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Boyfriend in China watches girlfriend’s murder via webcam
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Toronto, Canada (AHN) – A Chinese student of a Toronto, Canada university was murdered in her dorm room while she was chatting with her boyfriend in Beijing, China. The boyfriend, who was not identified by reports, saw on the webcam Qian Liu, 23, attacked by a male visitor [...]
Fish die-off in Ventura Harbor as sardines, anchovies lose oxygen from overcrowding
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Ventura, CA, United States (AHN) – Thousands of sardines and anchovies died in Ventura Harbor on Monday apparently due to depleted oxygen in the waters after the fish over-concentrated there. The Harbor Patrol used boats and a dozen volunteers to scoop up about six tons of dead fish. [...]
‘Rehab’ at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas Opens with a “Bang”
Stephanie Sims – Celebrity News Service Reporter Las Vegas, NV, United States (AHN Entertainment) – On Sunday, April 17, Rehab at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas opened for its eighth season. The anticipated opening opened with a “bang” as the “Hard Rock Ball Drop” dropped thousands of balls from a helicopter over the [...]
Palestinian art gets a home of its own
The Media Line Staff Umm Al-Fahm, Israel Arieh O’Sullivan – High up on the hillside, occupying the three top floors of a nondescript building, is the Umm Al-Fahm Art Gallery. Run by artist Said Abu Shakra, the gallery opened 15 years ago to bring culture to the town of mostly farmers and construction workers. “It’s [...]
Actor Nic Cage Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
New Orleans, LA, United States (AHN) – Police in New Orleans have arrested National Treasure actor Nick Cage. According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the 47 year old actor was arrested for one count of domestic abuse and one count of disturbing the peace. He was booked into the Orleans County Jail just after [...]
Obama focus stays on raising debt ceiling, cutting deficit
Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama is scheduled to undertake domestic travel in the coming week according to a White House communique. Obama is planning to hold town hall meetings in “Northern Virginia, Palo Alto, California and Reno, Nevada to speak directly to the American people [...]
Amid production halt, Saab seeks approval for changes in state guarantees
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Trollhattan, Sweden (AHN) – Beleaguered automaker Saab has requested changes to guarantees from Swedish authorities, the latest effort by the beleaguered automaker to resolve financial issues. Saab has asked Sweden’s National Debt Office to approve an agreement reducing state credit guarantees for loans from the European Investment Bank, according [...]
Salazar, Bromwich reflect on drilling changes since Deepwater Horizon spill
Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – As the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon / BP oil spill approaches, the Obama administration is pushing hard to highlight the changes they have made to offshore drilling in the wake of the disaster. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean [...]
Niue leader says royal wedding stamp that ‘splits’ couple doesn’t mean separation
Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Wellington, New Zealand (AHN) – The tiny south Pacific island country of Niue has issued a stamp of the British royal wedding couple that can be torn in two eliciting reactions that the bride and groom will separate in the future. But Niue premier Toke Talagi denied that [...]
University of Florida duo Gipson-Wercinski win national college fishing tourney
Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Murray, KY, United States (AHN Sports) – The University of Florida captured its second national title courtesy of the Jake Gipson and Matt Wercinski in the 2011 National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship on Kentucky Lake Saturday. The Gipson-Wercinski duo, one of two UF bass fishing team competing [...]
