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Journalists leave Somalia after hostage ordeal

AFP Global Edition 7 hours ago

Two journalists from Canada and Australia flew out of Somalia on Thursday at the end of a 15-month hostage ordeal during which they were tortured and shackled in windowless rooms by their captors. Amanda Lindhout, her head covered with a black veil, ...

Canadian, Australian journalists held in Somalia arrive in Kenya

Reuters US Online Report Top News 7 hours ago

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two freelance journalists held hostage in Somalia for 15 months arrived safely in neighboring Kenya on Thursday. Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian reporter, and Nigel Brennan, an Australian photojournalist, were freed in Mogadishu on Wednesday after being kidnapped by gunmen ...

India's Satyam shares fall after new fraud charges

AFP South Asian Edition 8 hours ago

Shares in India's Mahindra Satyam slid for a second day on Thursday after police said an accounting fraud embroiling the outsourcing company could be far larger than initially believed. The shares of Satyam Mahindra, originally known as Satyam Computer Services, were down ...

Experts expect exploits abound on Cyber Monday

SC Magazine 9 hours ago

Cybercriminals have already begun to ramp up their exploits in preparation for Cyber Monday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. While Americans gear up for a long holiday weekend, cybercriminals are readying their exploits for Cyber Monday, IT ...

India Mahindra Satyam hit by new charges; outlook uncertain

Reuters US Online Report Business News 10 hours ago

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Mahindra-Satyam <SATY.BO> shares fell to a 4-month low on Thursday, before recovering, on concerns over its outlook after Indian investigators filed new charges over accounting fraud that hit Satyam earlier this year. "Investors are playing a blind game until ...

Journalists freed in Somalia leave Mogadishu

AFP Global Edition 14 hours ago

Two freelance journalists, one from Canada and the other from Australia, who were freed after 15 months in captivity in Somalia, left Mogadishu by plane on Thursday, witnesses said. Canadian Amanda Lindhout, her head covered with a black veil, and Australian Nigel ...

Canadian, Australian journalists in Somalia freed

AFP Global Edition 15 hours ago

Two freelance journalists, one from Canada and the other from Australia, were freed on Wednesday after 15 months in captivity in Somalia, with the Canadian alleging she was tortured. One of their kidnappers, who refused to identify himself, told AFP a ransom ...

Mexican president says poverty now first priority

AP Features 15 hours ago

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that the top priority in the second half of his term will be reducing poverty, after the war against drug cartels took center stage in the first three years of his administration. Calderon launched a major ...

Neb. drops theft charges against auto executives

AP News 18 hours ago

Neb. drops case against dealers accused of stealing cars off their lot; fed charges possible Nebraska prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two car dealership executives accused of stealing more than 80 vehicles off their own lot. John Childress, a Scotts Bluff ...

Pa. suspect's sweet tooth results in felony charge

AP News 19 hours ago

Serial shoplifter now faces felony charge for sweet tooth thefts from Pa. convenience store Police said a serial shoplifter from central Pennsylvania has taken three sweet steps over the line and now faces a felony charge. Sonya Mosey, 33, was jailed on ...

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