Witness confirms cover-up of Mexico army slayings
By MARK STEVENSON When the witness refused to sign a false statement that 22 suspected drug gang members had died in a shootout with the Mexican army, state investigators began…
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Italian prosecutors order ferry back to Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI, COLLEEN BARRY Italian prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the crippled Greek ferry Norman Atlantic back to Italy as part of a criminal investigation, saying they feared more bodies…
UN, EU concerned at arrest of top Bahrain Shiite leader
By REEM KHALIFA The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called on Bahrain’s government to immediately release the leader of the country’s main Shiite opposition group and the European Union…
Sentencing for man who kept 4 sons in filthy home
A father whose four young sons could communicate only in grunts when authorities rescued them from a filthy Denver apartment faces up to seven years in prison when he’s sentenced…
Boehner: Resignation of NY Rep. Michael Grimm ‘honorable’
By MATTHEW DALY and LARRY NEUMEISTER House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that N.Y. Rep. Michael Grimm made the right decision by resigning from Congress after pleading guilty to tax…
Corruption probe roils Israeli election campaign
By TIA GOLDENBERG A far-reaching Israeli corruption investigation that has roped in 30 public figures and politicians linked to a powerful, hard-line party has shaken up the campaign ahead of…
Funding sometimes lags for sex-trafficking victims
By DAVID CRARY As awareness of America’s sex-trafficking industry increases, state after state has enacted new laws to combat it. But while a few have backed those get-tough laws with…
Pakistan court suspends detention of Mumbai attack planner
By ZARAR KHAN A Pakistani court Monday suspended a detention order keeping the alleged planner of the Mumbai terror attacks in jail, possibly paving the way for his release, a…