OREGONBoy Scouts coverup of sex abuse allegedThe Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.The perversion files, a nickname the Boy Scouts are said to have used for the documents, have rarely been seen by the public, but that could change in the coming weeks in a Portland, Ore., cour
RALEIGH, N.C. Honestly, with everything that's going on in my personal life, it slipped my mind, said Chris Skidmore, 39, as he sipped a drink on the artificial lawn at North Hills mall in Raleigh. I've been out of work since August of last year.It's not that the average American isn't aware that we still have tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, or that nearly 4,400 U.S military personnel have
LONDON – A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.The walkout has forced BA to cancel thousands of flights, but it still hopes to operate around 65 percent of its international schedule over the period.The Unite union has gathered some support from unio
The Obama administration signaled Friday that its may be nearing an end, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that the confrontation is paying off and would lead to a resumption of negotiations between and the Palestinians.But as the dust from the diplomatic tussle settles, some analysts are questioning what the administration actually gained from it Clinton, speaking to reporters
BANGKOK – Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their class war against the government.They plan to follow up the march with a blood painting on Sunday, the latest shock tactic by the so-called Red Shirts in their peaceful, weeklong campaign to oust the government of Prime Mi
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN But the past year has brought such a dramatic Taliban comeback in Kunduz that Gen.Stanley A.McChrystal, commander of U.S and NATO forces in , is planning to shift some of the ongoing troop reinforcements to the north of the country, the first significant American deployment to the region since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, U.S officials say.The plan for the additio
LONDON The statement was made by John J.Sheehan before a Senate hearing Thursday on the U.S military's don't ask, don't tell policy regarding gay men and lesbians in its ranks.Sheehan opposes 's pledge to end the policy and tried to use the Dutch case as a cautionary tale.But he triggered outrage on both sides of the Atlantic for his suggestion that incorporating openly gay troops had affected
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan prosecutors charged a government opponent with conspiracy and other crimes Friday after he said on a television program that the country has become a haven for drug trafficking.Former Zulia state Gov.Oswaldo Alvarez Paz is accused of spreading false information and publicly inciting violation of the law. Venezuela has turned into a center of operations that f
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