Monday, February 4, 2008

Sheriff: Remains ID'd As Missing N.C. Hiker

The remains of John Bryant, 80, were found off a road in the Nantahala National Forest late Saturday.

SWAT Team Fatally Shoots Woman Who Held Mom Against Her Will

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A 70-year-old woman ran for her life from her own daughter Monday morning. The woman was held hostage at gunpoint in a home along the 4800-block of Darwood Circle near the Orlando International Airport. Deputies ended the standoff by shooting and killing her daughter.

Dad Accused In Girl's Death: I'm Not The Bad Guy

DENVER -- The father of a 10-year-old girl who police say was killed in the crossfire of a gang battle said he's not to blame for his daughter's death. "I didn't invite this into my house. I don't even know these guys," said Leo "Mickey" Cisneros. On Nov. 26, someone came to the door at 4711 W. Tennessee Ave. as Cisneros and six family members

U.S. admits killing 9 Iraqis by mistake

The lack of direct communication between the U.S. military and its militia allies may have contributed to an American helicopter attack Saturday that killed at least nine Iraqi civilians in the worst incident of mistaken fire in at least two months.

Former CUD elects supreme council members

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Losing the party's name to Ayele Chamiso's group and its election emblem to Lidetu Ayalew's (MP) party, the former Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), an opposition party in Ethiopia, which is now operating as two separate groups; one led by Engineer Hailu Shawl and the other by first vice president

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Former CUD elects supreme council members

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Losing the party's name to Ayele Chamiso's group and its election emblem to Lidetu Ayalew's (MP) party, the former Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), an opposition party in Ethiopia, which is now operating as two separate groups; one led by Engineer Hailu Shawl and the other by first vice president Birtukan

Sheriff's Worker Charged In 1987 Killing Of Woman In Central

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A longtime Pasco County sheriff's mechanic has been arrested and charged with killing a woman 21 years ago in Lakeland. Clayton Fivecoat, 67, who has been a civilian mechanic for the sheriff's office in neighboring Pasco County since 1985, was arrested on Friday.

ARMY overreacted yet again, soldiers are killing themselves

ARMY overreacted soldiers are killing themselves yet they punish the living.

Russian arms exports to China collapse

Russia's arms industry is suffering a near collapse in exports to China as military top brass agonize over which technology the neighboring state should be allowed, a Russian daily reported Jan. 29.

Global Conservation Assistance

Connecting the 3rd world to the "1st world" by bridging the gap between languages and businesses. Also has the great goal of trying to rid countries of poverty.

Ethiopia - ETC warns of failure in Internet services

File: Internet user in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Photo: Andrew Heavens Ethiopia - ETC warns of failure in Internet services By Abiy Demilew Source: Capital The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) last Thursday warned that Internet service in Ethiopia is facing delays, as of January 31, 2008, due to the se

Former UGA Star Stabbed During Bar Fight

BLAKELY, Ga -- New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant was stabbed in the neck Saturday night during a fight in Early County.

Three Internet Cables Slashed in a Week

CNN reports that: "An undersea cable carrying Internet traffic was cut off the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, officials said Friday, THE THIRD LOSS of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.

Marches Show Disgust With a Colombian Rebel Group

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities around Colombia on Monday to protest the abductions and killings carried out by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.