Woman accused of targeting girl, 9, with Craigslist ad
A Long Island, New York, social worker is facing two misdemeanor charges after allegedly posting a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist that gave interested parties the home phone number of a 9-year-old girl.
3 kids among 6 killed in London high-rise fire
Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday, officials said. The fire started on the fourth floor, eventually engulfing 12 floors and gutting apartments along the way.
Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon
Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.
Zakaria: Iran regime a 'naked dictatorship'
Three leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday.
UPDATE:Algeria Min Calls On EU To Help Finance Sahara Gas Pipe
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Algeria's oil minister said Friday the European Union should financially support the $10 billion Trans-Sahara gas pipeline, after the North African country signed an agreement to build the route with Niger and Nigeria. In an
Israel Sends Subs through Suez Canal
The Israeli Navy has returned to sailing through the Suez Canal, recently sending one of its advanced Dolphin-class submarines through the waterway to participate in naval maneuvers off the Eilat coast in the Red Sea, the Jerusalem Post has learned.
Two foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur: officials
KHARTOUM (AFP) Two women aid workers from Ireland and Uganda were kidnapped Friday by armed men in Sudan's volatile Darfur region, the scene of Africa's longest running conflict, officials told AFP. 'Unidentified armed men came to the quarters of the
As US economy struggles, Mexico feels the pressure
Mexico City - It has been nearly a month since Alonso Salvador Aguirre brought home a paycheck. A cook at a Mexico City restaurant, Mr. Aguirre was one of thousands left jobless after eateries and bars were closed ? some for good ? with the outbreak
Marines meet little Taliban resistance
KABUL // Taliban fighters were putting up patchy resistance yesterday as thousands of United States marines stormed through southern Helmand province in the second day of the US?s biggest military operation since 2001. Commanders said one American
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