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Teen murder trial: with Emily ‘cold and grey’, he began to get ready for work
Apr 26th
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Killed … aspiring model Emily Longley. Photo: Facebook When Elliot Turner awoke to find New Zealand teenager Emily Longley “cold and grey”, he began to get ready for work, a British jury has heard at the trial of Longley’s murder. The trial into the killing of 17-year-old Longley is in its fourth day, with her partner, Turner, 20, accused of her murder and his parents, Leigh and Anita Turner, charged…
2 nephews of Sinaloa cartel leader arrested
Apr 26th
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s federal Attorney General’s Office says two nephews of a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel…
Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds
Apr 26th
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Scientists have revealed one of the reasons why some folks are less religious than others: They think more analytically, rather than going with their gut. And thinking analytically can cause religious belief to wane — for skeptics and true believers alike. The study, published in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, indicates that belief may be a more malleable feature of the human psyche than those of strong faith may think. The cognitive origins of belief — and disbelief — traditionally haven’t been explored with academic rigor, said lead author Will Gervais, a social psychologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. “There’s been a…
Mexican Attorney General to Probe Wal-Mart Charges
Apr 26th
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Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government is reversing course from its initial hands-off attitude toward allegations of corruption and influence-buying by Wal-Mart in Mexico. The federal Attorney General’s Office now says it’s opening a preliminary investigation into the charges against the country’s largest private employer. President Felipe Calderon has cited Wal-Mart’s growth in Mexico as one of his administration’s successes, but on Wednesday he said he was “very angry” about the allegations first reported by The New York Times. The Attorney General’s…
Secret Service Agent’s Plea in Colombia Proved True
Apr 26th
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WASHINGTON — In the hours after a Secret Service employee got into a dispute with a prostitute at a hotel in Colombia two weeks ago, high-ranking officials with the agency pored over hotel records. Related Misconduct in Colombia Varied, an Inquiry Finds (April 25, 2012) Times Topic: U.S. Secret Service Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The officials determined that a dozen agents and officers had had women in their rooms the previous nights, and they ordered the employees to return to the United States for questioning. But one employee was particularly adamant that no one else had been in his room the…
Should job-hogging over-50s all resign?
Apr 26th
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Too few jobs. Rising unemployment, especially for young people. Here's a radical solution, says…
Mexican attorney general to probe Wal-Mart charges
Apr 26th
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MEXICO CITY Mexico’s government is reversing course from its initial hands-off attitude toward allegations of corruption and influence-buying by…
Franco-German move to control travel
Apr 26th
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France and Germany sought to drum up support among other European countries yesterday for new rules to make it easier to suspend passport-free travel in Europe, reflecting voter anxiety over large-scale migration. At a meeting of EU interior ministers, French and German officials argued that member states needed more power…
Claim president’s phone bugged adds to swirl of Bo Xilai rumours
Apr 26th
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CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing THE FOCUS of the scandal surrounding Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party chief of Chongqing, has moved back on to the layers of political intrigue around the case, after reports the purged leader bugged the phones of President Hu Jintao. Mr Bo oversaw a wire-tapping network right across the municipality in southwest China, which began during his campaign against organised crime in Chongqing, the New York Times reported, citing…
Liberia’s Taylor found guilty of war crimes
Apr 26th
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CHRIS STEPHEN The Hague FORMER PRESIDENT of Liberia Charles Taylor was yesterday convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Hague, representing what human rights groups said was a landmark for international justice. Not since the trials at Nuremberg in 1946 has the leader of a nation been found guilty of crimes against humanity by an international court. Taylor (64), was found guilty of aiding and abetting 11 counts of murder, rape, slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war in the…