Amid the global swine flu outbreak, an airplane is headed to China to pick up dozens of Mexican citizens who want to return home after being held by Chinese officials for "health reasons," Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday.
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British woman faces Laos death penalty
A pregnant British woman facing possible execution in Laos will go on trial this week, the country’s foreign affairs ministry said Monday. Samantha Orobator “is facing death by firing squad for drug trafficking,” said Clare Algar, executive director of Reprieve, a London-based human rights group
Postponed proms, hand sanitizer signs of the times in swine flu era
Nick Stevens was supposed to be spending Saturday night eight stories above the Texas Motor Speedway, partying with classmates at Guyer High School’s senior prom.
Saudi crown prince’s illness raises questions
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was convalescing Saturday in Morocco where he arrived this week after surgery in New York City, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said.
DNA leads to suspect in 1970s Los Angeles serial killings
A man charged this month with killing two Los Angeles women more than three decades ago may be linked to as many as 30 unsolved murders and "numerous sexual assaults," Los Angeles police said. Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton called a Thursday news conference to reveal the suspect’s name and details of the cases against him.
Specter colleagues, political elites react to defection
Reaction on Tuesday to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party ranged from barely concealed glee to dismay among Senate colleagues and elites from both parties.
Longtime GOP Sen. Arlen Specter becomes Democrat
Veteran Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter told colleagues Tuesday that he switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party, Sen
Ship’s cook seized by pirates blames employers
A crew member on a U.S.-flagged cargo ship captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia is suing his employers, claiming they sent him into pirate-infested waters without adequate protection, his attorney said Monday. Richard Hicks of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, a crew member on the Maersk Alabama, was set to file suit Monday against Waterman Steamship Corp. and Maersk Line Limited, according to the attorney, Terry Bryant
Hong Kong may provide answers to disease threat
Watching the news out of Mexico is causing a case of déjà vu for Dr. Lo Wing-Luk.
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