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US hostage crisis over: Gunman shot, 3 people freed

date: 2010-09-01 23:38:00

SILVER SPRING: Police shot a gunman and safely freed the three people he had taken hostage Wednesday in a four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington, police said. "Approximately 10 minutes ago the suspect was ...

source: article.wn.com

Greenland Rips Into Oil Rig Protesters

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

Greenland has strongly condemned Greenpeace over a protest on a British oil rig in the Arctic, describing it as a "very grave and illegal attack".

source: news.sky.com

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August 2010
Rape Case Reopens Against WikiLeaks Boss

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reopened by Swedish prosecutors - just a week after the case was dropped.

source: news.sky.com

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A furious mob has set fire to a police station after officers failed to stop three suicide bombers killing up to 18 people at a religious march in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

source: news.sky.com

Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead

date: 2010-09-01 16:45:00

MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food prices have risen to their highest in two years — a level that could see ...

source: article.wn.com

Pirates quit captured sugar ship

date: 2010-08-07 17:33:52

Pirates abandon a sugar cargo ship a day after seizing it in the Gulf of Aden, the EU naval task force off Somalia says.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Massive ice island breaks off Greenland

date: 2010-08-07 15:24:00

(CNN) -- A piece of ice four times the size of Manhattan island has broken away from an ice shelf in Greenland, according to scientists in the U.S. The 260 square-kilometer (100 square miles) ice island ...

source: article.wn.com

Key space station repairs begin

date: 2010-08-07 13:11:25

Two astronauts undertake a crucial spacewalk to carry out urgent repairs to a broken cooling system on the International Space Station.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Dead Babies Found In Suitcases In Dutch Attic

date: 2010-08-07 03:16:56

A Dutch woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing four of her babies and hiding their bodies in suitcases in an attic, police said.

source: news.sky.com

Call for gay weddings to resume

date: 2010-08-07 01:47:09

Top California officials ask a US federal judge to allow gays to wed pending an appeal against his rejection of a same-sex marriage ban.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rescuers struggle to reach trapped Chile miners

date: 2010-08-07 00:10:00

COPIAPO, Chile, (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled on Friday to reach 34 miners trapped deep inside a small copper and gold mine in northern Chile after a cave-in, hoping miners took refuge in an underground ...

source: article.wn.com

Hewlett-Packard CEO resigns after sexual harassment probe

date: 2010-08-06 23:09:00

HEWLETT-Packard says CEO Mark Hurd is stepping down following a sexual harassment probe that found other violations of company standards. HP said overnight that Mr Hurd decided to leave after the investigation ...

source: article.wn.com

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