(8 stories) Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark

World News - News February 9, 2012 See World News Weather Pakistani man fights police over 40-foot shark (WHDH) Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman. GOP report questions release of terror suspects from Guantanamo (Star Tribune) Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror suspects deemed an acceptable threat from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, only to find that 27 percent re-engaged in terrorist or insurgent activities, according to a report by Republicans on the investigations panel of the House ... (more) Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine (York Dispatch) Mexican troops have made an historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, the Mexican army said in a statement released late Wednesday. Amnesty Int'l decries attacks by Maldives police (Bellingham Herald) The rights group called on the government of President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who took over when Nasheed resigned Tuesday, to investigate the attack and ensure freedom of expression in the Indian Ocean island nation. Tibetan sets himself on fire in China (York Dispatch) Another Tibetan has set himself on fire in western China to protest government policies while thousands marched in another part of China to show support for their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a report said. Prince Harry qualifies as Apache helicopter pilot (York Dispatch) Britain's defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the best co-pilot gunner in his class after 18 months of training. 5 Yemeni prisoners killed in riots (York Dispatch) Security officials say five Yemeni prisoners have been killed in clashes after riots in a prison south of the capital as some tried to flee. Car bomb attack in Somali capital kills 8 (Star-Telegram) A car bomb killed eight people and wounded two members of parliament in Somalia's capital Wednesday, officials said, in an attack claimed by a spokesman for Somalia's Islamist insurgency. More World News News...

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