http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=632072 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentinas government is revoking the concession of the company whose commuter train ran crashed in Buenos Aires in February, killing 51 people and injuring 703. Planning Minister Julio de Vido says the Trains of Buenos Aires company failed to adequately maintain the trains, and that their capacity and quality of services were in serious decline before the crash in February. De Vido said Thursday that the TBA trains will be operated by officials of two other Argentine train systems on a temporary basis. A criminal investigation continues into the cause of the crash. Thu, 24 May 2012 09:41:12 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=425276 Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen says its troops have killed 35 al-Qaida militants in an attack on a hideout in the countrys south, part of a wider offensive. The attack comes four days after al-Qaida claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a military parade rehearsal in the capital, Sanaa. Thu, 24 May 2012 09:36:47 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=683016 Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - David Smith was a large-living and influential figure in Jamaica before courts in two countries knocked him down as a fraud artist. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:20 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=683015 Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - David Smith was a large-living and influential figure in Jamaica before courts in two countries knocked him down as a fraud artist. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:20 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=682991 Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say. The disarmament campaign follows two outbreaks of violence linked to cattle raids between the Murle and Lou Nuer tribes over the last year in the remote state of Jonglei. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:49:30 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=681091 Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypts wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become, with backers of rival Islamists and former regime figures each vowing they cannot let the other rule. The impact of their rivalry goes beyond the key question of who gets to rule Egypt for the next four years. An Islamist president will mean a more religious government, while many fear a figure from Hosni Mubaraks ousted regime occupying the lands highest office would keep Egypt locked in dictatorship and thwart democracy. The two candidates that inspire the most polarized opinions are Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, the countrys largest political group, and Ahmed Shafiq, a former air force commander and Mubaraks last prime minister, who was booted out of office by street protests several weeks after his former boss. In the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, the mother of a young businessman who was beaten to death by policemen in 2010 warned of a "second revolution" if one of the "feloul" _ a member of the Mubarak regime, like Shafiq _ is elected. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:40:11 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=682865 Associated Press VIENNA (AP) - Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei hailed the end of "the culture of fear" as Egyptians voted for their first democratically elected president but said who wins is less important than establishing national unity. That goal can only be achieved after Egypts poor are fed, have jobs and have roofs over their heads, ElBaradei, the former head of the U.N. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:33:50 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=426321 JERUSALEM (AP) - Israels Supreme Court has ordered the military to reconsider its ban on Gaza residents studying in the West Bank. The court posted its decision Thursday, implying it would order a change. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:16:38 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=490117 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The U.N. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:06:57 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=17&sid=682844 Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) - India should rethink the harsh military laws imposed on Kashmir if it wants to defuse tensions in its portion of the disputed, divided Himalayan region, a panel of Indian-appointed mediators advised Thursday. But the panel rejected the idea that Kashmir should be autonomous, despite decades of separatist unrest and rival claims to the territory by neighboring Pakistan. Thu, 24 May 2012 08:03:34 PST