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WASHINGTON: The State Department said on Friday that five US citizens had been killed in the attacks on Mumbai and that more Americans remained missing. "The Department is now able to confirm the deaths of five American citizens. Consular staff have been in contact with all of the victims' families," Gordon Duguid, acting deputy spokesman, said in a statement. "The Consulate in Mumbai will continue to work with the Indian Police until all missing American citizens have been accounted for," he added. The State Department did not identify the victims killed in the wave of attacks by Pakistan-based Islamic militants...

Zeituni had been working at Kenya Breweries when Mr Obama visited the country in 1988, but inquiries as to her whereabouts today elicited a similarly blank response from the family. Zeituni, like the missing Omar somewhere in America, had apparently vanished.

For anyone following the occurence of the Red star on Obama merchandise on democratnationalcommittee.com, THE RED STARS ARE GONE!!! I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I do know that the parent company that posts the site is owned by a former Republican Representative from Iowa! Take it for what it's worth... was it a private slam on Obama? That's my take on it. I could share more, but it would serve no good purpose. So, whether it was just a design that meant nothing or if it was a personal message we may never know!

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – An Army translator kidnapped two years ago Thursday is still unaccounted for, the only U.S. servicemember who remains missing in the current Iraq war. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie was visiting his wife's family in central Baghdad Oct. 23, 2006, when a group of armed, masked men dragged him to a waiting car. Al-Taie, a 41-year-old specialist when he was captured, is now 43 and a sergeant. The last public news of him came in February 2007, when a Shiite militant group called Ahl al-Bayt Brigades released a 10-second video of him on the Internet. The military is...

Missing Miltary Absentee BallotsPosted By: Mike Igoe 10 hrs ago Election Day is just a few weeks away now. And people who can't make it to the polls, such as those serving in the military, have the option of using an absentee ballot. Darelene Hedges of Depew called 2 On Your Side on behalf of her son who discovered there was a problem with his. Her son Joshua is serving with the National Guard in Afghanistan. He was told the absentee ballots for his overseas base had been lost. Darlene tells us her son, and the people serving with him,...

Missing From: Alexandria, VA Missing Date: 10/19/2008 10:00 AM Issued for: Virginia: Statewide Contact: If you have information, please contact Fairfax County Police Department, 703-691-2131 Circumstances: The Virginia State Police and Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Fairfax County Police Department on 10/19/08 at 20:00 hours. The child is believed to be in danger. He was last seen at Shoppers Food Warehouse in Alexandria, VA. Missing Child Name: Kameron Deveaux Wells Alias: Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Skin Color: Black Age: 5YO Height: 3FT0 Weight: Gender: Male Description: The child has a...

Law enforcement officials are reporting that six-year-old Cole Puffinburger has been found alive and is safe in policy custody. The boy was found in the downtown Las Vegas area after being missing since Wednesday. The boy was found near a bus stop near Oakey and 17th Street. He was found in good shape, but is being transported to UMC for a medical evaluation. Earlier Saturday, Metro Police canceled an Amber Alert for the six-year-old. Metro held a news conference Saturday afternoon to update the case. Metro Captain Vincent Cannito said police from several jurisdictions served search warrants in connection with...

Authorities to Hold News Conference on Fate of Boy Whose Grandfather Has Been Tied to Mexican Drug RingNevada officials have deactivated an Amber Alert for kidnapped 6-year-old Cole Puffinburger. They gave no reason for the cancellation. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced a news conference to be held at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). Puffinburger was kidnapped Wednesday morning from his Las Vegas home. His grandfather, Clemens Tinnemeyer, 51, was arrested by the FBI on Friday as a "person of interest" in the case. He was taken into custody in Riverside, Calif., and is being held at the...

A missing Nixa boy is safe at home Oct. 15 after searchers looked for several hours before finding the youngster under his bed. Nicholas Metzker, 4, was found just before 12 p.m. by Nixa police officers searching his 203 N. Gregg Road home a second time—fast asleep. “He was asleep under his bed,” Nixa Sgt. Jim Liles said. “He was under the bed. There was a bunch of boxes and he managed to crawl behind them and get a little crevice.” Liles said at least 20 searchers from the Nixa Police and Fire departments, Christian County Sheriff’s Department, Stone County...

