Articles by sandrea

HEAVY clashes have broken out between the Syrian army and deserters, leaving 11 of its soldiers dead, human rights activists said. Another 20 soldiers were wounded in the fighting in Daraa province, south of the […] […]

A 15-year-old Afghan girl who was tortured for months after her arranged marriage has spoken out for the first time since her rescue, saying she hopes her husband and his family are jailed for her […] […]

LONDON—British police say a fugitive multimillionaire fraudster has been arrested in the Dominican Republic, four years after he fled charges in the U.K. Michael Brown was sentenced in his absence to seven years in jail […] […]

A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to 35 years for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a walkway at a busy shopping mall, a murder the judge called “almost beyond comprehension.” Carmela dela Rosa, 51, offered […] […]

Casey Anthony’s parents said they’re concerned that a purported video diary of their daughter circulating online could put her in harm’s way. George and Cindy Anthony said in a statement provided by their attorney that […] […]

A MALE nurse has been arrested by police investigating the poisoning of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, northwest England. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested at his home in Stockport Thursday (local time). The […] […]

A UK man who microwaved a pet cat to death in a friend’s apartment was jailed for six months for what the judge called a “despicable” crime. Paul Owen Henry, 45, was also banned from […] […]

ARMED men seized a Red Cross worker from the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta today, police and the organization said. Local police officer Nazir Ahmed Kurd said his initial information was that the man was […] […]

SYRIA’S state-run TV says authorities have released 552 prisoners who were involved in anti-regime activities during the nine-month uprising against President Bashar Assad. It is the second group of prisoners to be released in a […] […]