By David Barber Wellington (dpa) – New Zealand police investigating Asian organized crime raided a money exchange company in Auckland Thursday, claiming it was a multi-million dollar operation to launder illegal drug proceeds. Two […]
By Andre C. Fernandez, Laura Stampler and Diana Moskovitz MIAMI _ Friday should be a good day to stay inside, if you are in Florida. As Tropical Storm Bonnie inched toward South Florida, […]
By Paul Walsh MINNEAPOLIS _ A Minnesota-bound medical transport airplane with five people aboard crashed into Lake Michigan near west-central Michigan late Friday morning, and one person has been rescued, federal officials said. […]
Hong Kong (dpa) – Lawmakers were on Tuesday considering probing an electronic payment card company that admitted to selling the personal data of its users. James To, deputy chairman of the […]
By Anna Tomforde London (dpa) – BP chief executive Tony Hayward is to step down on October 1 following the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said in London on Tuesday. Hayward, […]
Vientiane (dpa) – Independent gold miners are contaminating the air and water in Laos with the mercury used for extracting the precious metal, a news report said Thursday. The state-run daily newspaper Vientiane Times […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif. _ Homicide investigators suspect that the two young brothers found shot to death Tuesday morning near their family’s home in Chino Hills, east of Los Angeles, was the result of either a murder-suicide […]
By Andy Goldberg Los Angeles (dpa) – Comedian Russell Brand is set to become the first cosmic comic after his girlfriend splashed out 200,000 dollars to buy him a ride on the Virgin Galactic space […]
Johannesburg (dpa) – Eighteen people were killed and 84 left homeless when a fire gutted an retirement home in South Africa, emergency services officials said Monday. The fire at the home in Nigel, around 50 […]
New York (dpa) – Singer Alicia Keys married rapper Swizz Beatz, in a small ceremony on the Mediterranean coast, a report said. The pregnant 29-year-old R&B star wore a Greek-style wedding dress by Vera […]
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – An Australian grandmother claimed a record Tuesday for the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. Sue Oldham, 64, completed the crossing from Dover to the […]
Hong Kong (dpa) – A self-proclaimed gang member who injured 11 people after throwing acid in a busy market was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison, a news report said Tuesday. […]
By Keith Herbert MELVILLE, N.Y. _ JetBlue flight attendant Steve Slater broke the bad news to the passenger long before the John F. Kennedy International Airport-bound jet left Pittsburgh: Her carry-on bag was too […]
By Pham Trung Bac Hanoi (dpa) – An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced a Vietnamese-Australian woman to seven years in prison for failing to declare 10.5 kilograms of gold when entering the […]
By Michael Logan Nairobi/Lagos (dpa) – At least 40 people have died in a flaming multi-car pile-up near the Nigerian city of Lagos, reports said Monday. The Nigerian Tribune, quoting witnesses, said an articulated […]
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – Prime Minister Julia Gillard was rapped Thursday for linking the future death of Queen Elizabeth II to constitutional change in Australia. Gillard, who supports severing ties with the […]
By Nehal El-Sherif Cairo (dpa) – One of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings, Poppy Flowers, has been stolen from a museum in Cairo, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture said on Saturday. In was not immediately […]
Wellington (dpa) – Nine pilot whales were successfully refloated after a mass stranding on a northern New Zealand beach, a conservation official said Monday. A 58-strong pod of 1-ton whales was found Friday on […]
By John Grafilo Manila (dpa) – Philippine radio listeners were shocked as a burst of gunfire rang out, while screams and cries reverberated on the background. After a few seconds of dead air, listeners then […]
Sydney (dpa) – Actor-director Paul Hogan will not be allowed out of Australia until the Crocodile Dundee star pays a tax bill of around 150 million Australian dollars (133 million US dollars), news reports said […]
By Andy Goldberg Los Angeles (dpa) – Socialite Paris Hilton was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance after police allegedly found 0.8 grams of cocaine in her purse when they arrested her on […]
SILVER SPRING, Md. _ Police shot and killed a gunman wearing explosives after he took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel’s headquarters Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A spokesman for the company said it […]
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi (dpa) – Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to bomb the US embassy in Hanoi in August, police said Thursday. Police in the port city of Haiphong said […]
By Farhad Peikar Kabul (dpa) – More than 40 people, including civilians, security forces and Taliban fighters were killed Saturday as Taliban militants tried to derail the second post-Taliban parliamentary polls, officials said. Among […]
By David Barber Wellington (dpa) – A storm lashed New Zealand Saturday, cutting power to thousands of homes and bringing down the roof of a sports stadium in the south of the country. Police […]
Washington (dpa) – US President Barack Obama dedicated the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial in Washington Sunday, in a speech linking the civil rights leader’s legacy to current issues facing Americans. Obama called on the […]
MISURATA, Libya, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was to be buried in an unmarked grave in a secret desert location Tuesday, a transitional government official said. The burial announcement came as […]
RANLO, N.C., Oct. 24 (UPI) — Police in North Carolina say they believe there may be more bombs hidden in a rural Gaston County field and will conduct searches. A bomb pulled from the woods […]
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The bodies of a police officer swept away as he tried to help motorists and a woman drowned in a Dublin house were found Tuesday, authorities in Ireland said. […]
A new trade training complex at Christchurch Men’s Prison will prepare prisoners to help in the rebuilding of Christchurch, Corrections Minister Judith Collins said today. The three workshops will provide training in plumbing, roofing and […]
National will ensure that by the end of 2014, 95 per cent of all eight-month-old children are fully immunised with three scheduled vaccinations, Prime Minister and National Party Leader John Key announced today. In addition, […]
The Government is working with councils and industry to maximise the recycling of the estimated 4.5 million tonnes of demolition and liquefaction waste from the Canterbury earthquakes, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Environment […]
Phil Goff’s bogus allegation of a Police recruitment freeze all next year is the latest example of making stuff up and story-telling from a desperate Labour Party, says National Party Campaign Chair Steven Joyce. “Two […]
A joint operation between the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has disrupted an organised crime syndicate, preventing 216 kilograms of illicit drugs worth an estimated $30 million from […]
The fourth Indicators and Progress report for the Government’s Tackling Methamphetamine Action Plan shows government agencies’ work is continuing to contain the growth of methamphetamine (‘P’) supply networks, Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday. “This […]
BY MELISSA WISHART A horrific hot air balloon crash near Carterton this morning has claimed 11 lives, and has been described by the local police area commander Brent Register as “A huge national, significant event. […]
bc-us-onlineprivacy-petition UPI NewsTrack Mountain View, CA, United States MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 19 (UPI) — U.S. Internet search giant Google says more than 4.5 million people signed its petition against the anti-piracy laws being considered […]
By Melissa Wishart With US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney jostling for position in the coming elections, every vote counts, apparently. Romney’s campaign recently accused Voter Participation Center of violating election […]
(UPI) A runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in eastern Quebec early Saturday, killing at least one person, officials said. There were several explosions in Lac-Megantic, a town of about 6,000 people about […]
(UPI) An eight-year-old Louisiana boy was with his parents Sunday after authorities said he would not be charged in the shooting death of his 90-year-old grandmother. The youngster was believed to have shot the woman […]
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