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Mother watches husband, kids die on Italy climb

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:24:54 +0000

A Dutch woman watched her husband and three children fall to their deaths Thursday while climbing near Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, Italian rescuers said.

4 Dutch climbers killed near Mont Blanc

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:59:28 +0000

A Dutch man, his son and two daughters fell to their deaths Thursday while climbing near Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, Italian rescuers said.

Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:31:04 +0000

Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around the world to rise yet again in 2007, a human rights group reported Thursday. It said China remained far in front as the world’s top executioner.

Number of Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:34:52 +0000

Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:29:02 +0000

A Pakistani official says an army helicopter has saved two Italian climbers from one of the world’s highest mountains.

Storm delays rescue of Himalayan climbers

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:39 +0000

Organizers of a Himalayan climb say bad weather has delayed a helicopter rescue for two Italians descending a mountain in Pakistan following the death of a fellow...

Italy scales back Gypsy fingerprinting campaign

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:28:46 +0000

Italian officials carrying out a survey of the country’s Gypsy population will only fingerprint those who don’t have a valid ID, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, apparently dropping plans to fingerprint all Gypsies after critics...

Immunity law passed in Italy

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:55:35 +0000

Italy’s Parliament gave final approval Tuesday to a contentious law that grants immunity from prosecution to Premier Silvio Berlusconi and other top Italian...

"Spam king" walks away from prison

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:42:25 +0000

An inmate known as the “spam king” for sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited e-mails has walked away from a federal prison camp in Colorado.

Schleck holds Tour lead after Stage 16

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:07 +0000

Frank Schleck of Luxembourg kept the yellow jersey in the Tour de France on Tuesday, with riders pushing themselves through the Alps as cycling’s showcase race left Italy and returned to...