World News
- Small-town store takes sick bet on Obama
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston News.Net
Jordan's King Abdullah has warned Israel not to put further constraints on Palestinians.
- Judge says Guantanamo inmates must go free
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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
Houston 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.
- Four dead, 17 missing as boat sinks
IOL
Mamoudzou, Mayotte - Four people died and 17 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank as it approached the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, local authorities said on Friday. Four...
- Blast kills seven in Pakistan
IOL
A bomb blast killed at least seven people and wounded 40 at the funeral for a Shi'a Muslim on Friday in the northwest Pakistani town of Dera Ismail...
- Iraqis protest against troop deal
BBC
Thousands of people are protesting in Baghdad against a proposed deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq once their UN mandate expires. The demonstration was called by the Shia cleric, Moqtada...
- Train fares to rise 6% in January
BBC
Rail passengers face fare rises in the new year - with some tickets in England, Scotland and Wales going up by double the rate of inflation. Regulated fares - including season tickets - are due to...
- Two killed in outback plane crash
The Courier Mail
TWO people have been killed in a light plane crash at a Northern Territory cattle station. The two seater, amateur-built aircraft crashed near a runway on the Jindare Station, south of Darwin, at...
- Police were today investigating a suspicious car fire close to the home of a BNP member.
The Herald
Police were today investigating a suspicious car fire close to the home of a BNP member. West Yorkshire Police said firefighters and police officers were called to the blaze in Windy Bank...
- 18,000 runners in Phila. Marathon
Philadelphia Daily News
As the world-champion Phillies brought out crowds of happy fans, the 15th annual Philadelphia Marathon will attract a crowd, too - more than 18,000 runners. The marathon Sunday "is a...
- Honda Swindon closing for 50 days
BBC
Honda has announced plans to cut production at its plant in Swindon, which will close for 50 days next year. Honda said it plans to make 61,000 fewer vehicles in Japan and Europe as it struggles to...
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