Affidavit: Uncle wanted girl, 12, for sex ring

update BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) -- Vermont State Police say they have found a body believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old girl. ...

AQ Khan 'nuclear middleman' freed

"The Malaysian government says it has released an alleged middleman in the nuclear secrets ring run by disgraced Pakistani scientist AQ Khan. Buhary Syed Abu Tahir, a Sri Lankan businessman, was arrested in Kuala...

'King of Bling' Jacob the Jeweler Sentenced

Notorious hip-hop and celebrity bling maker Jacob the Jeweler has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying to investigators about his involvement and affiliation with the Black Mafia Ring, during a...

Sorry, Says the Body Thief

Being that it's Friday the 13th and all, I was disappointed that news of the macabre was not clotting and clogging my reading this morning. Until now."A New Jersey dentist behind a scheme to steal body parts from corpses, including that of British journalist Alistair Cooke,...

Feds Net 38 In Global Phishing Busts

Crime Ring steals Social Security, Credit Card Data From Internet Users"AP) Thirty-eight people were charged Monday with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users as part of a global crime...

Sir Ian McKellen to reprise Gandalf role

Gandalf will once again be portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in the two-film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit."The Lord of the Rings star told Empire magazine that it was a plum role."Yes, it's true," he said,...

Presidential Candidates Prepare for WWE Smackdown

This is insane. Hillrod? Smelling what Barack is cooking? McCainiacs running wild?All three front-running U.S. presidential candidates will throw down the gauntlet, political style, in the WWE ring tonight on...

Silbersky...igen...

"– Jag har sagt ja till att ta mig an fallet men sitter lite upptagen med andra förhandlingar så i ett inledande skede kommer min kollega ta hand om ärendet, säger Leif Silbersky till SvD.se."Återigen är herr Silbersky framme och gottar sig i ett uppmärksammat...

Woman forced to remove nipple piercings at airport

So is that where spies keep their microchips now? I used to work at the border...I must have missed that memo."LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by...

Honey, will you marry... Oh. Never mind...

It's nice that a man takes time to plan his proposal to his girlfriend, but this poor man in east London, may be left without a ring and without a sweetheart if he can't recover the balloon soon!"LONDON...

12 Americans Arrested in Child Porn Sting

That the images being circulated in this nefarious business became its 'currency', and that the perpetrators went to such sophisticated lengths to maintain their network, is nearly as troubling as the enterprise itself. Thankfully, these men have now been arrested and...

Canada's 'largest-ever' cockfighting ring busted

I didn't know there were such things around here.  To me they seem rather cruel, and by 'rather' I mean 'entirely.'"Animal welfare officials say as many as 37 people could be facing charges after police...

Indonesia lowers alert level on Mount Kelud volcano

"Kelud, also known as Kelut, means "sweeper" in Javanese, a reference to the fact that when it erupts, it sweeps away everything in its path. When it last erupted in 1990 at least 30 people were killed, while about 5,000 died in 1919 when it spewed scalding water from its...

Strong quake hits Indonesia`s Sumatra

"The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 7:19 am (0019 GMT), was located about 129 kilometres (80 miles) southwest of the city of Padang, at a depth of 20 kilometres, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics agency was quoted as saying by AFP. There were no tsunami...

Verizon Bites Back !! Marley Clan File Lawsuits

  In a statement issued late last night, Bob Marley Estate advisor Chris Blackwell announced that in light of the current situation, 56 hope road music, the company which oversees the Bob Marley Estate, will pursue legal action against Universal Records and Verizon...

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