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27 injured in 4 blasts in Ukraine city

Apr 29, 2012

KIEV (AP) ― Four explosions rocked an eastern Ukrainian city on Friday, injuring 27 people. Authorities say it was a terrorist attack but an opposition lawmaker claims it could be a government plot to divert attention from the imprisonment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.Top law enforcement officials rushed to Dnipropetrovsk, 400 kilometers southeast of Kiev, to investigate but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The violence undermined Ukraine’s security just weeks before it c
Los Angeles marks 20th anniversary of riots

Apr 29, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Los Angeles marks the 20th anniversary of the city’s riots Sunday, climaxing weeks of public hand-wringing about the deadly 1992 unrest sparked by the on-camera police beating of a black motorist.A series of events is scheduled, including speeches by civil rights activist the Reverend Al Sharpton and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and a community “speakout” at the epicenter of the six-day riots in gritty South L.A.Local radio and other media have hosted wall-to-wall debates
‘Gadhafi agreed to fund Sarkozy campaign’

Apr 29, 2012

PARIS (AFP) ― Moamer Gadhafi’s regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign to the tune of 50 million euros, a news website reported Saturday, publishing what it said was documentary evidence.The 2006 document in Arabic, which website Mediapart said was signed by Gadhafi’s foreign intelligence chief Mussa Kussa, referred to an “agreement in principle to support the campaign for the candidate for the presidential elections, Nicolas Sarkozy, for a sum equivalent
Bitter Polish dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth

Apr 29, 2012

When 45-year-old Marek Olszewski booked an appointment with his dentist ex-girlfriend Anna Mackowiak, he thought she would put aside the fact that he dumped her and treat him like any other patient.He was gravely mistaken.Mackowiak now faces up to 3 years in jail for pulling out every single one of Olszewski’s teeth, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.The vengeful 34-year-old dentist put Olszewski to sleep with a heavy dose of anesthetics and thoroughly emptied his mouth. She then strapped Olszewski
William and Kate mark first anniversary

Apr 29, 2012

Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) arrive to attend the UK premiere of the film "African Cats" in London on April 25, 2012. Their attendance at the premiere of African Cats was their first public engagement since Prince William arrived back from his deployment in the Falklands. The royal couple will mark the first anniversary of their marriage on April 29, 2012. (
Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

Apr 29, 2012

A blind legal activist who escaped house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and China days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.Chen Guangcheng, who has exposed forced abortions and sterilizations in villages as a result of China's one-child policy, fled from his g
Marathon runner stops to propose

Apr 29, 2012

A man running the London Marathon stopped only 800 meters from the finish line and dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend.Ben McCreadie, 28, of Newport, Wales, was running the 42-kilometer race Sunday and stopped just short of the finish line to kneel in front of his girlfriend, Laura Rendell, 30, who was in the crowd to cheer for him, and ask her to marry him, The Sun reported Thursday.
U.S. double-murder suspect found dead in hideout

Apr 29, 2012

US law enforcement blew the roof off a mountain hideout in Washington state on Saturday and inside found the body of a man suspected of killing his wife and teenage daughter, officials said.Peter Keller, who had been missing since Sunday when the bullet-ridden bodies of Lynnettee Rocha Keller, 41, and their 19-year-old daughter Kaylene Keller were discovered at the family home, apparently died of
Jobless figures up as French election nears

Apr 27, 2012

PARIS (AP) -- France's bleak economic outlook has returned to the forefront of the country's presidential campaign after new figures Friday showed the number of job seekers rose for the 11th consecutive month in March. Francois Hollande -- the Socialist front-runner in the May 6 runoff election -- was quick to seize on the new data from the Labor Ministry showing the number of job seekers ros
27 injured in 4 blasts in eastern Ukraine city

Apr 27, 2012

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Four blasts within minutes rocked the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk Friday, injuring at least 27 people, including nine children, in what prosecutors believed was a terrorist attack, officials said. Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova said the first blast occurred at a tramway stop in the center of Dnipropetrovsk, injuring 13 pe
Explosion rocks Syrian capital as protesters mass

Apr 27, 2012

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up across the street from a mosque in the Syrian capital Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, state TV said. Thousands of Syrians protested elsewhere to denounce persistent violence by President Bashar Assad's regime. The explosion was the latest in a wave of blasts in Syrian cities in recent months, despite a diplomatic pus
9,000 U.S. Marines to leave Okinawa

Apr 27, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) ― About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced Thursday. The move is part of a broader arrangement designed to tamp down tensions in the U.S.-Japan defense alliance stemming in part from opposition in Okinawa to what many view as a burdensome U.S. military presence. It also reflects a desire by the Obama administrati
Pakistan deports bin Laden family to Saudi Arabia

Apr 27, 2012

ISLAMABAD (AP) ― Pakistani authorities deported Osama bin Laden’s three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia early Friday, less than a week before the first anniversary of the unilateral American raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in his hideout in a military town.The departure of the family closed another chapter in an affair that cemented Pakistan’s reputation as a hub of Islamist extremism and cast doubt on its trustworthiness as a Western ally.Once outside Pakistan, the wives may be wil
Indian child marriage annulled in landmark case

Apr 27, 2012

An Indian couple who “married” when aged just one and three have had their wedding annulled in a ground-breaking case that activists hope will challenge the culture of child marriages.Laxmi Sargara, 18, unknowingly wed her husband Rakesh, 20, in the desert state of Rajasthan 17 years ago after their families decided that when they grew up they would live together and have children.In the first pro
Video shows Syrian rebel buried alive

Apr 27, 2012

Youtube footage of rebel activist being buried alive by soldiersVideo footage uploaded to YouTube shows what appears to be Syrian soldiers burying a rebel activist alive.The video, which went viral Thursday, shows a blindfolded man buried up to his head as armed soldiers call him an “animal” and a “dog,” ynetnews.com reported.The man pleads for his life while one of the soldiers says to his comman