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British woman found dead in Swiss hotel room as German boyfriend arrested
Media in the Italian-speaking city reported that shouting was heard coming from the room during the night. Swiss Police said the 29-year-old German man, who shared the hotel room with Ms Reed, was in custody. With Reed reportedly having cuts and fractures all over her body, prosecutor Petra Canonica Alexakis says that investigators are considering a charge of murder or culpable homicide for th... [Full Article...]
Fri. 8:33 am: Iranians rally against US move against paramilitary force
In a statement on Wednesday, the IRGC said Washington's "illegal, unusual and unprecedented" move indicated the US' "deep grudge and wrath" towards the IRGC. "The US measure against the IRGC was the declaration of their powerlessness in the face of the Iranian nation's power and resistance", Firouzabadi told IRNA. [Full Article...]
New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student
As the girl lay on the ground at the bottom of the stairs, the video shows one officer stepping on her while the second officer punches her. The video shows Howard speaking with the officers, then turning to walk away. She is then shocked with a stun gun. The family of a 16-year-old girl in Chicago is suing the city, two officers and the Chicago Board of Education in federal court for a violent ... [Full Article...]
Cassowary, world’s 'most dangerous bird', kills owner in Florida
Upon being called to the scene on Friday, rescues rushed Hajos to the hospital but he could not be saved and succumbed to his injuries shortly after. On Saturday, the Sheriff's Office identified the man as Marvin Hajos, 75. Southern cassowaries, the most well-known of the three cassowary species, can measure between 4 and 5.6 feet tall, with females weighing in at up to 167 pounds, according to ... [Full Article...]
3 killed, 4 injured in Nepal plane crash near Mount Everest
The incident took place as the aircraft lost control on the runway while preparing to take off and hit two parked helicopters. Another policeman died in hospital in Kathmandu, a police spokesman confirmed. The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region and is reputed to be one of the most hard in the world for landings and take-offs. [Full Article...]
Benedict blames 1960s morals for sex scandals
Writing in The Catholic Herald, Chat Pecknold praised the intervention as a necessary word from "the voice of a father" that accurately identified an absence of God as the reason for the crisis. The German-born Benedict, who for 23 years headed the Vatican doctrinal office that has been widely criticized for its handling of sex-abuse cases, argues that the sexual revolution led some to believe tha... [Full Article...]
Alcohol, high speed may have played role in couple's fatal Dominican Republic crash
They were supposed to return home to Mount Vernon on March 27. Moore made a wrong turn and reversed course just before the crash, police said. Frank Felix Duran Mejia told News 4 Moore - who had been seen drinking before the two left for the airport - was last seen on video at tolls minutes from the airport. [Full Article...]
British mother held in Dubai for Facebook post can fly home
Paris had been reunited with her father, Pedro, just a year before he died suddenly in March of a heart attack. "It was unreal. I was beyond shocked". Under UAE cybercrime laws, a person can be jailed or fined for making defamatory statements on social media. At the time of writing, Laleh's attorney has paid the fine, and procedures are under way to recover her passport. [Full Article...]