TEHRAN, Iran – The former Iranian prosecutor who sent Canadian Zahra Kazemi to a notorious Tehran prison where she was tortured to death is now in prison himself.
Fearing hostage was in danger, FBI stormed Alabama bunker; boy rescued, abductor dead
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. – Officers stormed an underground bunker in Alabama where a 5-year-old boy had been held hostage for nearly a week, rescuing the child and leaving the boy’s abductor dead, officials said Monday.
Official: Gas leak caused Mexico oil company blast
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A gas buildup under a building in the headquarters of Mexico's state oil company caused a blast that killed 37 people and wounded dozens, the attorney-general said Monday, ending days of near-total silence by authorities about the petroleum giant's worst disaster in more than a decade. Two killed in Ecuador pro-government rally: President Correa
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Monday evening said two government supporters were killed and several suffered stab wounds during a campaign rally almost two weeks before a presidential election that the leftist leader is expected to win comfortably. "Crazy person stabs seven AP people while they were waiting for the President. Two have been killed," Correa said in his Twitter account, referring to supporters of the ruling Alianza Pais political movement, AP. The incident occurred ahead of a campaign rally in Quininde, a town in the western Esmeraldas province. … Rugby-Australia skipper Horwill set for return from injury
SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Australia captain James Horwill will return to action after eight months on the sidelines with a torn hamstring during a Queensland Reds pre-season match against the Waikato Chiefs on Friday. The inspirational lock missed all of the last international season after being injured in a Super Rugby match in May last year and his return will be a major boost for the Wallabies ahead of the arrival of the British and Irish Lions in June. …
Man accused in Vancouver stabbings is confused, depressed: lawyer
VANCOUVER – The lawyer of a man facing 12 charges following a mass stabbing at a Vancouver apartment building says his client is despondent and depressed.
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