Italian tourist found dead in Indian holy town of Varanasi
An Italian national has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hotel room in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s holy town of Varanasi, a senior police official said Saturday.
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95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport (AP)
AP – A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.
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Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop (AP)
AP – The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn’t turn out to be drugs after all.
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Attacks kill 11 Afghans, 2 soldiers
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 11 (UPI) — Militants struck across southern Afghanistan Friday, killing 13 people, including two NATO soldiers, officials said.
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Moderate earthquake jolts Pakistan
A moderate earthquake jolted Pakistan on Friday but there was no report of injuries or damage, the country’s meteorological department said. A Pakistani official said the quake measuring 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale shook the capital Islamabad and most parts of northwestern Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and eastern Punjab province
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Ted Koppel’s Son Found Dead In NYC Apartment
Andrew Koppel, 40, was found dead in an apartment after a day of bar-hopping with a man he’d just met, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. The cause of his death hadn’t been determined, but there was no evidence indicating a crime, police said.
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Earthquake in Haiti More>>
GENEVA (AP) – Haiti is still struggling to provide homes, sanitation and basic health care to hundreds of thousands affected by the earthquake four months ago, the country’s top Red Cross official said Thursday.
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Iran says mothers can visit jailed U.S. hikers
Iran will allow the mothers of three Americans arrested along the Iraqi border in July to visit them in prison, an official said Monday.
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Two leopards found dead in Chhattisgarh (Calcutta News)
Two leopards were found dead, apparent victims of starvation, in a forested area of Chhattisgarh, an official said Wednesday.
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Clinton to make Chile stop despite earthquake (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will pay a scheduled visit to Chile this week as part of her Latin American tour despite the massive earthquake that hit the country, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.
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