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Monday, 10 September 2012 09:28

Iraqi Vice President Sentenced to Death

Written by Joi-Marie McKenzie
Authors: Joi-Marie McKenzieADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) -- Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi is currently living in Turkey and probably would be doing himself a favor by remaining there, possibly, forever.On Sunday, Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council sentenced…
Authors: Joi-Marie McKenzieWin McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As much as the Obama administration has dismissed Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia still poses a threat to U.S. national security, the White House remains clearly unhappy with Moscow's…
Authors: Kelly KnaubABC News(NEW YORK) -- Her nightmare is finally over.After three weeks behind bars, Rimsha Masih, a mentally challenged Christian girl whose imprisonment drew condemnation from religious rights groups around the world, was released…
Saturday, 08 September 2012 09:50

Berlusconi's Secret Underground Cave Revealed

Written by Christine Hsu
Authors: Christine HsuPhoto by Ian Waldie/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A photographer says he has uncovered a secret and elaborate underground cave leading from the villa of Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to the sea,…
Authors: Carmen CoxTop Photo Group/Thinkstock(PARIS) -- Although authorities in France believe a family dispute about money might have led to the killing of four people and the shooting of a 7-year-old girl in the French…
Friday, 07 September 2012 15:56

Yangtze River Turns Red and Turns Up a Mystery

Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images(CHONGQUING, China) -- For a river known as the “golden watercourse,” red is a strange color to see.Yet that’s the shade turning up in the Yangtze River and officials have…
Friday, 07 September 2012 13:21

Pakistan: Girl Granted Bail in Blasphemy Case

Written by Joshua Cohan
Authors: Joshua CohanRIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/GettyImages(ISLAMABAD) -- A Pakistani judge has granted bail to a 14-year-old mentally challenged Christian girl accused of blasphemy.Rimsha Masih was arrested two weeks ago after she was accused of burning pages of…
Authors: Joshua CohanSTR/AFP/GettyImages(BEIJING) -- As if the first day of school isn’t already a nerve-wracking experience for kids, try doing it with one of these hairdos. Tan Chaoyun from Shenzhen, China, realized she had a…
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:59

Haqqani Network Officially Designated 'Terrorists'

Written by Joshua Cohan
Authors: Joshua CohanWin McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. State Department today officially named the Haqqani network, a violent Taliban-affiliated militant group based in Pakistan, as a terrorist organization after weeks of deliberation, according to a…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:08

Prince Harry Heads to War in Afghanistan

Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresSgt Russ Nolan RLC/MoD via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Britain's Prince Harry is back on the front lines in the battle against terrorism in what will be a four-month deployment in Afghanistan.A newly released…
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