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FBI called in on Wikileaks issue
Taiwan News.NetThe FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents.
Another US serviceman found dead after going missing
Taiwan News.NetAnother US serviceman has been found dead in a remote area of Afghanistan.
Indonesian sect members attacked at Indonesian mosque
Taiwan News.NetIndonesian police have been involved in a confrontation with people who were attacking a mosque used by a minority Islamic sect.
Pakistan poll finds Taliban support
Taiwan News.NetThe US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups.
Kohinoor diamond to stay in British crown
Taiwan News.NetThe British government has refused to consider returning the jewel in the British monarch's crown.
Wikileaks man defends release of classified military files
Taiwan News.NetThe Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has defended the placement of tens of thousands of classified US military files on his website.
Floods threaten first global warming islands
Taiwan News.NetResidents of the Carteret Islands off Papua New Guinea have been pleading for help from the international community since their homes began sinking into the ocean.
Moscow in danger from fire-induced smog
Taiwan News.NetHeavy smog has been covering Russia's capital due to forest fires which have been raging for three days.
Japan executes two men by hanging
Taiwan News.NetKazuo Shinozawa, 59, and Hidenori Ogata, 33, faced the hangman's noose after being convicted of multiple murders.
Federal Court waters down Arizona immigration act
Taiwan News.NetThe federal court in the US has put a block on certain parts of a controversial new immigration law in Arizona.
British prime minister critical of Pakistan terror links
Taiwan News.NetThe British prime minister has insulted the Pakistani government by claiming that Islamabad has been "exporting terror".
Russia tries to make up economic ground with asset sale
Taiwan News.NetThe Russian government will sell $29 billion worth of assets on the open market.
Gaza police take action against store dummies
Taiwan News.NetShops in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza have been told to dress their window mannequins to ensure lingerie is not on show.
People beat porn movie teacher to death
Taiwan News.NetThe Times of India has reported that an Indian teacher has been beaten to death by an angry mob after making a homemade porn film with one of his students.
Donkey paraders try to stir up trouble with gays
Taiwan News.NetJerusalem police have told deputy mayor Yitzhak Pindrus he will not be able to hold a so-called “donkey parade” alongside the annual Gay Pride Parade this Thursday.
Islamabad plane crash: Investigators to probe possibilities of sabotage, hijacking
Taiwan News.NetThe Pakistan government has formed two separate investigation teams to determine the actual cause of Wednesday's plane crash near Islamabad, in which all 152 passengers onboard were feared to have been killed.
NTSB examines fuel pump in fatal Maine plane crash
Sign on San DiegoPORTLAND, Maine Investigators plan further examination of the fuel pump on a small plane that crashed near Portland International Jetport in Maine, killing two people. A preliminary repor...
PM briefs President over plane crash
The Frontier PostISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr Thursday and briefed him about the constituation of the committee into the Wednesday’s plane cra...
1 person killed, 1 injured in Pierce County plane crash
Seattle Post-IntelligencerGRAHAM -- The pilot of a small plane was killed and a passenger was injured Thursday afternoon when the aircraft crashed at Kapowsin Field in rural Pierce County near Graham, officials said.
1 person dead, another injured in plane crash
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAHAM, Wash. -- The Pierce County sheriff's office says one person died and a second was injured when a small plane crashed in Graham. Sheriff's office spokesman Ed Troyer sa...
Justice Department Sues Oracle For Alleged Contract Fraud - Quick Facts
RTT NewsNews ) has been accused of defrauding the U.S. government, the Justice Department revealed Thursday, with the government alleging that the software giant defraud the U.S. on a General Services Adminis...
Summer storm slays trees, cuts power
New York PostThat was no mere summer shower in the Bronx on Sunday afternoon — that was a tornado.The fierce winds and rain that knocked down power lines and trees all over the borough and left many resident...
City Island barber is rooster-rescuer
New York PostPatrons of Hollywood barber shop are already used to seeing a large rooster walking around inside or sitting on the chairs. The rooster is Coco, and Alex Mullokandov, the shop’s owner and Bronx&...
Hostage situation in Throggs Neck
New York PostTwo brazen thieves who tied up a young couple in a Throggs Neck apartment surrendered to a police hostage negotiator after an hour and a half standoff that began late on Friday, July 23. The house inv...
O'Grady passes away after game in his honor
New York PostJust hours after merchants played a softball game in his honor, beloved community figure Joe O’Grady passed away peacefully.O’Grady, 39, will be remembered not only by his three children a...
Kitten rescued after 3 days in sewer
New York PostA Morris Park kitten is safe and dry after an adventure that brought him underground and into the sewer.Motz, a kitten belonging to Edita Pjetrovic, somehow ended up down in the sewer on Wednesday, Ju...
Salvation Army touts new thrift store
New York PostThere’s some good news for Bronx bargain-hunters.In a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 8, The Salvation Army opened a brand new thrift shop at 2441A Boston Road, near Crug...
