British police say they have arrested eight people in connection with alleged bribes paid by the country's media to police and other public officials.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:44:06 AMTwo television journalists in Bangladesh found stabbed to death Saturday in their home in the capital of Dhaka, police said. The motive of the killings is unknown.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:29:01 AMDraft legislation in Greece for new austerity measures needed for a $170 billion bailout deal was submitted to Parliament late Friday after an emergency Cabinet meeting, held after six ministers and deputy ministers resigned over the harsh new cuts, which include firing thousands of civil servants and slashing the minimum wage.
Modified: 02/10/12 11:22:11 PMEAST
Modified: 02/11/12 03:24:04 AMA death row inmate has led authorities to an area of Northern California believed to be the burial sites of two victims of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," as searchers focused Saturday on an abandoned well for any additional remains.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:29:03 AMLawmakers from two parties backing Greece's coalition government are meeting to consider support for legislation containing new austerity measures in the wake of six resignations from the cabinet and the withdrawal of a small right-wing party from the coalition.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:44:07 AMPolice in Washington state who searched a storage unit rented by Josh Powell found a stained comforter that tested positive for blood in initial exams, according to documents filed in court Friday.
Modified: 02/10/12 11:20:06 PMThe actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s Western "The Big Valley," has died. Peter Breck was 82.
Modified: 02/10/12 09:45:24 PMSatellite image provider DigitalGlobe Inc. released photos Friday that appear to show Syrian army tanks and other armored vehicles in the city of Homs.
Modified: 02/11/12 01:49:10 AMU.S. drug agents have evidence that cartel leaders paid millions to a Mexican border state governor and other figures in Mexico's former ruling party in exchange for political influence, according to a court filing in Texas.
Modified: 02/10/12 09:45:23 PMUnder fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage instead.
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British police say they have arrested eight people in connection with alleged bribes paid by the country's media to police and other public officials.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:44:06 AMContact the Nation/World desk
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