PARIS – Argentina and Chile will host the 2009 edition of the Dakar Rally, which was canceled this year because of fears of terrorism in Africa. Organizers said Monday the race will start in Buenos Aires on Jan. 2 and finish in the Argentine capital on Jan. 18. The full …
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WASHINGTON – An FBI employee has been indicted on charges of accepting an illegal gratuity. Curtis Jones is accused of accepting a Caribbean cruise for him and his family after helping a shredding machine company win a $2 million contract. The Justice Department says Jones helped negotiate the purchase of …
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Antidepressants may not work as well as in people who are mildly depressed as they do in patients with major depression, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine. Researchers from various U.S., U.K. and Canadian universities found that some patients taking antidepressants believe the drugs are …
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Thirty people have been fired by the president of Turkmenistan after a cockroach scurried across the studio table of the nation’s nightly television news program, the Guardian reports. President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov fired 30 workers from the main state TV station after the roach made an appearance during the 9 p.m. …
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BAGHDAD – Iraq’s political leaders are showing promising new signs of progress toward reconciliation, yet still face difficult decisions on how to stabilize the country, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. “They seem to have become energized over the last few weeks,” Gates told reporters who traveled with him from …
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SAN DIEGO – A 21-year-old woman has died from her injuries after pushing her toddler son away from an out-of-control car. Relatives took Deysi Araux off life support Wednesday at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. She was struck Tuesday and rolled onto the hood of a Ford Mustang in …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – A soldier shot dead an endangered Sumatran tiger that was caught in a trap in western Indonesia, then skinned it and distributed its meat to villagers, a conservationist said Thursday. The incident happened Sunday in Tenggayun, a village in Riau province, after residents asked the soldier to …
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Detectives in three states on Thursday were hunting for clues in the mysterious shooting murders — a day apart — of two college coeds from Georgia, and sources have told FOX News that an arrest may be imminent in one of the killings. Police in Auburn, Ala., said Thursday afternoon …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush is chiding OPEC for failing to pump more oil as energy prices soar and the U.S. economy slumps. After an Oval Office meeting Tuesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Bush said the OPEC countries should understand the consequences of high energy prices. Bush said it’s a …
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Five people face charges of assault and resisting an officer after a brawl at a West Palm Beach flea market on Easter Sunday. Nearly 100 Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies were called in to break up the fight. The crowd included people from a recreation …
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