Soccer Capsules: Fulham signs Mexico defender Salcido from PSV
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:47 -0700
LONDON (AP) — Fulham signed Mexico defender Carlos Salcido from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a three-year contract on Friday. The fee for the 30-year-old left-back was undisclosed, but is reportedly about >1.6 million pounds ($2.5 million).
A lack of trust is holding back criminal justice
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:53:54 -0700
Member states are failing badly when it comes to implementing legislation. National governments have repeatedly promised to bring greater coherence to the administration of criminal justice in the European Union . But further evidence was published today of how, when it comes to living up to their promises, those same governments are reluctant to fall into line.
Supporters seeking release of past Hispanic leader
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:03:51 -0700
DALLAS (AP) — Ramsey Muniz received 214,149 votes as a third-party candidate in Texas’s 1972 gubernatorial race. Almost 22 years later, he received a life sentence for drug charges.
World Briefs
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:07:20 -0700
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 20 insurgents including Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters have been killed by NATO and Afghan forces who are ramping up operations in the east against a Taliban faction linked to al-Qaida, the international coalition said Saturday.
Military officer predicts higher troop casualties likely in Afghanistan
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:53:41 -0700
Increased troop casualties in Afghanistan are to be expected this summer, and likely will continue through the fall as U.S. forces ramp up counterinsurgency efforts in anticipation of a drawdown to begin next year, a military official said yesterday.
2 Spanish firefighters killed battling rural blaze
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:02:31 -0700
A forest fire fanned by shifting gusts of wind killed two firemen in northwestern Spain, officials said Friday.
2 Spanish firefighters killed battling forest blaze in northwest Spain
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:42:32 -0700
MADRID - A forest fire fanned by shifting gusts of wind killed two firemen in northwestern Spain, officials said Friday. The blaze broke out Thursday night near a village of some 2,000 people in Pontevedra province, part of Spain's normally cool and misty Galicia region.
Cast & Characters
Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:54:32 -0700
The "Vesper" that James Bond orders at Casino Royale is taken from the novel . It consists of three measures (9 ounces) of gin (Gordon's was Bond's choice), one measure (3 ounces) of vodka and half a measure (1.5 ounces) of Kina Lillet.
Portugal child sex trial reaches end
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:31:08 -0700
After six years a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is nearing its end.
6-year sex trial to end
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:12:26 -0700
LISBON (Portugal) - A CHILD sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions. Six men, including a national television celebrity and a retired ambassador, and one woman are accused of sexually abusing minors and adolescents, raping children and running a ...
6 years on, Portugal child sex trial reaches end
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:43:09 -0700
A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions. Portugal - Child sexual abuse - Crime - Child abuse - Travel and Tourism
After 6 years, Portugal's biggest child sex abuse trial draws to a close
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:08:14 -0700
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions.
