December 9, 2006
Italian activist's TV suicide try foiled (2 hours ago) -- An Italian fathers' rights activist says he tried unsuccessfully to self-immolate on live television to call attention to dads unable to see ... > full story Jury selection in serial killing trial (2 hours ago) -- An accused Canadian serial killer pleaded not guilty to six counts of first-degree murder as jury selection began in the first of his two murder ... > full story Hundreds flee during prison riot (2 hours ago) -- More than 100 prisoners fled a Mexican prison during a widespread riot in which authorities killed three inmates, El Universal reported Saturday. ... > full story Early elections on West Bank, leader says (3 hours ago) -- The Palestinian Authority will call early elections on the West Bank and Gaza Strip following the breakdown of talks with Hamas, its chairman said ... > full story Homeland Security said to defy ban (3 hours ago) -- A computerized program developed to assess the risk of people entering the United States violated a congressional ban, some lawmakers and privacy ... > full story Troops join fight against Aussie wildfires (3 hours ago) -- Forest fires ravaging southeastern Australia have burned 800 square miles, but that could rise to 2,300 square miles within days, firefighters said ... > full story Sectarian violence erupts in Baghdad (4 hours ago) -- Bands of armed Shiite militiamen stormed through a Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad Saturday, opening fire on residents in a brazen act of sectarian ... > full story TV tip nabs alleged Detroit hit man (4 hours ago) -- A tip from the TV show America's Most Wanted led to the arrest of a Detroit fugitive who is a suspect in a 2003 drug-related shooting and in a ... > full story Lebanese PM attacks Hezbollah leader (5 hours ago) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has lashed out at Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, saying, You are not our Lord and your party is not ... > full story Call to speed up LAPD video surveillance (5 hours ago) -- Civil rights groups are calling for Los Angeles police to install video surveillance cameras in all their stations and eventually in all patrol ... > full story
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