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 More calls for Venables identity to be released
Sierra Leone News.Net
The BBC has reported that a man who has been subjected to claims he is the killer of James Bulger, has asked for the UK government to reveal who the real murderer is.
The Truth About Indian Point
New York Post
The Indian Point nuclear power plant is safe. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which noted that the facility last year "operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully...
A Gitmo Deal With The Devil
New York Post
Last week, President Obama's advisers told reporters that they'd soon recommend that the president propose a "deal" with Congress on the Guantanamo Bay detainees. Obama would drop his insistence that ...
Keeping Mta On Track: One 'fare' Way To Go
New York Post
Congratulations to Adam Brodsky for having the guts to say what needs to be said ("Hike MTA Fares Now," PostOpinion, March 8). I was always of the opinion that taking the bus or subway is one of the g...
The President's Gift To Insurers
New York Post
'We allow the insurance indus try to run wild in this coun try," President Obama declared on Monday. "We can't have a system that works better for the insurance companies than it does for the American...
No Way Out For Dems
New York Post
I think both sides are wrong. They both assume that there exists some optimum course that will produce happy results. But sometimes in politics no course leads to success. Disaster lies ahead whatever...
King Abdullah, Medvedev To Discuss Mideast
Channel News Asia
MOSCOW: Jordan's King Abdullah II will discuss arms contracts and the Middle East peace process with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday, news agencies reported. "The situation in the Middle E...
Al-qaida Eyeing Less-complex U.s. Attacks
C News
WASHINGTON - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook t...
U.s. Eatery Accused Fo Serving Illegal Whale
C News
The Hump Restaurant is seen in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a ...
New Strike Hits Debt-plagued Greece
C News
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday, March 5, 2010. Papandreou met with Merkel on Frida...
Four Due In Court Over Expenses
BBC
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their Parliamentary expenses.Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and David Chaytor, along with Lord Hanningfield, w...
Burma Election Laws Condemned
BBC
Election laws announced by Burma's military rulers have provoked a storm of condemnation.A United States State Department spokesman, Philip Crowley, said it made a mockery of the democratic process. B...
Vladimir Putin In Key India Visit
BBC
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.The two sides are due to sign two deals worth over $10bn in defence and civilian nuc...
Devil At Work In Vatican, Says Exorcist
The Australian
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist.
Father Impregnated Daughters 18 Times
IOL
By Stefano Ambrogi London - Two women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father, bearing him seven children over 25 years, were given a formal apology by child protection agenc...
Sarkozy Is A One-woman Man, Says Wife
IOL
By Crispian Balmer Paris - Former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has said her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would never cheat on her and has described their love story as a "real fairy...
Senate Passes $149 Billion For Jobless Aid
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congression...
"jihadjane" Accused Of Terror Plot In Sweden
Reuters
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Kansas City Closing Nearly Half Of Schools
CBS News
National School Standards on the Horizon? (AP) The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potent...
Study: Too Many Invasive Heart Tests Given
CBS News
New Device May Prevent Heart Attacks (AP) A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the la...
Inside The Life Of 'jihadjane'
Philadelphia Daily News
She married young and badly. She bounced checks at Pizza Hut and the grocery. She hit the bottle to excess sometimes, talked to her cats, and once attempted suicide. And, as "JihadJane," sh...
Police Search For Fugitive Wanted On Child Porn Charges
Philadelphia Daily News
Police were searching Wednesday for an Upper Darby resident wanted on child-pornography charges.Jose Oyarzun, 40, is accused of possessing and distributing the illicit material after police discovered...
Eagles Reel In Marlin At Fs
Philadelphia Daily News
The Eagles announced they're signing Colts free agent corner/safety Marlin Jackson to a 2-year deal, which sources close to the situation said could be worth $6 million if he is a healthy starter both...
Athletes And Their Wags
Philadelphia Daily News
Athletes and their WAGs WAGs (or Wags) is an acronym used particularly by the British tabloid press to describe the wives and girlfriends of high-profile football players. But the acronym has spread...
Caps On Verge Of Clincher After Overtime Win
Washington Times
Ted Starkey The Capitals moved a step closer to clinching their third straight Southeast Division title Wednesday night at Verizon Center, as Tomas Fleischmann's goal with 1:40 left in overtime gave ...
Us Woman's Robbery Nets $9
New Zealand Herald
THERMAL, California - They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got a...
Ex-toyota Lawyer: Documents Withheld
CNN
Lawyer kept internal documents that he says could be damaging to Toyota Biller says he quit because of what he alleges were "criminal acts" by Toyota He said Toyota settled one lawsuit to av...
Myanmar Bars Suu Kyi From Elections
CNN
Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- Myanmar's ruling junta announced Wednesday a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.
Passenger Admits Disrupting Flight
CNN
(CNN) -- A Texas man who became enraged when a flight attendant refused to serve him alcohol and spent part of a flight locked in the lavatory has pleaded guilty to interfering with an airline flight ...
Afghan Criticisms Unfair, Pm Says
BBC
Gordon Brown says the criticism he has received for visiting Afghanistan a day after giving evidence to the Iraq war inquiry is "incredibly unfair".The Conservatives said Saturday's trip was...
Mps Query Non-political Ministers
BBC
The practice of ennobling people from outside Parliament in order to make them ministers should be "exceptional", a cross-party group of MPs has said.The Public Administration Committee (PAS...
Chile's New Leader To Be Sworn In
BBC
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera is due to be sworn in as president of the country, which was recently devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami.Mr Pinera not only faces the challenge of reconstru...
Sony Shows Off Motion Controller
BBC
Sony has unveiled its contender to the market leading Nintendo Wii with its new motion-control video system called PlayStation Move.Details were revealed during the Game Developers Conference in San F...
Millions In Zimbabwe Face Hunger Crisis
Sky News
The Red Cross is facing a shortfall of $23.9m (£15.9m) for its programmes in Zimbabwe, which include home care for those infected by HIV. Hunger is impacting the efforts to provide anti-retroviral t...
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