http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld Nation/World news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/#When: 15:49:03Z Tom A. Peter If the underlying intent of international aid projects is to “win the hearts and minds” of the Afghan people, then by many measures the United States is failing. news, politics, family, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/#When: 15:25:08Z T. Christian Miller The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal. news, politics, health, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-09-09T15:25:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090810_rahul_gandhi/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090810_rahul_gandhi/#When: 15:31:31Z Jason Overdorf He doesn’t do interviews with the foreign press, so I was only able to meet Rahul Gandhi, the once and future leader of India, elections notwithstanding, by happenstance. news, politics, history, nationworld, breaking, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-08T15:31:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090710_ocean_deadzones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090710_ocean_deadzones/#When: 15:14:04Z John Solomon The number of “dead zones” in U.S. coastal waters — where oxygen is so depleted that it can harm marine life — has soared 30-fold over the last half century, according to a report that warns the phenomenon poses both economic and environmental hazards. news, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, center_for_public_integrity 2010-09-08T15:14:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090710_ireland_marriages/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090710_ireland_marriages/#When: 14:24:03Z Conor O'Clery Young women from European Union member states like Latvia are being paid to come to Ireland and take part in sham marriages with non-EU nationals. These give the new husbands a back door to permanent EU residency. news, politics, family, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-07T14:24:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/#When: 03:47:36Z Jane Arraf In a war that has changed the U.S. and its military almost as much as the country it invaded, the realization seems to have sunk in that victory is much easier to declare than it will be to define. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-03T03:47:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_chinatraffic/#When: 18:40:21Z Coco Liu When word got out two weeks ago about China’s monster traffic jam, an amazing thing happened: drivers continued to willingly flock to the Beijing-Tibet expressway at the heart of the problem. The monster traffic jam is a thing of the past, but there may be more to come. news, business, environment, trans_growth, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:40:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_haiti_radio/#When: 18:33:19Z Jennifer Maloney Broadcasting from tarpaulin tents, Haiti’s radio journalists are striking a more critical tone. news, environment, media, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:33:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/#When: 18:09:27Z Myles Estey In San Juan Copala, paramilitaries from nearby towns violently rebuff would-be visitors. A blockade of large rocks prevents anyone from crossing into town. Residents speak in strained voices about conditions under the blockade. They describe kidnappings, the constant threat of violence and rape and the vacuum of life in their town. news, border, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T18:09:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_exiled_reporter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090210_exiled_reporter/#When: 16:09:08Z Julian Aguilar Reporter Emilio Gutiérrez says he knew the script the Mexican general wanted him to follow. But the reporter kept writing about soldiers robbing citizens. He believes it almost cost him his life. Two years after seeking asylum in the U.S., Gutiérrez still waits for an immigration judge to rule. news, border, crime, media, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T16:09:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090110_illegalimmigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090110_illegalimmigration/#When: 22:21:02Z Dylan Smith The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has declined considerably since 2000-2005, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center, dropping for the first time since 1990. news, politics, border, family, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-09-01T22:21:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/#When: 17:16:20Z Krista Kjellman Schmidt The latest crisis — a salmonella outbreak that caused more than a half-billion eggs to be recalled — has prompted the FDA to begin inspecting all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year. Had your breakfast yet? Here are the first two reports. news, business, environment, health, food, eating, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-31T17:16:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_afghan_supply/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_afghan_supply/#When: 16:45:09Z Ben Gilbert Moving all the things 100,000 troops need to fight and survive in a hostile foreign land is never an easy task. In a landlocked, mountainous country the size of Texas, with few paved roads, it is even harder. news, politics, business, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-31T16:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_chile_mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083110_chile_mine/#When: 14:49:29Z Pascale Bonnefoy When the dust settled several hours after the mine caved in on them, the 33 miners began climbing the emergency ladder in a ventilation shaft that would lead them to the surface 2,300 feet above. But they only got a third of the way. The mine owners had never bothered to finish the ladder to the top. news, business, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-31T14:49:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_labarbie_cartel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_labarbie_cartel/#When: 04:38:47Z Julian Aguilar Authorities in Mexico have detained the alleged Texas-born cartel leader Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as “La Barbie.” He is the former “right-hand” of Alturo Beltran Leyva, the leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel ,who was gunned down last year by Mexican authorities. news, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, mexico_latin 2010-08-31T04:38:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_afghan_contractors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_afghan_contractors/#When: 00:35:19Z Nick Schwellenbach Billions are at stake, but U.S. investigators are stymied by murky rules and enforcement obstacles as