Archive for December, 2010
Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year’s Mass, 7 dead
CAIRO (AP) — A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year’s Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. After the blast, enraged Christians emerging from the church clashed with police and stormed a nearby mosque, prompting fights and volleys of stone throwing with Muslims, police and witnesses said – a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt. Nearly 1,000 Christians were attending the Mass at the Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, said a priest at the church, Father Mena Adel.
Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year’s Mass, 7 dead
CAIRO (AP) — A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year’s Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. After the blast, enraged Christians emerging from the church clashed with police and stormed a nearby mosque, prompting fights and volleys of stone throwing with Muslims, police and witnesses said – a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt.
After ups and downs, James says 2010 was memorable
MIAMI (AP) — Given the opportunity, LeBron James would change countless things about 2010. Losing to Boston in the playoffs.
Orioles reach oral agreement with Derrek Lee
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and free agent first baseman Derrek Lee have reached an oral agreement on a one-year contract pending a physical. Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail disclosed the deal Friday. He has been looking for a power-hitting first baseman since Ty Wigginton left as a free agent to sign with Colorado in mid-December
Mortgage lenders now advertising as crisis solvers
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (AP) — PacWest Funding’s CEO watched in late 2007 as rival mortgage brokerages, banks and collaborators collapsed under the weight of the declining housing market. Fearing his company would be next, Curtis Melone restructured his business to offer what he felt people needed most: help with their crushing mortgage debt
Haley says he knows nothing of Weis-to-Florida
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley says he has no knowledge of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis possibly taking a similar job with the University of Florida. Various media reports started Weis might leave the Chiefs for Florida after this season
