Man Arrested in New York for Abducting Family
In a coordinated operation, police detained Rodlyn Petitbois in Brooklyn on Wednesday, ending a Massachusetts Amber Alert for his wife and five children aged 11 months to 3 years. The first deputy district attorney sought a first degree murder charge related to another woman found fatally stabbed in Massachusetts. The family is reported safe and in good health.
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Olmert to resign as Israel PM amid corruption probes
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced plans to quit in September amid growing corruption allegations and sagging poll numbers. He will not run in the Sept. 17 party primary and will step down to permit a successor to form a government, potentially serving into next year. The probe centers on Morris Talansky who testified he gave Olmert tens of thousands of dollars before his premiership.
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Karadzic in U N custody as war crimes case advances
The Yugoslav tribunal holds Radovan Karadzic in custody thirteen years after indicting him for genocide. Prosecutors cite video evidence and photos of atrocities while noting Milosevic’s trial showed proving a leader’s role is complex. Milosevic died in 2006, leaving Karadzic viewed as the genocide architect by some scholars.
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Iraqi lawmakers set emergency weekend session on Kirkuk dispute
Iraqi parliament plans a special Sunday meeting to resolve deadlock over the Kirkuk provincial elections law amid ethnic tensions in the oil hub. Speaker Mahmoud al Mashhadani warned failure to solve the Kirkuk issue could trigger more bloodshed.
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