Iraq says troop pullout will lead to violence
TOKYO (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari
urged Japan on Friday to keep its troops in southern Iraq,
saying an early pullout of coalition forces would lead to more
violence by insurgents.
UFOs are real says former Canadian defense minister
OTTAWA - A former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau has joined forces with three Non-governmental organizations to ask the Parliament of Canada to hold public hearings on Exopolitics -- relations with “ETs.”
Iraqi Red Crescent thanks U.S. with $1 million for Katrina relief
Iraq's Red Crescent relief organization found its own way to mark the Thanksgiving holiday yesterday by announcing that it had sent a $1 million "thank you" donation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. "I wish we could have a billion dollars to give," Said Hakki, the organization's president, said by telephone from Baghdad. "Even then, it is not enough to show our appreciation for what the U.S. has done for Iraq and is still doing."
Media Questions China's Handling of Spill
HARBIN, China - China's usually docile government-run media raised sharp questions Friday over the handling of a chemical spill that forced this city to shut off water supply to 3.8 million people. In the southwest, thousands fled the area of another industrial accident for fear of a second toxic leak.
Iran preparing to start nuclear enrichment-diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with plans to
enrich uranium in defiance of international pressure to give up
sensitive nuclear technology to allay fears that it is seeking
a nuclear bomb, diplomats and intelligence sources say.
Gaza-Egypt border crossing opens
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinians formally opened
a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Friday
that will allow Gazans to travel abroad freely for the first
time since Israel occupied the coastal territory in 1967.
Japan probe trying to land on asteroid
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese probe is readying itself to
make a fresh and final attempt to land on the surface of an
asteroid and pluck up rock samples, a delicate task officials
on Friday said was like trying to land a jet in the Grand
Canyon.
Indonesia to Make Bird Flu Drug Tamiflu
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia on Friday said it will begin producing the bird flu drug Tamiflu. Hard-hit Vietnam reported another outbreak of the virus among poultry.
Sisters 'Fine' After Parade Accident
NEW YORK - The two sisters injured because of an unwieldy giant balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are "doing just fine," and the family doesn't plan to sue over the incident, their father said.
U.S. Troops Find Abused Cheetah Cubs
GODE, Ethiopia - U.S. troops found two cheetah cubs — one of them blinded — being forced to fight each other for the amusement of jeering children in this dusty, forgotten village.
Witness in Saddam Hussein Case Dies
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A key witness against Saddam Hussein has died of cancer, but his testimony has been recorded on audio and video tape for presentation in the trial scheduled to begin next week, the main prosecutor said Friday.
Traffic Trapped Cars on Ill. Train Tracks
ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. - A group of cars hit by a commuter train at a suburban Chicago crossing had 54 seconds from the time the gates were activated until the train came barreling through but they couldn't escape, an official with the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
Katrina Survivors More Thankful Than Ever
NEW ORLEANS - With her apron on, Nelle Hill looked the part of the Thanksgiving Day cook, but with no power, no refrigerator and few ingredients, all she could come up with were grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon.
GIs Celebrate Third Thanksgiving in Iraq
QAIM, Iraq - Cpl. Brian Zwart set out his turkey, stuffing, corn and mashed potatoes on a makeshift picnic table — the hood of a Humvee — before going out to patrol the Syrian border Thursday to watch for foreign militants sneaking in to join Iraq's insurgency.
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Handing out hope on a day of thanks
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TAMPA - At the corner of St. Clair Street and Nebraska Avenue, they gathered - homeless men, sweaty and unshaven and pushing shopping carts; former prostitutes; Hispanic laborers; poor children and poorer children; drifters and drinkers; down-and-outers.
Crist: Carlie Brucia Crime Scene Photos Should Be Kept Sealed
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SARASOTA, Fla. -- Attorney General Charlie Crist asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to review an appeals court ruling allowing the media to review sealed crime-scene photos and video in Carlie Brucia's slaying.
Man killed defending mother in home invasion
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TAMPA - Thanksgiving turned tragic for an east Tampa woman whose adult son was shot and killed in front of her. Tampa police say the shooting happened during a home invasion late Wednesday night.
Elderly woman runs over best friend
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DeLand driver charged with fatally hitting teenage skateboarder
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DELAND, Fla. - A DeLand man, whose license was suspended, was charged with driving a vehicle that fatally hit a teenager skateboarding.
St. Petersburg soldier dies of illness in Iraq
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FORT CARSON, Colo. - Pentagon officials say a soldier from Saint Petersburg has died in Iraq from an illness unrelated to combat. Sergeant Denis Gallardo died Monday in Tal Afar.
Pasco teacher arrested on drug charges
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HUDSON - Police received a tip that Alma Whitman, a teacher at Hudson High School, was dealing drugs out of her home.
Fatal crash in Manatee County
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A Bradenton man was killed and three others were injured Thursday afternoon in an accident on U.S. 41. in Manatee County.
Tropical Storm Delta weakens in central Atlantic
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MIAMI - The record-breaking hurricane season may end next week, but it's not over yet: Tropical Storm Delta became less organized Friday and began to weaken in the central Atlantic.
Giant Sloth Skeletons Discovered In Florida Quarry
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NEWBERRY, Fla. - Dean Warner reaches into the past when he digs in the dirt. He may discover a tibia that belonged to a giant sloth. Or he may find the jaw of an ancient tapir.
Lafave Pleads Guilty in Sex Case
St. Petersburg Times / AP
TAMPA - Former teacher Deborah Lafave, 25, has avoided prison time by pleading guilty to having sexual liaisons with a 14-year-old middle school student in a classroom and at her home. Instead, she will be under community control for at least three years, with probation for an additional seven.
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More details of LaFave's dark secrets revealed in documents released
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Sex offender displaced by Hurricane Katrina arrested on Clearwater Beach
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A convicted sex offender displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina was located on Clearwater Beach where he was staying since October at a hotel paid for by the government, the U.S. Marshals Office announced Tuesday.
'Dirty bomb' suspect Jose Padilla indicted in Miami
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WASHINGTON - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held without charges for more than three years on suspicion of plotting a "dirty bomb" attack in this country, has been indicted on three counts alleging he conspired to "murder, maim and kidnap" people overseas.
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