Yemen’s state-run news agency denied reports that clashes between police and anti-government demonstrators left three people dead and 25 others injured in the southern port town of Aden.
Yemen denies reports of deadly clashes
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Suspect in ship hijacking charged with piracy
A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama last month has been indicted on 10 counts including piracy, hostage-taking and firearms charges, officials said Tuesday. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse faces life in prison if convicted of eight of the 10 counts, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said.
‘Idol’ showdown: ‘Guy next door versus the guy-liner’
Perhaps Ryan Seacrest said it best at the top of the "American Idol" Tuesday night when describing Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, the show’s final two contestants. “It is the battle of the acoustic rocker verses the glam rocker. Conway (Arkansas) versus California
New York lawyer pleads guilty in $700 million fraud
New York attorney Marc Dreier on Monday pleaded guilty Monday to charges of defrauding hedge funds of about $700 million, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
As deaths mount in Brazil flooding, more rain is forecast
The death toll from flooding that has covered large parts of Brazil continued to rise Friday, with the government reporting seven new fatalities, bringing the total to 38. The rain-induced floods left nearly 800,000 people displaced, according to the Brazilian civil defense agency
Illegally driven train kills 4 in India
A train driven by "unauthorized people" crashed into another at a station near the southern Indian city of Chennai on Wednesday, killing four and injuring 11, officials said.
Why New York Is No Place to Try Somali Pirates
The reason Abdulwali Muse will stand trial in New York’s Southern District Court, we are told, is that the court has a lot of experience in trying those who have attacked U.S.
U.S. moves to suspend aid for Madagascar
The United States is moving to suspend all non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar because it considers this week’s forced departure of its president "tantamount to a coup d’etat," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Friday. Earlier in the day, the African Union announced it had suspended Madagascar’s membership after its 15-member Peace and Security Council decided the transfer of government was unconstitutional, AU spokesman El Ghassim Wane told CNN. “We ask the de facto authorities to return the country to constitutional rule, and should they fail to do so, the Peace and Security Council may incur sanctions,” he said.
Peacekeeper dies in Darfur shootout
Gunmen killed a United Nations peacekeeper in the Darfur region of western Sudan on Tuesday. Eight gunmen opened fire on six peacekeepers in the city of Niyala, in the southern part of Darfur, said Josephine Guerrero, a spokeswoman for a joint peacekeeping operation of the United Nations and African Union in Darfur.
Growing hate groups blame Obama, economy
Don Black says he despises Barack Obama. And he says he believes illegal aliens undermine the economic fabric of our country.