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Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 Police: Brazilian teen used bow and arrow to launch illegal cell phones over prison walls SAO PAULO - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side. Authorities... (photo: WN / Sebastián Castillos) Photos Police Prison Teen Wikipedia: Brazilian |
Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 China's once-a-decade census highlights growing rights awareness among ordinary citizens BEIJING - Census takers counting China's more than 1.3 billion people already face a daunting task, and it's getting harder for the latest once-a-decade update. After years of reforms that have... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Census Decade Photos Rights Wikipedia: China |
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The Star Thu 2 Sep 2010 Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay) Economy Mozambique Photos Protests Wikipedia: Mozambique |
Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 Skype becoming popular tool for network news telecasts NEW YORK - When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Network Photos Skype Technology Wikipedia: Skype |
USA Today Thu 2 Sep 2010 Muslim groups support N.Y. mosque, decry hostility Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Spencer Platt, Getty Images Islamic leaders and organizers of over 55 mosques participate in a news... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) Islam Photos Terrorism US Wikipedia: Park51 |
Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 Afghan fighting kills 2 US troops, 37 insurgents; Kabul says NATO strike killed civilians KABUL, Afghanistan - Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of... (photo: Public Domain / Geo Swan) Afghan Fighting Insurgents Photos Wikipedia: NATO |
Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 Sudan's north-south faultline, a land of oil, worries about possible war ahead of freedom vote AGOK, Sudan - Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the... (photo: Public Domain / BanyanTree) About Freedom Photos Vote Wikipedia: Sudan |
Star Tribune Thu 2 Sep 2010 US officers take up posts at Paris airport to help screen America-bound passengers PARIS - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the... (photo: Public Domain / Rachelarnold) America Help Paris Photos Wikipedia: Airport |