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'Alakrana' crew members already in Basque Country
After being hijacked for 47 days, the 8 Basque crew members of 'Alakrana' tuna fishing boat are already in the Basque Country.
The Basque crew of the trawler 'Alakrana' are already at home.
The plane arrived in Torrejon de Ardoz air base in Madrid at 08:20 AM Saturday. A few hours later, the 8 Basque crew members arrived at Loiu airport in the Basque Country. They traveled in an Air Force plane in which the relatives who...
Arrests
Italy arrests Pakistanis suspected of Mumbai attacks
Shortly before the Mumbai attacks, the two men transferred money to pay the Internet phone calls of individuals in direct contact with the militants.
Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested two Pakistanis suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, that killed 166 people.
Police said in a statement on Saturday the men, identified using leads from Indian authorities and...
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Trial for American student who killed British woman starts
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are charged with murder and sexual violence in the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia. (Read more)
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Bushfires destroy homes in Tasmania
A total fire ban was imposed statewide as fires burned in the remote Blue Mountains, the Hawksbury region and the state's northeast. (Read more)
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Fingers and tooth removed from Galileo's corpse found again
Three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth were removed from the astronomer's body by admirers in 1737, 95 years after his death. (Read more)
Accident
Gas explosion in coal mine kills 42 people in China
The death toll rose quickly from an initial death toll of 23. (Read more)
Conjoined newborn twins successfully separated in Australia
The mother who gave up conjoined Bangladeshi newborn twins for adoption said Saturday she is overjoyed the toddlers have been successfully separated and wants them to grow up in Australia.
"My babies are alive and doing well. It's the best news I've ever got in my life", a tearful Lovely Mollick... (Read more)'Alakrana' crew members arrive in Spain
The crew of the Basque trawler Alakrana arrived on Saturday at 08.20am at Torrejon de Ardoz's air base in Madrid, Spain. They traveled in an Air Force plane in which the relatives who moved to the Seychelles also accompanied the seamen.
As the families of the sailors had requested, no member of the... (Read more)Police expose Europe's biggest match-fixing ring
Bochum state prosecutor Andreas Bachmann said at a news conference on Friday initial estimates put the illegal gains of a match-fixing ring with more than 200 games involved at about 10 million euros ($14.85 million) but he added that the figure was just "the tip of the iceberg".
Police in Germany,... (Read more)The Velvet Underground reunites in New York
Frontman Lou Reed, drummer Maureen �Moe� Tucker and bassist Doug Yule will share a stage for the first time in more than ten years.
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The ruling judge in the case against the man responsible for the death of young nursing student Nagore Laffage has sentenced José Diego Yllanes to twelve years in prison citing "abuse of position". Last Friday, a popular jury found Yllanes guilty of homicide but ruled that he was not guilty of the... (Read more)
Ebay completes its sale to Skype
EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.
Last week, the online auction site settled a legal skirmish with co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis which allowed the deal to move forward. The... (Read more)Lost man drives 400 miles to get newspaper
The 81-year-old Eric Steward eventually stopped and asked for directions after he had been driving for almost nine hours. He drove all the way from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria State.
When he didn't know where he was anymore, he eventually asked a... (Read more)Croatia and Slovenia reach border agreement
The Croatian parliament ratified a border arbitration agreement with Slovenia on Friday, hoping to lift a major obstacle for completing Croatia's European Union accession talks next year.
EU member Slovenia, which had blocked Croatia's membership talks for most of this year because of unresolved... (Read more)Chris Brown impresses judge
Chris Brown has received an "extremely favorable" report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said Thursday (19th November).
Brown appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom to offer a judge his first progress report since being sentenced for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna... (Read more)Ophra Winfrey announces show will end in 2011
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night (19 NOV.).
The iconic broadcast grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire.
Winfrey plans to announce the final date for... (Read more)Divorce has negative impact on the environment
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At least 200 stranded by UK floods
Rescue efforts were continuing on Thursday night to rescue 200 people stranded by rising floodwater in a northern England tourist town on Thursday evening.
Police in Cockermouth, in England's picturesque Lake District, said that three RAF helicopters were being used to evacuate people caught in the... (Read more)Peru gang drained fat from corpses for cosmetics use
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the gang may have been... (Read more)Motorcycle suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan on Friday, killing 15 people, including a senior police official, Afghan authorities said.
Farah Province Police Chief Faqir Mohammad Askar said the target of the attack in the provincial capital... (Read more)'Alakrana' crew members expected in Spain at 8.00am
The crew of the Basque trawler Alakrana is arriving on Saturday around 08.00am at the Torrejon de Ardoz's air base in Madrid, Spain. They will be carried in an Air Force plane in which the relatives who moved to the Seychelles will be accompanying the seamen.
As the families of the sailors have... (Read more)
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