Man accused of sexually assaulting unconscious woman live on Web site

By Calvin Palmer
A Phoenix man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend as she lay unconscious and broadcasting the sexual assault live on the Internet.
Jonathan Hock, 20, set up the webcam built into his laptop and the sexual assault took place on February 26 at about 5:00 a.m.in the woman’s bedroom, according to a court [...]

D-Day Memorial faces financial ruin

By Calvin Palmer
With the 65th anniversary of D-Day fast approaching, for those who need reminding it takes place on June 6, the foundation that runs the National D-Day Memorial is on the brink of financial ruin.
The poor economy is partly to blame. Each passing year also sees the surviving members of the Greatest Generation, the [...]

Shark kills tourist in the Red Sea

By Calvin Palmer
A French tourist was attacked and killed by a shark today while diving off Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
The woman, who was in her fifties, is thought to have bled to death before being pulled out of the water. Her leg showed visible bite marks.
“I can confirm that there is one French citizen killed [...]

British mother and her lover jailed for adultery

By Calvin Palmer
A British mother of two and her lover were sentenced today to two months in jail by a Dubai court following their conviction of adultery.
Sally Antia, 43, and her lover Mark Hawkins, 44, were arrested on May 2 after leaving  the 5-star Radisson Creek Hotel in Dubai. Police were tipped off by her husband, [...]

Dying girl’s head looked like ‘a skull wrapped in skin’

By Calvin Palmer
A jury in New South Wales was told today that a dying girl’s head resembled a skull wrapped in skin.
The emaciated body of the seven-year-old girl was found at the family home at Hawks Nest on November 3, 2007.
Her 47-year-old father and 35-year-old mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have pleaded [...]

U.S. geologist and wife were passengers on Air France jet

By Calvin Palmer
A U.S. geologist and his wife are among the 228 people feared dead after an Air France jet disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening.
Devon Energy Corp confirmed today that Michael Harris, 60, and his 54-year-old wife, Anne, were on Flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Harris was a geologist in [...]