By TOM McELROY, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK – Four men arrested after planting what they thought were explosives near two synagogues and plotting to shoot down a military plane were bent on carrying out a holy war against America, authorities said Thursday.
The suspects were arrested Wednesday night, shortly after planting a 37-pound mock explosive device [...]

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Posted By Sun Media
WOODSTOCK — Two people have been charged with the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Victoria “Tori” Stafford.
Both made brief court appearances in a Woodstock court this morning to be arraigned on charges relating to the police investigation that started when Stafford was reported missing on April 8.
Teri Lynn McClintic is charged with [...]

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By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND – No longer untested, no longer unbeaten. The Cleveland Cavaliers finally met their match in the playoffs. Superman’s team stopped them cold. Dwight Howard scored 30 points, Rashard Lewis added 22 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to hand LeBron James and the Cavaliers their [...]

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By ARTHUR MAX, Associated Press Writer
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The ice cream man went to work with dread every day at Colombo’s main rail station, a prime target for suicide bombers who once killed several teenage baseball players on a platform in front of his stand.
With the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, the vendor and [...]

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BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
WASHINGTON,US President Barack Obama on Thursday aims to grab back the initiative in a riotous debate unleashed by his order to shut Guantanamo Bay, under political fire from critics and allies alike.
The president’s major national security speech comes on the heels of reports that the US government will bring a top al-Qaeda [...]

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By Debra Yeo
Toronto Star
Given a choice between soft rock balladeer Kris Allen and glam rock powerhouse Adam Lambert, with his “guyliner” and black painted fingernails, America went for Allen last night.
Lambert was the clear favourite of the judges and had been touted for weeks as the inevitable victor in the eighth season of the singing [...]

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Police arrest Kayanja sodomy accuser
By Herbert Ssempogo, Conan
Businge and Charles Ariko
A TEENAGER who has accused Pastor Robert Kayanja of sodomy was on Tuesday night arrested amid protests by his lawyer. In a series of dramatic events yesterday, the Police also made the boy, Samsom Mukisa, to write a confidential statement before a magistrate.
They also dressed [...]

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By Gilbert da Costa
Abuja-Nigeria
Nigeria’s ambitious space program has often attracted criticism from those who claim the money is better spent to address poverty in a country where more than 70 percent of the people live on less than $1 a day.  Despite the criticism, some officials say space technology is an effective tool to fight [...]

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