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Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights
An employee of Schiphol stands inside a body scanner during a demonstration at a press briefing at Schiphol airport, Netherlands, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. On display the highlighted area shows an alert on possible forbidden items. Body scanners that peer under a passenger's clothing might have spotted the device used in the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, but American authorities have told Amsterdam's airport - where the would-be bomber went through his final security check - not to use them on U.S.-bound flights because of privacy concerns.(AP Photo/Cynthia Boll)
Naked dog killer arrested in Orange County
Orange County sheriff's deputies say a man savagely killed a dog, ran naked through a tennis club and poured hot coffee on his head. |
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Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe
A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a case bearing chilling similarities to the terrorist plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Yemeni forces storm al-Qaida hide-out, arrest 1
Yemeni security forces stormed an al-Qaida hide-out Wednesday in a principle militant stronghold in the country's west, setting off clashes, officials said, as a security chief vowed to fight the group's powerful local branch until it was eliminated.
Iran hard-liners back government in mass rallies
Tens of thousands of hard-line government supporters turned out for state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some of them calling for the execution of opposition leaders as Iran's police chief threatened to show "no mercy" in crushing any new protests by the pro-reform movement.
Russia may send spacecraft to knock away asteroid
Russia's space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely.
Lawyers: Sheens want to reconcile despite arrest
Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke want to reconcile, their lawyers said Wednesday, even though she told police he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her less than a week ago.
Fla. man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested
Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he'd been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar. Instead, 37-year-old Gregory J. Oras is facing charges of misusing the 911 system and battery of a law enforcement officer.
Texas Tech fires football coach Leach
Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, just two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a concussion.
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