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Pistorius to be indicted

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 file photo Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa. South Africa's police commissioner office said Tuesday Aug. 13, 2013 that Oscar Pistorius will be served with an indictment next week after police completed an investigation into the shooting death of his girlfriend. On Monday August 19, the accused,Oscar Pistorius, will appear on court in Pretroia. It is expected that he will be served with an indictment and that the matter will be postponed. The prosecution, in collaboration with the defence team, will agree on a trial date. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe-file)Oscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder on Monday.


Egypt: 36 killed in prison truck escape attempt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 03:10 PM PDT

A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father's funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Badie, the son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, was killed by Egyptian security forces Friday during clashes in Cairo's Ramses Square. Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not allow further violence after the deaths of hundreds in days of political unrest, while still calling for the political inclusion of Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)At least 36 people detained on suspicion of taking part in the street clashes roiling Egypt's capital were killed Sunday when security forces fired tear gas inside of the prison truck holding them, security officials said.


Sexual harassment allegations fuel bid to recall San Diego mayor

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:42 AM PDT

Sexual Harassment Allegations Fuel Bid to Recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner'Groundswell' to Oust Mayor Accused of Groping, Harassment


Partner of reporter at center of NSA leak detained

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 04:46 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) — The partner of a journalist who received leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was detained for nearly nine hours Sunday under anti-terror legislation at Heathrow Airport, triggering claims that authorities are trying to interfere with reporting on the issue.

Penn State settlement marks Sandusky milestone

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013, file photo, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentencing hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. A lawyer says his client is the first to settle a civil claim against Penn State related to the Sandusky child sexual abuse case. Attorney Tom Kline confirmed in an email that the client known as Victim 5 when he testified at Sandusky's criminal trial has agreed to terms with the university. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State may never be able to fully shake off the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, but news that one victim has settled and other claimants may be soon follow marks a legal milestone after almost a year of negotiations.


Petition drive to recall San Diego mayor begins

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 04:06 PM PDT

FILE - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego in this July 26, 2013 file photo. Filner is challenging a recall effort by touting city progress during his term — an indication that he has no intention of resigning. Filner, in a statement obtained Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 by The Associated Press, made no mention of the reason recall organizers want to boot him from office — allegations by more than a dozen women that he made unwanted advances such as inappropriate statements or groping. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO - A campaign to oust embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner began Sunday, as volunteers armed with clipboards and petitions fanned out to collect thousands of signatures needed to authorize a recall election.


Prosecutors getting to motive in Fort Hood trial

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:13 AM PDT

FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2013, file courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sits in court for his court-martial in Fort Hood, Texas. The prosecutors pursuing the death penalty against the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will soon begin trying to answer a difficult but key question_ determining why Hasan attacked his fellow soldiers in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The prosecutors pursuing the death penalty against the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will soon begin trying to answer a difficult but key question: Why did Maj. Nidal Hasan attack his fellow soldiers in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base?


Some of Guantanamo's hardest cases to get new look

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT

In this Sept. 17, 2007 photo released on Aug. 13, 2013 by defense lawyer U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, detainee Faez al-Kandari, 36, is shown in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. Faez al-Kandari is a Kuwaiti who has been held for more than 11 years at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The Pentagon says the roughly 50 men in the indefinite detention category are held under international laws of war until the GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — As the U.S. renews its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, it will soon begin reconsidering the fate of prisoners such as Mohammed al-Shimrani.


AP PHOTOS: Scenes from world championships

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT

Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013: Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts as he wins the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt captures three golds in Moscow on Sunday to become the most decorated athlete in the history of the world championships. With an overall eight golds and two silvers, Bolt overtakes Carl Lewis (8 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) and Michael Johnson (8 golds).


Bolt finishes worlds with another gold, wins 4x100

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt dances as he celebrates winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)MOSCOW (AP) — Usain Bolt stumbled on the track, even almost fell down.


Despite odds, Calif. city becomes 2 newspaper town

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:23 PM PDT

This Aug. 15, 2013, photo shows new, empty news stands ready to hold copies of the Long Beach Register on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, Calif. Published by the Orange County Register, the Long Beach Register makes its five-day-a-week debut Monday, Aug. 19. It's the first expansion of the Register outside of Orange County under new owners Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz, who bought the newspaper's parent company, Freedom Communications Inc., last year. The Long Beach Register will have a newsroom staff of 20 and compete with the established newspaper in town, the Long Beach Press-Telegram. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city.


Egyptian capital becomes battle zone amid crisis

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 02:21 PM PDT

Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide marches after Friday prayers and a "day of rage" to denounce this week's unprecedented bloodshed in the security forces' assault on the supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president that left more than 600 dead. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Soldiers fired their rifles in the air to keep a crowd from attacking supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi as they were being taken, one by one, out of the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo where they had been besieged by security forces overnight.


1st settlement in PSU-Sandusky case; more expected

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 08:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013, file photo, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a post-sentencing hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. A lawyer says his client is the first to settle a civil claim against Penn State related to the Sandusky child sexual abuse case. Attorney Tom Kline confirmed in an email that the client known as Victim 5 when he testified at Sandusky's criminal trial has agreed to terms with the university. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A young man who testified he was sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will get a reported multimillion-dollar payout in the first of what is expected to be dozens of settlements between the university and Sandusky's accusers.


North Korea agrees on talks on family reunions

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 05:53 AM PDT

Red Cross officials work at an office for reunion of families at the headquarters of the Korea Red Cross in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. North Korea on Sunday accepted South Korea's offer for talks on holding a reunion of families separated by war, but proposed separate talks on resuming jointly run tours in North Korea, implying it wants a restart of the lucrative tours in return for it allowing the reunions. The letters read "South and North, Receive application for reunion of families." (AP Photo/Han Jong-chan, Yonhap) KOREA OUTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday accepted a South Korean offer for talks on reuniting families separated by war, but proposed separate talks on resuming lucrative tours to a scenic North Korean mountain in an apparent effort to link the two discussions.


Creditors face deadline in Detroit bankruptcy case

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 08:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 22, 2013, file photo, Tony Brown, left, a Department of Transportation retiree, listens to union leaders talk about what Detroit's bankruptcy filing means to thousands of retirees during a meeting in Detroit. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, is the deadline for a host of banks, bond insurers, two employee pension systems and others standing to lose big if a federal judge declares Detroit insolvent to legally file their objections to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)DETROIT (AP) — Banks, bond insurers, employee pension systems and others standing to lose big if a federal judge declares Detroit insolvent are expected to legally file their objections to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.


Egypt: 36 killed in Brotherhood escape attempt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father's funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Badie, the son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, was killed by Egyptian security forces Friday during clashes in Cairo's Ramses Square. Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not allow further violence after the deaths of hundreds in days of political unrest, while still calling for the political inclusion of Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's official news agency says 36 people were killed when Muslim Brotherhood detainees tried to escape from a prison truck convoy in northern Cairo.


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