Dutch forensic experts say they are testing a piece of bone found on the Caribbean island of Aruba to see if it comes from missing American teenager Natalee Holloway. (Nov. 17)
Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Nov. 17: White House meeting postponed; Alleged Russian arms dealer in custody; Reality TV Producer arrested; Royal engagement.
A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the world's deadly conflicts over the last decade with powerful weapons has arrived in the United States. Viktor Bout faces charges he supported terrorists. (Nov. 17)
Spanish flamenco, Mediterranean cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine are among items added to the U.N.'s list of intangible cultural heritage. (Nov. 17)
Police say at least 12 Connecticut high school students were hurt after a man got into a fight with his girlfriend, took a box truck from work, then crashed into at least 12 cars and a school bus in Stamford. (Nov. 17)
BP has launched its biggest push yet to deep-clean the tourist beaches that were coated with crude during the worst of the Gulf oil spill. Machines are digging down into the sand to remove buried tar mats left from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.(Nov. 17)
Highlights of this day in history: President Richard Nixon says 'I am not a crook'; Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England; Suez Canal opens; Congress holds first DC session; Sculptor Auguste Rodin dies; Film director Martin Scorsese born. (Nov. 17)
A Minn. teenager has been charged with murdering two convenience store clerks at separate stores in northern Iowa. Michael Richard Swanson has been charged as an adult with two counts each of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. (Nov. 16)
Mourners in North Carolina held a vigil for Zahra Baker, a disabled girl whose dismembered remains were found more than a month after she was reported missing. Hundreds gathered to sing 'Happy Birthday' on what would have been her 11th birthday. (Nov. 16)
A TV producer whose wife was killed in Mexico has been arrested as a fugitive in Southern California. Federal authorities Bruce Beresford-Redman was taken into custody without incident at his Calif. home Tuesday. (Nov. 16)
Their hawkish policies and sky-high defense spending may have cost them the White House and Congress in 2008, but the neoconservatives are down...not out. They gathered less than a block from the White House for a conference on "Restoring America's Leadership of a Democratic World," without ever recognizing the role their policies played in damaging America's image internationally. Conservative leaders like John McCain joined Joseph Lieberman and Buck McKeon to express their support for a permanent US presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, continued defense spending and the imminent threats of Iran and China.
Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited from Thailand to the United States to stand trial, a development opposed by Moscow. Russia has long opposed Bout's extradition to the United States and called for him to be released and returned home. Author Daniel Estulin says Viktor Bout is one of Bilderberg's pawns in its attempt to destroy Russia.
Viktor Bout has been extradited to the United States from Thailand and Russia is not happy about it. Moscow called the move illegal and said the Thai court's decision was politically motivated. Why does the United States want Bout so badly? RT Contributor Wayne Madsen explains the "Neo Cons in Washington are chomping at the bit to kill the US-Russian relations reset".
John Tyner, a California man, became a national sensation when he recorded his encounter during an airport security pat down. After the exchange was recorded on his cell phone, Tyner uploaded the video and shortly after - it went viral. The mainstream media had a field day, reporting the pros and cons of body scanning machines and patdowns in the name of security. But one question they failed to ask is: who is behind the push for the body scanners? Turns out, former secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, now runs a security and risk management firm and one of his clients is Rapiscan, one of the biggest manufacturers of body scanning machines in the country. While the mainstream media continues to interview Chertoff about the value of body scanning machines, they fail to point out that he can benefit from the implementation of the machines
The alleged Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout arrived to the US after Thai government approved his extradition despite the Criminal Court decision. He was moved to the US plane at Bangkok's airport without seeing his wife and lawyer. In the US Viktor Bout faces life in prison if convicted of terrorism.
US President Barack Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last week during the G20 summit to assure him that the treaty would be passed through Congress. However, it has been held up in Congress by Republicans and specifically John Kyle of Arizona who is the expert on arms control for the Republican Party. Lawrence Korb points out that the Republicans want modifications to the treaty and he believes the treaty will be difficult to pass in this short time frame.
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