Berlusconi under probe in new corruption drama
ROME (AP): PROSECUTORS IN Milan have placed Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi under investigation for allegedly bribing a lawyer to give false testimony in cases against him, lawyers said yesterday.
Teacher charged with bomb threats
THURMONT, Maryland (AP): A TEACHER charged with stalking students and threatening to blow up her school said the real perpetrator may be someone who was jealous of the attention showered on a Little League All-Star baseball team.
Non-Muslims condemn state burial
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): LEADERS OF Malaysia's non-Muslim religions condemned yesterday the state's decision to give a man a Muslim burial against his Hindu widow's wishes, and called for a review of their constitutional rights.
Riot ends, hostages freed
SAO PAULO, Brazil, (Reuters): PRISONERS ENDED a rebellion on Wednesday in a remote Urso Branco prison in Brazil's Amazon and released unharmed nearly 200 visitors that they had taken hostage on Christmas Day, officials said.
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