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13, August 2007 ( 01:06:31 )
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Pair arrested in schoolyard slayings  
Ballistics, help from the lone survivor and a fingerprint on a beer bottle at the crime scene helped police crack the...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Two Marines cleared in Haditha killings  
Charges have been dropped for two Marines accused in the 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Iraq, the U.S. Marine Co...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Southeast broils in triple-digit temperatures  
Temperatures reached record highs across much of the Southeast on Thursday, while rainy weather cooled off many of th...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Alleged 9/11 mastermind closer to trial  
Fourteen suspected terrorists listed as "high-value detainees" at the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ha...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
More bodies pulled from bridge debris  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Rescue drill may reach miners today  
Rescue teams drilling toward six men trapped in a Utah coal mine are within 300 feet of their projected location, the...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Forecasters: Fewer hurricanes for '07  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Mayor's anti-gay remarks draw protest  
With white sandy beaches and a laid-back atmosphere, Fort Lauderdale has long billed itself as a gay-friendly tourist...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
Sex assault probed at Playboy Mansion  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:46
'Share our dreams of space travel - it's much better than...  
SPACE exploration should set the public's pulses racing faster than an episode of the steamy television series Desper...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Crime writer on trial for murder - and his own whodunit i...  
THE media call it the "Murder, He Wrote" trial and it is captivating Polish society in a long hot summer. The case co...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
New armed vehicles saved our lives, say soldiers  
BRITISH soldiers in Afghanistan told yesterday how they emerged unhurt after driving over landmines in new heavily ar...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
First for teacher evokes memories of disaster  
BARBARA Morgan and her six crewmates will arrive today at the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Medics tortured, Gaddafi son admits  
FOREIGN medics freed from a Libyan jail were tortured into confessing they deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan c...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Putin flexes Russia's muscles by sending its air force bo...  
RUSSIA'S strategic bombers have resumed Cold War-style long-haul missions to areas patrolled by NATO and the United S...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Mauritania introduces prison terms in attempt to stamp ou...  
MAURITANIA has passed a law promising prison terms for people who keep slaves - a monumental step in the north-west A...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Pavarotti in hospital 'for observation'  
THE opera star Luciano Pavarotti has been admitted to hospital for observation in his hometown of Modena in northern ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Pakistan election 'will go ahead'  
President Pervez Musharraf has rejected calls to declare emergency powers and wants elections to take place in Pakistan.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
'Robin Hood' faces murder charges  
SPAIN'S most wanted thief, Jaime Jimenez Arbe, known as "The Loner", saw himself as a Robin Hood-style figure and sai...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Rescue 'copter crash kills three  
A HELICOPTER sent to recover the body of a man found on a rubbish dump in Brasilia crashed yesterday, killing three o...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Death toll rises as floods recede  
A RESPITE in the South Asian monsoon has allowed rescuers to reach remote submerged villages in northern India, findi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
More inventions filed than ever  
INVENTORS are filing more patents than ever before, with Japan and the US receiving almost half of the 1.66 million r...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Bear killed on the road to Lourdes  
A BEAR, blamed by farmers for savaging sheep after being freed in the Pyrenees, has been killed in a road accident.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Stolen car may reveal murder clues  
POLICE investigating a double shooting which claimed the life of an 18-year-old youth have found a burnt-out car they...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Police hunt after man is shot at his front door  
A MAN was gunned down after answering his front door yesterday.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Banker faces jail term for huge loans scam  
A BANK manager joined forces with a friend to carry out a £735,500 mortgage fraud.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Reception for airport heroes  
HERO baggage handler John Smeaton was set be among hundreds honoured at a reception today for their response to the G...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Gangster funeral to be held today  
THE funeral of Scotland's most notorious gangster will take place today.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Police seek car after gun death  
POLICE investigating a teenager's shooting death yesterday appealed for information about a vehicle seen in the area....
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Woman slashed man's neck  
A WOMAN slashed her neighbour in the neck in a row over house keys.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Disabled woman's attacker sought  
A DISABLED woman is believed to have been attacked in Inverness. The woman, in her twenties, was seen leaving McDonal...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
How would you fare in the bid to be British?  
NATIONHOOD quiz means testing times for aspiring immigrants, writes ALASTAIR JAMIESON
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Fashion shades for drivers cast a dark shadow over road s...  
