New Delhi Gang Rape Convict Blames Victim For Attack: ‘She Shouldn’t Have Fought Back’
One of the men convicted for raping and killing a woman in a shocking and brutal 2012 gang attack on a New Delhi bus said in a TV documentary that…
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Candy-Hauling Man Used ‘James Bond’ Device To Hide License From Toll Booth: Cops
(Reuters) – A trucker accused of using a James Bond-style retractable bumper to evade a $95 toll on the George Washington Bridge has been charged with using burglary tools, police…
Candy-Hauling Man Used ‘James Bond’ Device To Hide License From Toll Booth: Cops
(Reuters) – A trucker accused of using a James Bond-style retractable bumper to evade a $95 toll on the George Washington Bridge has been charged with using burglary tools, police…
Teen Accused Of Knocking School Bus Driver Unconscious
One Louisiana teen has been charged with assault and another with saving the day: The first knocked a school bus driver unconscious and the second prevented the bus from crashing….
U.S. court: Palestinian authorities must pay Americans millions for Israel attacks
Both groups are “deeply disappointed” by Monday’s ruling, which Palestinian Authority spokesman Mahmoud Khalifa said stemmed from “baseless” charges and “ignored the legal precedent set time and again by other…
8 killed in Czech restaurant shooting, ministry says
“The shooter is also dead,” the spokesman said. The interior minister is flying to the area now, he said. Authorities don’t yet know the identity or motivation of the shooter,…
Turkey to Make Long-Range Missiles Compatible With NATO Systems: Spokesman
ANKARA — Turkey will make its planned new long-range missiles compatible with the NATO’s systems, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday, in comments apparently at odds with those of…
Turkey to Make Long-Range Missiles Compatible With NATO Systems-Spokesman
ANKARA — Turkey will make its planned new long-range missiles compatible with the NATO’s systems, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday, in comments apparently at odds with those of…
Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead
Eighteen people have contracted carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, so far this year, said Kevin McCarthy, spokesman with the Carolinas HealthCare System. Of those, 15 had CRE upon admission to the…
Superbug cases reported in North Carolina; 1 dead
Eighteen people have contracted carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, so far this year, said Kevin McCarthy, spokesman with the Carolinas HealthCare System. Of those, 15 had CRE upon admission to the…
Ukraine Says It Will Start Pulling Back Heavy Weapons
Ukraine plans to begin pulling back heavy weaponry from the front lines of its fight with Russia-backed separatist rebels on Sunday, in accordance with a peace plan whose initial step…
Despite Ukraine Cease-Fire, Battle for Railroad Town Continues
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — A battle for a railroad town in eastern Ukraine escalated sharply on Tuesday, with both the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed militants saying that their soldiers were engaging…
Niger police arrest 160 suspected Boko Haram militants
Authorities in the landlocked African nation of Niger have arrested 160 suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly involved in deadly attacks near that country’s border with Nigeria, a national police spokesman…
Attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 20 police officers, injures 8 others
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Pole Alam, the provincial capital, group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email. One suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance…
Suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 10 police officers, injures 8 others
One suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance to the headquarters, allowing three others to enter the complex and also detonate their explosives, said Din Mohammad Darwish, a spokesman…
Mosque attack kills 19; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban carried out the attack, spokesman Muhammad Khurasan said in an e-mail to CNN, as revenge for Pakistan’s December 19 execution of a man. Up to five attackers…
South Korean coast guard captain jailed for 4 years over botched Sewol rescue
More than 300 people died after the ferry capsized off the southwestern coast of South Korea in April, the majority of them high school students on a field trip. On…
Seniors At Jewish Home Give The Best Dating Advice
What do residents of the Los Angeles Jewish Home have to offer when it comes to dating advice? Based on this video produced by the home, plenty! As a spokesman…
Graham rebukes Paul on vaccines
“The statement of [Sen. Rand] Paul would create anxiety because he’s a doctor, he’s a respected senator and there is no evidence that I’m aware of that a vaccine causes…
Egypt releases one Al Jazeera journalist, but 2 others remain
Australian journalist Peter Greste left Egypt at about 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) and is in the air, Egyptian Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif said. – Egypt’s…
UK jets intercept Russian bombers near British airspace
Wednesday’s incident would be the latest in what NATO has said is an increase in Russian military flights near alliance members’ territory. The British Typhoon jets intercepted the Russian bombers,…
Obama to rally Democrats in Philly to kill sequester in budget
READ: White House drops 529 college savings proposal In his speech to House Democrats in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, a White House official said the President “will announce that his…
North Korean Leader to Visit Russia in May
MOSCOW — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, plans to visit Moscow this May in his first trip abroad since assuming power in 2011, a Kremlin spokesman announced on Wednesday. The…
Boko Haram Attacks Biggest City In Northeast Nigeria, Dozens Killed
In fierce fighting Sunday, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria. Dozens of combatants have been killed and wounded, soldiers and hospital…
Annapolis Mansion Fire: 2 More Bodies Found
Investigators found the bodies of two more people in the charred remains of an Annapolis-area mansion that burned to the ground earlier this week, bringing the number of dead to…
Ukrainian Forces Battle Russian-Backed Rebels in East
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Shelling from both Ukrainian military and rebel separatist positions continued Wednesday over a remote border checkpoint northwest of Luhansk that Ukraine said was seized Monday by Russian…
North Korea slams defector over inaccuracies in story
Days after North Korea’s most famous defector revealed some of the details in his accounts about life in prison camps weren’t true, the country’s government fired back Tuesday. Shin Dong-hyuk’s…
Suspicious package forces shutdown of Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
No one was arrested, but two men were being detained as police investigate, the spokesman said. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel connects Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.
Is The Sun finally ditching topless Page 3 models?
Last Friday’s print edition of The Sun was the last to feature a bare-breasted woman, ending one of British journalism’s most controversial traditions after 45 years, The Times, the tabloid’s…
NYC Settles Lawsuit For $75,000 Over 2013 Police Chokehold
The city of New York has agreed to pay a Brooklyn man $75,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming he was choked and unable to breathe during a 2013 encounter with…