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 Mexican shootout kills dozens of people
Dominican Republic News.Net
25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
 Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself
Dominican Republic News.Net
A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.
 Israeli girl hurt in car stoning
Dominican Republic News.Net
A twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the window.
Two Mexican congressmen die in plane crash
West Australian
OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials said.Guil...
Blackwater Won Contracts via Web of Companies
International Herald Tribune
Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security company came under intense ...
Politicians die in plane crash
ABC Australia
Two Mexican federal lawmakers and at least three others have died when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico. First police reports said seven people had died in the crash near the Pacific beac...
Cargo plane crashes near Dubai
New Zealand Herald
DUBAI - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General Civil Aviation Authority, r...
How Madame Bovary became a Bunny Girl
The Independent
Shock horror: bored doctor's wife becomes a Bunny Girl at the age of 154. Playboy magazine's literary "Playmate of the Month" is Madame Bovary, the naughty doctor's wife from a small tow...
Indians fail drugs tests in new blow for Delhi Games
The Independent
In an embarrassing blow to India's sporting hopes a month before it hosts the Commonwealth Games, eight of its athletes have been suspended after failing drugs tests. Five were to have competed in th...
Castro's return to full uniform sparks rumours
The Independent
Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous si...
Too chicken to change? Satirists taunt Mugabe
The Independent
He has sparked fury among Muslim theologians, been sued by a furious President Jacob Zuma and dared to poke fun at the father of the nation, Nelson Mandela. Now South Africa's foremost political car...
25 cartel gunmen killed in army raid
The Independent
Soldiers have killed at least 25 suspected members of a drug cartel in a clash near the US-Mexican border. According to a statement from Mexico's Defence Department, a military aircraft flying over C...
40 killed by suicide bomb linked to Pakistani Taliban
The Independent
A suicide bomber struck at a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, killing around 40 people. It was the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flo...
Acid victim: Shades, God saved eyes
CNN
(CNN) -- Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw ...
2 dead in cargo plane crash near Dubai
Canada.com
Smoke rises from the scene of a plane crash in Dubai September 3, 2010. A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near D...
Six Jailed In Child Abuse Case In Portugal
Sky News
Six men have been jailed for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home after a trial lasting almost six years which has gripped and horrified Portugal.
NZ earthquake: emergency declared
The Australian
A STATE of emergency has been declared in New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch after a powerful earthquake struck before dawn this morning.
America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges
CBS News
America's Failing Infrastructure The American Society of Civil Engineers issues a report card every 4 years on the state of America's infrastructure. In the last two report cards, the nation got a D. ...
Feds Deem Fire at Tenn. Mosque Site Arson
CBS News
suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Steven Gerido said Friday t...
2 dead in cargo plane crash near Dubai
Canada.com
Smoke rises from the scene of a plane crash in Dubai September 3, 2010. A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near D...
Playoff feel to season opener
Philadelphia Daily News
Last season, the Explorers went 14-1, losing only to archrival St. Joseph's Prep, en route to their second Catholic League title and statewide glory. The Knights went 13-1, easily repeated as Suburba...
In Delco, how many prisoners have walked free?
Philadelphia Daily News
Another mistaken release at the Delaware County prison this week has left officials frustrated, wondering how many more prisoners have walked free this year, and recognizing there are system-wide prob...
PHA suspends contracts with outside consultants
Philadelphia Daily News
As federal investigators scrutinize the books and operations of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), the agency has suspended all contracts with outside consultants and lawyers until further noti...
Again, a Delco inmate is freed before his time
Philadelphia Daily News
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Family Court development issue going to mediator
Philadelphia Daily News
Donald W. Pulver's bid in bankruptcy court to maintain his role as developer of a new $200 million Family Court building at 15th and Arch Streets is headed for mediation in an effort to keep the proje...
Police ID pantless rapist suspect
Philadelphia Daily News
Police on Friday identified a man who allegedly raped a woman near Eighth and Race Streets Sunday night and left his pants at the scene. Alberto Isaac Navarrete Suarez, 33, stands about 5-foot-7, and...
Phrequency Flash Concert with TJ Kong
Philadelphia Daily News
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