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- Israel continues starvation of Gazans despite UN pleas
The San Antonio News.Net
In what the UN has described as collective punishment, the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip continues.
- Small-town store takes sick bet on Obama
The San Antonio News.Net
A store in Standish, Maine, has come under fire after asking customers to place bets on an assassination of President-elect Barack Obama.
- US Attorney General fighting back after collapse
The San Antonio News.Net
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who collapsed during a speech in Washington, has been recovering in hospital and is said to be conscious and alert.
- US Military to proceed with execution
The San Antonio News.Net
The US military will execute a former Army cook on due to his guilt in murder and rape incidents.
- New strain of Ebola virus frightens UN organisation
The San Antonio News.Net
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease that killed 37 people in Uganda last year is being regarded as a new strain of the virus.
- Chinese reveal shocking school death statistics
The San Antonio News.Net
Chinese officials have revealed that more than 19,000 people died in schools that collapsed when an earthquake hit Sichuan province in May.
- Telecom company says staff accessed Obama phone
The San Antonio News.Net
The Verizon Wireless company in the US has revealed that Verizon employees accessed records for one of Barack Obama’s phones during the election campaign.
- Businessman guilty of stealing priceless pages
The San Antonio News.Net
A wealthy businessman who stole pages from books in the British Library and Bodleian Library has pleaded guilty to theft.
- US forces eliminate top al-Qaeda figure
The San Antonio News.Net
It has been announced that US troops have killed a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
- George Bush to review peace talks with Israeli PM
The San Antonio News.Net
President George W. Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday to review Middle East peace efforts.
- Jordanian king asks for Israeli restraint over rocket attacks
The San Antonio News.Net
Jordan's King Abdullah has warned Israel not to put further constraints on Palestinians.
- Judge says Guantanamo inmates must go free
The San Antonio News.Net
A US federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
- Australian terror man relieved of strict order
The San Antonio News.Net
The Australian lawyer of a convicted supporter of terrorism has said his client can finally move on after the dropping of a control order.
- Greece to free half its prison population
The San Antonio News.Net
The Greek Justice Ministry has announced plans to free around half of the country's 12,000 inmates within the next few months.
- Indian police on the trail of child murderer
The San Antonio News.Net
Police in Lucknow, India, claim to have solved the murder of a seven-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase on a train.
- Gays died because Milk was killed, says Sean Penn
The San Antonio News.Net
Sean Penn believes that fewer gays would have died of AIDS if San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk hadn't been assassinated in his prime.
- Defense secretary details role for additional Afghan forces
USA Today
CORNWALLIS, Canada With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be...
- Obama team springs leaks
MSNBC
Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that running a transition is something quite...
- Playboy Threw Model Off Cliff
Sky News
Gordon Wood, 46, faces life in prison after throwing 24-year-old Caroline Byrne to her death in Her body was found "wedged like a spear" at the bottom of the Gap, a 100ft cliff at the...
- Obama will nominate Clinton as secretary of state
USA Today
Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton campaign together in Unity, N.H. The president-elect plans to nominate Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a transition aide said Thursday.
- A-G sees red over judge
The Australian
Mr Hatzistergos took aim at the outgoing judge's support for a charter of rights and his claim last week that the tenure of judges should be limited to 10 years. While the conservative side of...
- Bush calls stricken Mukasey at hospital to chat
Philadelphia Daily News
The White House says President Bush has called stricken Attorney General Michael Mukasey to see how he was feeling after his collapse during a speech Thursday night. White House press...
- Tibetans in exile debate independence
International Herald Tribune
DHARAMSALA, India : In this Himalayan hill town, where Tibetan prayer flags flutter and red-robed monks study Buddha's call for forbearance, talk is brewing of kicking off the world's next...
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