Saturday, December 8, 2012

Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis

Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis

Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 file photo, Italy's former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks to Italian Premier Mario Monti, back to camera, at the lower chamber in Rome. Although Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the media baron confirmed to reporters Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, that he'll try for a fourth term. Berlusconi yanked support for Premier Mario Monti's technocrat government on Thursday, increasing the prospects for early elections. Monti calls the political crisis triggered by the loss of Berlusconi's support "manageable" and says his government has rescued Italy from financial disaster. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)Italian Premier Mario Monti has told the country's president that he intends to resign since Silvio Berlusconi withdrew his support for the year-old government of technocrats and intends to quit as soon as Parliament passes critical budget legislation.

Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST

Dallas Cowboys practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown was killed in a one-car accident Saturday and teammate Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Egyptian military says only dialogue can avert disaster

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST

A sign is pictured on a barbed wire barricade guarding the presidential palace in Cairo, as Republican Guard soldiers stand in line behind the barricadeCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military, stepping into a crisis pitting Islamist President Mohamed Mursi against opponents who accuse him of grabbing excessive power, said on Saturday only dialogue could avert "catastrophe". State broadcasters interrupted their programs to read out an army statement telling feuding factions that a solution to the upheaval in the most populous Arab nation should not contradict "legitimacy and the rules of democracy". ...

Lenox Lounge, a jazz landmark, to close in NYC

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2000 file photo, pedestrians pass by the Lenox Lounge in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Longtime owner Alvin Reed says that the Harlem cabaret with a supercool, Art Deco style that made it a favorite of jazz greats like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, is closing its doors on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)The Lenox Lounge, a cabaret in New York City's Harlem neighborhood with a supercool, Art Deco style that made it a favorite of jazz greats like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, is closing its doors on New Year's Eve.

NY mostly ignored reports warning of superstorm

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:25 PM PST

FILE- In this Oct. 30 2012 file photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the South Ferry subway station in New York City is filled with seawater and debris from Superstorm Sandy. More than three decades before Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually happened. (AP Photo/ Metropolitan Transportation Authority, File)More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually happened: a towering storm surge. Overwhelming flooding. Swamped subway lines. Widespread power outages. The Rockaways peninsula was deemed among the "most at risk."

Same-sex weddings in Wash. to begin on Sunday

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST

Laurie Johnson and Margaret Witt celebrate attaining their marriage license on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the Spokane County Courthouse in Spokane, Wash. Washington state now joins several other states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage. Because the state has a three-day waiting period, the earliest that weddings can take place is Sunday. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Dan Pelle) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUTTwo retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state's voter-approved law allowing same-sex marriage took effect.

Yemen: 8 soldiers killed in ambush

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:55 AM PST

Eight Yemeni soldiers including a senior officer were killed in an ambush by militants while visiting a main oil pipeline that had been destroyed in an earlier attack, the defense ministry said.

AP Source: Phillies get Michael Young from Rangers

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST

A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired seven-time All-Star infielder Michael Young from the Texas Rangers for two relief pitchers.

Hanukkah festivities begin with candle lighting

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST

Poland's chief rabbi Michael Schudrich, center, lights the first candle celebrating the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, on Grzybowski square in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)Jews around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival Saturday evening, lighting the first candles of ceremonial lamps that symbolize triumph over oppression.

Soldier's slaying in US is bitter irony for family

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST

Bevenley Thomas, right, talks about niece Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux shown in a family snapshot as she stands beside her sister and Brandy's mother Verona Fonteneaux Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Houston. Sgt. Vincinte Jackson is charged with murder and premeditated murder in Spc. Fonteneaux's death. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux's death came not on a battlefield in Afghanistan but on an infantry post in Colorado — allegedly at the hand of a fellow soldier — and that makes the pain even worse for her family.

Asada, Takahashi win Grand Prix Final in Russia

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST

From left, Ashley Wagner, of the United States, Asada Mao, and Suzuki Akiko, both of Japan, show off their silver, gold and bronze medals during awarding ceremony at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Final event, at Iceberg stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, topping American Ashley Wagner in a clean free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined.

