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Dead’ man wins local election in Mexico

13.07.2013 17:06
MEXICO CITY — For a dead man, Lenin Carballido apparently ran a pretty good campaign. Last Sunday, nearly three years after he was officially declared dead, Carballido was narrowly elected mayor of San Agustin Amatengo, a small town in Mexico’s Oaxaca state. Carballido faked his own demise...

Sarah Harrison, the woman from WikiLeaks, who was sitting next to Edward

13.07.2013 17:03
LONDON — He didn’t have the space for it, but Gavin MacFadyen needed more bodies. The American running a British think tank for investigative journalism had eight staffers crammed into an 15-by-12- foot office in east central London, trying to crack a story on wrongdoing at a...

Only 10% of internet entrepreneurs across the world are women. Except in Middle Eastern cities, it seems

13.07.2013 16:31
CONFERENCES on start-ups, the old joke goes, are the only events where there is never a queue for the ladies’ room. Only 10% of internet entrepreneurs across the world are women, according to Startup Compass, a firm that tracks such things. Except in Amman and other Middle Eastern cities, it...

B.C. woman faces child sex charges in U.S.

13.07.2013 16:24
A 45-year-old B.C. woman is in custody in Virginia following a sting operation in which she reportedly travelled to the U.S. to have sex with children. Theresa Louise Goddard was arrested June 26 on arrival at Washington Dulles International Airport following a U.S. Department of Homeland...

Texas teen could get 10 years in prison for Facebook post

13.07.2013 16:14
Not everyone likes or understands sarcasm, but you’d be hard pressed to find many people who think it warrants a jail sentence. Justin Carter, 19, certainly didn't think the sarcastic remarks he made in an online gaming forum on Facebook earlier this year would land him behind bars, but that's...

Friendly robot helps kids brave needles

13.07.2013 16:05
Visiting the doctor's office can be a terrifying and painful experience for young children, especially when needles are involved. Some heath care providers use lollipops to stop tears or reward a brave face after the deed is done, but what if kids had something to enjoy during their...

SDSU researchers say the definition of autism may need to be expanded

05.07.2013 17:10
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State University researchers may have uncovered another piece to the puzzle in understanding the complex condition known as autism. A new study reveals some previously unknown abnormalities in the brain.In the study, researchers used advanced imaging techniques to study the...

Nina Wang will: Feng Shui master Chan jailed for 12 years

05.07.2013 17:04
A court in Hong Kong has sentenced a Feng Shui master to 12 years in jail for forging the will of billionaire tycoon Nina Wang. After Ms Wang died in 2007, Peter Chan, formerly known as Tony Chan, claimed he was the sole beneficiary of her estimated $4bn (£2.6bn) estate. The case of the eccentric...

US and Russia 'making progress' on Syria peace talks

05.07.2013 17:00
The US and Russia have made progress on plans to convene a conference to find a solution to the conflict in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry has said. "We narrowed down some of the options," Mr Kerry told reporters after attending an Asian regional security meeting with his Russian...

Colombia's Ingrid Betancourt marks 2008 Farc escape

05.07.2013 16:41
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt has marked five years since her release by Farc militants by appealing for peace in Colombia. Ms Betancourt, who was held for more than six years in the jungle, said she thinks about her ordeal every day. "It is not a secret that wars are good business...
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