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Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 2:40 am

Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman

The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 2:30 am

Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 2:20 am

Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 2:20 am

Sentence request for US woman in Italy murder case

Prosecutors are expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 2:20 am

The nation's weather

Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.

New Nov 21, 2009 | 1:50 am

Afghan police are weak link in security force

Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.

Nov 21, 2009 | 1:30 am

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:50 am

China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion

A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:45 am

Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death

The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:35 am

Fire calls

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First Interstate Bank earns fed rating

Billings-based First Interstate Bank has received an “outstanding” rating by the Federal Reserve Bank for its efforts in serving low- and moderate-income communities.