WOMEN who drive while wearing fashionable chunky sunglasses are a potential road safety hazard, campaigners warn.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
True love is still a classic winner  
THE course of true love never did run smooth, wailed Shakespeare's thwarted lover Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Hunt for clues at 'copter crash site  
ACCIDENT investigators were last night scouring the site of an RAF helicopter crash in which two people were killed a...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Great white lie moves Jaws to South Africa  
FEARS that a Cornish holiday resort had got its own real-life Jaws were proved groundless yesterday after it was reve...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Black week in Basra as toll rises  
TWO British soldiers were killed and another two seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq early yesterday.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Missing peer Lucan is not playing possum  
THE hunt for Lord Lucan hit another dead end yesterday when a British man living rough in a car in New Zealand denied...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
BAA study will focus on customer service  
THE Competition Commission said yesterday a study into market domination by airport operator BAA will focus on the fi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
£160,000 boost for cancer study  
RESEARCHERS who have been studying the role aspirin can play in fighting bowel cancer have today been given a funding...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Overseas gambling websites to be banned  
HUNDREDS of gambling websites based overseas will be banned from advertising in the UK under new rules announced yest...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Lager loses its head as louts go sophisticated  
IT HAS become a byword for loutish behaviour and is often associated with binge drinking, but lager is suffering a po...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Two men arrested over Jessie's murder  
TWO people were arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of 15-year-old schoolboy Jessie James.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Man held for attempted murder at Sandhurst  
A SERVICEMAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a female officer cadet at the Sandhurst Royal Mil...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Lords urge tight control of 'wild west' online fraud  
MINISTERS have been urged to clamp down on the "wild west" culture that has taken hold of internet banking and shoppi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Vandal's hammer attack on £1.7m Reynolds work  
A PAINTING worth £1.7 million by the British artist Sir Joshua Reynolds has been damaged by a hammer-wielding vandal...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
House with a garden worth a premium for purchasers  
HOMEBUYERS are prepared to pay an average £10,000 extra to secure a property with a garden, a survey has shown.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Redheads given free pass to festival  
RED-HAIRED people are to be offered free entry to a festival celebrating all things ginger.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Bids for ID card system begin  
COMPANIES have been invited to bid for a slice of the multi-billion-pound identity scheme, due to be rolled out from ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Footballer denies assault charge  
NEWCASTLE footballer Joey Barton yesterday pleaded not guilty to attacking former team-mate Ousmane Dabo in a trainin...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Met Office says world is warming up faster than at any ti...  
THE world is warming up faster than at any time in the past 100 years, according to a global climate forecast that re...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Tourists hurt as crumbling Arctic glacier triggers massiv...  
BRITISH tourists were injured when their sightseeing boat was rocked by a huge wave triggered by chunks of ice breaki...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
British officer's plea to US over civilian deaths  
A BRITISH commander in Afghanistan has asked the US military to withdraw its special forces from his area because the...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Mbeki under fire for sacking AIDS fight deputy health chief  
A DELUGE of criticism has greeted South African president Thabo Mbeki's sacking of a member of his government who spo...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:38
Victims to be given their say before their attackers are ...  
VICTIMS of serious crime are to be given a much bigger voice in the justice system, The Scotsman has learned.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Drop in performance at NHS 24 as demand for health phone ...  
THE performance of Scotland's out-of-hours health phone line has fallen in the last year as the service struggles wit...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Green light spells danger for traffic signals as bigots h...  
SCOTLAND'S sectarian shame is normally played out with chants on the football terraces or marches through the streets.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
The moor the merrier as grouse estates benefit from risin...  
A SURGE in demand for grouse moors could reverse the decline of shooting estates in Scotland, helping both the enviro...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Shetland one step ahead in bid to tackle burning issue of...  
