Alleged White House shooter Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of attempting to assassinate the president and 16 related crimes. Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Washington. After one of his lawyers entered the pleas for him, Ortega-Hernandez was escorted back to jail, where he is being held without bond pending a trial. Read full article > >

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Although Randy Edsall said unequivocally Tuesday that he is not engaged in a rebuilding project as Maryland’s first-year coach , he also suggested that the foundation of the program was laden with cracks when he was hired in January. “When you come in with the type of program you are going to run, it takes time,” Edsall said during his weekly news conference. “Most especially if young people aren’t used to being held accountable or they are not used to doing things correctly all the time.” Read full article > >

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Five people are arrested in a raid at a Bedfordshire travellers’ site where 24 men suspected of being held against their will – some for up to 15 years – have been found.

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After being held hostage by Gaddafi forces.

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Journalists Freed From Tripoli Hotel

Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi’s father has gone missing amid fears that he is being held by kidnappers.

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Special sittings are being held by courts in London and Manchester over the weekend to try hundreds of people in connection with this week’s riots.

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None of the major 2012 GOP presidential candidates currently plan to attend an August rally in Israel being held by conservative firebrand and outgoing Fox news host Glenn Beck. But Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), a former Democratic vice presidential contender, signaled he might show up. And former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain, a long shot in the 2012 nomination fight to face President Obama, said he would like to attend. Lieberman and Cain are the only two politicians listed on the event’s Facebook page . Read full article > >

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The Saudi Arabian government is moving quickly to put down a budding protest of women claiming the right to drive. Manal al-Sharif, one of the organizers, was arrested on Sunday and is being held for up to five days. Her arrest follows two other highly…

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A top Nation of Islam official was arrested in Guyana on suspicion of terrorism and is being held in a Georgetown detention center, police said.

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It just keeps getting worse for IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who’s being held in New York on charges including attempted rape. In addition to Tristane Banon, a French journalist who in 2007 claimed Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her, a Mexican…

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on suicide watch in his Rikers Island cell, according to a news report. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund is being held on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment…

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The first debate of the Republican presidential primary campaign is being held, though most major contenders will not be on stage.

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A doctor from London is being held by authorities in Dubai after allegedly making a rude gesture at a motorist.

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Doctor charged in Dubai car row

Start packing for your rescue mission, Bill Clinton: An American citizen is being held in North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. Spokesman Mark Toner said Swedish officials have “been able to visit” the detained American (Sweden, which…

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In a rare rebuke to the U.S. government, the United Nations’ representative for torture, Juan Mendez, criticized America’s treatment of accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, who is being held in a military prison. While Mendez has not personally…

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