Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack

Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack


Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 09:13 AM PST

A man who carjacked a mother-of-four leaving her fighting for her life is found guilty of deliberately running her over.


U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:03 PM PST

After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won't be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.


Football fever turns nasty in Cairo

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 11:59 AM PST

Areas of Cairo might as well be under martial law. This normally chaotic but otherwise peaceful city of 18 million has been wracked by football fever gone mad. The government has deployed thousands of riot police and plain-clothed cops in a part of town normally known for its fancy restaurants and upscale shops.


For a nation with doubts on war, Afghanistan strategy is a conundrum

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:07 PM PST

WINONA, Minn. -- Christina and Jesse Fladmark were married on Flag Day last year at a band shell on the Mississippi River. They chose the spot largely because Jesse, a soldier, draws strength from the nearby war memorial.


Dangerous seas

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:23 PM PST

Can EU's taskforce defeat pirates off Somalia coast?


Indian officials wary after perceived White House slights

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 11:43 AM PST

Days before India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be welcomed in the White House for his first state visit with President Obama, two perceived missteps by the Obama administration have concerned Indian officials that New Dehli suddenly has been relegated to the second tier of U.S.-Asian rel...



18,000 miles to Washington

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:12 PM PST

Paulo Roberto Vieira stumbled into the Brazilian consulate on L Street NW bedraggled, nearly broke and at the end of his rope.


DIGEST

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:00 PM PST

Reports emerged Thursday that former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) has decided against a run for governor in 2010 and instead plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Kirsten Gillibrand (D). But a spokeswoman for Giuliani said in a statement that no decision has been made...



Blind students sing upon school supplies' arrival

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:33 AM PST

Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. had finally arrived.


Peru: Arrests made in ring that sold human fat

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:21 AM PST

Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling fat obtained from dead humans.


Galileo's fingers and a tooth found, Italian museum says

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 11:52 AM PST

Fingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says.


Closing of Dialysis Unit Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST

When Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had nowhere to turn.


New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:31 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.


Yacht pair plead for ransom talks

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 11:41 AM PST

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week.


As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:36 PM PST

Officials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.


Commentary: Europe job too small for Tony Blair

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 09:47 AM PST

Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with strollers outside his own country.


Easyjet sorry for Holocaust error

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:14 AM PST

Easyjet apologises after fashion photographs shot at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin were published in its in-flight magazine.


Dismay at Iran nuclear response

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST

Six world powers "disappointed" over Tehran's response to proposed nuclear agreement.


In Survey, Hard Times Before Slump

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST

One in five Americans needed help paying for basic needs, according to a 2005 census survey.


Prosecutor calls for end to Knox saga

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 08:00 AM PST

Closing arguments began Friday in the case of slain British student Meredith Kercher, with the prosecutor calling for an end to the legal saga that began with Kercher's death two years ago.


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