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South African teen due in court Monday over family axe murder

A South African teenager will appear in court on Monday for allegedly hacking to death four family members with an axe, including his mother and an infant sister. The Benoni Magistrates court will hear the case after the 14-year-old spent the weekend in custody over the grizzly murder of his…

‘Lost tribe’ members migrate from India to Israel

Fifty members of an Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel arrived on Monday in the Jewish state, completing their immigration. Linking up with family members who have already settled in Israel, they are among the first wave of the 7,200-strong Bnei Menashe…

9/11 families angered over behavior of alleged plotters at Guantanamo hearing

Family members of those killed in the 9/11 attacks have expressed anger over displays of defiance shown by the alleged plotters during an arraignment hearing at Guantánamo Bay. The hearing, which was expected to last two hours, stretched to 13 hours as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants refused…

Ron Paul tops list of House members whose campaigns paid families $3.1 million

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) emerged this week atop a list of congressional representatives who’ve paid family members fees and salaries from their campaign war chests, congressional offices and political action committees, with one ethics advocacy group highlighting him for paying more of his relatives over the last two election cycles…