MOST householders probably feel the odd twinge of guilt when they put their black bin bags of non-recycled rubbish ou...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
£50,000 boost for historic theatre revamp  
IT WAS one of Scotland's leading venues in the golden age of music hall, when everyone from George Formby to screen l...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
World pipes tournament to give city £10m boost  
THOUSANDS of musicians from around the world have descended on Glasgow ahead of this weekend's World Pipe Band Champi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
People of Pennan return home to chaos  
THE enormity of the clear-up facing some home-owners in the devastated village of Pennan became clear yesterday, when...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Man arrived at airport with £100k of cocaine  
AN AMERICAN man arriving at Edinburgh Airport had £100,000 of cocaine in his suitcase when he was stopped by customs...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Constable acquitted of bribing witness  
A POLICEMAN was cleared yesterday of trying to buy a witness's silence with a £50,000 bribe.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Top of the world cycling trip  
A TEAM of cyclists will set off from Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh this weekend for a gruelling 7,000-mile trek...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Seven struck by salmonella  
AS MANY as seven people have contracted salmonella poisoning after eating at a Chinese restaurant, forcing health off...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Candid camcorders for police  
POLICE are being armed with camcorders to capture antisocial behaviour on film, it was revealed yesterday.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Radioactive waste returned  
RADIOACTIVE waste exported to South America almost a decade ago has been returned to the Dounreay nuclear plant in Ca...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Boy, 14, is charged over attack at zoo  
POLICE have charged a third boy in relation to attacks on animals at a zoo in Dundee last month. Two boys, aged 11 an...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Holiday flight quarantined  
A FLIGHT carrying sick holidaymakers from a resort in the Dominican Republic hit by a stomach bug was quarantined aft...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Acclaim for city crime crackdown  
A CRACKDOWN on crime in Aberdeen city centre was hailed a success yesterday by police and community leaders.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Road-race death denied by driver  
A DRIVER accused of causing the death of a teenager during a road race appeared in court yesterday.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Mother claims trip caused blood clot  
A YOUNG woman who suffered a potentially deadly blood clot after she tripped and fell on a paving stone is to sue her...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
£31.7m health plan approved  
NHS Grampian yesterday approved plans to invest £31.7 million in the development of health services in the north-eas...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Drug-haul student to be deported  
A NIGERIAN student caught at Aberdeen airport with £1 million worth of crack cocaine in his bag is to be deported.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Villagers evacuated as mudslide threatens to engulf homes  
SHOCKED residents describe wading knee-deep through soil and silt after 'miracle escape' in middle of the night
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Murder victim's family 'will not recover'  
THE family of a murdered Aberdeen man spoke out yesterday after his attacker was found guilty of the brutal killing. ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Life takes a new course for £4.7m jackpot man  
IT IS the standard line trotted out by lottery winners as they celebrating scooping the jackpot - "The millions won't...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Teenage boys hit by airgun pellets  
TWO 15-year-old boys were slightly hurt after being hit by airgun pellets in Dundee. Police are investigating the inc...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Boys charged over attacks at zoo  
TWO boys, aged 11 and 13, have been charged in connection with attacks on animals at Camperdown Zoo in Dundee last mo...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
The day mob rampage left city in fear  
In day two of our series, ex-Hibs casual Derek Dykes tells of a notorious showdown with Aberdeen rivals.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
TV soap's pub turns to Lothian distillers to stock its sh...  
Family-run firm's products will be seen by millions of Emmerdale viewers.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Binmen in strike threat over move to slash collection cost  
BINMEN have warned they will consider striking in the face of council moves to slash the cost of collecting rubbish i...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Buyers step in with £50m for landmark Capital hotel  
ONE of the Capital's most prestigious hotels is set to be sold for more than £50 million.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Flood-prone residents told to stock up on sandbags  
THOUSANDS of city householders are to be urged to stock up on sandbags to protect themselves against flooding.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Capital nets £7m from Barca clash  
THE glamour friendly match between Hearts and Barcelona generated more than £7 million for the city's economy, accor...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
You wait ages for a bus stop sign, then 150 turn up  
TUBE-STYLE bus stop signs telling passengers about delays to services are to be installed at dozens of bus stops - a ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Latest post strike set for this evening as dispute continues  
POSTAL workers in the Capital will begin their latest round of industrial action this evening with no end in sight in...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Festival director is accused of scare tactics in bid for ...  
THE Edinburgh International Festival director, Jonathan Mills, was today accused of being "melodramatic" and scaremon...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
£1.5m curling HQ slides into view  
A WORLD-CLASS curling centre is set to be built on the outskirts of the city, despite fears it could be a blight on t...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Quick fest  
TWO street performers who met at the Fringe are set to be married in the High Street, in what could be the biggest pi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
College of Art in launch of gardens show  
AN exhibition of public gardens at unusual venues around the city is being officially launched at Edinburgh College o...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
Fears grow over future of community centre  
FRESH fears have been raised for the future of a popular community centre in the city.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:37
French Socialists demand to know who paid for Sarkozy's N...  
Politicians from France's opposition Socialist Party on Monday demanded to know who was footing the bill for conserva...
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