 USA TODAY | U.S. man captured by militia in Iraq released to U.N. Southeast Missourian By LARA JAKES ~ and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA AP BAGHDAD -- Wearing a US Army uniform and flanked by Iraqi lawmakers, an American citizen announced Saturday that he was being released from more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia that for ... Iraq militia frees US hostage after 9 months US man released to UN after being held in Iraq Militants Free American No One Knew Was Missing |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Libya seeks to extradite former spy chief Sydney Morning Herald AP Libya is among the long line of people requesting the extradition of Libya's former spy chief, who was arrested in Mauritania. The International Criminal Court, France and Libya all say they want to prosecute Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's ... Libya demands handover of Gaddafi spy chief Senussi Spy Chief and Torturer for Qaddafi Is Captured Libya to seek ex spy chief's extradition |
 CBC.ca | 'KONY 2012' film creator detained after bizarre behavior Hawaii News Now SAN DIEGO (RNN) - Filmmaker and co-founder of the charity Invisible Children Jason Russell was detained by authorities in San Diego, CA, and taken to a medical facility after exhibiting bizarre behavior. San Diego police would not identify Russell by ... 'Kony 2012' director not on drugs or drinking, family says KONY filmmaker feeling pressure of fame: wife Invisible Children Co-Founder Arrested: SDPD |
 Globe and Mail | Explosions rock Syrian capital CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Green tape cordons off the scene following twin bomb attacks on security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday. (CNN) -- Deadly explosions rocked parts of Damascus on Saturday with some of the targets being Syrian ... Twin suicide bombers kill 27 in Syrian capital Twin suicide bombers hit government buildings in Syrian capital, killing 27 Alberta protesters march against Syrian regime |
 Fox News | US man captured by militia in Iraq released to UN Fox News WASHINGTON â€" An American citizen says he was released from more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia that for years targeted US troops. Although the man did not identify himself, Iraqi lawmakers showed US-issued military and contractor ... Iraqi Militia Frees US Man After 9 Months in Captivity American held captive for 9 months turned over to US Embassy in Iraq Militants Free American No One Knew Was Missing |
USA TODAY | American held captive for 9 months turned over to US Embassy in Iraq CNN Baghdad (CNN) -- An American said to have been held captive for months was turned over Saturday to the US Embassy, a United Nations spokeswoman said. The man had been earlier handed over to the UN office in Baghdad by a movement led by radical Shiite ... Militants Free American No One Knew Was Missing US man captured by militia in Iraq handed over to UN US man captured by militia in Iraq released to UN |
 New York Times | Militants Free American No One Knew Was Missing New York Times BAGHDAD â€" An American man who said he had been kidnapped nine months ago by Iraqi militants was handed over to United States officials in Baghdad on Saturday night in a bizarre and murky series of events that caught diplomats here by surprise. US man captured by militia in Iraq handed over to UN U.S. Citizen Freed After Nine-Month Iraq Detention, UN Sa Iraq militia frees US hostage after 9 months |
 Globe and Mail | John Demjanjuk, Kicked Out of US for Nazi Past, Dies at 91 BusinessWeek By Laurence Arnold on March 17, 2012 John Demjanjuk, a retired Ford (F) Motor Co. auto mechanic who was stripped of his US citizenship and convicted by a German criminal court for aiding the Nazis in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, has died. Former Nazi death camp guard dies Ivan the Elderly / Nazi war criminal Demjanjuk dies at 91 in Germany |
 AFP | Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III dies AFP CAIRO â€" Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda III, spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, died on Saturday at the age of 88 after a battle with illness, leaving the country's Copts in mourning. He had suffered health problems for years ... Egyptian Coptic Pope dies Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Christian church, dies at 88 Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church dies |
 Haaretz | Resources spent on Demjanjuk trials could have been used for Holocaust survivors Haaretz There is no statute of limitation on crimes against humanity, but the moment we have to ignore the last Nazis and collaborators and focus our attention on the remaining Holocaust survivors is long past. By Anshel Pfeffer Tags: Holocaust Nazis John Ivan ... Former Nazi guard Demjanjuk dead at 91: German police John Demjanjuk, convicted death camp guard, dies Video: Dublin's St. Patrick's Day parade |
Globe and Mail | Former Nazi guard Demjanjuk dead at 91: German police Reuters By Gareth Jones | BERLIN (Reuters) - John Demjanjuk, a retired US engine mechanic convicted for his role in killing 28000 Jews as a guard at a Nazi death camp during World War Two, died on Saturday aged 91 in a care home in Germany, police said. Resources spent on Demjanjuk trials could have been used for Holocaust survivors John Demjanjuk, convicted death camp guard, dies Convicted Nazi John Demjanjuk has died: German police |
