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Saudi Arabian forces seized a strategic mountain straddling the border with Yemen and cleared it of Shiite rebels after five days of fighting that have left three Saudi soldiers dead, a Saudi defense official said Sunday.
A U.N.-run radio station says 47 police officers have been killed amid fighting in northern Congo.
Kansas' attorney general said Tuesday that a state lab has a backlog of more than 38,000 DNA samples and suggested budget problems could keep some crimes unsolved longer.
More than 200 of Ole Saloli's cows have died, ruining his children's inheritance and his safety net for old age. Now he wanders miles seeking pasture for the surviving animals, his bare feet as cracked and dry as the Kenyan earth he sleeps upon.
For the five years that the wood bungalow next door has been empty, Darlene Banks has kept an eye on it as Halloween approaches. She wasn't expecting anyone to burn it weeks sooner.
Oguchi Onyewu has played a grand total of 31 minutes in games that count with AC Milan since landing a contract with one of the largest and most prestigious clubs in the world.
A Connecticut judge has granted probation to 18 of 19 men arrested in connection with a bird-fighting operation.
Switzerland will not join the European Union's anti-piracy efforts, lawmakers decided Thursday amid concern that participating in the mission off Somalia could violate the Alpine nation's long-standing neutrality.
Nearly 87 civilians were killed in a strike by government warplanes that hit a camp of people fleeing fighting in northern Yemen, a tribal leader said Thursday. It was a sign of increasing bloodiness in a remote war against Shiite rebels in this turmoil-ridden Arab nation.
A 14-month-old girl who was fatally struck by a baseball bat during an attack on her father at a church was remembered Wednesday as a bright and bubbly, as the church pastor used the occasion to rail against the evils of alcohol addiction.
Young men spray hoses in a car-washing contest and play pool. Children make paper crowns in an art class, while their parents have a picnic. Alongside the fun and games, Muslim clerics answer questions about jihad or give lectures about the proper dress for women.
The governor had good news for the Afghans who met him here Sunday: Residents in this southern village can finally register to vote in the upcoming election.
American companies counting on a favorable trade ruling against China to boost sales of CDs, DVDs, books and video games will need a crackdown on rampant piracy before they can reap big benefits.
Authorities have seized about 80 pit bulls during raids at two southern Indiana sites suspected of breeding and training dogs for illegal fighting.
Some saffron finches seized last month in an alleged Connecticut bird-fighting ring had sharpened beaks, and at least one had a sharp metal object attached to its beak, police said Friday.
The birds have long been popular for their brilliant colors and beautiful songs, but Connecticut authorities say hundreds of saffron finches and canaries drew a crowd betting on a brawl.
Police in Connecticut say they've seized more than 100 canaries and arrested 19 people in connection with a bird fighting operation.
Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her.
Fighting between tribes in southern Sudan has increasingly targeted women and children and likely killed more than 1,000 people since January, a senior U.N. official said Wednesday.
In the live-fire exercise, everything was carefully choreographed — Palestinian commandos, faces blackened, stormed a hide-out in an abandoned building, "wounded" one gunman and "arrested" a second.
In a story June 26, The Associated Press reported that frustrated fishermen are firing guns at bottlenose dolphins that have become increasingly aggressive in taking fish off hooks, and some dolphins have been wounded or killed.
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Northern California city ordinances banning military recruitment of minors, finding the laws violated the U.S. Constitution.
Last year, Kit Parker was a Harvard professor. Today, he is a U.S. Army major in Afghanistan.
With shoplifting on the rise — including organized teams sweeping through stores and lifting scores of items in minutes — retailers are beefing up plainclothes patrols and video surveillance, and competitors are working together to prevent crime.
Two towns nestled in the rugged coastline and the liberal politics of Northern California have fought the federal government by banning the U.S. military from recruiting minors within their city limits. Now the federal government is fighting back.
Students Involved In Fight Club Could Face Criminal Charges | WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio's News LeaderSooooo...... If I ask you to hit me, and you oblige me, we should BOTH be punished? LOL.
Inmates: Bernie Madoff in Prison Scuffle -- and Wins -Bernie "The Bruiser" Madoff got into a prison-yard tussle with a fellow inmate over - of all things - the stockmarket, eyewitnesses told The New York Post.
Some of you may know me from earlier this spring in my previous incarnation as Lilith40. Originally, I had joined NV in October,2008 but was only active with comments until spring of this year when I began to write articles and post seeds here.
