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Cruise ship grounded off Antarctica coast
The owners of a cruise ship that ran aground in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica, are hoping high tide will dislodge the ship Wednesday, a company statement said. Connecticut-based Quark Expeditions said the M/V Ocean Nova became stranded Tuesday in the bay not far from an Argentine research base. Marguerite Bay is about 900 miles south of the tip of South America.
Will Burris Be the Next to Fall in the Blagojevich Scandal?
One can forgive the voting public of Illinois for not knowing whether to laugh or cry these days. Just when it seemed that the Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal might actually recede from the spotlight, with the accused governor booted out of office and his seemingly unimpeachable Senate pick Roland Burris firmly ensconced in Washington, comes another baffling chapter in the saga.
Religious leaders face spying charges in Iran
Seven imprisoned leaders of the Baha’i faith in Iran have been accused of espionage and will face court hearings within a week, a judicial spokesman said Wednesday. Gaza’s Hamas leadership rejected the decision by Israel’s Security Cabinet to link the release of Gilad Shalit to the lifting of the blockade.
Israel demands release of missing soldier
Israel on Wednesday demanded the release of an Israeli soldier seized by militants more than two years ago as a condition of lifting its economic blockade on Gaza, a government spokesman said. Gaza’s Hamas leadership rejected the decision by Israel’s Security Cabinet to link the release of Gilad Shalit to the lifting of the blockade.
Why Chimps Attack
The ferocious attack by a chimpanzee of a woman in Stamford, Conn., on Feb.
Harley Davidson Faces Recession and Aging Riders
In a Facebook video, the screen is filled with a sea of 20-something men and women cruising on sleek black motorbikes, all of them Harley-Davidson’s Sportster Iron 883. It’s part of marketing campaign to generate buzz around the newest Sportster. “That’s hot!” one woman declares on Harley-Davidson’s Facebook page, where other mini-documentaries promoting the bike are posted
Woods close to golfing return says caddie
Tiger Woods is set to return "in the next few weeks" according to his long-time caddie Steve Williams. The date of the world number one’s return to competitive golf has been the subject of fevered speculation, but Williams has thrown some further light on his readiness in an interview with Television New Zealand
Obama’s Yes-We-Can War: 17,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
Afghanistan became President Obama’s war on Tuesday, when he ordered two more U.S. combat brigades into the fight
Yemen arrests al Qaeda member once held at Gitmo
Yemen authorities have arrested and extradited a Saudi man who rejoined al Qaeda after he was released from the U.S.