Six men, including a police officer, are facing homicide charges in last week’s killing of French filmmaker and photographer Christian Poveda in El Salvador, the attorney general’s office said.
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A tale of two iPods: Why the Touch has no camera
Apple’s decision to not include a camera in the new iPod Touch is somewhat surprising.
Comment: Despite apology, furor continues over health plans
U.S. President Barack Obama announced this week that the “time for bickering is over” and then found out just how wrong he could be
Death row grandmother in Trafalgar Square plea
A campaigner for a British grandmother on death row in Texas made a unique plea for her life Thursday — from atop a plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square.
United States and Mexico march on to 2010
Mexico and the United States both secured narrow 1-0 victories in their North and Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) zone games to maintain their momentum towards qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Trinidad and Tobago were sunk in the Port of Spain by a lone goal from Ricardo Clark, who shot powerfully past goalkeeper Clayton Ince after 62 minutes to seal the first away victory of the round for the American travelers.
Afghan journalists condemn ‘reckless’ rescue mission
Afghan journalists on Thursday condemned the actions of a NATO commando unit that left the body of a local reporter behind during a deadly operation aimed at rescuing his British counterpart. Taliban militants kidnapped Sultan Munadi and New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell last week.
Ellen DeGeneres joins judges’ table on ‘American Idol’
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will join the judges’ panel on “American Idol” for the show’s ninth season beginning in 2010, a Fox spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. “I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” DeGeneres said Wednesday.
Medics suspended for playing ‘lying down game’
Seven emergency medics in England have been suspended from work for playing an Internet game that involves being photographed lying down in unusual places.
Uruguay passes same-sex adoption law
Uruguay became the first Latin American country to allow same-sex couples to adopt children after the Senate voted to approve a bill modifying the country’s adoption statute.
Argentina in peril as Paraguay book passage to South Africa
Diego Maradona’s Argentina suffered a potentially fatal blow to their World Cup qualification hopes after a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in Asuncion. A 28th-minute strike by Nelson Haedo Valdez saw the Guaranies advance to their fourth World Cup in a row