Month: January 2011

TUCSON— U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reached an important step in her recovery from a bullet through her head, breathing on her own for the first time and moving both arms, doctors said Tuesday in what […] […]

LOS ANGELES – The Ohio homeless man whose smooth radio voice made him an internet sensation has had another brush with the law. Ted Williams was questioned by police after he and his daughter got […] […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica on Tuesday rejected accusations its coast guard used excessive force trying to stop a Honduran fishing boat in lobster- and conch-rich waters, fatally shooting the captain and wounding two crew members. Honduras’ navy […] […]

ELEVEN prisoners have died in a clash in a notorious north Mexican jail where wardens were last year accused of releasing inmates to commit contract killings. “There was a riot inside the prison and 11 […] […]

Extradition to Sweden may result in transfer to hostile US court, defence team says JULIAN Assange’s lawyers will argue he faces the threat of the death penalty in the US if he is handed over […] […]

A JUDGE today ordered Michael Jackson’s personal doctor to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly killing the singer with an overdose of powerful sedatives. Conrad Murray denied the charges, saying he was only […] […]

A PREGNANT woman aspiring to be a midwife has been jailed after beating her stepdaughter with a metal dog chain and forcing her to drink soy sauce for not reading “properly”. Tara Jefferson, 20, pleaded […] […]