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Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator.
GEORGETOWN, Del. -(Dow Jones)- An eBay Inc. (EBAY) executive said a $16 million payment to Craigslist's controlling shareholders for certain rights related to eBay's stake in the online classified-ads site was essentially extortion for a chance to invest in the company.
Former "Full House" star John Stamos has been targeted in a failed extortion plot, his publicist said Tuesday.
For the fourth time in a week, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the remote Camp Grip prevented a group of backpack-carrying smugglers from bringing drugs into the country.
Trial has been continued for a former Cullman county teacher accused of extortion and child porn. 25-year-old Derrick LePard is charged with extortion and attempting to produce obscene material. He once
HAVANA — Suspected drug smugglers used spikes to deflate the tires of a U.S. Border Patrol unit during a pursuit Tuesday night — at least the second incident in which area authorities have discovered the devices in a week. Border Patrol would not...
Concrete-testing trial starts, execs accused of doctoring results for NYC landmarks
A top UN official sounded the alarm Tuesday about "terrorists and anti-government forces" in Africa's Sahel belt increasingly using revenues from drug trafficking to fund their operations.
NewsChannel 7 has learned there could be other prosecutions on the state level in connection with the Dr. Michael Reed cocaine ring.
Over in Japan today, Sega announced that Yakuza 4 will be released March 18 in that country for a price of 7980 yen. The PS3 title has no release date as of yet in the US, where Sega just recently reconfirmed that Yakuza 3 , The Toshihiro Nagoshi-produced sandbox Japanese mobster game released last February in Japan, will hit American shops in March 2010. More as it comes.
UK - Officials are reporting a suspected Albanian gangster was arrested outside ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair's home, carrying a loaded, silenced pistol. Scotland Yard says the arrest of the suspected gangster outside Tony Blair's residence is a coincidence.
In the eight months since its initial Japanese release, gamers have been clamoring for a US release for the open-world Japan-set crime sim Yakuza 3. Sega has finally catered to the fans' wishes by confirming a March 2010 US release for PS3-exclusive Yakuza 3. Reports earlier in the year that emanated from an Examiner report had suggested that low sales of the previous Yakuza games would put the ...
The Twilight Saga: New Moon made a killing at the box office when it debuted in theaters, regardless of online piracy and bootlegging. Recently a woman was arrested for attempting to record the movie at a local theater, and it’s gained a massive amount of media attention. It even caught the eye of New Moon [...]
SOUTHGATE — Michael Franzese, dubbed “The Born Again Don,” said some of those who attended the 22nd annual Downriver Prayer Breakfast might have come to see him because “‘The Sopranos’ (TV program) is no longer on the air,” but he hopes that it is his message of faith and hope that they will carry with them.
While creating crafts can be a fun hobby, independent crafters who strive to make a living from the sale of their unique, quirky items often face challenges, from booth fees at shows to making their many hours of labor profitable.
Kenyan police on Tuesday said they arrested a suspected weapons smuggler with up to 100,000 bullets and an assortment of guns, a huge cache in a country with stringent gun laws.
