SPB News for Friday.

Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught -- recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help. Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro Uemura said. He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet. "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number.


Iraqi TV station says U.S. troops killed cameraman An Iraqi television station accused U.S. troops on Thursday of shooting dead one of its cameramen as he walked to his Baghdad home. The body of a second journalist, Haidar Hashim al-Husseini, a reporter for al-Sharq newspaper, was found dumped in a field with nine other corpses in Diyala province, police and colleagues said.

Petraeus terms military action in Iran "last resort" The United States should increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran to counter its rising influence, while retaining possible military action as a "last resort," a top U.S. military officer [Gen. David Betrayus] said on Thursday.

U.S. Iraq deserter loses bid to stay --Faces deportation after assessment found no risk of unusual punishment, treatment After a 22-month battle to earn a home in Toronto, a former American soldier [Corey Glass] was told yesterday he will become the first Iraq War resister to be deported from Canadian soil after his application to stay in the country was rejected.

Every $10 oil rise ups Air Force costs $610 million The U.S. Air Force operates the "world's largest airline" and every $10-per-barrel increase in crude oil boosts its annual operating costs by $610 million, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said on Thursday.

Moles Wanted --In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the FBI is soliciting informants to keep tabs on local protest groups The University of Minnesota sophomore said the FBI agent and police officer were looking for an informant--someone to show up at "vegan potlucks" throughout the Twin Cities and rub shoulders with RNC protestors, schmoozing his way into their inner circles, then reporting back to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, a partnership between multiple federal agencies and state and local law enforcement.