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A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced a man who caused uproar by bragging about his sex life on television to five years in prison and 1,000 lashes, according to Ministry of Information officials. Mazen Abdul Jawad, a 32-year-old airline employee and divorced father of four, spoke openly about his sexual escapades, his love of sex and losing his virginity at age 14
A Florida man admitted to reporters that he killed his wife and five “innocent” children, adding that he wants to be executed “right away” so he can be buried with them on Saturday.
The death toll from flooding in southern Brazil on Thursday climbed to 97, the state news agency said.
Whatever Kate Gosselin may feel about her estranged husband, Jon, telling ABC News that he “despises” her, the star of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” chose not to reveal it on Monday morning’s “The View.” Filling in for regular “View” host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Kate Gosselin chimed in on everything from public meltdowns to the Duggar family’s new pregnancy, but she stayed mum on Jon Gosselin’s recent interview.
President Obama held his second prime-time news conference Tuesday. Before taking questions, he gave a brief speech
Fidel Castro told Argentina’s president Wednesday that he watched U.S. President Obama’s inauguration on TV, apparently belying widespread speculation that the former Cuban leader had suffered a major relapse or died, Argentina’s official news agency said.
A mudslide in rain-soaked Mexico has killed at least three people, including two children, the government-run news agency said Wednesday. Kenyon, who left Manchester United in 2003 to join the London club, will depart at the end of October but will continue to represent Chelsea in various capacities, including committee roles with UEFA.
Three people were sentenced Saturday to up to 15 years in prison over a series of syringe stabbings that triggered unrest in China’s western city of Urumqi, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt has withdrawn from a meeting in South Korea later this month due to fatigue, according to its organizers. The triple Olympic and world champion sprinter was due to line up in Daegu on September 25, with the one-day event to be a warm-up for when the city hosts the next World Athletics Championships in 2011
Harvard University, one of America’s premiere academic institutions, is coming under fire for running an advertisement in its campus newspaper questioning the reality of the Holocaust. Recently named for the second straight year as the No.