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Court rules Britain can send Abu Hamza to U.S.
Britain can extradite jailed radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza and five other alleged terrorists to the United States, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. The court found “there would be no violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights” if the six were extradited,…
Spanish king’s grandson shoots self in foot
Spanish King Juan Carlos’ 13-year-old grandson accidentally shot himself in the foot while practising with his father, the palace said Tuesday. The boy, Felipe Marichalar Borbon, shot himself while learning to use a shotgun on the family’s estate in Soria, north-central Spain, on Monday, the royal household said in a statement.…
Number of U.S. teen births lowest in 70 years
The number of new teenage mothers in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 70 years but remains the highest of any major developed country, according to official figures released Tuesday. The current rate of 34.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is down 44 percent from…
Brazil’s Rousseff tells Obama of ‘currency war’ worries
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has voiced concern to US President Barack Obama that the easy money policies of developed countries threaten the growth of emerging economies like Brazil. The comments from the leader of Brazil, the world’s sixth largest economy, came Monday on her first visit to the White House…
Dental X-rays linked to brain tumors
People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, US researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients. The study in the US journal Cancer showed people diagnosed with meningioma who reported having a yearly…
100 years after Titanic, dangers remain for cruise ships
PARIS — The Titanic was the pride of the industry when it went down off the coast of Canada on its maiden voyage a hundred years ago with the loss of 1,514 lives, a giant of a ship. These days, the trend is for even bigger and grander vessels, especially…
U.K. feminists hail explosion in new grassroots groups
Dozens of new organisations are springing up around the UK, campaigning on issues from lads’ mags to benefit cuts It was the lads’ mags – with semi-naked women in suggestive poses on their covers – being sold at eye level at her corner shop that did it. “I just don’t…
U.S. wants ‘concrete steps’ from Iran over nuclear program
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday said Iran needed to take “concrete steps” to assure the United States and the international community that it was not pursuing nuclear weapons. “We’re looking forward to these talks creating a conducive environment for concrete progress,” Jay Carney, spokesman for President Barack Obama,…
Maryland’s Mega Millions winner comes forward
WASHINGTON — Lottery officials in the eastern US state of Maryland said Monday that a winner had come forward to claim his or her share of the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot. Maryland lottery director Stephen Martino was to hold a press conference in Baltimore on Tuesday “to provide…
Bat-killer fungus likely came from Europe: study
WASHINGTON — A deadly fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in North America is likely caused by a pathogen that came from Europe, international researchers said on Monday. White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by a pathogen Geomyces destructans, was first observed to be killing bats in a cave in…
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