In a shocking incident an impoverished young mother sold her newborn son in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state so she could pay her hospital bill. Rajitha, 20, a single mother, sold the baby a day after he was born to a childless couple for US $120. She had delivered...
Police in the Indian capital New Delhi have arrested two management graduates who had kidnapped a schoolboy for ransom after losing their money in the stock market meltdown.The two men allegedly hired goons and kidnapped a 14-year-old boy from a southern Delhi...
From the United States' "Desperate Housewives" to UK's "Harry and Paul", TV productions can't seem to have enough of the global Filipino worker. Early this week, officials and civic groups have issued statements condemning the show and its producers and demanding...
"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...
"Authorities in Leadington, Missouri released a composite sketch of a man they believe abducted a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint Monday.The victim, Kory Wakefield, said the suspect abducted him Monday morning at 7:21...
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"WHEATON, Illinois (AP) -- A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said. ...
Well they could of done the British a good turn, lol However its good these guys have been caught and it shows that home security in UK is working. But are these guys guilty? at least they will get a fair trial. "Two men were arrested at Manchester...
"Russia has circulated its own draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at bringing peace to Georgia, a day after rejecting a rival French document. The Russian text endorses a six-point ceasefire plan signed by Moscow and Tbilisi last week. Moscow earlier said it could...
That is the kind of respect one country shows for their heroes!!!! No wonder no one wants to be in military. The conductor should get the sack immediately for the insult ."A soldier returning from Iraq in full...
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"Witnessed by royalty from around the world, the ruler of the tiny Pacific nation of Tonga was finally crowned today after an 18-month delay.King George Tupou V, known to the locals as G5, had to put off his...
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WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina is reporting that the Richland County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed and severely beat an elderly woman (See Sketch)" Sheriff Leon Lott said the...
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...
In Ireland this crime is unique but I am willing to bet that anyone anywhere would consider it to be very unusual. It would make a great film script."The jury in the Ennis murder conspiracy trial has returned a verdict on some of the charges. Sharon Collins, who had denied...
This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...
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In the UK, a soldier's starting salary is £12,572 a year, comparedwith a traffic warden's basic wage of £17,000. Generals are now calling for this pay to be increased."The head of the British Army has demanded a pay rise for troops following revelations that some soldiers...
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