| Chad Demands Sudanese Refugees Moved
We want the international community to look for another country so that the Sudanese can leave. If they cannot do it, we are going to do it." Chad has threatened previously to expel the Darfur refugees, who have fled five years of fighting between the region's ethnic African rebel groups and Sudan's Arab-dominated government. After attacks by Chadian rebels in April 2006, President Idriss Deby said he would force them back into Sudan if the international community did not take action to prevent Sudan from destabilizing his country. Deby backed down a few days later under intense international pressure. Over the weekend, about 12,000 more Darfur people fled across the border into eastern Chad after air strikes by the Sudanese military on several towns.
Driving ambition fuelled by a well of petro-dollars
TINY country, massive ambitions. If the World Cup is about knowing your enemy, then the Socceroos need to be careful when they open their campaign in Melbourne tomorrow night. Qatar are out to prove that size doesn't matter. Money, though, counts a lot. Five years ago, Qatar got serious about football. Very serious. The local Olympic committee gave 10 clubs $US10 million ($11.1m) each to set up the first fully professional league. Ageing superstars were recruited. One, Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta, was paid $US8m for two seasons. A string of fading foreigners followed. The Q-League doesn't draw big crowds, but it continues to draw big names. And that provides the foundation for the second, more significant part of the master plan. To build a competitive national team. Qatar's greatest moment on the football field, coincidentally, came on Australian soil.
French investigators studying dermatologist's murder
French investigators have arrived in the United States, looking to study evidence in the case of a dual citizen accused of killing a Chicago dermatologist in 2006. An arrest warrant was issued in Chicago for Hans Peterson Dr. David Cornbleet's death. But Peterson turned himself in to French authorities. A French judge has ruled Peterson won't be extradited. The French investigators are to decide if Peterson will be prosecuted for murder in the French judicial system. Cook County state's attorney's office spokesman John Gorman says prosecutors hope the French officials change their position on extradition. Cornbleet's son, Jon, of Naperville, has alleged Peterson killed the physician after being prescribed an acne medicine that he believed made him impotent.
Chow & Tell: Taste Buds at Blue Adobe Grille
Along with our dip, we chose a small cup of red chile pork posole soup with spicy mixes of roasted pork and hominy in a red chile broth ($5.25). The red chile pork posole could be an elixir for the ill in small isolated villages. Our server graciously brought us a sample of the green chile chicken corn chowder ($3.50). The chowder was thick and creamy enough to comfort our taste buds. Do you see a theme here? Staying true to the New Mexican cuisine, green/red chile is used in almost every dish at Blue Adobe. The lobster dip was delicious although we would have preferred to enjoy it with tortilla chips instead of the deep fried flour crisps. As for the soups, we liked the red chile pork posole better. The spices and flavor hit the spot. For dinner Jennifer picked the chorizo stuffed chicken ($16), which was a pecan-grilled chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, green chiles, fontina cheese and smothered with anamaretto mushroom cream sauce.
McClard's family questions justice
We were hoping people in court would take the recommendation of the director of the Department of Youth Dual Jurisdiction Program who testified in court on Jonathan's behalf. Instead, he got themaximum sentence possible. Jonathan had been reading his Bible and was coming back to God. He saw a way out and a way to put himself in a much better place. He took himself directly to God where he is now. There is great comfort in that for all of his family who know God because we know we will be reunited. There is great pain and suffering now. His life has been cut short and the potential of what he could have contributed with maturity is now gone. Carol McClard, Jonathan McClard's grandmother. .
Reliever Williamson agrees to minor league deal with Giants
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms on a minor league deal with reliever Scott Williamson on Sunday and invited him to spring training. Williamson, the 1999 NL Rookie of the Year who turns 32 next Sunday, is scheduled to report to the team's spring training complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday with pitchers and catchers. The right-hander could bolster an already deep bullpen. Williamson spent his first four-plus seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and has also pitched for Boston, the Chicago Cubs, San Diego and then Baltimore last season. He went 1-0 with a 4.40 ERA in 16 outings in 2007, missing time early in the season while on the disabled list with tightness in his throwing arm. .
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