they try to ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent. news, politics, business, war, nationworld, breaking, center_for_public_integrity 2010-08-31T00:35:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_banks_selfdealing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083010_banks_selfdealing/#When: 14:40:59Z Jake Berstein As investors left the market in the run-up to the meltdown, Wall Street created fake demand, increasing their bonuses — and ultimately making the crisis worse. news, politics, business, trans_growth, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-08-30T14:40:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_oil_grainofsalt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_oil_grainofsalt/#When: 23:35:25Z Marian Wang Earlier this week, major news outlets ran with headlines about how a new microbe has been found eating up BP’s oil, and how microbes have degraded the hydrocarbons so efficiently that the vast plumes of oil in the Gulf are now undetectable. No joke. news, politics, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica, analysis 2010-08-27T23:35:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_deportations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_deportations/#When: 23:18:54Z Marian Wang About a month ago, Homeland Security began reviewing and moving to dismiss deportation cases against suspected illegal immigrants without serious criminal records, according to The Houston Chronicle. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, propublica, mexico_latin 2010-08-27T23:18:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_southafrica_press/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082710_southafrica_press/#When: 21:25:15Z Erin Conway-Smith In the old South Africa, journalists were censored, arrested and sometimes forced into exile when they tried to cover the anti-apartheid movement. Now media watchdogs are sounding an alarm about a possible return to repression. news, politics, crime, media, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-27T21:25:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/#When: 00:03:40Z Aamir Latif In humanitarian role, US military tries to win over hearts and minds in Pakistan, where massive floods have affected almost one-fourth of the country over the last three weeks, killing more than 1,600 people and displacing millions. news, politics, environment, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-27T00:03:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_immigration_suits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_immigration_suits/#When: 19:43:50Z Julian Aguilar Lawmakers in other states looking for guidance on how to draft immigration laws that can withstand federal challenges may not have to wait for resolution of the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arizona over SB 1070. Another Arizona case may shed some light on the subject. news, politics, border, business, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-08-26T19:43:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_ireland_bombing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082610_ireland_bombing/#When: 17:22:43Z Conor O'Clery A British Cabinet Minister and a Cardinal were certain that a Roman Catholic priest was responsible for one of the worst IRA atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles, but they colluded to allow him to continue his ministry preaching the Gospel. news, politics, crime, faith, history, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-26T17:22:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082510_katrinashootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082510_katrinashootings/#When: 02:06:51Z A.C. Thompson After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers circulated orders authorizing them to shoot looters and “take back the city,” but it remains unclear who issued them. news, politics, crime, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-08-26T02:06:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_gulf_fish_deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_gulf_fish_deaths/#When: 00:51:53Z Marian Wang Preliminary tests show that a lack of oxygen in part of the Gulf of Mexico caused thousands of fish to die, according to Louisiana authorities quoted by the Los Angeles Times. news, business, environment, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-25T00:51:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_chileminers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_chileminers/#When: 21:18:04Z Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO, Chile — In his first conversation with the trapped miners through a remote phone device on Monday, Chile Mining Minister Laurence Golborne learned what the miners wanted most: Food, toothbrushes and beer. They also wanted to sing the national anthem. news, business, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-08-24T21:18:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_mosques/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082410_mosques/#When: 20:47:52Z Marian Wang Plans for mosques have run into stiff opposition across the country, not just near Ground Zero. Last week, we noted that the Islamic community center planned near ground zero is safe on legal grounds. Political outcry, nonetheless, has not subsided. nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica, politics, business, faith, family 2010-08-24T20:47:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_checkpointshooting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_checkpointshooting/#When: 22:45:13Z Dylan Smith A U.S. citizen was killed Sunday in a checkpoint confrontation with the Mexican military, officials say. Joseph Steven Proctor, 32, may have fired at the Mexican troops at a checkpoint near Acapulco in Guerrero state, reports say. news, border, crime, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-23T22:45:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_pakistan_floods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_pakistan_floods/#When: 18:00:43Z H.M. Naqvi In the wake of Pakistan’s devastating floods, a refugee crisis swells. Pakistan’s freak floods, brought about by heavy rains that began in July, have affected more than 20 million people. More than 1,600 have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. news, family, environment, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-23T18:00:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/#When: 16:27:31Z Phil Cain Separating “protection” from “corruption” in European private security companies, which have flourished in southeastern Europe, filling a void left by the dismantling of communist institutions. But weak oversight has meant that they are as often linked with crime as with its prevention. news, politics, business, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-23T16:27:31+00:00