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U.S. female senators press Saudi king on driving ban
WASHINGTON — Fourteen US women senators pressed Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in a letter Tuesday to lift his country’s unique ban on women drivers, calling it a big step forward on human rights. “We strongly believe it is time to abolish the prohibition on women driving once and for all,…
Strauss-Kahn court hearing delayed by 4 weeks
NEW YORK — A possibly crucial court hearing due next Monday in the sex crime case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been delayed by three weeks, lawyers said Tuesday. Lawyers for the fallen French politician and former head of the International Monetary Fund called on prosecutors to drop…
Mexican judge convicts 14-year-old U.S. assassin
CUERNAVACA, Mexico — A Mexican judge on Tuesday handed a three-year jail term to a 14-year-old US citizen accused of four brutal murders on behalf of a drug gang, a local prosecutor said. The judge considered Edgar Jimenez Lugo “responsible for everything presented against him,” including three kidnappings, weapons and…
Al-Qaeda eyes strikes around the world: U.S. warning
WASHINGTON — The United States issued a worldwide caution Tuesday warning that Al-Qaeda was plotting strikes in many regions, and urging its nationals to maintain a “high level of vigilance.” The State Department anticipates “enhanced potential for anti-American violence given the death of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011,” said…
Egypt women demand equal rights in new constitution
CAIRO — Fifteen Egyptian groups called on Tuesday for women’s rights to be guaranteed in the new constitution, after a popular uprising that toppled the regime paved the way for a new charter. “We are not proposing a new constitution, but we want women’s rights to be included,” Amina ElBendary,…
Traffic spike after Obama speech crashes Congress members’ websites
WASHINGTON — With the United States poised on the brink of a potential default, President Barack Obama appealed to Americans to “make your voice heard” to members of Congress. They appear to have listened. Heavy traffic caused a number of websites of members of Congress to crash overnight and the…
British publisher Trinity Mirror launches internal review
LONDON — Trinity Mirror, one of Britain’s largest newspaper publishers, said Tuesday it was conducting an internal review of its editorial controls following the phone-hacking scandal. However, a spokesman insisted that the review was not an investigation, nor was it in response to any allegations against the group’s newspapers, which…
Guns in Mexico crimes came from ATF’s Operation ‘Fast and Furious’
WASHINGTON — At least 122 weapons recovered at crime scenes in Mexico have been linked to a US government weapons sting operation gone awry, two US members of Congress said in a report Tuesday. Operation “Fast and Furious,” run by the US Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), allowed…
Estonia to boost web surveillance after Norway attack
TALLINN — Estonia is planning to bolster monitoring of the Internet to track potential extremist plots in the wake of last week’s massacre in Norway. “We’re waiting for the results of the investigation in Norway and after that will certainly look at whether we should make changes in legislation in…
U.S. hands over security at Basra port to Iraqi forces
BASRA, Iraq — Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said. “Today, we took charge of the oil terminals at Basra from the Americans,” the official said, speaking on condition of…
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