UK police arrest 20 as they dismantle Occupy camp
LONDON (AP) — Authorities dismantled Occupy London’s camp outside the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral in a dramatic early hours raid Tuesday, clearing away one of the longest-surviving encampments inspired by the New York protest against capitalist excess. The City of London…
Crippled ship to reach land Thursday
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A crippled Italian cruise ship being towed in the Indian Ocean with more than 1,000 people aboard and no air conditioning now won’t reach land in the Seychelles until Thursday, officials said. The cruise ship company…
2 wounded Western journalists escape from Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Two wounded Western journalists escaped from Syria Tuesday after being trapped for days in the besieged central city of Homs, activist groups said. Thirteen Syrian activists who were helping smuggle out at least one of the reporters…
Liverpool win on penalties in Carling Cup
Liverpool are celebrating after beating Cardiff in a dramatic penalty shoot-out during the Carling Cup final on Sunday (26) at Wembley, London. Following Cardiff’s late equalising goal, it was a 2-2 draw after extra time. Liverpool went on to win…
Plant chief: Fukushima nuke plant still vulnerable
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said Tuesday, with makeshift equipment — some mended with tape — keeping crucial systems running. An independent report, meanwhile,…
Student brain dead in Ohio shooting
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A student wounded in a deadly school shooting has been declared brain dead, authorities said Tuesday, a day after one student was killed and three others injured when a teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at…
Son of Skatalites member killed in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Relatives say the 32-year-old son of a founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band The Skatalites was fatally shot about an hour after accepting a music award for his ill father. Ruth Brevett…
Gladys Knight, Gavin DeGraw among ‘Dancing’ cast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Urkel, the Empress of Soul and one of the Green Bay Packers are waltzing onto “Dancing With the Stars.” “Family Matters” actor Jaleel White, singer Gladys Knight and National Football League player Donald Driver will be…
Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth
Armchair scuba divers will be given the chance to explore the Great Barrier reef when Google Earth delves beneath the waves to offer sea views with a difference. Rarely seen coral reefs, underwater grasslands, forests and craggy drop-offs teaming with…
Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan home is no more
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have reduced the house where Osama bin Laden lived for years before he was killed by U.S. commandos to rubble, destroying a concrete symbol of the country’s association with one of the world’s most…
