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 Police choose not to charge Al Gore
Azerbaijan News.Net
Prosecutors in the US have said they will take no further action over a claim against former US Vice-President, Al Gore.
Iran Says U.S. Hikers Should Face Trial
RadioFreeEurope
Iran says that three American hikers detained in Tehran for a year should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said...
Netanyahu: Talks to begin in August
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced at a ministerial meeting Sunday that direct negotiations with the Palestinians will begin by the middle of August.Netanyahu added that he did not receive an...
Israel complains to UN about Kassams
Jerusalem Post
Israel's UN envoy in Geneva Aharon Leshno Yaar sent a letter to the Human Rights Council submitting an official complaint following the Kassam rocket attacks over the weekend.The complaint stated that...
Tiberias: toddler indecently assaulted
Jerusalem Post
Tiberias Police arrested a 24-year-old Kinneret beach guard Saturday night suspected of indecently assaulting a girl aged two.The girls parents were enjoying a vacation at Hokok Beach on the western K...
July deadliest month for Iraq since 2008
New Zealand Herald
Official figures show 535 people were killed in violence in July, the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years. The figures compiled by the defence, interior and health ministries were relea...
Administration: Enbridge knew of issues
USA Today
Enbridge Energy Partners about safety issues along its Lakehead oil pipeline system that runs through Michigan, even calling company officials to Washington earlier this year for a meeting on what it ...
Toxic chemical used on Gulf oil spill
The Independent
The US Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals ...
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
The Independent
It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforeha...
Iran rebuffs Obama's call to free US detainees
The Independent
Iran has rejected President Barack Obama's plea to release three Americans arrested more than a year ago near the Iraq border, the foreign ministry said, insisting that justice would take its course...
UN chief hails treaty banning cluster bombs
The Independent
The swift entry into force of a new international convention banning cluster bombs today highlights "the world's collective revulsion at these abhorrent weapons," UN Secretary-General Ban ...
Dozens arrested at Russia protests
CNN
(CNN) -- Russian authorities arrested at least 135 opposition protesters, including a leading Kremlin critic, at rallies demanding freedom of assembly, state media said.
Cardiff 'must improve night life'
BBC
Cardiff North AM Jonathan Morgan said the city experience was boosted by its new shopping centre but still relied too much on "cheap-looking nightclubs".
Pakistan floods motorway reopens
BBC
The main motorway south from flood-hit north-west Pakistan has partially reopened, raising the prospect of relief for thousands of people still waiting for help.
Iran rebuffs Obama's call to free U.S. detainees
Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has rejected President Barack Obama's plea to release three Americans arrested more than a year ago near the Iraq border, the foreign ministry said, insisting that justice woul...
Yo, Philly, U sure tweet a lot
Philadelphia Daily News
Shamara, the midday DJ at WUSL-FM (98.9), Power 99, is on a roll. It's 11 a.m., and she's playing "Unthinkable" by Alicia Keys and Drake. As she plays hits for her listeners, she's also twe...
Family-friendly A.C.? Christie's plan no sure bet
Philadelphia Daily News
ATLANTIC CITY - During a weeklong family vacation in Ocean City last summer, John Wisniewski suggested an evening buffet at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Under one condition: "With blinders o...
Pending report on DROP will put Nutter in a pinch
Philadelphia Daily News
The release this week of a study of the city's DROP program will force Mayor Nutter to balance the competing interests of the city's pension problems and the public demand for a leaner government agai...
Starved as adopted boy, secluded now as adult
Philadelphia Daily News
With much fanfare, New Jersey officials in 2005 announced the state would pay $5 million to Bruce Jackson for the years of neglect he endured in a Collingswood home filled with adopted and foster chil...
O to Abbas: Negotiate!
New York Post
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- President Obama warned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that US-Palestinian relations might suffer if Abbas refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a se...
