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Officials: 4 dead in attacks around Iraq
Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.
Nov 22, 2009 | 2:35 am
Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage
Officials in Saipan have identified the gunman involved in a deadly rampage as 42-year-old Li Zhongren of China.
Nov 22, 2009 | 2:15 am
Afghan official: 5 border security guards killed
Five Afghan border security guards have died in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border.
Nov 22, 2009 | 2:10 am
3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said.
Nov 22, 2009 | 1:45 am
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients
A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.
Nov 22, 2009 | 1:40 am
Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial
The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:55 am
Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228
Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:45 am
China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 _ the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:40 am
Indonesian television says a ferry with more than 200 passengers has sunk near Sumatra island.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:35 am
Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:25 am
Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories
The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:25 am
Romanians vote for president amid political crisis
Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country's deep recession.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:25 am
David Broder: Reform needs to use realistic financing
WASHINGTON - It's simply not true that America is ambivalent about everything when it comes to the Obama health plan.
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Chip DeNure: Assassination took our country away
"The past lies like a nightmare upon the present." - Karl Marx
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:20 am | Loading…
Children’s Center to sell ‘Angels’ calendar
The Family and Children’s Center again will sell its “Everyday Angels” calendar this holiday season, featuring artistic photos of local children.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Good grief: ‘Hunters widows’ hardly in mourning
They’re called hunters widows — women who have temporarily lost their husbands to the pursuit of the big buck.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
JOE ORSO: Wounded over ‘Bury My Heart’
I once knew an Iraqi man who first learned of the Holocaust when he was an adult, traveling in Israel.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests
PARK FALLS, Wis. - Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris will make those materials too scarce, harming the woodlands.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
