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US forces eliminate top al-Qaeda figure
Louisville News.Net
It has been announced that US troops have killed a leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
George Bush to review peace talks with Israeli PM
Louisville News.Net
President George W. Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday to review Middle East peace efforts.
Jordanian king asks for Israeli restraint over rocket attacks
Louisville News.Net
Jordan's King Abdullah has warned Israel not to put further constraints on Palestinians.
Judge says Guantanamo inmates must go free
Louisville News.Net
A US federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Australian terror man relieved of strict order
Louisville News.Net
The Australian lawyer of a convicted supporter of terrorism has said his client can finally move on after the dropping of a control order.
Greece to free half its prison population
Louisville News.Net
The Greek Justice Ministry has announced plans to free around half of the country's 12,000 inmates within the next few months.
Indian police on the trail of child murderer
Louisville News.Net
Police in Lucknow, India, claim to have solved the murder of a seven-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase on a train.
Report says nuclear explosion is an abiding risk
Louisville News.Net
A new report has been released to say the world still faces a serious risk of nuclear explosion, with weapons-making materials falling into wrong hands.
Pakistan guarantees supplies to NATO soldiers
Louisville News.Net
NATO commanders meeting in Brussels have been assured by Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, that supply lines will remain open to alliance troops in Afghanistan, even with attacks occurring along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
Flight attendant helps with landing
Louisville News.Net
A flight attendant aboard an Air Canada passenger jet helped to land the aircraft in Ireland after its co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown.
Blast in Bangkok kills protestor
Louisville News.Net
An anti-government protester has been killed in a Bangkok bomb explosion.
Storms wash away people in Vietnam
Louisville News.Net
Nine people, including three children, have been killed in heavy rains during a storm in central Vietnam.
Australian terrorist wants greater freedom
Louisville News.Net
Australian man, David Hicks, who was convicted of terrorism offences in the US, has broken his self-imposed silence and called on police to relax stringent controls over his freedom.
S&P dives to lowest level since 1997
Reuters
Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday, as a frantic flight from risk prompted by investors' deepening economic fears drove the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index to its...
Sorry state for RBS
The Herald
It was the kind of mandate tyrants made certain was delivered by their subjects. On the first vote, 99.28% gave their total support, rising to 99.36% on the second. But the poll was not in the iron...
Lipstick revolt to save Carrie
The Independent
Fans of the television show that some had billed as the successor to the once wildly successful Sex and the City series have reacted swiftly to rumours that it is about to be axed by NBC. They are...
Cooling heart attack victims ‘may save lives’
The Herald
The simple act of cooling the bodies of heart attack victims at the scene of their collapse could help save lives and aid recovery, new research suggests. Doctors already know that reducing the body...
Court frees Guantanamo men
The Independent
A judge in Washington has ruled that the US government has no grounds to continue holding five Algerian men who have been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for seven years, and should free them without...
Pirates demand $25m for oil tanker
The Australian
As global frustration built and a major shipping company ordered some of its vessels to avoid the Gulf of Aden, the pirates set a 10-day deadline for the ransom payment for the ship they easily...
Obama nears homeland security Cabinet pick
Reuters
President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to assembling his Cabinet on Thursday with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano emerging as the top contender to head the Homeland Security...
The caring sharing Somali pirates – hostages tell of life on hijacked ships
The Scotsman
Then they spotted a speck on the horizon. Suddenly realising that a boat was heading right at them, they changed course and put the throttle down.After an hour-long chase, the pirates' "mother ship"...
Ticket saves suspect from death row
The Independent
A young man in New York may have been spared a wrongful conviction in a capital murder case thanks to an unlikely ally, the little plastic card that millions in the city use to ride its buses and...
Aquarobic classes ‘cut need for pain relief in labour’
The Herald
Pregnant women who regularly take aquarobics classes are far less likely to need pain relief during labour, research out today suggests. A study found that only 27% of women who did aquarobics three...

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