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Man decapitated disabled son

Aug 16, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A man in the state of Louisiana is accused of bludgeoning, decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son and leaving the boy's head near the street so the child's mother would see it _ a killing that brought seasoned police officers to tears, authorities sa
Syria uses gunboats for first time to crush uprising

Aug 15, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― Syria used gunboats for the first time Sunday to crush the uprising against Bashar Assad’s regime, hammering parts of the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia after thousands marched there over the weekend to demand the president’s ouster. At least 25 people were killed, according to
When the ghosts see red

Aug 15, 2011

It’s Hungry Ghosts or Phor Thor festival now. The Chinese equivalent of Halloween, the festival is still very much alive in predominantly Chinese areas like Penang, and believers are now busy appeasing the spirits through ritual food offerings, burning of joss paper, and stage shows.According to Tao
Hurdles in China’s race for the future

Aug 15, 2011

China is watching nervously as the United States and Europe scramble to deal with their debt crises, fully conscious that events on both sides wwwof the Atlantic play an important role in the country’s own economic prospects.There is little doubt that there are concerns in China about potential knoc
U.S. Republican race reshaped by Pawlenty exit

Aug 15, 2011

The Republican presidential nomination fight for 2012 has been reset after a hard-fought straw-poll win, the entrance of a new contestant and the withdrawal from the race by Tim Pawlenty. The former Minnesota governor announced today in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” program that he’s ending his
Nepal’s P.M. steps down

Aug 15, 2011

KATMANDU (AP) ― Nepal’s prime minister resigned from office on Sunday saying he was clearing the way for a new government to take power.Press adviser Surya Thapa said late Sunday that Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal had submitted his resignation to President Rambaran Yadav.“The major tasks of accompl
6 dead, 1 arrested in knife attack on British isle

Aug 15, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing six people, including two young children, on the British island of Jersey, police said.Neighbors said the mass killing, inside an apartment in the capital of St. Helier, involved members of the same family.The victims, all Jer
Heavy clashes as Libya rebels enter Zawiya

Aug 14, 2011

BIR SHAEB, Libya (AP) ― Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from Moammar Gadhafi’s forces holding the city.Zawiya, 50 kilometers from the capital, is
WFP expands relief work in famine-hit Somalia

Aug 14, 2011

MOGADISHU (AP) ― The World Food Program said Saturday that it is expanding its food distribution efforts in famine-struck Somalia, where the U.N. estimates that only 20 percent of people needing aid are getting it.Some of those from the outlying regions have walked for days to the capital for help,
Anti-terrorism unit sent to China’s west

Aug 14, 2011

BEIJING (AP) ― China has sent its elite Snow Leopard anti-terrorism unit to its far western frontier where ethnic violence has flared, hoping to boost security before the area stages an international trade convention in weeks, a state newspaper reported Saturday.At least 20 people died in two attack
Dalai Lama begins 3-day visit to France

Aug 14, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― The Dalai Lama began a three-day spiritual visit to France on Saturday, saying that rapprochement with Beijing was possible and that if all rights are genuinely implemented “then it’s in our interest to remain within” China.The Dalai Lama, now 76, gave up his role as head of the Tibetan
Israel plants mines along Syria border

Aug 14, 2011

JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel’s army is planting new land mines along its border with Syria in an attempt to dissuade protesters from rushing into the Golan Heights, according to a report in an Israeli military magazine.The preparations come as part of Israel’s beefed-up measures ahead of rallies that Pal
Syrian army sweeps against protesters, kills 5

Aug 14, 2011

Clinton calls for tougher action against Damascus, including oil and gas embargoBEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian tanks, security agents and pro-regime gunmen fanned out into the streets of several towns to root out protesters demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad in a sweep Saturday that killed at leas
Chile draws hard line on education protests

Aug 14, 2011

SANTIAGO (AP) ― The government of Chile is standing firm against social protests, saying education reform can only happen through official channels.Government spokesman Andres Chadwick says Chile “is not going to be governed from the street.”That’s a hard-line message to students who have been strik
U.S. Republican race jolted by Iowa poll

Aug 14, 2011

Bachmann tops test vote for 2012, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces his candidacyAMES, Iowa (AP) ― The 2012 Republican presidential race heated up Saturday as latecomer Texas Gov. Rick Perry formally announced his candidacy and Iowans weighed in for the first time on their expanding field of president