New hurdle in British bid to deport cleric
(AP) — Radical Islamist Abu Qatada has appealed to Europe’s human rights court to challenge Britain’s move to deport him to Jordan, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday. The move raised another potential hurdle to long-standing efforts to expel the terror-linked…
Norway gunman wants freedom or death for massacre
(AP) — The right-wing fanatic on trial for massacring 77 people in Norway says he wants either freedom or death, calling the country’s prison terms “pathetic” and arguing for the return of capital punishment, which was last used here to…
Usain Bolt says London 2012 can make him a “living legend”
Jamaican Bolt, 25, is the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder over both distances, with times of 9.58secs and 19.19secs. “People are looking forward to me running 9.4, 19 seconds, anything that’s amazing,” Bolt told the UK media recently. “So…
Jamaican lottery scams spread despite US crackdown
(AP) — The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn’t been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings from an international lottery that he had won. There was a…
Police handcuff Georgia kindergartner for tantrum
(AP) — A kindergartner who threw a tantrum at her small-town Georgia school was taken away in handcuffs, her arms behind her back, in an episode that is firing up the debate over whether teachers and police around the country…
Norway killer expounds on fanatical views at trial
(AP) — In a scene unimaginable in many countries, Norway’s worst mass killer got the chance to explain his fanatical views to the court and the world, unrepentant and dressed in a business suit. Prosecutors and lawyers for the families…
Prostitution scandal ricochets through Washington
(AP) — The Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated Tuesday with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with U.S. agents and military personnel just before President Barack Obama arrived for a summit with Latin American…
Future of famous UK Grand National Horse race in jeopardy
Twenty horses have died in races over Grand National fences since 2001. 10 have died in the race itself in the last 12 years with two more deaths last Saturday (14). And now, for the second year running, the ever-emotive…
As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge
(AP) — To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of…
Afghan officials blame attacks on Haqqani network
(AP) — Afghan officials blamed a brazen series of weekend attacks on the Haqqani militant network, saying Monday that fighters captured in the assault claimed they were affiliated with the insurgent faction tied to the Taliban and al-Qaida. The 18-hour…