 The Guardian | Demjanjuk's son: My father was scapegoat for Nazi crimes Haaretz Retired Ohio autoworker, who died Saturday, was found guilty last year of aiding the murder of 27900 Jews at Sobibor Nazi death camp in Poland. By The Associated Press and Ofer Aderet Tags: Nazis Holocaust In an initial response to his father's death, ... John Demjanjuk, 91, Dogged by Charges of Atrocities as Nazi Camp Guard, Dies John Demjanjuk, convicted death camp guard, dies Convicted Nazi Death Camp Guard John Demjanjuk Dead at 91 |
 New York Times | Two Blasts Strike Near Security Agencies in Syria New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon â€" Two large explosions, believed to be car bombs, struck the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday morning, hitting intelligence and security buildings in busy sections of the city and killing or wounding dozens of civilians and ... 'Diplomat says Saudis are arming Syrian rebels' Suicide blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital Bombings in Damascus herald beginnings of a bloody new stage of Syrian insurgency |
 Sydney Morning Herald | John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi criminal, dies at 91 Washington Post John Demjanjuk, a native Ukrainian who became an Ohio autoworker after World War II and the target of a decades-long international effort to prove that he participated in genocide as a guard at Nazi-run prison camps, died March 17 in Bad Feilnbach in ... John Demjanjuk, Nazi death camp guard, dies at 91 Recommended: Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk dies at 91 Nazi Criminal John Demjanjuk has Died |
 AFP | Ireland leads the global St. Patrick's party AFP DUBLIN â€" Parades and festivals were held throughout Ireland for Saint Patrick's Day on Saturday, while the global diaspora also joined in the party in honour of the Emerald Isle's patron saint. Debt-ridden Ireland shrugged off economic austerity ... 500000 pack Dublin for St. Patrick's Day parade; Catholic leader prays for new ... Kenny says Ireland to exit bailout in 2013 |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Clooney's takes protest role Sydney Morning Herald Actor and activist ... a member of the US Secret Service arrests George Clooney. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in the US capital while protesting against attacks by the African nation's government on ... George Clooney arrested at US anti-Sudan protest George Clooney: comment Clooney, Others Arrested During Protest at Embassy of Sudan |
 NEWS.com.au | 27 Killed as Two Explosions Rock Damascus Voice of America March 17, 2012 27 Killed as Two Explosions Rock Damascus VOA News Syria says twin car bombings in Damascus on Saturday have killed at least 27 people. State media reports say nearly 100 people were wounded in the blasts, which occurred minutes apart ... Two blasts rock Syria's capital Blasts Hit Syrian Capital Blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Explosions rock Syrian capital CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Green tape cordons off the scene following twin bomb attacks on security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday. (CNN) -- A series of deadly explosions rocked parts of Damascus Saturday with some of the targets being ... Two blasts rock Syria's capital Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27: Syria TV | 'Deadly blasts' shake Syrian capital Damascus |
Sydney Morning Herald | Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27: Syria TV | Reuters By Dominic Evans and Crispian Balmer | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twin blasts hit the heart of Damascus on Saturday, killing at least 27 people in an attack on security installations that state television blamed on "terrorists" seeking to oust President Bashar ... 'Deadly blasts' shake Syrian capital Damascus Two Explosions Rock Damascus in Syria Two blasts rock Syria's capital, regime says |
 Globe and Mail | Army: Soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians arrives in United States CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A US soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan has been identified by officials as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a decorated combat veteran who once exhorted against the killing of civilians. Suspect in Afghanistan shootings identified Soldier accused in Afghan shooting spree identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Soldier accused of killings was family man |
 CBS News | Soldier accused of killings was family man CBS News LAKE TAPPS, Wash. â€" On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering pines, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when talking ... Afghan Suspect Spoke With Pride of Saving Civilian Lives |
 CBC.ca | Soldier's story reveals a life built on family and service, but marred by ... Washington Post LAKE TAPPS, Wash. â€" On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering pines, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when talking ... Afghan Suspect Spoke With Pride of Saving Civilian Lives Soldier accused of killings was family man |
 CBS News | Afghan attack suspect at Leavenworth CBS News Updated March 17, 1:50 AM ET (CBS/AP) FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The soldier accused of gunning down 16 Afghan villagers has arrived at a US military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Army officials said in a statement released early to The Associated ... Suspect in Afghanistan shootings identified suspect showed different side in Iraq Neighbors describe suspect in attack on Afghan civilians as family man in Wash ... |
