Remains of 10th person ID’d from Cleveland house CLEVELAND — Authorities in Cleveland have identified a 10th woman whose remains were discovered at the home of an accused serial killer. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho (STAH’-koh) says 25-year-old Leshanda Long had not been seen since August 2008 but was not reported as a missing person
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Skull found in home of Cleveland bodies suspect identified as woman not seen since August ‘08
more images more images China cautions Obama over meeting Dalai Lama BEIJING — On the eve of President Barack Obama’s first visit to Asia, China floated a potentially provocative comparison, likening serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. — an apparent attempt to gain support for its policies in the Himalayan region.
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Polish gas monopoly PGNiG posts strong 3Q gains WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s gas and oil monopoly, PGNiG, posted a better-than-expected third quarter net profit of 408 million zlotys ($148 million), as lower prices for imported gas improved its profit margins, the company said Thursday. The results mark the company’s first net profit since the third quarter of
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Polish gas monopoly PGNiG posts 3Q net profit of 408 million zlotys ($148 million)
NEW DELHI – Placing emphasis on the central role that business plays in elevating bilateral partnerships between two countries, visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday told captains of Indian industry at the Taj Mahal Hotel here that both Australia and India share common commercial interests. Business partnerships, he said demonstrate the power of entrepreneurialism,
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Possibilities endless for promoting Indo-Australian business ties: Rudd
MELBOURNE – A popular club in Australia is turning away metrosexuals with “sports jock mentality” in a bid to keep out violence. Promoter Scott Mellor, 27, who brought the Perth-based event Dorcia to Melbourne, said punters wearing trademark metrosexual attire such as low-cut V-neck T-shirts, skinny jeans and pointed white shoes, would not be allowed to
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Oz club denies entry to metrosexuals dressed like Becks over violence fears!
Eurozone industrial output up modest 0.3 percent LONDON — Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro increased a modest 0.3 percent in September from the month before, reinforcing expectations that growth figures on Friday will show the recession in the single currency over. The increase reported Thursday by the EU’s statistical office Eurostat was
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Eurozone industrial output up modest 0.3 percent in September from previous month
Today’s spotlight is perhaps less of a blog promotion and more of a commercial service promotion, but I was fascinated by the concept of having my own personal historian, because that’s how Dan Curtis describes himself: a personal historian, and an award winning documentary filmmaker for the past two decades, who assists individuals who want to preserve their family stories so that treasured memories are saved. He offers a wide range of services, which include creating Video Memoirs and Personal History Books as well as offering workshops on writing personal histories and ethical wills. Today: The Present, Tomorrow: History My first thought when I saw Dan’s blog takes me back some 14 years, to May 1995, when I was part of the local committee for preparing the 5oth anniversary commemorations for the end of WWII in the town where I was living then.
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You are today what is history tomorrow
ISLAMABAD – A day after a report in a leading French newspaper revealed that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari may have received millions of dollars in kickbacks during the purchase of three submarines from France in 1994, Zardari’s spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, rejected the report as a ‘conspiracy’ against the President. The News quoted Babar, as saying
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Report regarding Zardari receiving millions in submarine deal a ‘conspiracy’: Babar
WASHINGTON – In a new research, scientists have determined that the Earth’s climate was probably far cooler billions of years ago, which indicates that early life on the planet may have developed more quickly than previously thought. The research was conducted by an international team of scientists, which includes scientists from Yale University, Stanford University, and
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Early life on Earth may have developed more quickly than previously believed
more images more images APEC ministers plot ways to sustain recovery SINGAPORE — Nations must rein in stimulus spending, ensure stable growth and strengthen financial systems to ensure a thriving, prosperous global economy in the post-crisis period, Asia-Pacific finance and trade officials said Thursday. Finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s 21 member economies huddled Thursday in Singapore
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APEC: Nations must rein in stimulus spending, ensure stable growth in post-crisis period
On the 1st and 2nd December I will be delivering a 2-day OSGi training course near Amsterdam. This will be a pretty intense couple of days with lots of hands-on practice, which should really get you up to speed with the essentials of OSGi. Best of all, it is priced very competitively at just €900 in total.
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2-Day OSGi Training near Amsterdam, 1st-2nd Dec
Asian markets slip as rally peters out TOKYO — Asia’s four-day stock market rally petered out Thursday as investors turned cautious. The markets rose in early trading following another gain overnight on Wall Street and news that South Korea left its key interest rate at a record low, signaling that most Asian central banks are in no
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Asian stock market rally peters out as investors turn cautious, Tokyo off nearly 1 percent
more images more images North Korea threatens South over naval clash SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened South Korea on Thursday after their first naval skirmish in seven years, as Seoul expressed confidence it can deter any retaliation from its communist neighbor. The two Koreas clashed at sea Tuesday for the first time in seven years, with each
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North Korea threatens to ‘mercilessly punish’ South Korea over naval clash
Freed priest says Filipino captors wanted money MANILA, Philippines — A 79-year-old Irish priest said he hiked through jungles, survived raging seas and slept in a swamp under a tarpaulin before his captors released him Thursday after a month, apparently without getting the ransom they demanded. The Rev. Michael Sinnott said he was never harmed but complained
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Freed Irish priest says Filipino captors treated him well, dragged him from sea to jungle
Mexico border city groups call for UN peacekeepers MEXICO CITY — Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Groups representing maquiladora assembly plants, retailers and other
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Business groups in Mexican border city gripped by violence call for UN peacekeepers to help
Foreclosures dip 3 pct. in October from September NEW YORK — The number of homeowners on the brink of losing their homes dipped in October, the third straight monthly decline, as foreclosure prevention programs helped more borrowers. But foreclosure filings are still up 19 percent from a year ago, RealtyTrac Inc.
