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Five former policemen convicted of shooting six people, two fatally, in New Orleans in the chaotic wake of Hurricane Katrina are jailed for decades.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, with the judge lashing out at prosecutors for two hours on their handling of the case....

The Justice Department is scrambling to meet a federal court's Thursday deadline to answer fundamental constitutional questions about the health care law championed by President Obama, an escalating political battle that has embroiled all three branches of government.

The International Criminal Court rejects a Libyan request to delay the handover of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is wanted for war crimes.

Chelsea survive a late fightback to overcome 10-man Benfica and set up a Champions League semi-final against holders Barcelona.

CAIRO (AP) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency is lobbying hard for support of ultraconservative Muslim clerics, promising them a say over legislation in the future to ensure it is in line with Islamic law, as he tries to rally the divided Islamist vote behind him....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when they disappeared three months apart in the Naples area, both of them right after crossing paths with sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when they disappeared three months apart in the Naples area, both of them right after crossing paths with sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins....

TAMPA, Fla. — Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and Terrance Williams, a black man, had little in common until about eight years ago. That was when they disappeared three months apart in the Naples area, both of them right after crossing paths with sheriff's Deputy Steven Calkins.

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The US is to further ease sanctions against Burma after historic by-elections saw a landslide win for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A majority of Hispanics prefer to identify themselves according to their families' countries of origin, rather than by the government's suggested terms "Hispanic" or "Latino," Pew Hispanic Center reported Wednesday....

The film censor in Thailand bans a new adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth on grounds it is "likely to cause divisions" among the Thai people.

Five former New Orleans police officers are sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for killing or seriously injuring unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

DENVER (AP) -- A woman believed killed in last week's devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze....

DENVER (AP) -- A woman believed killed in last week's devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze....

Google shows off concept designs for augmented reality glasses that it is developing, confirming rumours about the project.

A newly described relative of Tyrannosaurus rex is the largest known feathered animal - living or extinct.

A local election candidate in Wirral apologises after making disparaging remarks about Prince Philip on Twitter.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Among the graves of Fairview Lawn Cemetery, there is one that was a magnet for bouquets and weeping girls in the 1990s. The name on the tombstone: J. Dawson....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex....