TEHRAN, Iran – The death toll from weekend explosions days before Iran’s presidential election rose to 10 when one of the injured died, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Monday. At least 98 people in provincial capital of Ahvaz (search) were wounded — 26 in serious condition, state-run radio …
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QUITO, Ecuador – Police broke up an international cocaine ring led by a Lebanese restaurant owner suspected of raising money for Hezbollah (search), the Shiite Muslim group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization, authorities said. Ecuadorean authorities on Tuesday declined to elaborate on the smugglers’ alleged links to terrorist …
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NEW YORK – Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC) on Friday posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as costs to rebrand its Canadian stores and improve customer service offset higher sales of plasma TVs, satellite radios and other digital items. The No. 2 U.S. electronics chain, grappling with more than four years …
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PARK CITY, Utah – Search-and-rescue crews continued combing a rugged mountain area Sunday for an 11-year-old Boy Scout (search) who went missing while on a camping trip with a friend. Brennan Hawkins (search) was last seen Friday at a campground struggling to remove gear near a wall for rock climbers. …
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CHICAGO – Shots were fired near the crowded Taste of Chicago (search) outdoor food festival, killing one man and wounding two others, police said. The shooting occurred late Saturday as tens of thousands of people were leaving the festival, which had just closed for the evening, police spokesman Pat Camden …
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For those who find real life just too much, a group of Singapore researchers may have the solution: human Pac-Man. Adrian David Cheok and his colleagues at the Mixed Reality Lab — love that name — at the National University of Singapore (search) equip players with a headset and goggles …
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WASHINGTON – Several lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced bills to investigate the handling of Hurricane Katrina (search) and to restore independence to the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the storm and its aftermath devastated many areas of the Gulf Coast. “The people of these states were victimized twice,” Sen. …
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – “American Idol” (search) winner Carrie Underwood, along with runner-up Bo Bice and the other eight “Idol” finalists closed their summer concert tour with a benefit for Hurricane Katrina (search) relief. The American Red Cross (search) will benefit from Sunday’s sold-out crowd of 6,000 that paid $35 to …
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LONDON – Richard Gizbert (search) spent more than a decade as an ABC News correspondent, covering wars in Bosnia, Chechnya and Somalia. It was fatherhood, though, that led him to turn down assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, a decision he believes cost him his job. An employment tribunal hearing on …
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WASHINGTON – Government auditors are questioning whether several multimillion-dollar Katrina contracts — including one involving a Halliburton Co. (search) subsidiary — invite abuse because they are open-ended and not clearly defined. The contracts, for services such as levee repair and emergency housing, were granted to companies based on their pre-existing …
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