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7.4 magnitude earthquake hits 4 miles off Christchurch
Switzerland News.NetA powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of fatalities.
Robert Gates meets troops in Afghanistan
Switzerland News.NetUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on Friday.
Man arrested after package found in luggage in Miami
Switzerland News.NetMiami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked bag.
Mexican shootout kills dozens of people
Switzerland News.Net25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.
Abbas and Netanyahu on cordial terms at peace talks
Switzerland News.NetIsraeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace process.
Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai
Switzerland News.NetTwo pilots were killed Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police said.
US general says Taliban is strapped for cash
Switzerland News.NetA US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US troops.
Muslims asked to commit money to Pakistan
Switzerland News.NetThe relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid effort.
Stephen Hawking says the universe created itself
Switzerland News.NetA 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.
Fuel tanker aground in Canadian waters
Switzerland News.NetA fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far north.
Another oil rig catches fire in Gulf waters
Switzerland News.NetAnother Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into action.
Israeli girl hurt in car stoning
Switzerland News.NetA 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 AustralianOAXACA, 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 TribuneBlackwater 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 ...
Dramatic 911 recordings reveal new details of Discovery Channel siege
New York PostChilling new details of this week's hostage drama at the Discovery Channel's Maryland headquarters were revealed Friday in a series of 911 recordings released by police. In emergency calls made to the...
Paris Hilton's alleged intruder pleads not guilty in LA
New York PostThe man who tried to break into Paris Hilton's home armed with two large knives pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Friday to a felony count of attempted residential burglary, RadarOnline reported.Natha...
US envoy Oren warns: Hizbullah has 15,000 rockets on border
Jerusalem PostHizbullah has an arsenal of approximately 15,000 rockets amassed on Lebanon's border with Israel, including some with a long enough range to hit the southern city of Eilat, US envoy Michael Oren told ...
PORTUGAL: Prominent Figures Sentenced in Child Sex Ring Scandal
IPSLISBON, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - A trial that dragged on for six years amidst public outrage ended Friday in Portugal with the unexpected sentencing of prominent personalities, found guilty in a child sex ...
Politicians die in plane crash
ABC AustraliaTwo 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 HeraldDUBAI - 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 IndependentShock 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 IndependentIn 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 IndependentFidel 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 IndependentHe 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...
UN agency calls emergency summit over soaring global food prices
The IndependentA United Nations agency has called a special meeting to discuss the recent spike in food prices, responding to fears of a repeat of the shortages that led to riots in parts of the world two years ago....
25 cartel gunmen killed in army raid
The IndependentSoldiers 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 IndependentA 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...
Let us drill – or we may not have cash to pay Gulf claims
The IndependentWith the permanent sealing of its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico perhaps just days away, BP is warning that it may not have the money to pay the colossal clean-up bill if Congress passes a law t...
Whisper it, but Netanyahu may just be the man to make history
The IndependentWhatever else two days of high-octane schmoozing in Washington may have achieved, it has failed, at least as far as the outside world is concerned, to answer one of the great diplomatic riddles of the...
Guilty after six-year trial, Portugal's high-society paedophile ring
The IndependentTo most people Portugal's state-run orphanages seemed like a safe haven for thousands of children who had been robbed of their parents. They were called the Casa Pia, or Houses of the Pious. But fo...
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.comSmoke 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 NewsSix 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.
Pakistani Taleban 'proud' to murder 50 Shi'ites in bid to divide and rule
The ScotsmanThe attack came amid a surge in violence following the country's battering by massive floods.In the northwest, US missile strikes killed at least seven people in an area controlled by one of the main ...
Seven convicted of child-sex abuse in homes run by Portuguese state
The ScotsmanThe six men and one woman were found guilty of sexually abusing minors and adolescents, raping children and running a paedophile ring at a state-run children's home in Lisbon during the 1990s.The tria...
NZ earthquake: emergency declared
The AustralianA STATE of emergency has been declared in New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch after a powerful earthquake struck before dawn this morning.
Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources
ReutersNEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IP...
America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges
CBS NewsAmerica'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 Newssuspicious 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...
Weaker Earl Causes Havoc for Labor Day Travelers
CBS NewsNew England Preps for Earl Residents on the eastern seaboard are hoping that Hurricane Earl's course continues its move eastward away from the coast. Dean Reynolds reports.
2 dead in cargo plane crash near Dubai
Canada.comSmoke 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...
Emergency crews at site of Lake Elmo plane crash, pilot reported to be injured
Pioneer PressWashington County authorities and emergency personnel are at the site of a plane crash in Lake Elmo that resulted in injury to the pilot. At 4:06 p.m. authorities received a report that a plane had c...
Playoff feel to season opener
Philadelphia Daily NewsLast 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 NewsAnother 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 NewsAs 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
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Family Court development issue going to mediator
Philadelphia Daily NewsDonald 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 NewsPolice 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...
Task force cites high dropout rates for African American, Latino students
Philadelphia Daily NewsSRC member Johnny Irizarry chats with Mayor Nutter before presenting the report on African American and Latino high school dropouts. SRC Chair Robert L. Archie Jr. is at left.
Phrequency Flash Concert with TJ Kong
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