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Caddo approves ordinance banning roadside animal sales, donations

By Associated Press
February 12, 2012

SHREVEPORT (AP) — The Caddo Parish Commission has approved an ordinance banning the selling, trading or donation of animals from roadsides and on commercial parking lots. The Times reports that Caddo...

Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to assasinate President Obama

By Associated Press
February 12, 2012

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to kill President Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror...

Mexican army seizes 15 tons of pure methamphetamine

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country...

Pakistani man fights police over his right to charge to see 40-foot shark

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors the equivalent of 22 cents each to see...

One Texas boater hurt and one missing in Red River accident

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

BENTON, La. (AP) — Authorities are looking for an east Texas man missing since a boating crash at the Red River Marina in south Bossier Parish. Sheriff's Office spokesman Bill Davis says the missing...

College student tries to throw glitter at Romney in Denver

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

DENVER (AP) — A 20-year-old college student tried to throw glitter on Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as he greeted supporters in Denver following Colorado's caucuses. Denver police said...

British man wanted for a heist in 1993 captured in Missouri

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

OZARK, Mo. (AP) — A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy...

Hundreds of Tibetans gather Wed. on the side of a main street in Nangqian county, China, to watch as a Tibetan man set himself on fire in protest of government policies.

Another Tibetan sets himself on fire to protest Chinese government

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February 10, 2012

BEIJING (AP) — Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual...

La. school takes down students’ Obama political cartoons

By The Associated Press
February 10, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A suburban New Orleans middle school has taken down a display of students' political cartoons after several parents complained about images of President Barack Obama, including...

Youths play ice hockey Tuesday in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Volunteers pour out to frozen rivers and lakes to shovel away snow, bettering chances for a skating race.

Dutch clean ice to raise chances of first speedskating race in 15 years

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Volunteers are pouring onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands to clean the ice of snow that is jeopardizing chances of a grueling speedskating race...

Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in upcoming Iranian elections

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — There's a Persian saying used to describe an under-the-radar political effort: "Driving at night with the lights get." Even modest gains would be seen as an uptick for Ahmadinejad's...

Prosecutors request Sandusky kept indoors as part of bail conditions

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant was seen outside...