US man chooses firing squad death

US man chooses firing squad death


US man chooses firing squad death

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:53 PM PDT

A convicted murderer in the US state of Utah opts to be executed by firing squad, rejecting lethal injection.


Mali border guards on alert after Niger kidnappings

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:44 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali has put its security forces on high alert after a French tourist and his Algerian driver were seized in neighboring Niger.


Iran withdraws bid for seat on UN rights council

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has withdrawn its bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council amid growing criticism of what one advocacy group said on Friday was Tehran's "appalling human rights record."


Obama Assails Arizona Bill in Call to Act on Immigration

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:03 PM PDT

President Obama on Friday criticized restrictive immigration legislation pending in Arizona, calling for a federal overhaul of the nation's laws instead.


Ex-Officer Accused of Shoving Bicyclist Testifies

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Patrick Pogan, on trial for assault in Times Square, testified on Friday that he had been briefed before the episode to stop cyclists for infractions.


Big City: Tech Entrepreneurs Share Woes in Founder Therapy

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT

Web site founders discuss their private moments of desperation at a support group in the East Village called Founder Therapy.


Thai Red Shirts Hint at Compromise

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Antigovernment protesters offered one of the first hints of a compromise in Thailand's six-week political crisis, as fears mounted that the country could suffer lasting damage to its economy and international reputation if a resolution isn't reached soon.


Diplomats: Iran Agrees to More IAEA Overview

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Iran has agreed to give the United Nation's nuclear monitoring agency greater inspection and monitoring rights to a sensitive site where it is enriching uranium to higher levels, diplomats said Friday.


Split Ruling Issued on Korean Book Ban

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:28 AM PDT

A South Korean administrative court judge issued a split ruling in a case of two military attorneys who were dishonorably discharged after they challenged the defense ministry's efforts to ban certain books from soldiers.


French driver fined for wearing niqab

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:52 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - A 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, a further sign of France's bid to clamp down on the face-covering Islamic veil which President Nicolas Sarkozy says demeans women.


Guilty plea over NY subway plot

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT

A New York man pleads guilty to terror charges in connection with a suicide bomb plot in the city's subway system.


Messi signs for Chinese car firm

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:28 AM PDT

Chinese car firm Chery Automobile signs up Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi.


Duke of Edinburgh injures ankle

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:14 PM PDT

The Duke of Edinburgh suffers a "minor injury" to his ankle during an accident at Windsor, Buckingham Palace says.


China Asks Buddhist Monks to Leave Quake Area

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:50 AM PDT

The officials disputed claims that monks were expelled for political reasons, saying that trained workers were needed for disease prevention and rebuilding.


Lawyers hopeful for 'sorcerer' on death row

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:50 AM PDT

A Lebanese man sentenced to die for "sorcery" in Saudi Arabia remains on death row but may not be executed -- at least not yet, the man's lawyer said.


UK vote: Can Clegg hold?

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Elections, the American commentator H.L. Mencken once insisted, are the process in which all the parties rush around the country insisting that the others are unfit to govern, and in the end they are all proved right.


Disgraced Melbourne may have to offload players

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 05:52 AM PDT

Melbourne Storm may be forced to sell their big-name players in the fallout from the Australian club being found guilty of breaking the National Rugby League salary cap.


Jaidee shares lead in South Korea

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee plays 35 holes on Friday to grab a share of the clubhouse lead at the Ballantine's Championship in Jeju.


Paxman pushes Cameron on Lib Dems

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:13 PM PDT

David Cameron has rejected suggestions he would have Nick Clegg in his cabinet following a hung parliament, in an interview with the BBC's Jeremy Paxman.


Change in Experiment Will Delay End of Shuttle Program

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:46 AM PDT

A key component of a spectrometer destined for the International Space Station needs to be replaced and won't be ready for a planned mission in July.


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