Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, so Gerhartsreiter could face a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison for the murder conviction, plus two additional years because the jury also found that he personally used a blunt object and a sharp instrument as weapons.

WSJ: Charades are over for Rockefeller Impostor

Saeed said some of the Al-Masry fans had planned the attack, with thugs using rocks, knives, sharp objects, and weapons in their assault on the Al-Ahly fans.

CNN: Egypt: 75 charged over deadly soccer stadium riot

Of course the region has long been the leading source of headaches to global policy makers, but the possibility of leakage of weapons of mass destruction and the sharp exacerbation of religious tensions in the region seem set to make things even worse.

BBC: Bashar al-Assad

At a time when the Bush administration is contemplating sharp reductions in offensive strategic nuclear missiles and bombs, some lawmakers and senior officials inside the nuclear weapons complex and the Pentagon have been talking about the need to resume underground testing, said Sen.

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