Cops score with Valentine Ave heroin bust
New York PostBronx narcotics officers are feeling good after busting up a major heroin ring on Monday night, July 26, that yielded them $1.5 million worth of cold cash, heroin, guns, and jewelry.In a press confere...
Waterbury Ave ped bridge being rebuilt
New York PostSummer’s here, and the time is right for pedestrian bridge repair.At least that’s what the New York State Department of Transportation is cooking up: a major repair and reconstruction on p...
New bank on White Plains Road
New York PostWhite Plains Road WaMu customers will be looking for a new branch.A long-standing Washington Mutual location at 2178 White Plains Road has closed its doors, and will soon reopen as an Amalgamated Bank...
Lindsay Lohan getting lots of mail in jail: report
New York PostLindsay Lohan has received an average of 250 letters a day at her California jail since beginning her sentence, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. “Most inmates don’t get as much mai...
Plan for former Domino sugar refinery site approved
New York PostThe New York City Council has approved a plan to redevelop a section of Brooklyn waterfront where the renowned Domino Sugar refinery once stood. The plan at the 11-acre site in Brooklyn’s Willia...
Bloomberg says NYers have right to saggy pants
New York PostMayor Michael Bloomberg agrees with a judge who threw out a summons issued to a Bronx man wearing low-slung pants that exposed his underwear. The billionaire mayor said Thursday the government has no ...
High & Low Finance: In Basel, an Eternal Work in Progress
International Herald TribuneAmerican International Group . The lessons of the crisis seemed clear at the time. Financial institutions had taken on far too much leverage. They had too little capital, some of which turned out to b...
French Mother Indicted for Smothering 8 Infants
International Herald TribuneFrance was charged with murder Thursday for the smothering of eight of her own infants, born in secret over nearly two decades. It appeared to be France’s worst case of infanticide.
8th annual NYC Musical Saw Festival
New York PostThis music and art festival highlights the art of playing music on a carpenter's handsaw and will feature saw solos as well as ensembles. Ameriklectic, a 10-piece band featuring a musical saw, will al...
'Kadima chair to PA: No direct talks'
Jerusalem PostKadima council chairman Haim Ramon advised Palestinian Authority negotiations chief Saeb Erekat not to enter direct talks with Israel three weeks ago, an unidentified witness to Ramon and Erekat's Jul...
4 killed in crash at Alaska air force base
New Zealand HeraldALASKA - Four airmen were killed in a cargo plane that crashed during a training run at an Air Force base, military authorities said Thursday. The crash sent a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, ...
Hockey: Coach gets heated
New Zealand HeraldAustralian men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has accused New Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers of showing a lack of respect for the sport. Charlesworth is unhappy that his side will be forced to ...
Youth court Nazi charge
New Zealand HeraldPolish soldiers holding eternal flames stand in front of a wall during the inauguration at the vast new memorial for the victims of the Belzec Nazi death camp in Belzec, Poland. File photo / AP
No-fly zone for Chelsea's wedding
New Zealand HeraldShrink RHINEBECK, New York - Chelsea Clinton's wedding along the Hudson River will be under a no-fly zone. The Federal Aviation Administration says local airspace will be restricted from 3pm Saturday...
Oil threat to Michigan lake
New Zealand HeraldUnited States federal officials estimate that more than 3.8 million litres of oil may have spilled into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan from a leaking pipeline. Governor Jennifer Granholm wa...
NRL: Lockyer ready to play on
New Zealand HeraldBrisbane Broncos captain Darren Lockyer has confirmed reports he is considering playing on until 2012. However the Queensland and Australian captain says he hasn't signed a new deal, with his contrac...
Afghanistan: 25 killed in blast
New Zealand HeraldA crowded bus hit a roadside bomb in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing 25 passengers. At the same time, Nato continued to investigate claims that a helicopter gunship mistak...
Dozens arrested in protest of immigration law
USA TodayPhoenix Police arrest people protesting the SB1070 law in front of the office of the Maricopa County Sheriff in downtown Phoenix on Thursday.
Without mouth-to-mouth, hands-only CPR saves lives
USA TodayA person participates in an American Red Cross CPR training in Washington. "Hands-only" CPR (skipping "mouth-to-mouth") can still save lives, two new studies find.
Summer falls, bike crashes, drownings top risks to kids
USA TodayPlaygrounds are great places for children to get exercise and have fun, but parents need to take steps to protect youngsters from potential dangers, says the American College of Emergency Physicians. ...
18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists
USA TodayATLANTA (AP) Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance...
Pakistan mourns plane crash victims
Belfast TelegraphPakistan is observing a day of mourning after an airliner crashed on its approach to an airport, killing all 152 on board.Emergency teams were battling heavy rain and mud to recover bodies strewn over...
Ethics panel charges powerful Democrat Rangel
CNNWashington (CNN) -- The House ethics committee on Thursday accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming the credibility of Con...