Liberty News
Kevin Rudd’s Heart Operation ‘a Success’
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd was recovering in a Brisbane hospital Monday after undergoing heart surgery, his wife, Therese Rein, said. Rein called the operation to replace Rudd’s aortic valve “a success,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The aortic valve replacement was the second heart operation for Rudd, 53. […]
Cancun-bound Flight Diverted To Cuba
DULLES, Va., Aug. 1 (UPI) — United Airlines Flight 831, en route from Virginia to Mexico, was diverted to Cuba after its crew reported a burning smell in the cockpit, officials said. The plane, an Airbus A320, carrying 140 people, safely landed at Jose Marti Airport in Havana shortly after noon Sunday, CNN reported. Federal […]
First Big-city Russian Tornado Kills 1
BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia, Aug. 1 (UPI) — The first tornado to hit a major Russian city struck Blagoveshchensk in eastern Russia, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, officials said. The tornado was on the ground for 13 minutes Sunday night in the city of about 220,000 people that borders China, RIA Novosti reported Monday. […]
Poll: Conservatives Top Moderates Again
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 1 (UPI) — A Gallup poll released Monday indicates 2011 is on pace to be the third year in a row in which conservatives outnumber moderates. At the midyear point, 2011 is similar to 2009 and 2010, with 41 percent of poll participants identifying themselves as conservative, 36 percent as moderate and […]
Kashgar: 15 Die In Weekend Of Violence
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A second explosion in two days rocked Kashgar in western China, killing three people including a policeman, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua said. The blast happened in central Kashgar at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and came at the end of a murderous weekend for the city of 350,000 in the western […]
Alleged Teen Hacker Faces U.K. Charges
LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A teenager who allegedly hacked into computer systems was charged with various offenses, British law enforcement officials said. Jake Davis, 18, arrested last week, was charged with unauthorized access to a computer system, conspiring with others to launch online attacks against the United Kingdom’s Serious and Organized Crime Web site […]
Biden Rents Cottage To Secret Service
Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. is collecting rent from the U.S. Secret Service, according to The Washington Times.
Girl, 13, Dies; Her Warning Saved Friends
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A 13-year-old girl killed by a vehicle that crashed into her home warned other children to get out of the way before she was struck, New York City police said. Investigators were still trying to determine the sequence of events that left Kira Goddard and the driver of the […]
Acosta Says 1,500 Killed On His Command
JUAREZ, Mexico, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Antonio Acosta Hernandez, a reputed Juarez, Mexico, drug kingpin in police custody, confessed to ordering the killings of about 1,500 people, authorities said. Among the violence Acosta admitted involvement in was a 2010 car bombing in downtown Juarez in which three people died, the deaths of three people affiliated […]
Federal Judge Matthew J. Perry Dies
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 1 (UPI) — U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry, known for his civil rights work, died at his home in Columbia, S.C., officials said. He was 89. Perry, who would have turned 90 this week, was found dead Sunday, apparently of natural causes, The State newspaper in Columbia reported Monday. His body […]
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