Flying feline, hidden kitten: Fearsome moggies indulge in some ninja moves Leaping through the air, claws outstretched these cats appear locked in mortal combat. But rather than a deathly duel over a mouse or territory, this acrobatic pair are simply play-fighting.
Family feud: Eustis mom, daughter jailed in fight over same manA family feud between a Eustis mother and her daughter -- both of whom were involved with the same man -- landed both women in the Lake County Jail on battery charges
The Most Ridiculous Fights Ever - MSN Relationships - articleCouples dish on the stupidest and silliest fights they've ever had, and The Nest chimes in with tips on how to be sure you're fighting fair.
Fighting at Union High leads to 9 students jailedA fight involving at least 11 Union High School students Friday was gang-related and may be tied to earlier fights at Tulsa Public Schools and the fatal shooting of a Tulsa student, investigators said.
Two Men Hit and Killed While Fighting on SW Wisconsin Highway Authorities in southern Wisconsin have released the names of two Illinois men who were struck and killed after their fight spilled onto a highway.
2 men struck, killed while fighting on highwayAuthorities in southern Wisconsin have released the names of 2 Illinois men who were struck and killed after their fight spilled onto a highway.
You've probably heard that mixed martial arts is a fast-growing sport, with its promise of exciting action inside a cage where two fighters battle it out with knees, elbows, "ground and pound", kicks, punches, submissions, and grappling.
More troops go to Afghanistan- Success AchievableDemocrats are uneasy about increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan with rising tensions and increased fighting. Obama doesn't have a lot of choice when his commanders make a request. Of course, the administration blames Bush.
Feuding families cause riot of about 150 in Ala.Two Alabama families that had been fighting for years turned their feud into a full-scale riot Monday outside a small-town city hall, with up to 150 screaming people hurling tire irons and wielding baseball bats.
Cops: Genital Biting Lands Teen In Court - Boston News Story - WCVB BostonDo you need a summary? Like the headline says: one teenager was fighting another when one of them locked onto the others equipment through his pants and bit the holy heck out of it like it was a hot dog and he wanted to beat Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi for the championship of do …
Police Arrest 19 in Conn. Finch-Fighting Ring - ABC NewsPolice Arrest 19 in Conn. Finch-Fighting Ring Police seize 150 birds, arrest 19 people in alleged finch-fighting ring in Connecticut
Chastened Lesnar: 'I screwed up'Brock Lesnar was every bit the company man late Saturday when he arrived at the UFC 100 news conference about an hour after his main-event victory over Frank Mir.
Police seize 20 vicious 'weapon dogs' in raid on suspected gang members Twenty dangerous dogs were seized by police today in one of the largest operations of its kind. Specialist officers gave suspected gang members and owners of illegal dogs early morning wake-up calls during raids on 12 addresses in south London.
In Pakistani Relief Camps, Charities Press Anti-U.S. View Islamist charities and the United States are competing for the allegiance of the two million people displaced by the fight against the Taliban in Swat and other parts of Pakistan — and so far, the Islamists are in the lead.
Iran's ayatollahs are fighting. Who will come out on top? - By Henry Newman - Slate Magazine"The demonstrations that broke out across Iran after the disputed election of June 12 seem to have eased off for the moment. The deep grievances that triggered their outbreak remain and have been compounded by anger at the ferocity of the state's repression.
4,000 Karen flee fighting in MyanmarBANGKOK, Thailand - More than 4,000 ethnic Karen have abandoned a camp and villages in eastern Myanmar to seek refuge in Thailand following government attacks on ethnic insurgents, a Karen spokesman and aid groups said Tuesday.
Lately, the political environment has followed an all-too predictable formula: Obama proposes something, the Republicans try to shout it down, the Democrats shout the Republicans down, and the (negative) positive feedback loop is engaged. The American political world is no longer …
Unhappily ever after: Why bad marriages hurt women's healthLADIES, how many times have you thought to yourself "My husband will be the death of me"? If so, please read this artcile for some important health informations.
The Pentagon is currently drawing up plans and wants to take the fight to the pirates ashore in Somalia.
Horse-Fighting: the New HorrorThe crowd roars its approval as the chestnut stallion sinks his teeth into the throat of his opponent. The terrified victim rears up on his hind legs and veers away in a desperate bid to escape, but it is no use.
Teen dies after police use Taser to break up fightBAY CITY -- State police have launched an investigation into the death of a teen whom police Tased. The 15-year-old died about 3:40 a.m. Sunday after Bay City police used a stun gun to subdue him at an apartment on South Catherine near East John.
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