I am a snake, says Van der Sloot . In this photo taken June 11, 2010 and obtained by The Associated Press via Peru’s America Television channel, Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot holds his inmate number before been transferred to the Miguel… (AP Photo/America Television Channel, Domingo al Dia) Accused murderer ‘afraid I will…
By ANDREW MIGA and GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writers Andrew Miga And Glen Johnson, Associated Press Writers – WASHINGTON – For decades after gunmen shot down his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy lived under constant assassination threats of his own, sometimes chillingly specific, as he became a target for extremist rage, previously private FBI documents disclosed…
OSH, Kyrgyzsta “We are definitely hearing more and more horrific stories and are interviewing victims who tell us about young girls being gang-raped during the conflict and even these days.” Anna Neistat, Human Rights Watch About 400,000 minority Uzbeks fleeing mobs of Kyrgyz massed at the border , an Uzbek leader said, as the deadliest…
STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Thirty-two teams compete for football’s ultimate prize for the first time on African soil * South Africa will be hoping to avoid being first host nation to crash out at group stage * Offside is arguably the rule most likely to infuriate players, managers and fans alike * World’s greatest player, Lionel…
Robert Lanza, M.D. Scientist, Theoretician Posted: June 10, 2010 07:00 AM What happens when we die? Do we rot into the ground, or do we go to heaven (or hell, if we’ve been bad)? Experiments suggest the answer is simpler than anyone thought. Without the glue of consciousness, time essentially reboots. The mystery of life…
Taliban militants accused a seven-year-old boy of spying and hanged him earlier this week in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a local government official tells CBS News. Provincial government spokesman Daud Ahmadi confirmed the incident which took place on Tuesday in the Taliban stronghold of Sangin, in Helmand. Ahmadi told CBS News’ Fazul Rahim the boy…
Hannah Elliott is a Lifestyle Reporter at Forbes. A new memoir, A Time To Betray, puts author Reza Kahlili at such risk that it is published under a pseudonym. Kahlili was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard member who worked uncover as a CIA agent during the 1980s and 1990s. The book chronicles the horrors Kahlili witnessed…
Since we first heard Gaga belt out, “Don’t call my name, don’t call my name, Alejandro! I’m not your babe, I’m not your babe, Fernando!”, we couldn’t wait for the video. After all, the Lady practically reinvented interest in music videos with Beyoncé in “Telephone”. And we assumed that for her Ace of Base-esque song…