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- Bedouin 'kidnap Sinai observers'
Bedouin have kidnapped 10 Fijian members of an international peacekeeping force in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security sources say.
- Egypt bedouins release Fiji peacekeepers in Sinai: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula released 10 Fijian members of a multinational peacekeeping force they had kidnapped earlier on Monday to try to secure the release of fellow tribesmen from prison, Egyptian security sources said. The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) could not immediately be reached for comment. The remote Sinai region has descended further into lawlessness since a popular uprising ousted Egypt's president more than a year ago and threw the security apparatus into disarray. ...
- Bedouins hold Fiji peacekeepers in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula kidnapped 10 Fijian members of a multinational peacekeeping force on Monday and demanded Egypt free fellow tribesmen from prison, Egyptian security sources said. The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) could not be immediately reached for comment. The remote Sinai region has descended further into lawlessness since a popular uprising ousted Egypt's president more than a year ago and threw the security apparatus into disarray. In March, armed Bedouin surrounded a camp belonging to the MFO mission for eight days before lifting the siege. ...
- Officer cleared in ailing veteran's death
A New York grand jury has declined to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an ailing black veteran in his own apartment, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.
- Grandparents allegedly tow 7-year-old behind SUV in toy car while drunk
The grandparents of a 7-year-old Florida girl are facing several charges after they allegedly towed her in a plastic car behind their SUV—all while under the influence of alcohol. The Herald Tribune reports that Paul J. Berloni, 49, is charged with driving under the influence, child endangerment and driving with a suspended license. Sarasota Sheriff's [...]
- U.S. Envoy to Fiji Named
President Reagan has named Carl Dillery to be the United States Ambassador to Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu and the Republic of Kiribati, the White House announced today. He will replace Fred J. Eckert. Mr. Dillery, a career Foreign Service officer, has previously served in Brussels, London and Nicosia. Since 1982 he has been director of the State Department's Office of United Nations Political Affairs.
- New hospital opens in Scott County
Staff at Scott County Hospital in southwest Kansas are settling in to their new facility this week.
The Garden City Telegram reports the facility was built with a $24 million bond issue voters approved in September 2009. The facility's design is atypical and includes earth-tone curving corridors connecting 20 acute care beds, two operating rooms, two delivery rooms, 30 exam rooms, and areas for rehabilitation, imaging, women's care and an outpatient clinic.
- Is Polycom a buy after its big earnings miss?
Shares of Polycom got whacked by 20 percent after the video conferencing equipment company said its profit and revenue for the first quarter would miss Wall Street expectations.
But Citigroup analyst Jim Suva sees a silver lining on the news, reiterating his buy rating on the stock.
"We are not downgrading the stock as past misses by the company (Oct '11) have been favorable times to buy, at times, and often the sell side overreacts," Suva wrote.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Long lowered his...
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A beauty pageant in Fiji has turned into a fiasco involving race, age and even a claim that the contest was rigged.
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