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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - A man died after lightning struck a metal cross he was holding during a funeral in a village near Ljubljana, the Slovenian news agency STA reported Thursday.
It said the 62-year-old man died in hospital Wednesday evening, several hours after the incident in the village of
Brezovica. Another person at the funeral was slightly injured.
http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050623/D8ATC4V82.html ABC's 'Empire' Brings Ancient Rome to TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) - ABC is gambling that summer viewers might enjoy a Roman holiday, circa 40 B.C. Movie theaters are dominated by various kinds of blockbusters at this time of year, "Empire" executive producer Tony Jonas figures, so maybe the same approach will work on the small screen.
http://reuters.myway.com//article/20050623/2005-06-23T160239Z_01_SP69606_RTRIDST_0_ODD-INDIA-CRIME-DC.html Crime reporter nabbed in crime spree
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian crime reporter has been arrested over a spate of dozens of car thefts and burglaries, accused of using his contacts to move stolen goods, newspapers reported Thursday, Police picked up 42-year-old Sanjay Kumar Singh and three friends in New Delhi after being tipped off they were meeting to plot more car thefts in the capital, The Pioneer reported. Singh covers the crime beat for daily newspapers in Bihar, a state with some of India's highest crime rates. Police say he used his contacts to dispose of the cars in Bihar and was
involved in at least 56 car thefts and 20 burglaries. No further details were available. Singh is in jail and has not publicly commented.
http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050624/D8ATVFUG0.html Canada Aims to Curb Internet Drug Trade
TORONTO (AP) - Canada will soon announce measures to restrict Internet pharmacies from selling prescription drugs to U.S. consumers, officials said Thursday. Such sales have become popular with Americans seeking cheaper medicine.
