Three Mexican fishermen who claim they set out months ago from Mexico's western coast have been rescued near the Marshall Islands — 5,500 miles to the west — after surviving on rain water and raw fish. Eugene Muller, manager of Koo's Fishing Co., said by phone Tuesday that the company's boat picked up the three on Aug. 9. Muller said the men were recovering and would be brought back to Majuro, the islands' capital, in 10 to 14 days."We fished, and we ate the fish raw ... because there was no fire to cook with," survivor Jesus Vidana, 27, told Mexico's Televisa news network in a telephone hook-up to the ship's communications system.They once went 15 days without food but had enough drinking water because "it rained every day," he said.He said the three read the Bible as they drifted across the Pacific....
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 British home secretary: Individual rights must be balanced with security concerns. Translation: less freedom for illusionary safety, more Power to Government |
Britain's top law enforcement official said Wednesday that Europe is being confronted by terrorism that's "unconstrained in its evil intention," and individual rights must be balanced with collective security.Home Secretary John Reid made his comments after briefing European Union counterparts on the investigation into an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes."As we face the threat of mass murder we have to accept that the rights of the individual that we enjoy must and will be balanced with the collective right of security and the protection of life and limb that our citizens demand," he told journalists.The EU, he added, faces "a form of terrorism that is unconstrained in its evil intention."Civil liberty groups have criticized the British government for its reaction to terrorist threats, accusing it of eroding rights in the effort to tighten security....
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| Hackers target latest Windows fix |
Hi-tech hackers have started to produce malicious programs that target the latest bugs in Microsoft's Windows. A worm has been spotted in the wild that tries to use vulnerabilities to hijack home computers. Any computer compromised by the worm will become part of a large botnet set up to send out junk mail. At the same time Microsoft is re-issuing a recent security patch which has made the Internet Explorer browser crash on some computers. On 8 August Microsoft released a bumper collection of security patches for 23 separate flaws in Windows and programs in the Office software suite. One of the problems identified in the August update was deemed so serious that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning urging users to download the patch and apply it as soon as possible. ...
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| Cancer-stricken teen can forgo chemotherapy |
A 16-year-old cancer patient 's legal fight ended in victory Wednesday when his family's attorneys and social services officials reached an agreement that would allow him to forgo chemotherapy.At the start of what was scheduled to be a two-day hearing, Accomack County Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler announced that both sides had reached a consent decree, which Tyler approved.Under the decree, Starchild Abraham Cherrix, who is battling Hodgkin's disease, will be treated by an oncologist of his choice who is board-certified in radiation therapy and interested in alternative treatments. The family must provide the court updates on Abraham's treatment and condition every three months until he's cured or turns 18.Tyler emphasized that the decree states that the parents weren't medically neglectful.Abraham saw the doctor last week, and defense attorneys told the judge that the doctor has indicated that he thinks that Abraham can be cured....
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| China Trial of Hong Kong Journalist Ends |
The trial of a Hong Kong journalist accused of spying for Taiwan ended here after one day, his employer said, and a Chinese researcher linked to the case was tried Wednesday in a brief closed-door session, a Hong Kong activist said. Ching Cheong, a correspondent for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, was detained in April 2005, and state media later claimed he confessed to selling military secrets to Taiwan and setting up a spy network. His supporters say he is innocent. Ching's trial in the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court started and ended Tuesday, said Carole Chow, a spokeswoman for Singapore Press Holdings, the Straits' Times parent company.Frank Lu, a human rights activist in Hong Kong who runs a one-man news service, said in a faxed statement Wednesday that a verdict was likely to be announced Thursday based on the routine of past, similar cases...
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| Hamas, Fatah to renew unity government negotiations |
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of the militant Hamas group, said on Wednesday they would renew negotiations to form a unity government that might ease international isolation. Similar talks broke down in February between officials from Abbas's Fatah faction, Hamas and other groups over Hamas's refusal to accept peace deals between the Palestinians and Israel that would imply recognition of the Jewish state. After defeating Fatah in a January election, Hamas formed a government mostly of its own members, prompting the suspension of foreign aid and plunging the Palestinian Authority into international isolation. "The consultations and the contacts to achieve this goal (of a unity government) will begin from this moment," Abbas said after meeting Haniyeh. ...
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