Monthly Archives: September 2011

(Reuters) – Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, serving a life sentence for murdering 11 boys and girls in the early 1980s, has died in a Quebec hospital, local media reports said on Friday. Earlier reports said Corrections Canada had told … Continue reading →

MANILA, Philippines – The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Saturday, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops while several other Asian nations also reeled from flooding. Typhoon Nalgae … Continue reading →

GHADAMES, Libya (Reuters) – Tuareg tribesmen and local Arabs who have fought skirmishes near this Saharan oasis exchanged hostages and signed an agreement on Friday to try to stabilize an area where some security officials believe Muammar Gaddafi has taken … Continue reading →

MEXICO CITY – The Roman Catholic Church reacted harshly Friday to a bill proposed by Mexico City legislators that would require all couples to sign a prenuptial agreement specifying how to handle child custody and other issues in case of … Continue reading →

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) – There’s something to be said for going out with a bang. Two Alabama game wardens have devised a smoking send-off for avid hunters and gun enthusiasts. For a small fee, they will turn cremated ashes into … Continue reading →

The killing of al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is another big counter-terrorism triumph for a President once derided for “palling around with terrorists.” Even by the time SEAL Team Six dispatched Osama bin Laden, the notion that Obama wasn’t up … Continue reading →

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba plans to close some ministries, create new ones and eliminate some of their business activities by year end in reforms spearheaded by President Raul Castro to modernize the communist island’s economy, government sources said. On Thursday … Continue reading →

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States moved to ease tensions with Islamabad on Friday, telling Pakistan it would not send ground troops to attack militant positions in North Waziristan even as anti-American protests flared around the country. The demonstrations by … Continue reading →

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian security forces shot dead four protesters calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and clashes continued in the center of the country between insurgents and loyalist forces, activists said. Loyalist troops have been battling opponents … Continue reading →