From The Wire
World Crossing ‘red Line’ With Syria
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Violating the sovereignty of Syria at the U.N. Security Council is a red line that shouldn’t be crossed, the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations said. World leaders denounced Syrian President Bashar Assad for the brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in his country. U.N. human rights officials had said […]
Pope In Spain: Young People Need Hope
MADRID, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Pope Benedict XVI Friday brought a message of hope to Spanish youth in a World Youth Day address in Madrid, part of his four-day visit to Spain. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world and protesters waited for the pope, who stressed the need for hope for the next […]
Elephant Problem-solving Demonstrated
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) — An elephant at the National Zoo in Washington devised a problem-solving strategy to reach a branch with his trunk and grab a treat, zoo officials said. Kandula, the zoo’s youngest elephant, figured out how to roll a large cube underneath the branch and stand on it to secure his meal. […]
Woman Freed In Stolen Shorts Case
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 19 (UPI) — A woman who reportedly slept through the riots in Manchester, England, was jailed for allegedly taking a pair of shorts looted by a friend, officials said. Ursula Nevin, 24, was ordered freed on appeal, The Guardian reported Friday. Nevin, a mother of two, was held for five months before […]
Casey Anthony's Car Crushed In Florida Junkyard
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 19 (UPI) — George Anthony, Casey Anthony’s father, has had the white Pontiac Sunfire that belonged to his daughter crushed at a Florida junkyard, officials said. The car was evidence in the murder trial against Casey Anthony, charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, WFOL-TV of Orlando reported. […]
Casey Anthony’s Car Crushed In Florida Junkyard
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 19 (UPI) — George Anthony, Casey Anthony’s father, has had the white Pontiac Sunfire that belonged to his daughter crushed at a Florida junkyard, officials said. The car was evidence in the murder trial against Casey Anthony, charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, WFOL-TV of Orlando reported. […]
Syrian Troops Fire On Protesters
DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Syrian forces fired on protesters Friday, killing at least 12 after President Bashar Assad said he had ordered an end to violence against demonstrators. The latest violence came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama and other Western leaders called for Assad to step down. Demonstrators were killed in […]
Opposition Linked To Attempt On Saleh?
SANAA, Yemen, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Members of the Yemeni opposition are accused of having a role in the attack in Sanaa that gravely wounded the country’s president, the government said. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh spent nearly two months in a hospital in Saudi Arabia recovering from wounds suffered during a June 3 attack […]
UNIFIL Sees Blue Line Issues As Critical
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 19 (UPI) — The situation along the so-called Blue Line separating Israel and Lebanon is one of the critical issues facing both countries, a peacekeeping commander said. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon gave the all-clear after a “brief exchange” of gunfire Aug. 1 between Israeli and Lebanese forces along the Blue […]
Alleged Iraqi Drug Ring Broken In Calif.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Sixty suspected members of an Iraqi drug-trafficking organization were arrested in California, with authorities seizing cash, drugs and guns. The arrests in El Cajon pulled in nearly 2 tons of marijuana and $630,000 in cash, along with explosives and high-powered weapons, law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times […]
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