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Foreclosures back off in October for 3rd straight month, but unemployment could derail trend
Americans may be settling into spending less NEW YORK — Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service, and they may be settling into new low-spending habits. Including everything from toys to food, but not cars or gasoline, U.S. retail sales rose
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New figures show Americans may be settling into spending less, still wary about jobs, credit
Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen killed a Pakistani working at the Iranian Consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, adding to security fears in the country as it presses an offensive against the Taliban along the nearby Afghan border.
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Police say gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate in northwest city of Peshawar
Forbes: Mexican drug lord 41 on most powerful list MEXICO CITY — Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico — to its list of the 67 “World’s Most Powerful People” on Wednesday. At No. 41 on the list, Guzman is ahead of
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Forbes magazine puts Mexican drug lord at No. 41 on list of ‘World’s Most Powerful’
more images more images NKorea says SKorea faces consequences over clash SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Thursday that it could face consequences over a naval clash that occurred between the rival countries off their west coast earlier this week. The North’s government-run Minju Joson newspaper said in a commentary that South Korea would face
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North Korea says South Korea faces ‘costly consequences’ over naval clash
Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia SYDNEY — A large iceberg was spotted off an island about halfway between Antarctica and Australia, a rare sight in waters so far north, Australian scientists said Thursday. Australian Antarctic Division researchers working on Macquarie Island, about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) southeast of Tasmania, first saw the iceberg last
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Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia; uncommon sight in such waters
Decorated, cigar-smoking Marine runs for Congress SAN DIEGO — A decorated Marine veteran famously photographed smoking a cigar after the fall of Baghdad is running for Congress in California’s most southern district. Nick Popaditch announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination to unseat Democrat Bob Filner. Known as “Gunny Pop,” the 42-year-old Popaditch was awarded the
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AP source: Probers didn’t pass on early Hasan info WASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says a terrorism task force did not refer early information about the Fort Hood shooting suspect to superiors because they concluded he wasn’t linked to terrorism. The official says a Defense Department worker and an FBI supervisor agreed to end the assessment
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AP source: Task force probers did not refer early Hasan info up chain of command
Irish priest freed in Philippines after a month DUBLIN — A 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the Philippines a month ago was freed early Thursday and neither country paid any of the kidnappers’ $2 million ransom demand, Irish and Filipino authorities said. The Rev. Michael Sinnott said he was not harmed but complained of arduous
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Irish priest freed from monthlong captivity in Philippines; governments say no ransom paid
Man may be victim of 1970s Houston serial killer HOUSTON — A medical examiner in Texas believes she has found another victim of a serial killer who terrorized Houston in the early 1970s. Sharon Derrick with the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that the body of Joseph Allen Lyles was identified through DNA analysis. It’s
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Medical examiner believes she has found another victim of 1970s Houston serial killer
more images more images New Haiti PM promises to focus on investment PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s new prime minister was inaugurated Wednesday and promised to attract more investment and create jobs, while forging good relations with lawmakers who have ousted two heads of government in as many years. Jean-Max Bellerive, the sixth person to hold the post since 2004
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New Haiti PM inaugurated, promises to keep trying to attract foreign investment, create jobs
more images more images Official: Obama won’t take any current war options WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said
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Administration official: Obama not satisfied with Afghan war options, concerned over timelines
Mo. cops hunt for child abuse clues hidden in jars LEXINGTON, Mo. — Authorities on Wednesday searched a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by children who may have documented sexual abuse by five members of their own family.
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Police hunt for child abuse clues hidden in jars after 5 members of Missouri family arrested
Oregon woman killed by husband filed for divorce PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman killed at work by her estranged husband had filed for divorce just one week before the shooting at a suburban Portland office park that ended when her husband killed himself. Teresa Beiser, 36, was asking for joint custody of her two children with
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Oregon woman filed for divorce the week before she was killed by husband, who killed self
Japan’s emperor marks 20th anniversary on throne TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking the 20th anniversary of his coronation Thursday, says he is concerned young people are forgetting their history. Akihito said Japan must not forget its past — and especially the turbulent years his father, the late Emperor Hirohito, was on the throne — if it
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Japan’s emperor, marking 20th year on throne, fears history being forgotten