Trouble in Israel
As President Bush arrives in Jerusalem to help celebrate the Jewish state’s 60th birthday, he will find his host, Ehud Olmert, in deep trouble. Police say they have enough material for an indictment in a widening investigation into the Israeli leader’s financial dealings.
Workers blocked
Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching cyclone survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food shipments backed up at the main airport in Yangon, Myanmar.
Vatican OKs aliens
Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday. Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes said it’s possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.
Ferry sinks
A crowded ferry sank during a tropical storm near Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 40 missing, officials said Tuesday.
Queen in Turkey
Queen Elizabeth II praised Turkey’s role as a bridge between the West and the Islamic world on Tuesday during her first visit to the predominantly Muslim country in 37 years.
Volcano relief
Chile’s government will give victims of an erupting volcano cash, tax relief and financial help rebuilding their farms and businesses in a bid to get them to return to their homes, the interior minister said Tuesday. The Chaiten volcano began erupting on May 2.
Buckled up beer
A man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car’s floor, police in Alice Springs, Australia, said Tuesday.
