China executes British national despite pleas
BEIJING (AFP) - A Briton said to have serious mental health problems was executed in China Tuesday for drug smuggling despite last-minute pleas for clemency, a move condemned by London, rights groups and his family.
Nations:U.K. Tajikistan People:Gordon Brown Activities:China-U.K. Source:(AFP)
2009-12-29
Iran arrests sister of Nobel laureate
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian security forces made a wave of new arrests Tuesday, including Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's sister and a relative of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, pressing forward with a broadening crackdown on the reformist movement in the wake of deadly protests this week.
Nations:Iran People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
LONDON - Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
Nations:Canada France Poland Nigeria South Korea U.S. Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot
2009-12-29
Key security agencies lack permanent leaders
WASHINGTON - Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year.
Nations:Nigeria Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
NEW YORK - For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
People:Jeff Zucker Rupert Murdoch Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
China finds likely tomb of 3rd century general
BEIJING - Chinese archaeologists have found what could be the tomb of Cao Cao, a skillful general and ruler in the 3rd century who was later depicted in popular folklore as the archetypal cunning politician.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
'Avatar' rules as North American moviegoers set record
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A pack of hit films led by science fiction epic "Avatar" sent North American box office figures surging to the highest-grossing weekend in movie history, an industry tracker said Monday.
Nations:Canada U.S. People:Jude Law Meryl Streep Nicole Kidman Nelson Mandela Marion Cotillard Guy Ritchie
2009-12-28
Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists
HONOLULU - President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats.
Nations:U.S. Nigeria Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot
2009-12-28
Charlie Sheen's wife claims he threatened her
DENVER - Charlie Sheen's wife told police the actor pinned her on a bed, put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her in a Christmas Day fight in Aspen that began when she said she wanted a divorce.
People:Charlie Sheen Brooke Mueller Denise Richards Source:(AP)
2009-12-28
Confusion fills skies after attempted bombing
CHICAGO - You are now free to move about the cabin. Or not. After a two-day security clampdown prompted by a thwarted attempt to bomb a jetliner, some airline officials told The Associated Press that the in-flight restrictions had been eased. And it was now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around during the final phase of flight.
Nations:U.S. Canada Mexico France People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-28
Miss. apartment fire kills 6 children, 3 women
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Fire gutted an apartment in a rundown complex Monday, killing three women and six children, including several family members taken in because they had nowhere else to go, officials and neighbors said.
Nations:India U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-12-28
Airline passengers see tighter security
Extra pat-downs before boarding. No getting up for the last hour of the flight. More bomb-sniffing dogs. Airports worldwide tightened security a day after a passenger tried to light some kind of explosive on a flight into Detroit.
Nations:Nigeria India Canada Denmark Sweden Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-27
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