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Man who got life for marijuana charge goes free

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2015 | 12:00 AM

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP):A man sentenced to life in prison without parole on a marijuana-related charge was freed yesterday from a Missouri prison after being behind bars for two decades - a period in which the nation's attitudes towards pot...

Man convicted of killing 3 cites addiction to video games

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2015 | 12:00 AM

BOISE, Idaho (AP) :A man spending his life in prison for killing a family of three told investigators that his addiction to first-person-shooter video games made the crimes easier.The plea agreement for 22-year-old Adam Dees required him to answer...

Multiple suicide attacks kill 12 Iraqi troops, militiamen

Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2015 | 12:00 AM

BAGHDAD (AP):A series of suicide attacks by the Islamic State (IS) group outside a town in Iraq's western Anbar province yesterday killed 12 soldiers and allied Sunni militiamen, military and hospital officials said.They said the attack began when...

Huge blast at Spanish fireworks factory kills 5, wounds 3

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 12:40 PM

MADRID (AP):A huge explosion yesterday at a fireworks factory in northeastern Spain killed five people and seriously injured three others, police said.The blast occurred around 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) at the Pirotecnia Zaragozana factory in the small town...

Massive gas find a boon for Egypt, salve for energy crisis

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 12:50 PM

CAIRO (AP):The discovery of a huge natural gas field off the Egyptian coast is a major boon for the country that will help alleviate energy shortages and boost the economy, experts said yesterday.The new "supergiant" offshore field revealed a day...

4th Legionnaires' disease death at Illinois veterans' home

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 1:07 PM

QUINCY, Ill (AP):The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a fourth death from Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak at a western Illinois veterans' home.The new case increases the number of residents contaminated at the Quincy...

Turkish court orders British journalists arrested

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 1:56 PM

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP):A Turkish court has charged two Vice News journalists and their assistant with "aiding a terrorist organisation" and ordered them arrested pending trial. Their employer has called the charges "baseless and alarmingly false"....

2 men arrested after allegedly starring in own crime video

Published:Monday | August 31, 2015 | 2:08 PM

UNITED STATESSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say two men were arrested after posting their crimes on social media web sites.The Sacramento Bee reports last week that 28-year-old Damon Batson and 25-year-old Carlos Gonzalez were arrested for...

Yemen factions gear up for key battle over central province

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 2:01 PM

SANAA (AP):Yemen's warring factions on Sunday braced for a key battle in a central province, where victory could allow pro-government forces to move rapidly north into the heartland of the country's Shiite rebels.Security officials from both sides...

Nigerian official: Boko Haram trying to hit Lagos

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 2:13 PM

ABUJA (AP):Nigeria's Islamic extremist organisation Boko Haram is trying to extend its violent campaign across the country, including Lagos, the country largest city, an intelligence official said SundayThere has been a sudden influx of Boko Haram...

Egypt summons British ambassador over Al-Jazeera comments

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 2:24 PM

CAIRO (AP):Egypt's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Cairo on Sunday to protest comments he made after a judge sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years prison each for reporting "false news".The ministry said...

Let's stop crimes like deaths of migrants in trucks-Pope

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 2:32 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP):Pope Francis is urging people to work together to stop crimes against migrants, including the 71 who perished in a smuggler's truck on the main Budapest-Vienna highway.Francis on Sunday invited faithful in St Peter's Square in Rome...

Residents get blessings

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 2:50 PM

Clashes continue after cease-fire in South Sudan

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 12:00 AM

JUBA , South Sudan (AP) -- Government troops on Sunday attacked a village in South Sudan's volatile Unity state on the first day of a cease-fire that both sides have pledged to implement, according to a rebel-appointed official in the state.The...

Erika dissipates after killing at least 20 in Caribbean

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 11:10 AM

HAVANA (AP):Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early yesterday, even as its remnants began drenching parts of eastern Cuba. But it left devastation in its path, killing at least 20 people and leaving another 31 missing on the small eastern Caribbean...

Court orders arrest of four in migrant truck deaths

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 11:18 AM

KECSKEMET (AP):Four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria were placed under preliminary arrest yesterday by a Hungarian court.The preliminary arrests will be in place until the suspects are indicted...

Michelin recalls truck, RV tires

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 11:28 AM

Michelin is recalling around 104,000 BF Goodrich tyres used for light trucks and recreational vehicles because the sidewalls can rupture under severe use conditions.The tyre maker says no injuries or deaths have been tied to the problem.Michelin...

Migrant disaster death toll rises to 117

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 11:33 AM

TRIPOLI (AP):Rescue workers have recovered 12 more bodies off the Libyan coast, raising the death toll from the latest disaster for migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean to 117.Thus far, 198 people were rescued and the search...

Reporters sentenced to three years in prison

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 11:24 AM

EgyptCAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court yesterday sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison, the latest twist in a long-running trial criticised worldwide by diplomats, press freedom advocates and human rights...

Tropical Storm Erika nears Florida, governor declares state of emergency

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AM

ST PETERSBURG, Florida (AP): All of Florida is carefully watching Tropical Storm Erika as the disorganised system makes its way over Hispaniola. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said that as of 11 a.m. today, the forecast...

Emotional US newscast after shooting shocked millions

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 12:00 AM

MONETA, Virginia (AP):One day after the on-air killings of a reporter and a cameraman shocked millions across the world, the grieving staff at WDBJ-TV came together yesterday for an emotional broadcast of its Mornin' show.At 6:45 a.m., the time of...

Migrants found dead, stacked in truck

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 10:48 AM

PARNDORF, Austria (AP):Austrian police yesterday discovered the badly decomposing bodies of at least 20 - and possibly up to 50 - migrants stacked in a truck parked on the shoulder of the main highway from Budapest to Vienna.The shocking find came...

Greece moves closer to announcing election date

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 10:59 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP):Greece came one step closer yesterday to early elections with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos appointing the head of the country's Supreme Court as caretaker prime minister to lead the country to next month's polls.Vassiliki...

Beware manspreading, enjoy wine o'clock: new Oxford words

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 11:05 AM

LONDON (AP):Manspreading is so widespread it's now a word.The term, coined by commuters, refers to men on public transport who splay their legs wide apart and encroach on neighbouring seats. It's now been added to OxfordDictionaries.com.The free...

Fire crews battle smoky conditions, flames in Washington

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 11:11 AM

SPOKANE, Washington (AP):Smoke from big wildfires burning east of the Cascade Range hurt air quality on Wednesday and hampered efforts by crews battling the flames in Washington state.Smoky conditions grounded helicopters and airplanes that had been...

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