Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Mexican town's last police agent missing

Mexican town's last police agent missing


Mexican town's last police agent missing

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:03 PM PST

The last agent on the police force in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe has been missing and is believed to have been kidnapped, a government official said Wednesday.

Family of WWI veteran looks forward to 110th birthday

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:57 PM PST

The family of Frank Buckles, the nation's lone living veteran of World War I, hopes he makes it to his 110th birthday about a month from now, despite troubling signs he is on the decline.

U.S. aid worker released from Haiti jail

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:17 PM PST

An American relief worker jailed in Haiti under suspicion of kidnapping a 15-month-old boy has been released, the man told CNN Wednesday.

Cholera outbreak could hurt Haiti's rice production

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 05:46 PM PST

Cholera has already killed almost 3,000 Haitians. Now it is threatening to cause misery in another vital way.

WikiLeaks: Panama asked U.S. for wiretap help

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST

In July 2009, the U.S. ambassador in Panama received an unexpected message on her BlackBerry. It came from newly elected President Ricardo Martinelli, and said simply, "I need help with tapping phones."

Israeli girls told to avoid dating Arabs

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

A letter from about 30 prominent rabbis' wives was causing a stir in Israel on Wednesday because it urges Israeli girls not to date Arabs.

Tens of thousands affected by Northern Ireland water crisis

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:54 AM PST

An estimated 40,000 people in Northern Ireland have been left without running water for as long as 10 days because of pipes that burst in the cold weather, officials said Wednesday.

Four arrested over suspected plot to attack Danish paper

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:15 AM PST

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack against the Danish daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten, a spokesman for the Danish intelligence agency PET said Wednesday.

Bolivians protest fuel price increases

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:55 PM PST

Bolivian President Evo Morales will address the nation Wednesday about the largest gas price increase in 30 years -- a hike that has prompted protests in some quarters and indignation in many.

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