The death toll from the mudslides on the Italian island of Sicily now stands at 21, the head of Italian Civil Protection said Saturday. Guido Bertolaso said about 30 people were still unaccounted for in the mudslides, which occurred after a heavy downpour hit Sicily two days ago.
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Mudslides kill 13 in Italy
The Italian government declared a state of emergency Friday for the Sicilian city of Messina and surrounding areas after mudslides left at least 13 people dead and many others injured or missing.
U.S. calls purported sex tape ‘doctored’ and ‘smear campaign’
A videotape on a Russian Web site allegedly showing a State Department employee having sex with a prostitute is a “smear campaign” meant to discredit the man, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.
New charges filed in investigation of Anna Nicole Smith death
Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend and two doctors entered “not guilty” pleas Wednesday to new charges connected to the death of the former Playboy model and reality TV star in 2007.
Stunned Georgians scramble to safety
The incessant banging on the door finally roused Ted Jackson from a deep sleep. He hustled out of bed and rushed to the door
Report: U.S. general calls for more troops in Afghanistan
America’s top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war “will likely result in failure,” according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.
Washington state killer captured after field-trip escape
A legally insane killer who escaped in Washington state during a field trip was recaptured Sunday, the Yakima County Sheriff’s Department told CNN. Phillip Paul’s capture came three days after he escaped in Spokane County, Washington
Death toll climbs in Brazil flooding
The death toll from flooding in southern Brazil on Thursday climbed to 97, the state news agency said.
Yale student’s killing ‘completely senseless,’ roommate says
A quiet rendition of “Amazing Grace” capped an emotional candlelight vigil Monday night for slain Yale University student Annie Le, whose body was found on what was to have been her wedding day. Several hundred people turned out on the Yale campus for the vigil, crying and hugging.
Tests on bloody clothes in student case may be completed Monday
A day after finding a body inside a building where missing Yale student Annie Le was last seen, investigators might get a key piece of evidence Monday: results of tests on blood-stained clothing found in the same building. Teams at a Connecticut State Police lab worked through the weekend processing and examining the clothes, which were found hidden above tiles in a drop ceiling