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  • Frenchwoman blamed for deaths of eight babies

    Frenchwoman blamed for deaths of eight babies

    Trinidad News.Net

    Police in France say a woman has admitted to suffocating eight newborn babies.

  • Russian special branch turns tables on hijacker

    Russian special branch turns tables on hijacker

    Trinidad News.Net

    Russia's special forces have managed to prevent a hijacker from taking complete control of a plane carrying 105 passengers.

  • FBI called in on Wikileaks issue

    FBI called in on Wikileaks issue

    Trinidad News.Net

    The FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents.

  • Arizona law brings out protesters

    Arizona law brings out protesters

    Trinidad News.Net

    Police in riot gear stared down protesters in a tense stand-off in Pheonix, Arizona on Thursday.

  • Another US serviceman found dead after going missing

    Another US serviceman found dead after going missing

    Trinidad News.Net

    Another US serviceman has been found dead in a remote area of Afghanistan.

  • Indonesian sect members attacked at Indonesian mosque

    Indonesian sect members attacked at Indonesian mosque

    Trinidad News.Net

    Indonesian police have been involved in a confrontation with people who were attacking a mosque used by a minority Islamic sect.

  • Pakistan poll finds Taliban support

    Pakistan poll finds Taliban support

    Trinidad News.Net

    The US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups.

  • Kohinoor diamond to stay in British crown

    Kohinoor diamond to stay in British crown

    Trinidad News.Net

    The British government has refused to consider returning the jewel in the British monarch's crown.

  • Wikileaks man defends release of classified military files

    Wikileaks man defends release of classified military files

    Trinidad News.Net

    The Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has defended the placement of tens of thousands of classified US military files on his website.

  • Floods threaten first global warming islands

    Floods threaten first global warming islands

    Trinidad News.Net

    Residents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean.

  • Moscow in danger from fire-induced smog

    Moscow in danger from fire-induced smog

    Trinidad News.Net

    Heavy smog has been covering Russia's capital due to forest fires which have been raging for three days.

  • Kosovo Foreign Minister Predicts Wave Of Recognition Of Independence

    RadioFreeEurope

    Kosovo's foreign minister, Skender Hyseni, has predicted that the territory will soon be recognized as an independent state by many more countries following an international court's ruling that said K...

  • Forest Fires Kill Five In Central Russia Amid Heatwave

    RadioFreeEurope

    Russia's Emergencies Ministry have said that five people died and hundreds lost their homes as a wave of forest fires spread through central Russia amid an ongoing heatwave.The ministry's branch in Vo...

  • The Rundown - July 30

    RadioFreeEurope

    Written by RFE/RL editors and correspondents, Transmission serves up news, comment, and the odd silly dictator story. While our primary concern is with foreign policy, Transmission is also a place for...

  • Hi, ‘spy’! It’s Anna 2

    New York Post

    Accused Russian smuggler Anna Fermanova went on a covert mission yesterday — to her mailbox.Fermanova, who federal agents say tried to sneak night-vision gear into Russia, ducked out of the Plan...

  • Chelsea nups a no-fly zone

    New York Post

    You're grounded, paparazzi! Federal officials have thrown up a no-fly zone around Chelsea Clinton's wedding in Dutchess County tomorrow. No aircraft flying below 2,000 feet will be allowed within a 1....

  • Madoff family faces new suit

    New York Post

    The court-appointed trustee hunting down Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's hidden assets filed a series of suits last night seeking more than $30 million allegedly funneled to firms controlled by the frauds...

  • Trump's bet is for online tax

    New York Post

    Unlike casino mogul Steve Wynn, Donald Trump supports new legislation that would legalize online gambling in the US, saying the Big Apple and other cities need the tax dollars. "Why lose all those bil...

  • SEC: Wyly bros. in $500M scam

    New York Post

    The Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire Samuel Wyly and his brother Charles yesterday with fraud for reaping more than $550 million of illicit gains by trading stock in four compani...

  • Grad missile lands in Ashkelon

    Jerusalem Post

    A Grad missile launched from the Gaza Strip landed in a central, residential area in the southern city of Ashkelon Friday morning.Magen David Adom crews treated two people for shock.The missile shatte...

  • US closes consulate in Mexico's violence-hit Ciudad Juarez

    Channel News Asia

    MEXICO CITY: The United States has closed indefinitely its consulate in the violence-hit Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez while it carries out a "security review," officials said Friday. "The US consulat...

  • Attackers torch Sri Lankan media outlet

    New Zealand Herald

    COLOMBO - A dozen men armed with assault rifles and petrol bombs attacked the offices Friday of a media company whose owners had strongly supported the opposition in the last presidential election. T...

