The crew at the centre of the hijacked cargo vessel tell of their ordeal for the first time, The Sunday Times of UK reports. The Maltese-registered Arctic Sea, which was officially carrying timber from Finland to Algeria, was...
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ANN TATKO-PETERSON; Contra Costa (Calif.) Times | • Published November 22, 2009 New York City is especially popular in November and December because of its world-famous holiday happenings. Here are a few of those, along with...
Report: Thousands Of Deep-sea Dwellers Found Scavenging In The Ocean's Pitch-black Recesses (AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike...
Finland: Asylum seeker benefits to be reviewed In a related story: Finland advises Turks on how to recognise potential asylum seekers Finland plans to review benefits granted to asylum seekers, says Astrid Thors, Minister for...
A 15-year-old Egyptian girl, Dina el-Gohary, has written an emotional appeal to President Obama asking him to use his influence to save her father, Maher el-Gohary, who is being persecuted for his beliefs. "Mr. President Obama,...