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Brazil judge battling organized crime shot dead

Aug 14, 2011

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - A 47-year-old female Brazilian judge known for her efforts to combat organized crime in the Rio de Janeiro area was shot dead near her home early Friday, police said. Framed by a backdrop that includes Sugarloaf Mountain, left, and the monument Christ the Redeemer, right, a cr
Republican race jolted with Iowa poll, Perry entry

Aug 14, 2011

AMES, 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 presidential hopefuls, picking U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann as their top choice for the p
U.S. loses contact with hypersonic glider

Aug 12, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was launched atop a rocket early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said.The pr
‘Grease Devil’ panic grips rural Sri Lanka, at least three killed

Aug 12, 2011
10 killed as Syria army storms new towns

Aug 11, 2011

DAMASCUS, (AFP) - Syrian forces killed at least 10 people Thursday, including seven as they stormed another two towns in pursuit of anti-regime protesters, defying Western calls for action after a "chilling" UN Security Council briefing. The killings occurred soon after columns of tanks
Afghan president will not seek third term

Aug 11, 2011

KABUL, (AFP) - President Hamid Karzai, who has been the only leader in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down the Taliban, will not seek a third term in office, his palace said Thursday.　“The constitution of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to run for the presidency for more than t
Israel, Arabs back ...nuke meeting: report

Aug 11, 2011

VIENNA (AP) ― Following more than a decade of diplomatic maneuvering, Israel and Arab nations have tentatively accepted an invitation by the U.N. nuclear agency for preliminary talks on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, in correspondence shared with the Associated Press.Israel is commonly consi
British police out in force as violence subsides

Aug 11, 2011

Cameron says ‘fightback’ under way after a meeting of the crisis committeeLONDON (AP) ― Britain’s cities were largely quiet early Thursday after days of rioting and looting that drew thousands of extra police officers onto the streets and a stern warning from Prime Minister David Cameron that order
Popularity of mistresses increases in China amid economic boom

Aug 11, 2011

The increasing popularity of “ernai,” or mistresses among wealthy men is emerging as a problem in Chinese society, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.Amid the rapid development of the country’s economy, large numbers of those fortunate enough to enjoy the prosperity are having affairs with mis
China starts sea trials of first carrier

Aug 10, 2011

BEIJING (AP) ― China’s first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underline the country’s big naval ambitions and fuel concerns about its growing military strength amid regional territorial disputes.The ship is former Soviet craft that China acknowledg
International pressure on Syria grows

Aug 10, 2011

Turkey urges Damascus to stop violence, U.S. will demand Assad to goBEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian President Bashar Assad came under a new barrage of international pressure Tuesday with the Turkish foreign minister urging him to stop killing protesters and U.S. officials saying the Obama administration is pre
Perry seeks to shake up GOP race

Aug 10, 2011

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ― Though he’s not officially a candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s visits this weekend to three important presidential nominating states threaten to overshadow any lift his would-be rivals hope to gain from a big week in Iowa.Perry’s expected entrance into the Republican race lo
Obama honors troops killed in Afghan attack

Aug 10, 2011

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (AP) ― For the second time in his presidency, Barack Obama was at Dover on Tuesday, saluting troops who died on his watch.Sadness hung everywhere. For Obama, it was a day to deal with the nation’s single deadliest day of the decade-long war in Afghanistan. For the fami
Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assault

Aug 10, 2011

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs recorded everything he said. Thousands of pages, written with Biblical flourish, about God wanting him to take 12-year-old wives. About those girls needing to sexually please him. About men he banished for not building his temple fast enough.C
A grieved wife addicted to eating dead husband’s ashes

Aug 10, 2011

A 26-year-old widow adopted a shocking way of mourning her dead husband when she became addicted to eating his cremated ashes as a form of comfort, according to the Huffington Post.Casie, was devastated when she lost her husband Shawn to a sudden asthma attack after two and a half years of marriage.