3 young brothers dead in Greek house fire

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:41 AM PST

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire in a burning house where 3 boys lost their lives in a fire, burning in the village of Mesoropi in northern Greece, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Giorgos Tsimirikas, his wife and his 6 youngest children were spending the weekend at his parents' house when the fire broke out early Saturday, caused by a wooden stove. The house had central heating but the owners used a stove because of the steep rise in the price of heating oil as a result of the Greek government's recent fiscal measures. (AP Photo/Haris Iordanidis)In a tragedy related to Greece's financial crisis, three children died in a northern village Saturday when a fire burned down the home of their grandparents, who were using a wooden stove because heating oil prices have soared, officials and residents said.

Iran police confiscate over 11 tons of narcotics

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST

Iran's state TV says the country's border police have confiscated over 11 tons of narcotics after fierce clashes with drug traffickers in southeastern Iran, the biggest single consignment ever seized in Iran's war against drugs.

Feted in Gaza, Hamas leader hits out at Israel

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:30 AM PST

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh flash victory signs upon arrival at a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas, in Gaza CityGAZA (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, in a defiant speech during his first ever visit to Gaza, told a mass rally on Saturday he would never recognize Israel and pledged to "free the land of Palestine inch by inch". A sea of flag-waving supporters poured into the city centre for celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist group, which has ruled the Gaza Strip - a small splinter of coastal land - since 2007. Meshaal was born in the nearby West Bank but spent all his adult life in exile before arriving in Gaza on Friday for a triumphal visit. ...

Taggart leaves Western Kentucky for South Florida

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:28 AM PST

Willie Taggart is taking over as South Florida's football coach after establishing himself as one of the nation's top young prospects by turning around a losing program at Western Kentucky.

Cincinnati hires Tuberville as football coach

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville was hired Saturday as Cincinnati's next football coach, leaving the Big 12 for a school trying to move up to a better conference.

UN conference adopts extension of Kyoto accord

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST

Local and international activists demonstrate inside a conferences center to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, ,Saturday, Dec.8, 2012. After all-night wrangling, the latest draft agreements Saturday lacked the strong commitments on climate action and financing by rich countries that poor countries had hoped for. But they did include a text on "loss and damage," a relatively new concept which relates to damages from climate-related disasters. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but will only cover about 15 percent of global emissions.

No. 3 Michigan beats Arkansas 80-67 for 9-0 start

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:22 AM PST

Michigan guard Trey Burke (3) jumps to attempt a block on Arkansas guard BJ Young (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Jordan Morgan scored a season-high 12 points and matched a season high with 10 rebounds to help No. 3 Michigan beat Arkansas 80-67 Saturday.

Webcam update: Lucy goes freelance to full-time

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, June 8, 2012 file photo, Lucy Nicholls poses for a photograph at a graduate show in London. Since graduating in fashion over the summer, dissatisfied with how her university prepared her for real life, Lucy Nicholls has tried to make it in the freelance world — trying out a variety of short-term gigs from merchandising to photo shoots. (AP Photo/Tim Hales, File)Since graduating in fashion over the summer, dissatisfied with how her university prepared her for real life, Lucy Nicholls has tried to make it in the freelance world — trying out a variety of short-term gigs from merchandising to photo shoots.

USDA to allow more meat, grains in school lunches

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:11 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012, file photo, side salads await the students of Eastside Elementary School in Clinton, Miss. The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing kids to eat more grains and meat in the lunchroom. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a letter to members of Congress Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, that the department will do away with daily and weekly maximums of meats and grains. Several members of Congress have written the department since the new rules went into effect in September saying kids aren't getting enough to eat. School administrators have also complained, saying that set maximums on grains and meats are too limiting as they try to plan daily meals. "This flexibility is being provided to allow more time for the development of products that fit within the new standards while granting schools additional weekly menu planning options to help ensure that children receive a wholesome, nutritious meal every day of the week," Vilsack said in a letter to Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids' meals.

Same-sex wedding in Wash. to begin on Sunday

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

Laurie Johnson and Margaret Witt celebrate attaining their marriage license on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the Spokane County Courthouse in Spokane, Wash. Washington state now joins several other states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage. Because the state has a three-day waiting period, the earliest that weddings can take place is Sunday. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Dan Pelle) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUTTwo retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state's voter-approved law allowing same-sex marriage took effect.

