Body in suitcase was full of heroin packets, cops say

"WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open. Investigators expressed surprise that the man's body...

Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding

RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79...

Bodies of another US Marine, Danish diplomat identified in Pakistan

Body of a third US Marine and a diplomat belonging to the intelligence wing of Danish Embassy in Islamabad have been identified in a Pakistani hospital. The two had died in the Marriott Hotel bombing but their bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. However, now their...

Gunbattle in Assam, 7 extreamist dead

" Troops killed at least seven heavily armed militants in a fierce gun battle in the troubled northeastern Assam on Friday, a military spokesman said. India's military said they had not identified the guerrilla...

Fourteen die in Nepal bus plunge

At least 14 people were killed and 26 others injured Friday when a bus careered off a mountain highway in Nepal. Nepal has shoddy old vehicles and that leads to high number of road accidents. The bus was en route to Kathmandu from the south when it plunged 150 metres...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

10 South Koreans killed in Philippine road accident

Careless driving  led to the accident in the Philippines that killed ten South Koreans on Wednesday. The van carrying the Koreans crashed into a storage house on the opposite side of a road after crossing over the median. The Korean embassy in Manila said the...

Remains Of Missing World War II Pilot Identified

Please take the time to listen to NPR's interview with the son Howard C. Enoch,III.  Just listening to him speak of a father he never knew is very up lifting.  "Second Lt. Howard C. Enoch,Jr." ...

Waiting For a movie from Netflix?

" SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If you are waiting for a DVD from Netflix, you may have to wait a while longer. The DVD-by-mail service says it has been hit with technical problems, hurting its ability to send out disks....

Man sets himself ablaze in anti-China protest

A man from China's Xinjiang provence set himself on fire during a protest on behalf of ethnic Uighurs. The protestor was extinguished by several others, and was taken to hospital."Other demonstrators jumped on the man and quickly extinguished the flames with a blanket, said...

Morgan Stanley Freezes Home-Equity Credit Withdrawals

As the mortgage and credit crises deepen in the USA, word on the street has it that Morgan Stanley is taking strong steps to stem the bleeding, by denying those with mortgage backed lines of credit their right to...

NASA spies liquid in Titanic lake

"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have liquid...

Canadian Bus Beheader "a Cannibal" : Police Claim, "Li Ate Victim's Flesh"

The Canadian Bus murder suspect "ate the flesh of his victim" a blogger has claimed police noted in the filed report into the crime.   The Canadian Press in the meantime have reported that "over 1,000"...

Islamist bombers target Olympics; Declare Olympic Jihad

As though the Olympics weren't already in enough trouble, now a militant Islamic group has declared jihad against the games."A MILITANT Islamic group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a...

Another Body Found Under Fayetteville, NC Bridge

Detectives in Fayetteville have identified the body found under the Grove Street Bridge on Thursday.Officials said crews successfully recovered the body of 40-year-old Casandra Parker Manor Friday afternoon after the body was discovered .  Photo of the Scene " According...

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