Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Israel's Lopsided Swap Criticized


But military defends bringing every soldier back, no matter what the cost.
Critics of the prisoner exchange with Lebanese guerrillas say that such deals only encourage more hostage-taking, but the military defends bringing soldiers back.


Migrant Criminal Network Exposed.


A network of criminality in one of the UK's largest illegal immigrant communities is exposed by investigation.


Bus, train collide in Egypt, 31 killed

37 people also injured in crash
CAIRO, Egypt - A train and bus collided in Egypt, killing 31 people and injuring 37, security officials said.
Earlier, a security official said the train plowed into three vehicles in a northern town. The incident took place Wednesday near the Mediterranean city of Marsa Matrouh, 270 miles northwest of the capital, Cairo, the official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Road accidents are very common in Egypt due to poor enforcement of traffic laws and bad roads. Police estimate traffic incidents kill about 6,000 people annually.

GM’s challenge: Automaker not known for cars

After convincing consumers it is known for trucks, it must change business. Chevrolet plans to replace the clunky Cobalt small car, shown here, with the leek Cruze that is powered by a 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that will allow it to get around 45 miles per gallon.

Terror Killer's Welcome

Samir Kantar, convicted of executing father and
4-year-old
daughter, gets hero's welcome from Hezbollah, which traded remains of Israeli soldiers.

The Scene of Double Shooting in Apparent Murder-SuicideBREAKING NEWS: Police say one man, one woman killed in apparent murder-suicide at St. Louis

Police say two people are dead after a man shot and killed a woman inside a St. Louis-area shopping mall, then turned the gun on himself. The murder-suicide happened near the Sears store on the lower level of the Jamestown Mall in Florissant, Mo. An eyewitness store owner told FOX News that there was no sign of any yelling or shouting before he heard the gunshots ring out. He saw a man shoot a woman he knows and then turn the revolver on himself. "I didn't hear any yelling — no loud talking or anything," said Marwin Adair, who said he didn't recognize the man. "I heard pow, pow! He wasn't really looking angry or crazy or anything like that. It's a big shock."
"We got several calls, obviously,"St. Louis County spokeswoman Tracy Panus told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When authorities got to the mall, they found that a man and a woman had been shot, Panus said.Names of the victims, and their relationship, have not been released.