Washington could become pot source for neighbors

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:06 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday June 20, 2012, David Kosmecki, left, talks to Idaho State Police Trooper Justin Klitch in Fruitland, Idaho. Kosmecki was stopped and charged with possession of marijuana after leaving Oregon. As the Evergreen state works out the various complications of its new law, including the fact that marijuana is still illegal under federal law, neighbors of Washington are watching with curiosity, and perhaps some apprehension. Idaho officials already have their hands full with Idahoans obtaining medical marijuana cards out of state. The Gem State borders three medical marijuana states, a reality that has caused medical marijuana arrests to outpace those of traffickers or other users. Although Idaho is a largely conservative state, there are pockets defined by borders and demographics that could create new challenges for law enforcement. (AP Photo/Nigel Duara)Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go over to Washington state to "smoke some weed," a police advisory states, but you might get arrested for driving under the influence if you're pulled over coming home, even if you're on a bike.

Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:03 AM PST

In this Dec. 5, 2012 photo, Mooseheart High School's Makur Puou (32) shoots over Hinckley-Big Rock's Mitch Ruh during a high school basketball game in Hinckley, Ill. Puou is one of four Sudanese athletes who find themselves at center court of a controversy in suburban Chicago over high schools recruiting athletes. The Illinois High School Association board will consider Monday, Dec. 10 whether the three basketball players and a cross-country runner are ineligible to continue competing for Mooseheart. The century-old school says it accepted the students as part of its tradition of helping troubled and poor students, but the ISHA's executive director determined that it broke a prohibition against recruiting athletes after accepting the young men from an Indiana outfit called A-HOPE, an Indiana-based foundation whose founder has drawn NCAA scrutiny. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Laura Stoecker) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, TV OUTFour young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban Chicago.

US envoys say no 'pivot' away from Mideast

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

Deputy Secretary of States William Burns, left, and Sen. John McCain, right, answer questions during the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) conference in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. The IISS Manama conference will discuss the security situation in the Syrian region among other topics. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)American envoys challenged assertions Saturday that Washington seeks to diminish its role in Middle East affairs, insisting U.S. political ties and energy needs bind the country closely to a region full of "threat and promise."

AP Photos: Finalists for the Heisman Trophy

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2012 file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (5) celebrates with teammate Stephon Tuitt (7) after an interception against Oklahoma in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Te'o is a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, which will be awarded Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will try to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman Trophy, going up against a couple of quarterbacks Saturday night in Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel and Kansas State's Collin Klein.

A-Rod committed to 'hard road back' after surgery

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:34 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez takes batting practice before Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit. The New York Yankees said Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Rodriguez will have surgery on his left hip and will miss the start of the season and possibly the entire first half. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Alex Rodriguez went to see doctors with hopes of finding something wrong. When they actually located a problem, only then did he start feeling a bit better.

Source: Tuberville next Cincinnati football coach

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:34 AM PST

A person familiar with the deal says Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville has agreed to become Cincinnati's football coach.

Investors offer about $38.8 billion euros in Greek debt buyback: source

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is set to purchase back about half of its debt owned by private investors, broadly succeeding in a bond buyback that is key to the country's international bailout, a Greek government official said on Saturday. Greek and foreign bondholders offered the targeted 30 billion euros ($38.8 billion) in the deal, which is central to efforts by Greece's euro zone and International Monetary Fund lenders to cut its debt to manageable levels. "The buyback went well in broad terms. ...

Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 file photo, Italy's former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks to Italian Premier Mario Monti, back to camera, at the lower chamber in Rome. Although Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the media baron confirmed to reporters Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, that he'll try for a fourth term. Berlusconi yanked support for Premier Mario Monti's technocrat government on Thursday, increasing the prospects for early elections. Monti calls the political crisis triggered by the loss of Berlusconi's support "manageable" and says his government has rescued Italy from financial disaster. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was making a comeback and running for a fourth term as premier.

Rotting whale in Malibu likely left to nature

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:22 AM PST

A woman walks her dog past a dead young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center.( AP Photo/Nick Ut)No government agency is taking action to remove the decaying carcass of a whale on a California beach, making it appear the job will be left to Mother Nature.

Anger at Australian radio station over royal hoax

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:21 AM PST

This undated hand out photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows Jacintha Saldanha. British police say that a nurse who was found dead days after she took a hoax call about the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was originally from India. Scotland Yard said Saturday that 46-year-old Jacintha Saldanha, who was found dead on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 had lived in Bristol in southwestern England for nine years. Saldanha worked at the London hospital where Prince William's wife, Kate, was being treated for acute morning sickness. The nurse was duped by a prank call performed by two Australian DJs, who pretended to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles to ask about Kate's condition. (AP Photo/Metropolitan PoliceIt started out as a joke, but ended in tragedy.

