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Irene churns up US coast, weaker but ferocious

Aug 28, 2011

NAGS HEAD, North Carolina (AP) -- A weaker but still menacing Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the East Coast on Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets
Children sexually abused on Pakistan's streets

Aug 27, 2011

KARACHI (AFP) - Nadeem knows first hand the misery of life on the streets. Sexually assaulted as a child, he became a pimp of young boys -- the only way he knew how to survive as a member of Pakistan's underclass. A Pakistani street child and scavenger leans on a car in downtown Karachi. (AFP)
World‘s oldest person marks 115th birthday in Ga.

Aug 27, 2011

MONROE, Ga. (AP) — About 15 to 20 friends and relatives have gathered in Georgia to celebrate the birthday of Besse Cooper, who is listed as the world’s oldest person.Cooper turned 115 Friday.Her daughter-in-law Edith Cooper said the group gathered at a Monroe nursing home, where Besse Cooper
Mexico reels from deadly arson attack on civilians

Aug 27, 2011

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Lorena Villareal Elizondo went to meet a friend at the Casino Royale, a popular low-cost lunch spot, when armed men burst through the door shouting: “Get out! Get out! We’re going to burn everything!”It was only 19-year-old Carla Maria Espinoza Vega‘s second day at wor
Rebels prepare to attack Gadhafi hometown

Aug 27, 2011

British warplanes bombed a bunker in Moamer Gadhafi's birthplace of Sirte as rebel fighters prepared to attack the town, one of the last major regime holdouts east of Tripoli.As insurgent leaders moved into Tripoli to begin a political transition, the African Union called Friday for that process to
Seven dead as ferry sinks in Indonesia

Aug 27, 2011

Seven people were killed and several others were believed to be missing after a ferry sank in Indonesia on Saturday, an official said.The ferry sank 15 miles (24 kilometres) from Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi province, port chief Zainuddin said, adding that 93 people had been rescued."We have found 6
N. Korea to allow trans-Korean Peninsula gas pipeline through its territory: report

Aug 27, 2011

MOSCOW-- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has expressed support for a Russian project to pipe Siberian natural gas to South Korea through his country's territory, a Russian news agency said Friday, quoting a Russian official. The gas pipeline project was a major topic when Ki
UN headquarters car bombing in Nigeria kills 18

Aug 27, 2011

This image released by Saharareporters shows ambulances and rescue workers after a large explosion struck the United Nations' main office, background, in Nigeria's capital Abuja Friday, flattening one wing of the building and killing several people. A U.N. official in Geneva called it a bomb attack.
2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim

Aug 27, 2011

A sign is seen outside the Tent and Trails outdoor supplies store before the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26 in New York City. The store had already sold out of batteries and flashlights. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered a mandatory evacuation of low lying areas in the city.&n
53 dead in attack on casino in Mexico

Aug 26, 2011

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) ― Two dozen gunmen burst into a casino in northern Mexico on Thursday, doused it with gasoline and started a fire that trapped gamblers inside, killing 53 people and injuring a dozen more, authorities said.The fire at the Casino Royale in Monterrey, a city that has seen a surg
Japan P.M. resigns amid sinking public confidence

Aug 26, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he was resigning after almost 15 months in office, amid plunging approval ratings over his government’s handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.Kan’s resignation perpetuates the high turnover in Japanese political leadership
Austrian arrested over 40-year rape of daughters: police

Aug 26, 2011

VIENNA, Aug 25, 2011 (AFP) - Austrian police announced Thursday they had arrested an 80-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing his two daughters over more than 40 years, keeping them virtually locked up in his house.The man was arrested at the prosecutor's request on suspicion of assault, duress
Man, 95, stung some 400 times in Calif. bee attack

Aug 26, 2011

PDT Redondo Beach, Calif. (AP) --Police in Redondo Beach say a 95-year-old man is doing well after being stung more than 400 times by a swarm of bees.Sgt. Phil Keenan said the man was walking near his home Wednesday afternoon when the bees attacked him. He said the bees were probably agitated by a f
Father suffocates baby son for disturbing sleep

Aug 26, 2011

A man in the United States faced trial Tuesday for killing his 5-month-old son for disturbing his sleep, the Chicago Sun Times reported.Randel L. Thomas, the 21-year-old offender, is accused of killing his son Christopher two years ago.This picture shows a baby fed by her mother but is not relevant
Libya rebels hunt Gadhafi, try to secure Tripoli

Aug 25, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) ― Libyans hunting Moammar Gadhafi offered a $2 million bounty on the fallen dictator’s head and amnesty for anyone who kills or captures him as rebels battled Wednesday to clear the last pockets of resistance from the capital Tripoli.While some die-hard loyalists kept up the fight to de