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A letter purportedly signed by La Familia drug cartel announcing a one-month truce circulated Sunday in the western state of Michoacan.

Scores of angry Haitians have taken to the streets in the capital Port-au Prince to demand the arrest of President, Rene Preval.

International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders says there was a 25 per cent reduction in the number of journalists killed in the line of duty this year over last year.

WASHINGTON (AP):FAR FEWER people are applying for unemployment benefits as the year ends, raising hopes for a healthier job market in 2011.Applications are at their lowest level since July 2008, the Labour...

BRUSSELS (AP):A Belgian priest has confessed to a child sex-abuse accusation that came to light during a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting globalisation's impact on developing countries.The confession was published...

SOQUEL, California (AP):A CALIFORNIA medical marijuana dispensary has raked in food donations with a unique offer: free pot.The Granny Purps dispensary in Soquel (soh-KEL'), about 60 miles southeast of San Francisco, offered a complimentary marijuana...

Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has defended the city’s efforts to clear snow amid frustration by some residents over the time it is taking to unclog streets days after a massive holiday blizzard.

Officials in Sri Lanka are reporting that at least 22 people have died in the past two months from swine flu.

SEATTLE (AP): Prosecutors in Washington state say a man was arrested when he was caught wheeling a 50-inch television in a shopping cart right past a police station.Seattlepi.com reports that a bystander called 911 to...

JOHANNESBURG (AP):SOUTH AFRICAN police seized a shipment of guns they believe was bound for Somalia to be used against pirates in a possible violation of a United Nations arms embargo, authorities said yesterday....

Sir Elton John is holding close a new tiny dancer.The piano man and husband David Furnish have become parents to a 7-pound, 15-ounce baby boy born on Christmas Day.

The US and Germany have voiced serious concerns about a second guilty verdict against the jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.