More bodies found in Italian cruise wreck

Jan. 14, 2012
The Italian Coast Guard says its divers have found two more bodies aboard the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship.The discovery of the bodies brings to five the number of known dead after the luxury ship ran aground with s

U of C professor talks North Korea, Obama's beefed up Asia-Pacific policy

Jan. 13, 2012
North Korea’s government-run Central News Agency announced yesterday that the body of Kim Jong-il will be embalmed and laid in state next to Kim Jong-un, his father and founder of the communist state.  The regime also alleges it will build “smiling portraits” of Kim and “towers to his immortali

President Preckwinkle defends releasing immigrant detainees

Jan. 13, 2012
Saul Chavez, accused of driving drunk and killing a man, posted bail and was released despite the federal detainer placed on him.

Preckwinkle asks for Cook County bail bonds study

Jan. 12, 2012
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday defended an ordinance that frees some inmates wanted by immigration authorities.

Boats burn at Seneca, Ill marina

Jan. 12, 2012
Authorities in northern Illinois are investigating an early morning fire that burned 18 boats at the Spring Brook Marina in Seneca.Seneca Fire Chief Jerry Sears says four boats were on fire when firefighters arrived on the scene just after 1 a.m. Thursday.

Fuel subsidy cuts spark protests in an already volatile Nigeria

Jan. 12, 2012
On Monday, the Nigerian government announced it would end two decades of fuel subsidies.

Navy recruit dies during training at Illinois base

Jan. 12, 2012
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Ethnic tensions on the rise in South Sudan

Jan. 12, 2012
There were high expectations and a sense of euphoria when South Sudan gained independence from the North last July.  It was a battle hard won after years of fighting.  But in recent months the challenges have added up.

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