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Australia locked up Indonesian children: report
Jul 27, 2012 13:12 EDT
Australia breached the rights of Indonesian children it jailed as adults after they came as crew on people-smuggling boats and should apologise, the nation's human rights chief said Friday.
Storms, tornadoes, hail plague midsection again
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornadoes, high winds and hail pummeled the midsection on Friday, with forecasters warning that conditions were ripe for another round of tornadoes in a region where storms were blamed for 13 deaths earlier this week.
Storms, tornadoes, hail hammer U.S. midsection again
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes touched down on Friday in northern Alabama causing significant damage, part of a parade of dangerous storms packing high winds and baseball-sized hail across the U.S. midsection, where violent weather this week claimed 13 lives.
Storms, tornadoes hammer U.S. midsection again
Feb 29, 2012 16:45 EST
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms raking the mid-South touched down in Kentucky and Indiana on Friday, an official with the National Weather Service said.
At least nine dead as tornadoes strike US midwest
Feb 29, 2012 12:45 EST
A massive winter storm unleashed a string of tornados that cut a swath of destruction across the US midwest, killing at least nine people and threatening scores more as it pushed eastward Wednesday.
At least one killed as tornadoes strike Missouri, Kansas
Feb 29, 2012 08:46 EST
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and more than a dozen injured when powerful tornadoes ripped through Missouri and Kansas late Tuesday, damaging homes, churches and buildings across the area, authorities said.
At least four killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
Feb 29, 2012 08:46 EST
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and dozens injured when suspected tornadoes ripped across parts of the Midwest late Tuesday, damaging homes, churches and buildings across the area, authorities said.
At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
Feb 29, 2012 08:46 EST
ST LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - Suspected tornadoes killed at least 10 people in an Illinois town and two more people in Missouri as powerful storms ripped through the Midwest, obliterating homes, churches and businesses across five states, authorities said on Wednesday.
Australia 'may have jailed Indonesian children'
Nov 14, 2011 03:00 EST
Australia's human rights agency said Monday there was a "high risk" Indonesian minors were being held in adult prisons in the country, questioning the accuracy of using wrist X-rays to determine age.
Suicide, depression hit Australia detainees
May 26, 2011 01:55 EDT
Australia's asylum seeker policy came under more fire Thursday with the Human Rights Commission warning that suicide and depression were major concerns in the country's detention centres.
Hundreds safe after winds ground Mo. showboat
Dec 12, 2010 16:00 EST
High winds force showboat aground on Mo. lake; passengers and crew stranded until wind ceases. More than 600 passengers and crew members of a Branson showboat are safely off the vessel after spending the night aboard the boat, which became grounded because of high winds and choppy water.
2 injured Cowboys workers settle with Jerry Jones
Aug 30, 2010 15:43 EDT
2 Cowboys employees hurt in facility collapse settle suits against Jerry Jones' companies. Companies controlled by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones have paid out about $10 million to the two employees seriously injured in the 2009 collapse of the team's practice facility, the attorney for the pair said Monday.
Opt-out HIV tests find few new infections: study
Jul 20, 2010 18:51 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Routine HIV screening at a Colorado hospital identified only six more new cases than standard, targeted testing, according to a two-year study.
Opt-out HIV tests find few new infections: study
Jul 20, 2010 17:16 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Routine HIV screening at a Colorado hospital identified only six more new cases than standard, targeted testing, according to a two-year study.
Cowboys workers settle with builder over collapse
Jun 15, 2010 19:57 EDT
2 Cowboys workers injured by collapsed facility settle with builder, still suing team owner. The two Dallas Cowboys employees who are suing over injuries they suffered in the collapse of the team's practice facility last year have reached out-of-court settlements with the company that built the structure.
Virgin Atlantic unveils first commercial spaceship
Dec 07, 2009 15:39 EST
MOJAVE, California (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic on Monday unveiled the first commercial passenger spaceship, a sleek black-and-white vessel that represents an expensive gamble on creating a commercial space tourism industry.
Cowboys coach, aide sue over collapsed facility
Aug 25, 2009 18:23 EDT
Cowboys coach, scouting assistant sue companies that built failed practice facility. Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured in the collapse of the team's indoor practice facility filed lawsuits Tuesday against the company that designed the structure and others linked to its construction and repair.
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day
Aug 05, 2009 18:26 EDT
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day. Want toilet paper? That's extra.. A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day
Aug 05, 2009 18:04 EDT
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day. Want toilet paper? That's extra.. A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day
Aug 05, 2009 14:55 EDT
Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day. Want toilet paper? That's extra.. A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.