Murder charges could soon be filed against the mother of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony, and her attorney says she's prepared for the worst. The state attorney’s office and Orange County Sheriffs are working together on the murder case against 22-year-old Casey Anthony, though no charges have been formally filed as of yet, according to MyFOXOrlando.com. A grand jury will convene in Orange County, Fla., next week and evidence against Anthony could be presented, though that hasn't yet been confirmed, MyFOXOrlando.com reported. Anthony's lawyer Jose Baez won't say whether he expects his client to be indicted on homicide charges. Baez...

Once it became clear Monday night that she was missing, a little more than 20 police personnel were looking for 10-year-old Molicia Tumaline....

LOS ANGELES -- California U.S. Reps. Loretta and Linda Sanchez say their brother Henry and his girlfriend are missing after a possible boating crash off the Southern California coast. Video The sisters said in a statement issued Friday that a debris field found off the coast contained fragments from the boat their brother was aboard with his girlfriend, Penny Avila. Authorities said life jackets, a cooler with food, a sandal, and pieces of a boat were found in the water, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram newspaper. The Coast Guard said Henry Sanchez and his girlfriend left Alamitos Bay near...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II. Underwater video footage and pictures captured by an expedition hired by sons of the commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Mannert L. Abele, allowed the Navy to confirm the discovery, Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny said Thursday in a news release. McAneny said the Navy was very grateful to the Abele family. "We hope this announcement will help to give closure to the families of the 70 crewmen of Grunion,"...

The sunken wreckage of a U.S. submarine lost with all hands during the Second World War has been located off an island in the Aleutian chain, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The USS Grunion disappeared July 30, 1942 with 70 crew members after conducting operations against Japanese forces who had seized the Aleutian island of Kiska. Acting on a tip, sons of the submarine's commander, Lt.-Cmdr. Mannert Abele, mounted two expeditions to find the missing submarine and located it at a depth of 3,200 feet off Kiska. "It's like we won the lottery 10 times in a row," Bruce Abele,...

A hiker came across the papers in the backcountry near Mammoth Mountain, according to the Madera County Sheriff's Department. The adventurer vanished in September 2007. A hiker in the Sierra Nevada backcountry today found identification documents believed to be those of missing adventurer Steve Fossett, officials said. The ID cards were found by hiker Preston Morrow off a trail near the town of Mammoth Lakes earlier this week and were turned in to local police. The items reportedly carried the name of James Steven Fossett and the same date of birth as the adventurer, who vanished in September 2007 after...

The wreckage of a plane found near the town of Mammoth Lakes in California does belong to missing US adventurer Steve Fossett, officials say. A number plate confirmed the plane as the Bellanca Super Decathlon owned by the 63-year-old millionaire. No body has yet been found. The search began after a hiker found items thought to belong to Mr Fossett.

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Search teams combing a rugged part of eastern California for any sign of Steve Fossett, the adventurer who vanished on a solo flight more than a year ago, have spotted what appeared to be wreckage Wednesday, authorities said. Erica Stuart, spokeswoman for the Madera County Sheriff's Office, would not reveal the exact location of the reported aerial sighting, which she said was called in around sunset. Searchers had been combing a 10-mile radius around the spot where a hiker had found what appeared to be a pilot's license and other items belonging to Fossett earlier in...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hikers in northern California have found clothing and personal items possibly belonging to millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who went missing a year ago, CNN reported on Wednesday. Mammoth Lakes Police Chief Randy Schienle told CNN that a sweatshirt and other identification possibly with Fossett's name on it had been found by hikers in the area.

Gail Ettenger made her last phone call at 10:10 p.m. She was trapped in her Bolivar Peninsula bungalow with her Great Dane, Reba. A drowning cat cried outside. Her Jeep bobbed in the seawater surging around her home. Ettenger, 58, told her friend she was reading old love letters by flashlight. "I think I really screwed up this time," she said, according to Monroe Burks, Ettenger's neighbor who had evacuated to Houston. That was Friday, Sept 12. On Wednesday — 12 days later — her nearly nude body was found face down by a huge debris pile in a remote...

By MARINA MONTEMAYOR Associated Press Writer CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Kill the LT-Mexico-Plane-Border Officials story. The governor's office is retracting statement that four died in crash; now saying search continuing for plane. Make certain the story is not published. A new version will be sent shortly. The AP Associated Press writer Alicia A. Caldwell contributed to this report from El Paso, Texas.