Wave of Violence in Baghdad Puts 3-Day Death Toll Past 100

"BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 11 — More than 50 people were killed in Baghdad on Tuesday in violence that included a double suicide bombing near busy entrances to the fortified Green Zone, scattered shootings, mortar attacks, a series of car bombs and the ambush of a bus with Shiite...

Billboards in the time of mourning

"In the midst of death, enjoy consumerist existence while you can."

Bloody battle in northern Darfur

"Some 80 people die in intense clashes between Sudanese rebel groups in Darfur, says the African Union."

Border Angels

Trying to prevent unnecessary death in the desert areas, and the mountain areas, on the U.S. side of the Mexican border.

Enron founder, facing prison, dies in Aspen (Houston Chronicle)

"Enron founder, facing prison, dies in Aspen  —  What he couldn't do in the courtroom, former Enron Chairman Ken Lay may finally be able to achieve in death — avoid a criminal record.  —  Lay, 64, who died of a heart attack in Aspen,...

Experts see Lay's death erasing conviction

"AP - The death of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay will likely cause his conviction to be erased from the record, experts said Thursday."

IRAQ: A Story Left Incomplete

Alaa Hassan never did live to see publication of the last story he had filed. It got caught for a while, as stories sometimes are, in that no man's land between what a correspondent could reasonably get, and what an editor would really like

It's a very sad day: IMA

"Describing the sacking of AIIMS director as 'blatant slap on the face of the medical profession', IMA said the move was yet another instance of 'tremendous political interference' in the functioning of the institute."

The Six Most Feared but Least Likely Causes of Death

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Ken Lay's death means that his heirs will get the $43.5 million that he was f...

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Lay death makes money claim moot: lawyers

"Reuters - Ken Lay's sudden death on Wednesday will scuttle U.S. prosecutors bid to seize $43.5 million they charged the former chief executive earned through illegal acts at Enron Corp., legal experts said."

Enron founder Kenneth Lay dies at age 64

"AP - Just last week, Enron Corp. founder and convicted felon Kenneth Lay told his pastor he was at peace with his future, even if it included prison."