  • Amnesty welcomes Fiji case dismissal

    New Zealand Herald

    Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) has welcomed today's decision by the Suva High Court to throw out all charges against Fijian lawyer Imrana Jalal. In January Ms Jalal, a prominent h...

  • Army private sent to Virginia amid leak investigation

    CNN

    (CNN) -- An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.

  • Protests mark 1 year of hikers in Iran

    CNN

    United Nations (CNN) -- A protest Friday afternoon outside Iran's U.N. mission in New York kicks off a weekend of events demanding the country release three American hikers it has held for one year.

  • Dead whale pinned to cruise ship

    C News

    A dead adult female humpback whale is pictured pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises liner. (Reuters) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A dead whale was discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury...

  • Top Mexican drug lord gunned down

    C News

    Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel seen in this projected image by the Mexican Army. (Reuters) GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Thursday, the first major triumph ...

  • Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut

    BBC

    It is the first visit to the country by Mr Assad since 2005, when Syria was forced to withdraw its troops after the killing of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

  • Murray battles through LA opener

    BBC

    Andy Murray survived a second-set wobble to beat Tim Smyczek 6-1 4-6 6-2 and book his place in the Farmers Classic quarter-finals in Los Angeles.In his first event since Wimbledon, the top seed showed...

  • Victim's remains taken to Dublin

    BBC

    Victim's remains taken to Dublin Human remains found during a search for one of the disappeared in County Monaghan are taken to Dublin for post mortem examination.

  • Army shootings report is released

    BBC

    Families of those killed made similar calls last month following the release of the Bloody Sunday report into the deaths of 13 people who were killed by Parachute Regiment soldiers in Londonderry six ...

  • Family funeral tribute to soldier

    BBC

    The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan have paid a new tribute to him ahead of his funeral, calling him "brave, courageous and loyal".

  • US closes its consulate in Juarez

    BBC

    The consulate also closed for several days in March after three people - a US employee, her husband and the husband of another staff member - were murdered by gunmen linked to the drugs cartels.

  • Greek dolphin park welfare row

    BBC

    Animal welfare groups in Greece are calling for the closure of the country's first dolphinarium and urging schools not to visit the attraction.

  • New hope for SBY people-smuggling laws

    The Australian

    PEOPLE-smugglers in Indonesia could face up to 15 years' jail under draft laws set to be debated by parliament as early as next month.

  • Afghan war leak may have severe consequences

    IOL

    Washington - The unprecedented leak of secret United States military reports this week about the war in Afghanistan could have severe consequences for American troops and their allies, and could cost ...

  • Wyclef Jean steps forward as race looms

    IOL

    By Joseph Guyler Delva Port-au-Prince - Grammy-award winning singer Wyclef Jean said on Thursday that he has taken legal steps toward running for president in earthquake-devastated Haiti, but has n...

  • Bullfighting entrepreneurs will fight ban

    IOL

    By Gilbert Grellet Madrid - Top Spanish bullfighting entrepreneurs vowed on Thursday to take Catalonia's parliament to court to try to reverse its decision to ban the bloodsport and stop other regi...

  • Economic growth seen slower in Q2 on imports

    Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is ex...

  • House to take up offshore drilling reform bill

    Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Fri...

  • WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says

    Reuters

    It is time for the United States to stop trading with China and ban Americans from traveling there. Why? Look at the U.S. Department of State's most recent annual report on human rights around the wor...

  • U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

    Reuters

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions.

  • U.S. Closes Ciudad Juarez Consulate in Mexico

    CBS News

    (CBS/AP) The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people ...

  • Google Triggers False Alarm Over China Outage

    CBS News

    Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked...

  • Rain slows hunt for Pakistan plane crash victims

    Deseret News

    ISLAMABAD — Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recove...

  • Early report: DROP costly

    Philadelphia Daily News

    A preliminary version of the closely guarded report on the city's controversial DROP retirement perk found that the program comes at a "substantial" cost to the city's beleaguered pension fu...

  • Judge halts key parts of Ariz. law

    Philadelphia Daily News

    PHOENIX - A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona's immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police and thousand...

  • ACLU slams Obama's security policies

    Washington Times

    Bush administration 's strictest national security policies, including indefinite detention, military commissions and a "targeted kill" program that authorizes the government to take out suspected ter...

  • Citigroup, Two Executives Agree To Pay Total $75.18 Mln Penalty To Settle SEC Charges - Update

    RTT News

    News ) and two of its executives for misleading investors about its exposure to subprime mortgage-related assets. Citigroup has agreed to pay a $75 million penalty to settle the charges.Additionally, ...

  • Russian Forces Overpower Hijack Suspect

    RadioFreeEurope

    Russian officials say special forces, disguised as doctors, were able to overpower a man who had seized control of a plane with 105 passengers and crew on board. The flight arrived July 29 at Moscow's...