'Church' con's kid-name game
New York Post
The Waltons they're not. Killer church leader Devernon LeGrand never lacked for wacky names for his 46 kids. His sons include Noconda, the current leader of St. Joseph's Church of Christ and Home, as ...
Back to B'klyn house of evil
New York Post
Brown became LeGrand's concubine and beggar, hitting up subway riders by day and having sex with him and dropping angel dust by night. "She had a good heart but was very angry, very belligerent," said...
O's political 'deaf' jam
New York Post
The inverse relationship between his legislative victories and his falling public support reflects a growing conviction that Washington is disconnected from the concerns of most Americans. The result ...
Delusions of sexual grandeur
New York Post
He recalled how the two met at the upscale Time Warner Center last Sunday and decided to rendezvous two days later in Riverside Park. He tells an idyllic tale of sitting on the grass and feeding her c...
A date with the 'rapist'
New York Post
He was loud, boisterous, complimentary and charming -- and now he's accused of rape. The man being called the Riverside Rapist, a smooth, handsome, 42-year-old, French-born TV reporter named Hugues-De...
FDNY fight stance vs. 'disability' pensioner
New York Post
Inside City Hall The Fire Department pension board is going to review how a 42-year-old firefighter who retired on a disability pension at three-quarters pay is able to fight in martial-arts matches...
Transit union's lobby wa$te
New York Post
This was some pricey political theater. The transit union shelled out $44,750 in member dues to get the ear of Albany officials in a failed gambit to save 450 station agents' jobs, sources say. The MT...
A pension to slash
New York Post
The former Blackstone Group principal who is the Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller believes the state should consider decreasing its allocation to private equity in its pension funds...
O's thorns and roses
New York Post
: Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland are not out of the woods yet by any means, and the UK economy is softening. All this will hurt the profits of U.S. multinationals in the months ahead. Yes, more t...
Giving credit where credit is due
New York Post
While Fed governors, economists and lawmakers struggle to find ways to re-ignite the struggling credit markets in order to jump-start bank lending, a quiet success story remains largely unsung, except...
There's no stopping China
New York Post
China has surpassed Japan to become the globe's second-largest economy, behind only the US, a leading Chinese government economist said on Friday. "China, in fact, is now already the world's second-la...
1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan
The Kansas City Star
Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan more than a week ago.</p><p>The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's body was recovered...
A match made on Earth
Jerusalem Post
According to Micki Lavin-Pell of the Young Israel movement, the success of these events is not measured just by the number of marriages that come out of them, but also by how happy people feel about...
How to cope with a ‘crybaby’
Jerusalem Post
Some people’s hearts skip a beat from even a single wail, while others are rather more resistant – but no mother can continue what she is doing with equanimity when her baby is screaming its lu...
Landmines wash ashore in South Korea
New Zealand Herald
Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said on Sunday. Tw...
Cluster bomb ban comes into force
BBC
Convention on Cluster Munitions bans the stockpiling, use and transfer of virtually all existing cluster bombs, and also provides for the clearing up of unexploded munitions.
Murray battles into final in LA
BBC
Andy Murray moved within sight of his first ATP title of the year after winning a topsy-turvy semi-final against Feliciano Lopez in Los Angeles.The British number one overcame Lopez 6-0 1-6 6-4 to set...
Prior revels in England pressure
BBC
Matt Prior said he had thrived on the pressure as he made a century that set England on course for a resounding victory over Pakistan at Trent Bridge.Prior entered the fray with England in trouble aft...
Hamilton defiant on title hopes
BBC
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton says his title challenge is not slipping away despite being outpaced by rivals Red Bull and Ferrari at the Hungaroring.Hamilton leads the standings by 14 points ahead of Sunda...
US readies missile shield for Europe
The Australian
Citing unnamed Pentagon officials, The Washington Post reported that the US Defence Department is nearing a deal to establish a key radar ground station probably in Turkey or Bulgaria.Installation of ...
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