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Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. The shootings and bombings follow three days of attacks ...
Journalist found dead in eastern Congo
The body of a Congolese journalist was found on the bank of the Ngezi River near the provincial capital of Bunia in eastern Congo, the city's mayor said Saturday. "We found his body yesterday in an advanced state of decay. It showed signed of strangulation according to the doctor who ...
Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city
Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign in the region, with authorities saying they killed 10 suspected insurgents. A statement Saturday on behalf of Lt. Col. Sagir Musa ...
Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women's rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line Taliban regime, whose strict interpretation ...
Philly 'a living monument' to the Civil War
Philadelphians were clearly tired of the Civil War in the days leading up to the invasion. They read regular newspaper accounts of Union setbacks and horrific battlefield losses while wounded soldiers filled their hospitals and fresh military units clogged the streets. To escape, some attended the stage adaptation of Uncle ...
Clinic, OSU students help homeless people see
Some patients live in their cars, driving along blurry roads in eyeglasses that belong to someone else. They fear losing a job over mistakes or struggle to find one because they can't read applications. At the Faith Mission Outreach Eye Clinic, Dr. Joan Nerderman understands that — for people without ...
Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath. Yes, it's that time of the year ...
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members ...
State Drug Court conference to be held in Tunica
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will speak Wednesday at the opening of a three-day conference in of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals. The conference will run through Friday at Harrah's Conference Center in Tunica. Tracy Swafford of Cleveland, president of MADCP and drug court coordinator ...
City snuffs smoking ban expansion
The McComb Board of Selectmen has voted down a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city. The Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition had proposed the ordinance. The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/16DZZac ) that the board voted 5-0 this week against the ordinance. The city already has ...
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