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Baby dies in hot car in Indiana

Jul 9, 2012

Police said an Indiana man was arrested after his young daughter died while locked in the family car amid a sweltering heat wave.Joshua Stryzanski was booked by Greenfield police Saturday night on a charge of neglect of a dependant resulting in death after his 3-month-old daughter was pronounced dead at a hospital.The Indianapolis Star said another parent in Fishers was arrested after her 16-month
Dueling restraining orders for councilmembers

Jul 9, 2012

(MCT)SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- Two council members of this Los Angeles suburb who admitted to having an affair have taken out restraining orders against each other after an alleged violent spat.San Fernando Councilman Mario Hernandez and Councilwoman Maribel De La Torre sought the court orders this week following the June 28 incident.In court papers, both said they argued about a trip he was going o
Libyans in historic vote amid tensions

Jul 8, 2012

TRIPOLI (AP) ― Jubilant Libyans chose a new parliament Saturday in their first nationwide vote in decades, but violence and protests in the restive east underscored the challenges ahead as the oil-rich North African nation struggles to restore stability after last year’s ouster of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.Women ululated, while men distributed sweets and the elderly with canes or wheelchairs struggled to get to polling centers in a show of joy over the most visible step toward democracy
Ex-Swiss President Schlumpf dies

Jul 8, 2012

GENEVA (AP) ― The Swiss government says former President Leon Schlumpf, the father of the country’s current head of state, has died. The government said the 87-year-old died in a hospital in the northeastern city of Chur on Saturday. No cause of death was specified. Schlumpf, the father of Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, was minister in the federal government from 1980 to 1987 and served as head of state in 1984.The government said Schlumpf will be remembered by the Swiss people as a he
Terror suspect tracked to London Olympic Park: reports

Jul 8, 2012

LONDON (AFP) -- An Islamist terror suspect in Britain charged with breaking restrictions on his movements had crossed through London‘s Olympic Park five times, newspapers reported Sunday.The 24-year-old -- named only as CF -- is suspected of being a militant for Somalia’s al-Qaida-allied Shebab rebels, The Sunday Telegraph and the Sunday Mirror said.He is one of nine people suspected of being a risk to national security who are subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures -- legal
Northeast India floods kill 121

Jul 8, 2012

GUWAHATI, India (AFP) ― The death toll from heavy monsoon rains which have caused massive flooding in India’s northeast has risen to more than 120, with six million forced to flee their homes, officials said Saturday.The weather office forecast that more rains during the next 24 hours would lash the region, which is suffering from its worst flooding in recent years.Assam state has been hardest hit by the annual rains with the mighty Brahmaputra river overflowing its banks, while flooding has als
Deadly floods devastate southern Russia

Jul 8, 2012

KRYMSK, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Sunday was reeling from devastating flash floods in its southern Krasnodar region where at least 146 people were killed and 29,000 remained without power in the region's worst natural disaster in history.Russian President Vladimir Putin personally inspected the worst-hit areas Saturday evening, comparing the force of the water that trapped people in their homes at night and ripped up pavements and traffic lights and flooded rail tracks to a “tsunami.”He also qui
Woman hits husband with bag of ice cream

Jul 8, 2012

A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly whacking her husband, who she said is a philanderer, on the head with a bag of ice cream, authorities say.An affidavit stated Dawn Elaine Barran, 45, happened upon her husband with his “current girlfriend” July 1 in a Walgreens in Port St. Lucie, TCPalm.com reported.Barran allegedly got into an argument with her husband and then swung the bag of ice cream, connecting squarely with his head. The confrontation continued outside the drugstore, with
Lucky the kitten rescued from recycling

Jul 8, 2012

A kitten rescued from the back of a recycling truck in England as it was about to be crushed has been given a new name -- Lucky.Lucky also has a new home, the Devon Waste Contract depot near Exeter, ITV News reported. Donna Cook, an employee, said the female kitten has become the staff pet.Cook said the crew operating the truck heard the kitten mewing and stopped the crusher. When Lucky arrived at the depot, Cook took it to a vet who said it was only about 3 weeks old.There is no way Lucky could
Turkmenistan's leader angered by poor grain yield

Jul 8, 2012

The authoritarian president of Turkmenistan has shaken up his government after a disappointing grain harvest and has sought to forestall discontent by announcing salary hikes after a spike in bread prices.President Gurbanbuly Berdymukhamedov fired the agriculture minister for poor performance and rebuked four provincial governors for various shortcomings, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan repor
134 killed in southern Russia floods disaster

Jul 8, 2012

Flash floods deluged Russia's southern Krasnodar, killing at least 134 people in the region's worst natural disaster in decades, officials and witnesses said Saturday.President Vladimir Putin inspected the damage by helicopter and held a brief meeting with local officials in Krymsk amid recriminations from residents who accused the authorities of abandoning them.Television footage showed torrents
Fire in Ireland involving Galaxy S3 not fault of smartphone

Jul 7, 2012

A fire that damaged Samsung Electronics' new flagship smartphone last month was caused by mishandling by the owner and had nothing to do with the device itself, the South Korean tech giant said Saturday.Samsung, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, said it received confirmation from an independent fire investigation service in Britain that the incident involving the Galaxy S3 was not a m
Libya polls open for historic post-Gadhafi vote

Jul 7, 2012

Polls opened on Saturday for Libya's first national elections in over four decades amid acts of sabotage in the east by protesters who feel their region is under-represented in the incoming congress.In Tripoli, polling stations opened on schedule at 0500 GMT with lines of voters eager to elect the General National Congress, which will be at the helm of the country for a transition period, an AFP j
US designates Afghanistan as major ally

Jul 7, 2012

The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.Clinton announced the move, which provides a long-term framework for security and defence cooperation, during a brief visit to Kabul where she had a breakfast meeting with President Ham
2 ex-Argentine dictators convicted in baby thefts

Jul 6, 2012

BUENOS AIRES (AP) ― Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic plan to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the military junta’s war on leftist dissenters three decades ago. Argentina’s last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, also was convicted and got 15 years. “This is an historic day. Today legal justice has been made real ― never again the justice of one’s own hands, which the repressors were