Two charged with planning terrorist attack on UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Two men were charged on Friday under
anti-terrorism laws with planning to carry out an attack in
Britain, possibly on a hospital, police said.
Hundreds of vehicles torched in renewed French riots
AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France (Reuters) - Rioters set fire to
hundreds of vehicles in an eighth night of unrest in the
impoverished suburbs of northeastern Paris as exasperated local
officials criticized the response of national leaders.
Six Iraqi police killed in attack on checkpoint
BUHRIZ, Iraq (Reuters) - Guerrilla fighters in Iraq mounted
a massed dawn assault on a fortified police checkpoint north of
Baghdad on Friday, killing six officers and wounding 10, police
officials said.
Anti-govt unrest erupts for fourth day in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Police shot in the air to disperse
protesters in the Ethiopian capital on Friday, witnesses said,
in a fourth day of clashes between police and anti-government
protesters that have killed at least 42 people.
China, Vietnam report more bird flu outbreaks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Vietnam reported major bird
flu outbreaks in poultry on Friday, days before global health
experts meet to refine plans to control the virus that has
killed more than 60 people in Asia and spread to Europe.
Qaeda renews threat against envoys in Iraq - Web
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's military wing in Iraq renewed
its threat to kill foreign envoys in Baghdad on Friday, a day
after it said it would kill two Moroccan embassy hostages.
Pakistani ferry sinks, 60 drowned
(Adds details from police) KARACHI (Reuters) - A passenger
ferry believed to have been overloaded sank in southern
Pakistan on Friday drowning at least 60 people, including
children, government officials said.
Bleak Eid for Pakistani quake survivors
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani earthquake
survivors had little to celebrate at the end of the holy month
of Ramadan on Friday, nearly four weeks after more than 73,000
people were killed in the country's worst disaster.
DeLay gets Democratic judge in Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Democratic judge was named on
Thursday to preside over the money-laundering and conspiracy
case against U.S. Republican Rep. Tom DeLay in an appointment
made by the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Plan paints frightening bird flu picture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two million dead. Schools and
public transit closed for days or even weeks. Hospitals
overwhelmed.
Britain's Prince Charles donates to help rebuild Mississippi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles, whose
passion for architecture won him a $25,000 prize on Thursday,
said he planned to donate the money to help rebuild communities
in hurricane-ravaged Mississippi.
Vietnam has new human bird flu suspect
HANOI (Reuters) - A 24-year-old Vietnamese woman with a
fever and respiratory problems who comes from a province with
bird flu outbreaks in poultry is being tested for the virus, an
official and state media said on Friday.
Alito hearings, vote set for January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on
Thursday brushed aside White House requests for an early
hearing on Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito and
scheduled hearings and a vote in January.
Senate approves billions in spending cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved
around $36 billion in net spending cuts over five years in a
first step toward slowing the explosive growth of popular
programs that help the poor and the elderly as well as
students, farmers and others.
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Sentencing starts for Porter
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - A judge will decide the punishment for the former dance teacher who drove off after an accident that killed two children.
After sneaking out of house, Brandon teenager hit by SUV
WFTS
BRANDON - A 13-year-old Brandon teenager is in serious condition at Tampa General Hospital after being hit by an SUV Thursday morning. Investigators say Yadiel Calderon had snuck out of his house Wednesday night but later thought the better of it and called his mother to pick him up.
Feds bust gang before armed robbery of drug house
Bay News 9
HILLSBOROUGH - The ATF recently heard that a group of men, possibly gang members, were planning on hitting an armed stash house full of armed drug traffickers.
Carlie Brucia case will not be moved to Naples
Bradenton Herald
NAPLES, Fla. - Trial of the man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia will not be moved to Naples.
Sternberg presents winning combination
St. Petersburg Times
ST. PETERSBURG - As Andrew Friedman and Gerry Hunsicker get to know each other and learn to work together, there are going to be times when the Devil Rays new, top two baseball executives have passionate debates, loud arguments and heated fist-on-the-desk disagreements.
Health Department warns of "terrible" intestinal illness
WFTS
ST. PETERSBURG - Dr. Julia Gill of the Pinellas County Health Department says the intestinal illness Shigellosis seems to be on the rise in Pinellas County.
Murder investigation in Clearwater
Bay News 9
CLEARWATER - Authorities in Clearwater are trying to figure out who's responsible for beating a man to death.
Hillsborough gives tax break to combat veterans
WTSP
VALRICO - After serving in Iraq from May through September, Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sergeant Troy Basham is back at home in Valrico, dealing with domestic challenges of bills and paperwork.
Court rejects 'privacy' as reason to bar cameras
St. Petersburg Times
TALLAHASSEE - A proposed rule change that could have severely limited courtroom camera coverage by news media in order to protect privacy rights and confidential material was rejected Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court.
Gooden pleads guilty
Bay News 9
He will serve three years probation and attend anger management classes.
Citrus County teacher accused of affair with student
WFTS
CRYSTAL RIVER - For the second time in three days, a bay area teacher is facing charges following accusations of a sexual affair with a student. Citrus County detectives say Amy Lilley, a 36-year-old vocational teacher at Lecanto High School, admitted to carrying on a two-month relationship with a 15-year-old female student.
Tampa teacher-student sex allegations emerge
Bay News 9
TAMPA - More details are surfacing about a Hillsborough County teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student for more than a year.
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