3,700-Mile SOS Saves Injured Student in Remote Forest
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:29:21 EST
A rescue team was sent to a British student who broke her leg while on a research expedition in Russia after a distress signal was picked up 3,700 miles away by a Royal Air Force base in Scotland, The Daily Mail reported.
Hiker Forced at Gunpoint to Eat Coffee-Mate 'Cocaine'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:06:22 EST
A British Parliament Minister hiking on vacation in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat powdered coffee creamer from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine, Reuters reported.
Woman Finds Body, Decapitated Head in Ice Cream Box
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:59:41 EST
A Mexican woman made a grisly discovery Wednesday when she opened her front door to find a decapitated body and the man's head inside an ice cream box.
Pics of Taliban Posing in Dead Soldier's Gear Shock France
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:45:11 EST
A picture of a Taliban fighter in the uniform of a dead French soldier drew anger in France Wednesday as the army came under new fire over its conduct in an ambush that killed ten paratroopers in Afghanistan last month.
Snake on a Plane Gives Cabin Crew the Slip
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:26:25 EST
An Air India flight turned into a real-live take on Samuel L. Jackson’s 'Snakes on a Plane,' when a slithery stowaway was spotted under a seat, according to a report from Agence France-Presse.
Angry Commuters Torch Delayed Train at Rush Hour
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:01:03 EST
Fed up with morning rush hour delays, angry commuters in Argentina have set a train on fire and pelted it with rocks.
Wild Monkey Eluding Tokyo Police 'Driving Us Crazy'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:46:25 EST
Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, shocking commuters. He even urinates in public.
OUT THERE: Arrests in Cash-for-Corpse Murder Probe
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:10:42 EST
Months after the English national team was humiliated in the Euro Cup, the soccer squad has been dismissed by their own countrymen as 'Biggest Waste of Space Ever.'
Pop Singer's Slaying Turns Into Sordid Mideast Drama
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:34:49 EST
An Egyptian lawmaker and business tycoon was arrested Tuesday in the death of a Lebanese pop singer, Egypt's chief prosecutor said, accusing the man of paying a former police officer $2 million to kill her.
Cheney Meets With Ukrainian President Yushchenko
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:20:57 EST
Vice President Dick Cheney met with top Ukrainian leaders Friday, calling their country's relationship with the United States "very important," as Washington sought to reassure its allies in former Soviet states following Russia's war with Georgia.
Russia's Putin Sexy, But Not That Sexy, In New Ranking
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:03 EST
He single-handedly saved a TV crew from the jaws of a tiger. He flexed his muscles in front of the cameras in Siberia. He cuts a dash on the ski slopes.
Frist Aid Finally Reaches Starving, Storm-Hit Haiti
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:23 EST
A ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies managed to dock Friday, the first significant aid delivery after four days without food or water for thousands of survivors from Tropical Storm Hanna.
Afghan Al Qaeda Leader Warns on Web of Attacks on West
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:04:27 EST
Al Qaeda's top commander in Afghanistan warned of more attacks against the West in a video posted on the Web that paid tribute to a homicide bomber said to have carried out the June bombing of the Danish Embassy in Pakistan.
U.S. Warship Carrying Aid Anchors in Georgia Port
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:36:08 EST
The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside a key Georgian port Friday, defiantly bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a city still partly occupied by hundreds of Russian troops.
U.S. Crosses Pakistan Border to Raid Terror Camp
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:25:11 EST
A senior U.S. military official has acknowledged that American forces conducted a raid inside Pakistan, in the first known foreign ground assault in the country against a suspected Taliban haven.
Petraeus Recommends One Brigade Leave Iraq
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:17:25 EST
Gen. David Petraeus, outgoing commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, is recommending that one U.S. army brigade be withdrawn from Iraq before a new administration takes over in January.
