Thai police charge Myanmar men with murder, rape of Brit tourists
Bangkok (AFP) - Thai police Friday charged two Myanmar men with murder and rape after the killing of two British tourists on a southern island last month, in a case that has severely dented the kingdom's image as a holiday haven.
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Two little known statutes may make religious belief superior to the law of the land
Jeffrey Shulman from Georgetown Law looks at the unintended consequences of two statutes that could, in the words of Justice Antonin Scalia, "permit every citizen to become a law unto himself."
Sharks killed after Australian surfer loses hands in attack
Two great white sharks have been caught and killed off Western Australia, officials said Friday, after an attack in which a young surfer lost parts of both arms.
Liberia to prosecute man who brought Ebola to US
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The Liberian man infected with Ebola who brought the disease to the United States will be prosecuted when he returns home for lying on his airport screening questionnaire, Liberian authorities said Thursday.
Police shoot dead unarmed man in New York
New York (AFP) - An unarmed man was shot dead in the back by New York police after intervening when a knife-wielding assailant threatened a woman and her two children, officials said Thursday.
2 million in Mecca for start of hajj (15 photos)
Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on Thursday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage. (AP) Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries…
UK royals issue warning over Prince George pics
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his wife Kate have threatened to take legal action against a photographer they say has been monitoring their toddler son Prince George.
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Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram's 'living' leader
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is an elusive figure whose whereabouts are unknown, but he makes himself heard each time the military proclaims him dead.
Wife who killed California mayor was abused by him for years: lawyer
By Daina Beth Solomon LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman who shot and killed her husband, the mayor of the small Los Angeles suburb of Bell Gardens, during a heated argument at their home earlier this week did so after suffering years of abuse at his hands, her attorney said on Thursday. Levette…
Four California teenagers arrested over chicken slaughter
(Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies have arrested four teenage boys suspected of slaughtering more than 900 chickens that were beaten to death by intruders at a poultry farm in central California, authorities said. The birds were killed, some of them apparently with a golf club, during a break-in last…
Obama team wanted US out of Iraq: Panetta
Washington (AFP) - Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has denounced the White House in a new memoir, accusing President Barack Obama's top aides of undercutting efforts to secure a deal in 2011 that could have kept US troops in Iraq.
Girl's family seeks reversal of brain-death ruling
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The family of a California teenager who was declared brain-dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery is seeking an unprecedented court order declaring her alive, the family's lawyer said Thursday.
Stars of 'Real Housewives' get prison for fraud
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The married stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" are trading the drama of reality TV for prison.
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Mexico arrests Beltran Leyva cartel chief
Mexico City (AFP) - The suspected heir of Mexico's family-run Beltran Leyva drug cartel was swept up by soldiers as he ate at a seafood restaurant in a colonial town popular with American retirees.
Prescription for avoiding Ebola airport screening: ibuprofen
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - People who contract Ebola in West Africa can get through airport screenings and onto a plane with a lie and a lot of ibuprofen, according to healthcare experts who believe more must be done to identify infected travelers. At the very least, they said, travelers…
First US child dies from enterovirus D68
Washington (AFP) - A child in the northeastern US state of Rhode Island has become the first to die from an ongoing outbreak of a respiratory virus, enterovirus D68, health officials said Wednesday.
F-35C aircraft to be based at NAS Lemoore, Navy says
The United States Navy says 100 F-35C aircraft will be homebased at Naval Air Station Lemoore to replace the aging FA-18 Hornet aircraft.
Sweden to recognize state of Palestine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's new center-left government will recognize the state of Palestine in a move that will make it the first major European country to take the step, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday. The U.N. General Assembly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign…
Mom may face new charges in van chase, shooting
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico prosecutors aim to file new charges against a Tennessee woman in a chaotic traffic stop and chase last year during which a New Mexico State Police officer fired shots at her minivan full of children.
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Police: Store Employee Stabs Shoplifting Suspect
A grocery store employee who stabbed a shoplifting suspect was defending himself after being hit in the head with a bottle, Bellevue police said Thursday. The suspect was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. (Oct. 3)
