built-in
camera. Mark Gregory has this report.
Many rivals have tried to emulate the success of the Apple iPad with look-alike tablet devices. None has come close. Amazon, though, is seen as in with a chance partly because its product is much cheaper - less than half the price of the iPad -
and partly because Amazon through its online shopping has movies, e-books and other digital content to tie in with its tablet as Apple does with iTunes.
The authorities in Mexico have found five
severed
heads outside a school in the resort town of Acapulco. The discovery was made in full view of students and passers-by. The remains were left with a message threatening the state governor, but it's not clear if the case was linked to extortion threats against teachers. From Mexico City, Julian Miglierini reports.
The heads which belonged to five still unidentified men were found in a sack inside a wooden crate near the school after an anonymous call alerted the police. Last month, the teachers, through phone calls and anonymous messages, were told to hand over half their salaries to the gangs or face violent consequences. The teachers walked out in protest and urged the government to provide more protection for them. The authorities have promised to deploy more police and install security cameras at schools, but so far the teachers have not lifted their strike.
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A Saudi Arabian prisoner accused of plotting the attack on the warship, the USS Cole, is to be tried in Guantanamo and could face the death sentence if convicted. The Pentagon formally approved terrorism and murder charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who will face a military tribunal within the next 30 days. Seventeen US sailors were killed when suicide bombers