'All news which has been provided to us proves it' By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, July 04, 2008 BEIRUT: Iran's embassy in Lebanon said Thursday that its four nationals, seized in 1982 by a Christian militia in Lebanon, are still alive and being held in Israel. The embassy made the statement to mark the 26th anniversary of their abduction, and said the information was based on statements by former detainees released from Israeli prisons. It also comes at a time when the Jewish state is due to provide details on the case as part of an agreement being hammered...
US pushes UN sanctions on Zimbabwe's Mugabe, cronies
Turkish Press
Turkish Press
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends the opening of the 11th African Union Summit in the Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt in June 2008. The United States on Thursday formally submitted a sanctions...
Police: Trenton Man Used Phony Pa. Licenses To Buy Guns
MSNBC
MSNBC
State police arrested a man they said used three different phony Pennsylvania driver's licenses to buy handguns. Police said...
Toddler, Nanny Pulled Out Of L.I. Swimming Pool
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MSNBC
NEW YORK - A toddler and her nanny were rushed to Syosset Hospital after being pulled...
Autistic Boy Wanders From Camp; Mom Outraged
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MSNBC
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - The Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is apologizing to an autistic boy's mother after the boy managed to wander onto a busy road from his summer camp. Colin Hayes, 7, was playing hide...
At Least 4 Injured In Playground Brawl
MSNBC
MSNBC
ABINGDON, Md. - A Harford County schoolyard brawl between two rival groups sent four people to hospitals Thursday night. Investigators said the fight that happened on the grounds of William S. James Elementary School in...
Performers Get Ready For Capitol Fourth Concert
MSNBC
MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Huey Lewis and the News practiced on Thursday for the Capitol Fourth Concert Friday on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. A half-million people are expected to attend the Fourth of July celebration on the...
Doctor: Connecticut Man, Hostages Seem Fine
MSNBC
MSNBC
The Connecticut man who was held hostage in Colombia for five years is expected to reunite with his family Thursday. The three American former hostages, including Marc Gonsalves, returned to the...
Suspect In Sexual Assault, Kidnapping Arrested
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MSNBC
LONDON, Ohio -- A man suspected of sexual assault and kidnapping has been arrested. Edwin Zimmerman is in the Franklin...
Woman Wants To Know If Attacker Is HIV-Positive
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MSNBC
OMAHA, Neb. - A woman said she was raped by her daughter's boyfriend, and she wants to know whether or not he exposed her to HIV. Patty, who didn't want her last name used, said Matthew Kidder, 20, recently attacked her....
Social Service Agencies Fear Squeeze By City
MSNBC
MSNBC
CINCINNATI - The city is rolling out the red carpet for the NAACP national convention, which begins downtown next week. But some social service organizations have complained that they?re being swept under the rug. City...

