Kannapolis, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Tony Stewart has made the decision not to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Stewart, who struck and killed a fellow competitor walking on the dirt track during a caution in a sprint car race on …
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CANBERRA, Australia – The Iraqi city of Mosul, which is held by Islamic State movement fighters, has become the second terrorist hot-spot to be declared off-limits to Australians under a new counterterrorism law aimed at deterring foreign fighters. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday that the Mosul district in northern …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is demanding the extradition of a suspected Iranian militant arrested in Pakistan. Wednesday’s report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Gen. Masoud Rezvani as saying that Tehran is asking Islamabad to hand over Abdulsattar Rigi, arrested over the weekend in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province. Rezvani …
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CAIRO – Judicial officials in Egypt say an appeals court has ordered a retrial in an internationally criticized mass trial, overturning 37 death sentences. Initially, more than 500 suspected backers of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi were sentenced to death last March in a swift, two-day trial in Minya. Defense …
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CAIRO – A spokeswoman for the U.N. World Food Program in Sudan says a six-person Bulgarian helicopter crew has gone missing after reports their aircraft made an unexpected landing in a conflict-torn area. Amor Almagro said Wednesday the crew was on a contract with the agency’s offices in South Sudan. …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – The fight for Arabic news viewers is heating up. A new pan-Arab channel known as Alarab took to the airwaves Sunday from its headquarters in the tiny island nation of Bahrain, promising an “objective, fresh and unbiased view of world events.” It is backed by Saudi billionaire …
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MEXICO CITY – State authorities said Thursday that 28 officials are being investigated for alleged abuses committed during the cover-up of last year’s slaying by soldiers of at least a dozen criminal suspects after they surrendered. The government of Mexico state, adjacent to Mexico City, had initial responsibility for investigating …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Denmark has outlawed bestiality, putting the small Scandinavian country in line with several European neighbors, including Germany, Sweden and Norway. In a 91-75 vote, Danish lawmakers approved Tuesday banning sex with animals. Five abstained. The law proposal had been introduced in February by Denmark’s farming minister Dan …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – The U.S. Navy says a sailor assigned to the destroyer USS Farragut has died after falling from a hotel balcony in the Gulf nation of Bahrain. U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Kevin Stephens said Sunday the sailor died the previous evening while on liberty in the island …
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog signaled on Tuesday that the Jewish state is ready to work out another foreign-mediated temporary cease-fire in Gaza. “Israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid in order to enable the release of hostages,” Herzog told a gathering of ambassadors, according to his …
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