Shanghai subway trains crash; hundreds injured
SHANGHAI (AP) — A Shanghai subway train crashed into another that was stopped underground Tuesday afternoon, injuring more than 210 people in the latest trouble for the rapidly expanded transportation system in China’s commercial center. The crash occurred after Shanghai…
Jett, GNR, Heart, The Cure nominated for rock hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Long ago, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts professed their love for rock ‘n’ roll. It’s time to see if the feeling runs both ways. The iconic rock act is on the list of Rock and Roll…
Lawyer: Knox is like Jessica Rabbit
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — A defense lawyer told an Italian court Tuesday that Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her roommate, isn’t a manipulating, sex-obsessed “femme fatale” as her accusers charge, but is rather like Jessica Rabbit —…
Topless Rihanna shocks Northern Ireland farmer
DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland farmer Alan Graham says he doesn’t know who Rihanna is but she must keep her top on while performing on his land. Graham says he enforced a dress code as he watched Rihanna shoot a…
Scotland asks new Libyan rulers for Lockerbie help
LONDON (AP) — Scotland said Monday it has asked Libya’s new authorities for help to catch those responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie airplane bombing, Britain’s worst terrorist attack. The Scottish prosecutors’ office said it has written to the National Transitional…
No nudes is bad news
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several dozen men and at least one woman took part in a naked protest Saturday in an area of the Castro District neighborhood that has become known for its nude visitors. Several carried signs that read,…
Thousands run in underwear to protest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thousands of people stripped to their underwear and ran through Salt Lake City to protest what they called the “uptight” laws of Utah. Undie Run organiser Nate Porter says the goal of the event Saturday…
Woman decapitated in Mexico for web posting
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police found a woman’s decapitated body in a Mexican border city on Saturday, alongside a handwritten sign saying she was killed in retaliation for her postings on a social networking site. The gruesome killing may be…
Golding resigns over Dudus connection
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s governing party announced Sunday that Prime Minister Bruce Golding will step down as leader in the coming weeks, possibly averting a rebellion from ruling party members that could have led to his ouster. Golding would…
Freed US hikers describe harrowing ordeal in Iran
NEW YORK (AP) — Two American hikers being held in an Iranian prison got a big surprise one day after their exercise routine: Instead of being blindfolded and led back to their cell, they suddenly heard the words, “Let’s go…
