A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. The Tverskoy court Friday found Dmitry Kratov not guilty of negligence in causing Magnitsky’s death. Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer died in prison after exposing an official corruption ring involved in the embezzlement of $250 million […]
Russia Acquits Prison Official in Magnitsky Death
Posted December 28th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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Obama to Hold Fiscal Cliff Talks with Top Four Congressional Leaders
Posted December 28th, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is holding White House talks Friday with the top four congressional leaders as the deadline for avoiding the “fiscal cliff” fast approaches. Mr. Obama will meet with Democratic and Republican Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. […]
Indian Rape Victim is ‘Struggling Against the Odds’
Posted December 28th, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
A Singapore hospital that is treating the Indian student who was brutally gang raped in New Delhi earlier this month says the young woman is fighting for her life and has suffered a “significant brain injury.” Kelvin Loh, CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said Friday that in addition to the brain injury, the 23-year-old victim […]
Indian Rape Victim is ‘Struggling Against the Odds’
Posted December 28th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
A Singapore hospital that is treating the Indian student who was brutally gang raped in New Delhi earlier this month says the young woman is fighting for her life and has suffered a “significant brain injury.” Kelvin Loh, CEO of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said Friday that in addition to the brain injury, the 23-year-old victim […]
Gulf War Commander Schwarzkopf Dies at 78
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 10:55 pm (UTC-5)
Retired Army General Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78. Schwarzkopf died Thursday from complications from pneumonia in Tampa, Florida, where he lived in retirement. A much-decorated combat soldier in Vietnam, Schwarzkopf was known popularly as “Stormin’ Norman” because of […]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mongolian Dinosaur Skeleton
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to smuggling a 70 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton into the United States from Mongolia, selling it at auction for more than $1 million. Prosecutors call Eric Prokopi a “one-man black market in prehistoric fossils.” Prokopi also agreed to forfeit claims on other dinosaur remains, including a Chinese flying dinosaur that […]
US Closes Embassy in Central African Republic; Evacuates Staff
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has temporarily shut down its embassy in the Central African Republic and evacuated the staff, because of a rebel threat to topple the government. A State Department spokesman Thursday said Washington is urging all parties to begin peace talks to offer a new vision of security for the country. He said U.S. […]
Obama to Hold Fiscal Cliff Talks with Top Four Congressional Leaders
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama will hold last-minute White House talks with the top four congressional leaders as the deadline for avoiding the fiscal cliff fast approaches. Mr. Obama will meet Friday with Democratic and Republican Senate leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy […]
Schatz Sworn In As Hawaii’s New Senator
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Pacific island state of Hawaii has a new U.S. senator, 40-year-old Democrat Brian Schatz, who succeeds the late Daniel Inouye. Vice President Joe Biden led the swearing-in of Schatz Thursday in Washington. Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed Schatz, who was his lieutenant governor, on Wednesday. Schatz left Hawaii late Wednesday on Air Force One […]
Massive Storm Disrupts Travel in Northeastern US
Posted December 27th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
A persistent winter storm that moved into the northeastern United States Wednesday has forced the delay of hundreds of airline flights, frustrating travelers still trying to return home after the Christmas holiday. The storm spawned high winds, snow and sleet across several states all the way up to Maine. The system also created hazardous driving […]
