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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a prison compound in Myanmar on Thursday, where she was scheduled to stand trial next week for allegedly letting an American stay in her house in violation of her house-arrest terms.
Former death row inmate Paul House woke to laughter and cries of joy from his mother on Tuesday, the day he learned he was a free man. “You’ve been exonerated,” his mother, Joyce House, told him, shaking him awake
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is to be taken to a prison courtroom in Myanmar Thursday, after an American was arrested for allegedly sneaking into the home where she is under house arrest, a spokesman for her political party said.
Ferrari rocked the world of motor racing on Tuesday when the Italian Formula 1 giants announced they will not be entering a team for the 2010 world championships. The decision is the result of a dispute with the sport’s governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), over proposed regulations to enforcing cost caps upon teams on the Grand Prix circuit
Manchester United are waiting on the fitness of England international Rio Ferdinand ahead of their vital trip to Wigan Athletic on Wednesday night. Ferdinand missed Sunday’s 2-0 Manchester derby victory which left United needing just four points from their remaining three games to wrap up a third Premier League title in a row. He is battling a calf strain with his replacement against City, Jonny Evans, also carrying a hamstring problem
Surviving members of an Iraqi family said they are haunted by a murder rampage committed by a gang of U.S.
Deported Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk arrived in Germany on Tuesday after he was removed from his home in Ohio on Monday. He landed at the Munich airport about 9 a.m.
French tennis star Richard Gasquet has confirmed he tested positive for cocaine at the Miami Masters tournament in March. The former world number seven issued a statement to news agencies on Sunday after the French sports paper L’Equipe had revealed in a report on its Web site the failed doping tests. Gasquet, who has slipped to 23rd in the rankings, faces a two-year ban from tennis, but his hoping for leniency.
For many people, the manner in which they present themselves on Facebook has come to mirror how they see themselves in real life. Photos broadcast the fun they’re having, status updates say what’s on their mind and a change in relationship status announces their availability, commitment or something in between. Of these mini-declarations, relationship status is the only one that directly involves another person.
Drew Peterson, the former police sergeant who authorities call the prime suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, has been indicted on murder charges related to his third wife, the Illinois state attorney’s office said. Illinois state police said Peterson was taken into custody Thursday.