western leaders tered clashes between Muslims and Christians, have compelled many of Egypt's 6 million to 8 million Copts to isolate themselves in a nation of more than Serbian parliament TOYAKO, Japan Dmitry Medvedev called the American president "George" and offered him birthday congratulations. He gave a heartfelt thanks to French leader Nicolas Sarkozy for phoning just hours after he BELGRADE, Serbia Serbia's parliament apwon Russia's presidential vote. Medvedev warmed up to proved a new government Western leaders at a Group Monday that includes a of Eight summit in Hokkaido, group and the political party of the Japan, in his most prominent late strongman Slobodan international appearance since his inauguration two months Milosevic. Leaders of the coalition ago as Russian president. meetBut four have pledged to speed hilltop ings in a up the Balkan country's hotel brought no discernible integration into the European Union but also to changes in Russia's stance on continue fighting Kosovo's a slew of issues that strained statehood. Kosovo was a ties with the West under Serbian province before predecessor, Vladimir Putin. declaring independence in The mix of cordiality and February. The Cabinet was apapparent entrenchment on key 7 vote, with positions suggested that for proved in a Russia's global partners, the the remaining lawmakers in the Parliament change in the Kremlin may not run so deep. While both Rusrefusing to vote. sia and the West might like to The new government includes the Democratic Party turn a page in their relations, of President Boris Tadic progress probably won't come and the Socialist Party of easy. The opening day of the sumSerbia, which was formed mit of the G--8 nations brought by Milosevic in the 1990s. Under Milosevic the SocialMedvedev's first meetings ists were accused of inciting with Sarkozy, Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon the Balkan wars and ruining Brown since he took over from Putin. He met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the second time, after making through. The G--8 opened their summit Germany his first Western desin northern Japan on Monday tination as president. with a discussion with eight 70 million Muslims. To a degree, the separation will stand as the legacy of one leaders of the longest-servin- g in the church's history, Pope Shenouda III, some Copts say. Shenouda has strengthened the church as the center of daily Coptic life, making it a bulwark for Christians, during a papacy that has spanned 36 years. Now 85, Shenouda is facing health problems, including a broken leg last month that was repaired in the United States. Across much of Egypt, Muslims and Christians note a drawing apart of their communities, especially in the working class. Many say they mourn the loss. Others say the separation is for the best. "It's natural," Ayad Labid Faleh, a Coptic Christian, said in his auto parts store in the Shobra neighborhood of Cairo. In the dim, shop front, Faleh waited for customers, surrounded by boxed hoses and florid icons. OKs new coalition face-to-fa- Med-vedev- 's 127-2- 250-se- Israel: Prisoner swap deal signed with Hezbollah African leaders over the progress in aid increases to the continent and how the wealthy countries have fallen short. JERUSALEM Israel's milAlong with Algeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, itary said it began digging up the bodies of Lebanese fighters South Africa, Tanzania and Monday after the government the head of the Africa Union struck a deal with Hezbollah Commission, the G-- 8 discussed five to living guerrillas swap setting up a mechanism to prisoners and dozens of bodies measure their progress in fulfor two Israeli soldiers capfilling pledges and to hold them to their word, said leaders and tured in 2006. aid groups. Israel said in a statement that the swap agreement was "When the G-- 8 leaders make various commitments, it's signed "in the presence of a U.N. representative." Impleimportant to have a monitormentation of the deal depends ing system," said World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who on carrying out further steps, the statement said without pro- joined the talks. "I think coun viding specifics. Hezbollah officials refused to comment. Israel approved the swap June 29. It will hand over Samir Kantar, serving multiple life terms for a 1979 attack in Israel's north, as well as four Hezbollah prisoners and dozens of bodies of fighters. In r return, Israel is to receive two soldiers captured by Hezbollah r raid that in a 2006 y set off a fierce war. DARKO VOJINOVICAssociated Press The new Serbian Prime Minister, Mirko Cvetkovic talks to the media after the swearing in the Serbian government, (n Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday. Serbia's economy, but the party has sought to shake off that image by embracing reforms. Bomber kills 41 outside Indian Embassy New Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, 57, pledged to take the country toward EU membership. A KABUL, Afghanistan bomb ripped through the gates of the Indian Embassy on Monday, killing 41 people and scattering bodies and pools of blood across some of Kabul's most protected Streets. Afghanistan quickly blamed Pakistan, India's archrival. The suicide car bomber followed a diplomat's vehicle and detonated the explosives at the building's main entrance, only 30 yards from where dozens of Afghans had lined up to apply for visas. The blast was the deadliest in Kabul since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Nearly 150 other people were wounded. Women and children browsing nearby shops were among the victims who lay on the ground, bloodied and in agony, crying for help. Debris covered the pavement, including sandals, a wrecked bicycle and heaps of twisted metal. tries need to deliver on their promises, and that was the tone that was generally set in the discussion." Coptic Christians are choosing isolation Under CAIRO, Egypt pressure from fundamentalist forms of Islam and bursts of sectarian violence, the most populous Christian community in the Middle East is seeking safety by turning inward, cuty social ties that ting have bound Muslim to Christian in Egypt for centuries, members of both communities say. Attacks this summer on monks and shopkeepers belonging to Egypt's Coptic Christian minority, and scat day-to-da- r 1 t 1 1 (CP V'OEtMU KKt cross-borde- 34-da- G-- Fnhmarv 2003. the routine support ope'" d northeast of art earned a crew Florencia, Colof' ,ne crash; the ,,c( of 5 pcrsoi V remaining ti YVmembors were captured by the Colombia ..isurocnts and are being held as DARREN ABATE Associated discusses system p on aid pledges conducting Dm 11 8 to follow-u- ifctfUtittWmJI WWa Press Rescued American hostage Marc D. Gonsalves speaks during a "Yellow Ribbon Ceremony" during which each of those who were rescued, including Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, was able to speak briefly to the press, on Monday at Fort Sam Houston's Brooke Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas. An aid RUSUTSU, Japan group founded by U2 front-ma- n Bono calculates that the Group of Eight top industrialized nations has delivered only $3 billion of the additional $25 billion promised for Africa for everything from AIDS drugs to training peacekeepers. Now the Africans and their allies want a new system to make sure rich nations come I i '"- -. " .... AARON FAVILAAssociated Press protesters during a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in suburban Manila, Philippines, on Monday. The group is protesting against the ongoing G8 summit in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as they blame the U.S. and other rich countries in the escalating fuel and food prices and worsening poverty around the world. A girl joins anti-G- 8 Filipino |