ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police say angry Roma, or gypsies, have battled police and set fire to Athens' main landfill northwest of the capital after a fellow Roman was found dead earlier Saturday.
The unidentified man was rummaging among the garbage when he was …
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Nonprofit leaders advocate for a variety of populations, such as children, the poor and the elderly.
Some sector observers say it's time these leaders advocate for themselves.
The Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) is organizing its first Pennsylvania Nonprofit Congress, scheduled for April 17 at the Capitol in Harrisburg. The floor of the state House of Representatives will serve as a gathering place where nonprofit executives can set an agenda to guide the sector's future.
The congress also will give the organizations an opportunity to bring attention to the impact they have on Pennsylvania's economy and quality of life, said …
Lindsay Davenport began her quest for a fourth Bausch & Lomb Championships title when she beat fellow American Vania King 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday.
Fourth-seeded Marion Bartoli became the first of the 16 seeds to fall but No. 8 Agnes Szavay, No. 13 Virginie Razzano and No. 15 Anabel Medina Garrigues won second-round matches. No. 10 Alona Bondarenko, No. 12 Katarina Srebotnik and No. 14 Victoria Azarenka were first-round winners.
Davenport won the title in 1997, 2004 and 2005, the last time as world No. 1, and was runner-up in 2003. She missed the event in 2006 because of a back injury and last year to have her first child.
"Definitely, it's …
A Tiger killed a man and injured two others after escaping fromits pen at a US zoo.
The beast was shot dead by police in San Francisco.
The three people who were attacked were all in their 20s and werevisitors to the park.
It was unclear how the Siberian tiger, named Tatiana, escaped orhow long it was on the loose.
The zoo, which is open 365 days a year, was evacuated immediatelyafter the attack was reported.
Police arrived to find the …
At least one American League owner wasn't so sure how the votewill come out on the Giants' proposed move to St. Petersburg. Theowner was miffed that his league lost out on the growing, richFlorida market, one that stretches all the way to Atlanta.
"This is something we're going to have to talk about," the ownersaid. "But the National League has big questions, too.
"The Dodgers have to be really angry about this. That(Giants-Dodgers) was one of the great rivalries in the history ofbaseball."
The American League owner knows that his league is the key tothe move. Anything less than a majority of the 14 AL owners wouldsquash it.
Meanwhile, Oakland …
PHOENIX (AP) — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s third-quarter net income rose, energized by higher copper prices and increased molybdenum demand.
The mining giant also raised its annual dividend by 67 percent. Its stock gained $2.93, or 3.1 percent, to $98.28 in morning trading Thursday.
Despite an uneven global economic recovery, Freeport-McMoRan had expected to see stronger demand for the industrial metals it produces. The Phoenix company said it is working to increase its near-term copper production due to improving market conditions.
Freeport-McMoRan reported net income of $1.18 billion, or $2.49 a share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. That's up from …
Defense officials from seven nations are to meet with representatives from contractor EADS in Berlin later this week for the next round of discussions over the future of the troubled Airbus military plane A400M, a German official said Tuesday.
The seven nations _ Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey _ and EADS officials will convene Thursday in hopes of reaching a compromise on the troubled plane, a spokesman from the German Defense Ministry said. He did not give his name in keeping with …
