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Victims of Saddam-era gas attack seek French probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 10th

By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers on Monday, saying executives knew what they were sending to the Iraqi dictator and bore some

Ex-China railways boss admits guilt at graft trial

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By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The man who once ran China's powerful railways ministry wept as he admitted his guilt and sought leniency at his trial on corruption charges, one of the country's highest-level graft cases in years. Liu Zhijun, 60, who oversaw the ministry'

Bangladesh says 7 failed to check doomed factories

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By FARID HOSSAINAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh has suspended seven inspectors it accuses of negligence for renewing the licenses of garment factories in a building that collapsed in April, killing more than 1,100 people, a top Labor Ministry official said Monday. The official

Records show past turmoil in Calif. gunman's home

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By AMY TAXIN and TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people during a chaotic spate of violence last week said the shooter's father threatened to kill her on at least two occasions during their tumultuous marriage, according to

South Boston not same place Bulger once reigned

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By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - As reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger goes on trial, his former stomping grounds in South Boston are sure to be the backdrop for much of the testimony. It was here that authorities say Bulger ran a criminal enterprise responsible for illegal

As Japan seeks revival, hedge funds bet on a bust

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By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Until a couple of months ago, Takashi Yamada had one of the most genteel jobs in Japan. Now, his days are so harried he doesn't have time to eat lunch. Yamada, 45, is a government-bond trader at major brokerage Daiwa Securities Co. Shock-and-Awe

College groundskeeper was victim of shooting spree

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 9th

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - The shooting rampage in Santa Monica on Friday claimed the lives of five victims and injured several others. Authorities shot and killed the gunman. Here are the stories of some who lost their lives. SAMIR ZAWAHRI Samir Zawahri, 55, the father of the gunman, owned the

Lawyers slam demolition work at Pa. collapse site

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By RON TODTAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Attorneys for four people suing over the collapse of a downtown building that killed six people last week lambasted the demolition work after surveying the site Sunday. Lawyers and consultants walked gingerly on piles of debris, indicating to

Body found in river is abducted Iowa teen's

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A body found in the Des Moines River was that of a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted last month along with a younger friend after getting off a school bus, authorities said Sunday. An autopsy confirmed the body found Friday night under a bridge near Boone is Kathlynn

Report: NSA contract worker is surveillance source

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By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A 29-year-old intelligence contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs,