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Police: Woman Beaten After Rejecting Advances in NYC Bar -
Police say a woman was severely beaten in the bathroom of a New York City bar after rejecting a patron's advances.
Police Release Photos Calif. Serial Killer Took of Girls -
Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims.
'Jihad Jane' Tried to Kill Herself, Hid Muslim Religion -
Colleen LaRose, the self-described Jihad Jane, spent many hours caring for her boyfriend's father in the small town of Pennsburg, Pa., as she hid her terrorist activities on the Internet, Fox 29 in Philadelphia reported.
Dive Crews Find Body After Car Plunges Off Calif. Bridge -
Authorities say they've recovered one body and are looking for two other people after a car plowed off a bridge into a Long Beach channel.
Nearly Half of Kansas City Schools to Close -
The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy.
Boy, 7, Who Saved Family Unites With 911 Dispatcher -
A 7-year-old boy who called 911 while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and delivered a high five to the dispatcher who took his call.
PETA Offers Parks Free Trash Cans -- With Anti-Meat Slogans -
The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.
N.C.-Bound Jet Returns to N.Y. Airport After Bird Strike -
A US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff.
FBI Probes N.J. Man Linked to Al Qaeda, Yemen Attack -
The FBI is investigating the case of an Al Qaeda member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.
Professors in U.S. Increasingly Ban Laptops From Class -
Lecturers in America who once embraced the portable computer as an invaluable learning aide are increasingly banning them from class, The Times of London reported Thursday.
Suspect Swaps Places With Prisoner to Escape From Court -
A Staten Island, N.Y., robbery suspect escaped from custody Wednesday by pretending to be another prisoner, the New York Post reported Thursday.
Miss. School Axes Prom After Lesbian Date Request -
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
Coroner: Houston Oil Exec Drowned in River After Fall -
Dr. Frank Minyard said Wednesday that the autopsy of 54-year-old Douglas Schantz found a lesion on his forehead as well as evidence of drowning.
Ind. Man Who Murdered 2 Set to Be Executed in Texas -
The 31-year-old would be the fourth prisoner executed this year in the nation's busiest capital punishment state.
Student Arrested for Bringing Gun to School, Police Say -
Authorities say Freddiericka Terrell was in or near the school's auditorium when she reportedly showed the gun to a group of students during a JROTC class on Wednesday.
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Jailed Jordanian Cleric Is Al Qaeda Recruiters' Poster Boy -
A jailed Jordanian cleric who is behind bars for promoting terrorist attacks appears to be the face of Al Qaeda’s newest recruitment campaign.
Report: Captured Taliban No. 2 'Singing Like a Male Canary' -
The former operations chief and second in command of the Afghan Taliban has been "singing like a male canary" since his arrest last month in Karachi, Pakistan, counterintelligence officials said Wednesday.
Mexico's Slim Becomes 'World's Richest' Person -
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine.
Early Results Show Tight Race in Iraq -
Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
Strong Earthquake Hits Chile as New President Sworn In -
The strongest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.
Homicide Bomber Botches Attack on Pakistani Military -
Pakistani officials say a botched suicide bombing aimed at a security convoy on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar has wounded three children playing nearby.
Celibacy Partly to Blame for Sex Abuse, Cardinal Says -
A cardinal seen as a future candidate for the papacy has broken a Vatican taboo by raising the possibility that priestly celibacy is among the causes of the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.
Siberian Tigers Starve to Death at Chinese Zoo -
The Year of the Tiger has got off to a tragic start for the endangered big cat in China.
Report: Kidnappers Free 2 European Aid Workers in Haiti -
Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday.
Women in Charge in West Bank's Key District -
At 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance in this traditional society.
Court Allows Extradition for Swede in Auschwitz Sign Theft -
A Swedish court ruled Thursday that a former neo-Nazi leader arrested in Sweden can be extradited to Poland, where he is suspected of being involved in the theft of the infamous Auschwitz sign.
Fmr Members of Vienna Boys Choir Allege Sexual Abuse -
A top Austrian newspaper cites two former members of the famed Vienna Boys Choir as saying they were sexually abused by their supervisors.
Rioters Storm Athens Streets Over Gvt. Financial Plan -
Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.
U.K. Plans to Circle the World in Rotorcraft -
A U.K. man says he plans to make the first round-the-world trip in a customized rotorcraft known as an autogyro.
Chief Exorcist Says 'Devil at Work' Inside Vatican -
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist.
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Reuters
Aftershocks Rattle Chile During Inauguration
New York Times
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, accompanied by his wife, Cecilia Morel, during his inauguration ceremony at the Congress in Valparaiso on Thursday. By ALEXE ...
» Full Story: Aftershocks Rattle Chile During Inauguration - New York Times
Reuters
'The US-Israel enduring partnership'
Jerusalem Post
No matter how long I've been away, the instant I return, I feel like I'm at home. I feel like I never left. So please accept my warmest gratitude, as we ...
» Full Story: 'The US-Israel enduring partnership' - Jerusalem Post
CBC.ca
Secular coalition says fraud hit Iraqi election
Times Online
Allies of Iyad Allawi, the former Prime Minister, made the allegations at a press conference called this afternoon as the first voting results trickled in from ...
» Full Story: Secular coalition says fraud hit Iraqi election - Times Online
The Guardian
Sweden Labels Mass Killing of Armenians Genocide
New York Times
By AP STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Sweden's parliament has narrowly approved a resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide ...
» Full Story: Sweden Labels Mass Killing of Armenians Genocide - New York Times
CBC.ca
European Parliament calls for immediate release of abducted IDF soldier
Ha'aretz
In an unprecedented move, the European Parliament on Thursday passed by majority vote a call for the immediate release of abducted Israel De ...
» Full Story: European Parliament calls for immediate release of abducted IDF soldier - Ha'...
The Hindu
Afghanistan and Pakistan Pledge Cooperation
New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ? President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan met with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani here on Thursday in a show of public friendship, with bot ...
» Full Story: Afghanistan and Pakistan Pledge Cooperation - New York Times
The Hindu
France's Sarkozy faces whipping in regional vote
The Associated Press
PARIS ? Nicolas Sarkozy is looking politically lonely in his presidential palace. Voters hit by France's worst recession since World War II ...
» Full Story: France's Sarkozy faces whipping in regional vote - The Associated Press
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