2 Germans briefly kidnapped in Lebanon, released
By DIAA HADIDBEIRUT (AP) — Two German nationals who were briefly kidnapped in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were released early Saturday, but a Lebanese soldier and a gunman died in…
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Myanmar ‘God’s Army’ twins reunite, seek comrades
By THANYARAT DOKSONE and GRANT PECK In this Sept. 26, 2013 photo, Johnny, left, and his twin brother Luther Htoo pose for photos after their reunion at a restaurant in…
Officials: Shootings kill 4 in north-central Iraq
By SAMEER N. YACOUB FILE – In this file photo taken on Oct. 21, 2013, mourners carry the coffin of a man killed in a bomb attack during a funeral…
DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession
By Ben Nuckols This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana…
NYC subway vigilante Goetz arrested on drug charge
By COLLEEN LONG FILE – In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1985 file photo, Bernhard Goetz, second from left, is escorted by police as he is taken out of criminal court…
Ga. police: 10-year-old’s body found in trash can
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say the body of a 10-year-old girl has been found in a trash can at a metro Atlanta apartment complex. Gwinnett County police said in…
Cleveland kidnap survivor sits down with Dr. Phil
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women who escaped from a ramshackle Cleveland home after more than a decade in captivity is about to share her story. Michelle Knight will…
French Foreign Ministry says 2 journalists for RFI radio kidnapped and killed in north Mali
Kidal is at the epicentre of a dispute between ethnic Tuareg nomads and most Malians, who are black Africans Continue reading the main story Related Stories Sahara kidnappings – big…