Russian premier jokes about secret files on aliens

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:14 AM PST

El primer ministro ruso Dimitri Medvedev en una entrevista con el canal Ostankino TV Center, el viernes 7 de diciembre de 2012, en Moscú. (Foto AP/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Servicio de prensa del gobierno de Rusia)"Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Mugabe's party plans for resounding poll victory

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 10:11 AM PST

An official addresses Zanu PF supporters, during the closing day of the 13th annual conference, in Gweru about 250 Kilometres South west of the capital Harare, in Zimbabwe, Saturday, Dec, 8, 2012. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is set to officially close the conference, his last as a President of the current government, ahead of elections set for next year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Zimbabwe's long-time President Robert Mugabe said Saturday that his party is geared up for a "resounding" victory in elections scheduled next year.

NKorea says it may change rocket launch window

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST

This Dec. 4, 2012 satellite image taken by GeoEye and annotated and distributed by North Korea Tech and 38 North shows the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. New satellite images show that heavy snowfall may have slowed North Korean rocket launch preparations but that Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff starting Monday, Dec. 10. This image was shared with the AP by the 38 North and North Korea Tech websites, which collaborate on analysis of the satellite imagery. (AP Photo/GeoEye via North Korea Tech and 38 North) MANDATORY CREDITNorth Korea said Sunday that scientists are "seriously examining" the possibility of changing a launch window for a rocket the country had planned to fire sometime after Monday.

South African icon Nelson Mandela hospitalized

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:50 AM PST

FILE -In this June 17, 2010 file photo, former South African President, Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests. Zuma issued a statement Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 saying that Mandela is "doing well and there is no cause for alarm." (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a military hospital Saturday for medical tests, though the nation's president told the public there was "no cause for alarm" over the 94-year-old icon's health.

Karzai: Afghan spy chief bomber came from Pakistan

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

Afghan president Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Karzai said Saturday that Thursday's assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in neighboring Pakistan but he did not provide any evidence to back up his claim, and was careful not to accuse the Pakistani government of having any role in the suicide attack. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the recent assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan, but vowed it would not stop him from seeking Islamabad's help in coaxing militants to the negotiating table.

Ghana: 2nd day of voting due to technical hitches

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

A woman casts her vote for president, during an unexpected second day of voting in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. About 225 polling stations reopened Saturday for an impromptu second day of voting after there were technical breakdowns on the first day of voting, Ghana voting officials announced. Some voters waited in line all day Friday and then returned to vote on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)International observers endorsed Ghana's presidential and parliamentary polls despite delays at polling stations that pushed voting into a second day Saturday.

Storm that killed 600 threatens Philippines again

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:36 AM PST

Relatives cry upon seeing the remains of their relative at a damaged public market which serves as a makeshift mortuary for typhoon's Bopha's victims at New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Saturday Dec. 8, 2012. Search and rescue operations following a typhoon that killed nearly 600 people in the southern Philippines have been hampered in part because many residents of this ravaged farming community are too stunned to assist recovery efforts, an official said Saturday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)A typhoon that had left the Philippines after killing nearly 600 people and leaving hundreds missing in the south has made a U-turn and is now threatening the country's northwest, officials said Saturday.

Correction: People-PSY-Protests story

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

In a story Dec. 7 about the South Korean rapper PSY, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a charity concert where the singer is slated to perform. The concert is Sunday, Dec. 9, not Dec. 21. It will be broadcast on TNT on Dec. 21.

After long disdain, Jamaica gets 1st patois Bible

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST

In this Dec. 3, 2012 photo, the covers of two editions of the new Jamaican patois translation of the New Testament are shown at the office of the Bible Society of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. After years of translation from the original Greek, the Bible Society is releasing in Jamaica print and audio CD versions of the first patois translation of the New Testament, or "Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment." The language was created by slaves who were brought to the island by European colonizers, and some say it was designed to prevent slave masters from understanding their words. (AP Photo/David McFadden)When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica's patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their heads.
Posted by Harshad at 1:06 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)