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American father mistreated in Japanese jail, attorney says
An American father jailed in Tokyo has been harshly treated in the Japanese prison system, his attorney said Monday.
Get Homes off Welfare
For a nation whose citizens pride themselves on self-reliance, the U.S. doles out an awful lot of welfare
Dad in Japan custody battle thought wife would take kids
On February 12, 2009, Christopher Savoie received an e-mail from his ex-wife that he had feared would come. About a month after their bitter divorce, in which Noriko Savoie promised as part of the agreement she wouldn’t return to Japan with their children to live, she threatened to do just that.
Father in Japan: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’
Wearing a Nashville School of Law T-shirt, Christopher Savoie walked into a second-floor police interrogation room.
Iran to let Swiss officials visit 3 detained U.S. hikers
Iran has notified the Swiss government that it can have access to three American hikers detained near the border with Iraq, two senior U.S. officials confirmed Tuesday
Hiker’s family finds hope in Ahmadinejad remarks
Family members of one of the three hikers detained in Iran are heartened and hopeful over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s willingness to ask jurists to handle the case in a timely manner and weigh “maximum leniency” for their release. “We are encouraged by the recent statements of the president that he wants to deal with this matter expeditiously,” said Alex Fattal, brother of hiker Josh Fattal
Military: Suicide bomber kills 4 U.S. soldiers in Iraq
A suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed four American soldiers and an interpreter Monday, the U.S. military said
Gaza acts amounted to war crimes, U.N. report says
A United Nations report issued Tuesday says both Israel and the Palestinians committed actions amounting to war crimes during Israel’s military incursion into Gaza from December 27 to January 18. Although the U.N.
Wilson funds reach $1 million after ‘you lie’ cry, aide says
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