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De geluidsopnamen waardoor de corrupte douanier Gerrit G. weer vastzit, zijn als chantagemiddel gebruikt tegen verdachten in het douaneproces. Zij zouden schulden hebben bij Colombiaanse cocaïneleveranciers.

PHOENIX — An Arizona man who stabbed his wife and adult son to death in 2013 because he said he feared giving her HIV after having sex with prostitutes and worried what his jobless son would make of his life was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

According to media reports, representatives of the Syrian opposition visited Washington last week in order to persuade US President-elect Donald Trump to cooperate with them.

Growing coal consumption in parts of Asia will be offset by declines in Chinese and American demand.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Detroit 20, Chicago 17

Atlanta 42, St. Louis 14

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1

Chicago 3, Dallas 1

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Saint Louis 45, Chicago St. 43

Northwestern 83, New Orleans 49

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Northwestern 65, Milwaukee 63

George Mason 72, Illinois St.

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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s police rounded up more than 200 people, mostly Kurds, as the country on Monday mourned the dozens killed in a bombing attack near an Istanbul soccer stadium.

ISTANBUL — Police detained dozens of individuals linked to a Kurdish opposition party in country-wide raids, Turkish state media reported Monday.

Most people look forward to it, but I dread this time of year. Can you suggest some things I could do for the holidays instead of staying home and watching TV by myself? Start calling some of the charitable organizations in your area and ask if they can use an extra pair of hands during the holiday season. Serving food at a homeless shelter or food pantry and delivering meals to shut-ins come to mind. A sure cure for the blues is to reach out and do something for someone who needs a helping hand. Читать дальше...

Will Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson serve national interest if he becomes U.S. secretary of state?

Marcy Willis, right, at a church service. She was charged with a felony in 2011 and has participated in a program known as pretrial diversion, which could lead to her record’s being cleared.

Women waited for aid to be distributed in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 4. Even before the Islamic State took control, Mosul was a conservative city where most women covered their hair with a scarf and their arms with long sleeves.

The joint award had been going for six editions, but the current year will see those responsible launch parallel prizes. Goal explains why the change has happened

The militants — who have stolen cattle, raided markets and uprooted farmers — have created a malnutrition crisis in Nigeria that could spill across borders.

The oil breaks the bonds between beer proteins and hop compounds, causing the foam to dissipate.

All the scores from Sunday's Medway Messenger Youth League matches are here.