Saturday, January 22, 2011

Duvalier wants to give frozen assets to Haiti, attorney says

Duvalier wants to give frozen assets to Haiti, attorney says


Duvalier wants to give frozen assets to Haiti, attorney says

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:25 PM PST

An American attorney representing Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier said Saturday that the former dictator returned to Haiti in hopes of recovering millions frozen in Swiss bank accounts and using them to rebuild his homeland.

Obama: State of Union to focus on jobs

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST

President Barack Obama said Saturday that jobs and the economy would be central to his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Statesmen, family eulogize Shriver

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:08 AM PST

Mourners will say goodbye Saturday to R. Sargent Shriver, the man responsible for launching the Peace Corps after marrying into the Kennedy family.

Arrests follow call for talks in Albania

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 06:10 PM PST

Despite international calls for calm and negotiations, Albania's ruling government continued Saturday to levy sharply-worded rhetoric against its opposition and arrested 113 people following a massive Friday protest that turned violent, state-run media reported.

Canal searched for boy, 4

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:11 AM PST

A car pulled from a California canal Friday night was not the same vehicle a witness claimed he saw being driven into the water with a young boy trapped inside, officials say.

Keith Olbermann exits MSNBC

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST

After eight years together, Keith Olbermann and MSNBC are parting ways. The prime-time host made the surprising announcement at the end of his show Friday.

Gabor heads home from hospital

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 06:13 PM PST

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor left a Los Angeles hospital Saturday, a week after her right leg was amputated, her husband said.

ACLU: Unjustified homicide of detainees

Posted: 22 Jan 2011 07:35 AM PST

The American Civil Liberties Union says new documents show "unjustified homicide" of detainees and raise concerns about conditions at U.S.-run prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

FBI questions teen back from Kuwait

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST

A 19-year-old Virginia teenager who claims he was kidnapped and tortured by Kuwaiti authorities and then placed on a "No Fly" list preventing his return to the U.S. was met by FBI investigators upon his return to the U.S. Friday morning, his attorney told reporters.

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