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Conn. man suspected of East Coast rapes returning to court | The Republic
AP NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man awaiting trial on charges in a series of rapes and other attacks along the East Coast is due back in court. Aaron Thomas is scheduled to appear Wednesday in New Haven Superior Court. He has been held since his
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:38P
Parents of Belak Don't Believe His Death was a Suicide
``Lorraine and I and the family are treating it as an accident,'' said Barry Belak. ``So be it. We knew him best . . . He had too much to live for.'' Barry Belak added that Wade did in fact suffer from depression, as previously reported,
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:37P
Motorcyclist avoids serious injury in Newington crash
LeDuc said the driver lost control and sustained non life-threatening injuries in the accident. He said the driver was wearing a helmet and that the helmet sustained damage in the crash. “The helmet did protect his head (from injury),” he said.
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:35P
Making Kochi port as prosperous as Colombo
The container traffic at Colombo port in the calendar year 2009 was 3.46 million TEUs. In 2010, the traffic increased to 4.10 million TEUs — an increase of 18.9 per cent. In 2009, Colombo was placed at the 30th place, among the top 30 container ports
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:35P
Two Italians Killed in Car Crash near Domzale
Domzale, 18 September (STA) - Two Italian citizens aged 86 and 58 died in a car crash that took place in the early afternoon on Sunday on the motorway between Ljubljana and Maribor near Domzale. Nine people have moreover been injured in the crash
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:35P
Second airshow horror smash
But unlike Saturday's terrible airshow accident in Reno, Nevada, where nine died and 50 were injured when a plane crashed into the crowd, no spectators were hurt as the Martinsburg, West Virginia, crash was well away from the stands.
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:35P
New Briefs
The guidelines will be suspended until the undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics compares the scope and cost of Defense's guidelines with other agencies' standards for securing leased space, Lynn said.
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:34P
Ukranians in court in US human trafficking case
Only Omelyan "Milo" and Stepan Botsvynyuk are on trial. Two brothers are fighting extradition and one has died. Investigators don't accuse the retailers of involvement in the scheme. They say they usually hire cleaning crews through subcontractors.
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:33P
Editorial: Clearer view of Urewera case valuable
Lawyers for the four accused argued that airing the court judgments would harm their clients' chance of a fair trial. The Crown, for its part, said that anything prejudicial to the defendants in the rulings had been blacked out, and that rulings should
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:32P
Activists Renew Calls for Ban on Jakarta's Monkey Circuses
Jakarta Animal Aid activists protest the treatment of monkeys in 'topeng monyet' shows during a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta on Sunday. (Antara Photo) Animal rights activists have urged Jakarta to ban the use of
Updated: 09/18/2011 01:29P