Government critic killed in Sri Lanka - Boston Globe

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gunmen yesterday shot and killed the editor of a Sri Lankan newspaper critical of the government, the second violent attack on media this week. Media rights groups have accused the government of trying to stifle dissent in the ...

Sri Lankan newspaper editor's killing draws international condemnation - Newsday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Foreign governments and human rights groups called Friday for a full investigation into the killing of a newspaper editor who was harshly critical of the government, saying the attack posed a severe threat to independent ...

Dakar Rally says French motorcyclist found dead - WTOP Radio

This Dec.31, 2008 file photo shows France's Pascal Terry riding his motorcycle as he enters a rally technical control area ahead of the Argentina Dakar Rally 2009 in Buenos Aires. The Dakar Rally organization announced Wednesday Jan.7, 2009 that ...

Fatal Hawaii crash came during police chase, 2nd witness says - Honolulu Advertiser

When Wayne Medeiros Sr. learned that his son had been killed in a motorcycle crash the night of Jan. 1, he and his family concluded that the death had been a tragic accident. Now a second witness has come forward to say she saw a police cruiser ...

Hells Angels Conspiracy Charge Still Looming - KELOLAND TV

Prosecutors have a week to decide whether to pursue a second trial against two Hells Angels bikers acquitted of trying to kill five people affiliated with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Chad Wilson of San Diego and John Midmore of Valparaiso, Indiana ...

Motorcyle crash in Waipahu - Honolulu Advertiser

Wayne Medeiros Sr. stands next to his son's memorial in front of Waipahu Hall apartments on Waipahu Street. Wayne Medeiros Jr. died the night of Jan 1 when he failed to negotiate the sharp turn at the intersection on his motorcycle and crashed. The ...

Bill Murray confirms return to AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (2009 ... - San Francisco Examiner

In its more than 60-year history, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am has provided its share of professional and celebrity golfing lore — Arnold Palmer to Jack Nicklaus, Bing Crosby to Jack Lemmon. No one has brought more humor to the tournament ...

SUNshine Girl - Winnipeg Sun

You can see SUNshine Girl Annie today and tomorrow at the Motorcycle Supershow at the International Centre. Everything you need for motorcycling, off-road, track riding or scooters at North America's largest and most comprehensive motorcycle show ...

HC rejects Utsav Bhasin's bail plea in Delhi hit-and-run - Kerala Next

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today rejected the bail plea of Utsav Bhasin, teenaged son of a Haryana industrialist, accused of mowing down a man with his BMW car in south Delhi. Justice Veena Birbal dismissed the bail plea of 19-year-old Bhasin ...

Anger rises over killing of Sri Lankan editor - Reuters Canada

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Anger over the assassination of an outspoken Sri Lankan newspaper editor grew on Friday with the opposition forcing parliament to close early and hundreds of protesters demonstrating in the capital. The killing of Sunday Leader ...