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Mom on trial for punishing child with hot sauce

Aug 18, 2011

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jurors on Wednesday watched video of a woman squirting hot sauce in the mouth of her adopted son and then making him stand in a cold shower in a case that caused a public uproar in Russia after it aired on the “Dr. Phil” show. Jessica Beagley, of Anchorage, is charged
Norway attacker had prepared second, bigger bomb: media

Aug 18, 2011

OSLO (AFP) -- The gunman who confessed to the July 22 attacks in Norway had prepared a second bomb bigger than the one that exploded in Oslo's government district, public broadcaster NRK reported Wednesday. Anders Behring Breivik , center left with red jumper, is led by police to the quayside to be
Indian premier lashes out at fasting protest leader

Aug 17, 2011

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lashed out at India’s most prominent anti-corruption crusader Wednesday, accusing the fasting activist of trying to circumvent democracy by demanding Parliament pass a reform bill he supports.Thousands of demonstrators chanting “down with corruption” a
Saleh: See you soon in Sanaa

Aug 17, 2011

SANAA (AP) ― Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed Tuesday to return home from Saudi Arabia, a move which could set off a violent new phase in the impoverished country’s six-month uprising seeking to topple his regime.Security across Yemen has collapsed during the revolt, with al-Qaida
Obama: ‘Lone wolf’ terror attack biggest concern

Aug 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama said Tuesday that a “lone wolf” terror attack in the U.S. is more likely than a major coordinated effort like the Sept. 11 attacks nearly a decade ago.With the nation preparing to observe the 10th anniversary of hijacked airliners crashing in New York and Was
Panetta: Defense cuts would ‘weaken’ U.S.

Aug 17, 2011

Defense chief opposes military budget cuts, optimistic on operations in Middle EastWASHINGTON (AP) ― Large new cuts in defense spending would “terribly weaken” U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint in
Traffickers taunt police with body parts in Acapulco

Aug 17, 2011

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Suspected traffickers in Mexico killed and mutilated a man, then left his body parts around Acapulco in a macabre taunt to authorities in the resort city that has become plagued by drug violence.Police in the port city on Tuesday received reports of an "abandoned human head" on a
Warren Buffett signals successor has been chosen

Aug 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- American billionaire Warren Buffett has indicated that a successor to head his Berkshire Hathaway firm has already been "agreed on" and could step in as soon as the investment guru retires or dies.Warren Buffett (AP-Yonhap News)"There's several people, but there's one person they
Merkel, Sarkozy meet as euro economy stalls

Aug 16, 2011

PARIS (AP) -- A marked slowdown in European economic growth is overshadowing a meeting Tuesday between the leaders of Germany and France aimed at getting the eurozone's 17 countries to work closer together to dig Europe out of its debt crisis. The meeting between Angela Merkel and Nicola
Biden seeks strong China ties amid debt shadow

Aug 16, 2011
Bombs tear through 17 Iraqi cities, 63 killed

Aug 16, 2011

Suspicion arises that al-Qaida is behind attacks, despite signs the terror group is weakenedBAGHDAD (AP) ― A relentless barrage of bombings killed 63 people Monday in the most sweeping and coordinated attack Iraq has seen in over a year, striking 17 cities from northern Sunni areas to the southern S
Riot-hit U.K. must reverse moral collapse: P.M.

Aug 16, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Britain must confront a culture of laziness, irresponsibility and selfishness that fueled four days of riots which left five people dead, thousands facing criminal charges and hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) in damages, Prime Minister David Cameron said.As rival political lead
Libyan rebels try to isolate Tripoli by cutting supply

Aug 16, 2011

Gadhafi fires missiles as rebels push closer than ever to capitalZAWIYA, Libya (AP) ― Libya’s rebels threatened to isolate Tripoli by blocking key supply routes and cutting oil pipelines on Monday after a dramatic weekend advance put them in the strongest position since the 6-month-old civil war beg
Eurozone growth sags to 0.2 percent in Q2

Aug 16, 2011

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Economic growth in the 17 countries that use the euro sagged to a lackluster quarterly rate of 0.2 percent in the second quarter as a previously robust expansion in Germany almost ground to a halt.The official figures from the European Union statistics agency are more down
San Francisco subway stations closed amid protests

Aug 16, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Rush-hour protests prompted the closure of four San Francisco subway stations and sent hundreds of commuters into the sidewalks and streets during rush hour Monday, but there were no new wireless service shutdowns. BART police officers push back a protester at the Civic Center