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U.S. judge defends teen rape sentence
CNN - 3 Dec 2013 05:22
A Montana judge is defending his decision to sentence a former teacher to 31 days in jail for raping a 14-year-old student.
Key Syrian town changes hands
CNN - 3 Dec 2013 09:10
A strategic suburb of Damascus changes hands at great cost. CNN's Fred Pleitgen is there.
Thai government, protesters call truce for King's birthday
CNN - 3 Dec 2013 09:05
The Thai government has negotiated a truce with protesters in Bangkok's streets for several days to honor the birthday of the King, a top security official says.
Fracking-led energy boom is turning U.S. into ‘Saudi America’
Miami Herald - 3 Dec 2013 07:08
All along the highway that leads into this city in West Texas, the rows of black pump jacks seem endless, bobbing up and down as they pull crude oil from beneath the parched scrub desert.
Honduran computer 'geeks' check election tally
Boston - 3 Dec 2013 07:07
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Four Honduran computer programmers watching their country's debate over the vote count in the hotly contested presidential race decided to check the results themselves, using the power of th...
Soldier goes on trial over prostitution ring
Boston - 3 Dec 2013 06:20
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Female soldiers at Fort Hood testified Monday that they were recruited for a prostitution ring set up by a sergeant involved in the sexual assault and harassment program at the Central Texas post...
Japanese Super Submarine From World War II Finally Discovered
The Huffington Post - 3 Dec 2013 05:30
After more than half a century, a mystery of military history has finally been resolved. Researchers at the University of Hawaii and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered a missing Wo...
US 'deeply concerned' over China defence zone
Al Jazeera English - 3 Dec 2013 05:02
US Vice President Joe Biden urges lowering of tensions between China and Japan as he begins his Asia trip.
Australian suspected of recruiting Syrian fighters
Boston - 3 Dec 2013 03:56
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Police say they have arrested the alleged Sydney ringleader of a criminal network that sends Australians to fight in Syria.
U.S. Penis Size, Ranked by State
Time - 3 Dec 2013 23:35
Website uses sales data to see who bought larger-size condoms
Kerry to Skip Ukraine and Visit Moldova
The New York Times - 3 Dec 2013 12:23
After Kiev's refusal to sign an accord with the European Union, Secretary of State John Kerry will go to Moldova, a small country that has resisted pressure from Moscow.
Truce brings respite to tensions
CNN - 3 Dec 2013 09:07
Protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra have reached a truce with Thai police.
Over 700,000 people on US watch list: Once you get on, there's no way off
OpEdNews - 3 Dec 2013 08:49
More than 12 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, federal agencies continue to keep lists on hand containing names of individuals of interest: people who often end up un-cleared to enter or exit the U...
Thai tensions eased as police lift barricades
Al Jazeera English - 3 Dec 2013 08:05
Security forces step aside to let protesters into PM's office and police headquarters in an effort to avoid clashes.
In a First for the Country, Icelandic Police Shot and Killed Someone
The Atlantic Wire - 3 Dec 2013 07:28
For the first time in the country's history, a man in Iceland was shot and killed by police fire.
Oregon girl told she can't sell misletoe, but can beg for money
Fox News - 3 Dec 2013 07:24
An 11-year-old girl from Portland, Oregon has been told that she can't sell mistletoe to help defray the cost of braces, but she can beg for the money on the city's streets.
Train was traveling 82 mph before derailment, officials say
Boston - 3 Dec 2013 07:06
NEW YORK -- The Metro-North Railroad train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people and injuring dozens more, was traveling at roughly 82 mph just before it veered off the tracks, federal investigators said on Monday...
Exclusive: Comrade of American held in N.Korea recalls friendship, stealth mission
Reuters - 3 Dec 2013 06:29
(Reuters) - In early 1953, Merrill Newman and Allen Hedges were among a small group of U.S. servicemen hunkered down on a tiny, frequently shelled island off the west coast of North Korea.
Shark attack off Maui leaves fisherman dead
Boston - 3 Dec 2013 05:09
HONOLULU (AP) -- The Maui County Police Department has identified the kayak fisherman killed in shark attack.
Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei to Take His Art to Alcatraz
The New York Times - 3 Dec 2013 03:00
The artist Ai Weiwei will have a show on the grounds of the former prison, starting next September.
Federal Jury to Hear Case Against Ex-BP Engineer
ABC News - 3 Dec 2013 02:58
Trial opens for ex-BP engineer charged with deleting messages about Gulf spill response
Oops, She Did It Again: Spears Fails on New Album
ABC News - 3 Dec 2013 23:57
Oops, she did it again: Britney Spears fails on new album, 'Britney Jean'