Gore opera
The next stop for Al Gore’s (below) “An Inconvenient Truth” is opera. La Scala officials say Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli has been commissioned to produce an opera on the international hit for the 2011 season at the Milan opera house.
Iceland shaken
A strong earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, damaging roads and buildings and causing some injuries, officials and local media said. The magnitude 6.1 quake was centered near Selfoss.
Bomber kills 16
A suicide bomber detonated explosives among a group of men seeking police jobs Thursday, killing 16 people crowded around a recruiting station in northwestern Iraq despite warnings of an attack.
SIDS-bacteria link?
A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children younger than 1. Now, researchers in London say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria.
Acid attack
Authorities say a Guyanese attorney and former politician has disfiguring burns after an attacker doused her with acid. Police said Thursday that a lone assailant threw sulfuric acid at Gomattie Singh while she sat in her car at a Georgetown gas station.
Junta lashes out
Myanmar’s ruling junta lashed out Thursday at aid donors who promised millions of dollars for cyclone relief, saying survivors didn’t need “bars of chocolate.”
AND FINALLY …
– Starbucks to open first Argentine store in capital – First tropical storm of Pacific season lashes Central America – Official says Somali pirates hijack 2 more boats – Pakistan: Musharraf denies resignation rumors
