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Myanmar Police Charge 7 for Staging Land Protest - ABC News
The officer, who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said they were charged with unlawful assembly and refusing to comply with a police order to disperse. The charges carry a penalty of 6-12 months' imprisonment. ...
New Rules Would Keep UConn out of 2013 Tourney - ABC News
A UConn official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the number isn't official until next May, said the score for the 2010-11 school year would be approximately 975. That would not be high enough. It would give Connecticut a two-year score of ...
SKorea, Japan Agree to Expand Currency Swap Deal - ABC News
The official declined to be named because of office policy. Noda told Lee that he would seek to return the remanning books at an appropriate time, according to South Korea's presidential office. The books' return came two months after South Korea ...
Source: Apple to Close Stores for Jobs Memorial - ABC News
... Writer Apple will close its retail stores for several hours Wednesday so that employees can watch a webcast of a company-wide memorial service to celebrate the life of co-founder Steve Jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...
Owner: 20 Sailors on Tanker Seized off Nigeria - ABC News
He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with company policy. The Nigerian Navy has said it received reports that the vessel was carrying either crude oil or refined gasoline. The United Product Tankers spokesman said the cargo was an oil product, ...
Senate votes down Obama's $447 billion jobs package - ABC News
No matter, said two White House officials who spoke on condition of anonymity on the president's plan while he was in Pittsburgh promoting it himself. The vote will show Americans where the two sides stand, they said — the president seeking to ...
U.S. Says Iran-Tied Terror Plot in Washington, D.C. Disrupted - ABC News
Senior Obama administration officials said the US currently does not have any information indicating that either Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad necessarily knew about the assassination plot and said the ...
Quartet Tries to Restart Israeli-Palestinian Talks - ABC News
An Israeli official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with government protocol, said Israel has been "repeatedly calling for the restart of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks without preconditions. We were ready yesterday, ...
Sony Buying Movie Rights to Steve Jobs Biography - ABC News
The person declined to be identified because the deal has not been finalized. Sony was also behind the Oscar-winning biopic "The Social Network," about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and "This Is It," a documentary made of concert rehearsal footage ...
Panetta Defends NATO's Libya Mission - ABC News
Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, an administration official said that 80 percent of the city was now pacified or under the NTC's control. The official said the remaining area might take a little more time as forces ...
US Drone Kills 5 Al-Qaida Militants in Yemen - ABC News
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity according to military rules, said the dawn strike targeted militant hideouts in the al-Arqoub area east of Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province. Islamic radicals seized control of Zinjibar in May, ...
Conrad Murray Trial: Michael Jackson's Fingerprints Not on Propofol Bottles - ABC News
(Mario Anzuoni/Pool/AP Photo) None of the fingerprints on propofol bottles found in Michael Jackson's bedroom or in his doctor's possession belonged to the king of pop, sources close to the investigation told ABC News. That revelation might deal a ...
After 3 Years, Chances of More Madoff Charges Fade - ABC News
... isn't strong enough to conclusively prove that the three knew that Madoff spent decades orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because a final decision hasn't been announced. ...
Indiana Murder of Five: Neighbors Unsure of Suspect on Loose - ABC News
Another neighbor who declined to give her name said that the news organizations knew more than she did. "I've seen too many reporters out here. Everybody knows everything more than I do," she said. Police said that the names of the victims would be ...
Cellphone Service Coming to 6 NYC Subway Stations - ABC News
A person close to the matter said six stations will go live with the service on Tuesday. The person speaking Friday on condition of anonymity said that AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA subscribers will be able to use their phones at six stations in the ...
With GM Deal Done, UAW's Focus Turns to Chrysler - ABC News
The people did not want to be identified because negotiations between Chrysler Group LLC and the UAW were ongoing Wednesday. The automaker's prime objective is to hold labor costs steady at $49 per hour, among the lowest in the US auto industry. ...
Troy Davis Denied Clemency; Death Tomorrow - ABC News
She did not want to be identified at the time. Another woman told the parole board Monday that she too believed the real killer went free. Quiana Glover said that she overheard Slyvester "Redd" Coles say that he was actually the shooter. ...
Kara Kennedy's Heart May Have Taken 'Direct Hit' by Cancer Cure - ABC News
"The kids seemed really normal and happy," said one neighbor, who did not want to be identified. "They lived an average life, and she seemed very close to them." The Kennedy family, including Kara Kennedy's mother, brother and some of the cousins, ...
AP Source: Chiefs' Charles Tore Left ACL Vs Lions - ABC News
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs do not disclose injury details. Charles, the NFL's second leading rusher last season, sustained the injury after taking an awkward step finishing off a run in the first quarter of Sunday's ...
Al Qaeda Chief of Operations in Pakistan Killed - ABC News
Al Qaeda's chief of operations in Pakistan was killed earlier this week, senior administration officials said today. Abu Hafs al-Shahri, killed in Pakistan's Waziristan region, "played a key ...
Feds Raid Homes of Solyndra CEO, Execs - ABC News
Agents visited the homes of CEO Brian Harrison and company founder Chris Gronet and a former executive, according to a source who agreed to speak only on the condition of anonymity because of the legal sensitivity of the situation. ...
Israeli Rabbi Pairs Gays to Lesbians - ABC News
"It is a risky experiment but there is no other choice," said the man, who refused to give his name because he is hiding his sexual identity. He said he was willing to forgo love if it means being able to have children. He wants to try to refrain from ...
Minnesota Man Abandons Son, Reveals Boy's Mom Still Alive - ABC News
A neighbor of Cross who asked not to be identified because Cross is "kind of a scary" said that the boy's mother did attempt to visit her son when he was an infant. The female neighbor described Cross as volatile and said that other neighbors had ...
Hurricane Irene: NYC Evacuations Lifted as Mayor Says 'Worst Is Over' - ABC News
"The super market was a mob scene," said a Lower East Side resident who asked to remain anonymous. "Many shelves were empty. The milk and eggs were sold out. I had to go to a few places before I could find any bread."
Lower Manhattan, Under Mandatory Evacuation, Resembles a Ghost Town - ABC News
"The super market was a mob scene," said a Lower East Side resident who asked to remain anonymous. "Many shelves were empty. The milk and eggs were sold out. I had to go to a few places before I could find any bread." No one is peering into the usually ...