German prosecutors have charged a 69-year-old man with repeatedly raping his daughter for 34 years and fathering three children with her. Prosecutors Tuesday charged the pensioner from Nuremberg in the southern state of Bavaria with 497 counts of rape. They say he is suspected of first forcing his daughter to have sex with him when […]
Prosecutors: German Man Raped Daughter for 34 Years, Fathered Her 3 Sons
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
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US Checking Report Iran Will Free Hikers
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
The United States is trying to confirm the promised release of two American hikers convicted in Iran on charges of spying. In an interview broadcast Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a correspondent for the U.S. television network NBC that he thinks Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal will be freed on humanitarian grounds within “a […]
Germany’s Merkel: Eurozone Must Avoid ‘Uncontrolled’ Greek Default
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the 17-nation bloc that uses the euro currency must do everything it can to avoid an “uncontrolled insolvency” by Greece. The German leader said Tuesday that the effects would be far-reaching if Athens defaults on payments for its international bailout loans. She said the danger is “very big” that with […]
4 Dead in School Bus Shooting in Pakistan
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:06 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked a school bus in northwest Pakistan, killing four children and the driver. At least five other children were wounded in the attack near Peshawar. Police say militants first aimed a rocket at the school bus and missed, then opened fire. The bus was taking children home from school Tuesday. […]
Suspect Held in Murder, Kidnapping of Britons in Kenya
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police say they have arrested a suspect in the murder of a British man and the disappearance of his wife at a luxury resort near the Somali border. Police believe the suspect helped coordinate the attack on David and Judith Tebbutt early Sunday at the Kiwayu Safari Village, north of Lamu Island. Just hours […]
Top Mubarak Aide Testifies in Cairo
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
A top member of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s inner circle testified Tuesday in a Cairo courtroom under a media blackout at the trial of his ex-boss. Omar Suleiman, a longtime intelligence chief who served briefly as Egypt’s vice-president, was expected to face questions whether Mr. Mubarak orchestrated a deadly backlash against protesters seeking his […]
Gunmen in Iraq Kill 22 Shi’ite Pilgrims
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen killed 22 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims as they traveled through Iraq’s western desert on a trip to Syria. Officials said Tuesday the gunmen stopped a bus of pilgrims at a fake security checkpoint in Anbar province on Monday. They asked the women and children to get off the bus and killed 22 […]
Taliban Target US Embassy, NATO in Kabul Attack
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Taliban insurgents armed with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked targets in central Kabul, including NATO’s headquarters, the U.S. Embassy and the Afghan intelligence agency. Gunfire and bomb blasts could be still heard in the Afghan capital Tuesday, as security forces worked to repel the assault near the city’s diplomatic district. Officials say a […]
US Republican Hopefuls Debate in Key Election State
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:21 am (UTC-5)
Eight U.S. Republican Party presidential hopefuls have debated social programs, immigration and the war in Afghanistan in their second debate in a week, as the 2012 election primary race takes shape. The CNN / Tea Party debate in Florida Monday night featured questions by conservative voters in the audience, over the Internet and in several […]
European Stocks Mixed in Midday Trading
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are mixed in midday trading Tuesday. London’s Financial Times index is down over three-tenths of one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is trading one percent lower, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is up just over one-quarter of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down less than one […]
