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Wendy's Finger Finder Arrested

Kelly Hayes - Apr 22, 2005 / 7:35 am | Story: 8732

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the death penalty for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. "If society's ultimate penalty should be reserved for the most heinous offenses, accompanied by proof of vileness or future dangerousness, then surely this case qualifies," Justice Donald Lemons wrote.Full Story
Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera aired a video Friday appearing to show a commercial helicopter with 11 people aboard being shot down a day earlier. An Al-Jazeera anchor said an insurgent group -- the Army of the Mujahedeen, whose logo was superimposed on a corner of the video screen image -- took credit for shooting down the chopper.Full Story
Twenty-four Muslim men went on trial Friday as suspected members of an al Qaeda cell accused of using Spain as a staging ground to plot the Sept. 11 terror attacks.Full Story
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed "deep remorse" over his country's aggression in the Second World War, in an apparent bid to calm tensions with China. Koizumi, speaking at the Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta, said Japan caused tremendous suffering to their Asian neighbours, including the use of biological weapons and forcing women into sexual slavery.Full Story
Police have arrested a woman who claimed she found a human fingertip in a bowl of chili served to her at a California fast-food restaurant. Anna Ayala, 39, was taken into custody at her Las Vegas home Thursday night. There's no word on what charge she might face.Full Story