Art show to benefit Cambodia schools

By TONY EVANSExpress Staff Writer Wood River High School senior Erica Evans wants to help children in Cambodia make art. Photo by David N. Seelig Students in the Wood River Valley have a growing tradition of doing good things for the world. They found nonprofit groups, travel abroad to help out with non-governmental organizations and contribute philanthropic ideas to the local community. Erica Evans, a senior at Wood River High School, has plans to bring the gift of art to children...

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Hillary Clinton would not accompany Obama to India

Washington: For the first time in several years, the US Secretary of State will not be part of the Presidential delegation when Barack Obama visits India next month.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has played a key role in accelerating the Indo-US relationship, will not accompany Obama during his November visit due to "scheduling conflict".Clinton would be in Australia along with Defence Secretary Robert Gates for the 25th anniversary of the annual Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).This would be a distinct departure from the...

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Cambodian police arrest French sex convict – officials

Agence France-Presse First Posted 15:59:00 10/24/2010 Filed Under: Rape, Crime and Law and Justice, Children, Police PHNOM PENH – Cambodian police have arrested a Frenchman convicted of raping a minor in France, who fled his home country six years ago to escape arrest, officials said Sunday. Francis Leroun, 54, was detained in custody after his arrest on Saturday in a rented house in southern Cambodia at the request of a French court, according to provincial prosecutor Bou Bun Hang. "We are awaiting further action from the appeal court," he told AFP on Sunday. Leroun escaped in 2004 but was tried in absentia and sentenced to 12 years in jail, a French embassy official said on condition of anonymity. He said the...

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Cambodia back on the Suzuki track

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Wayne Rooney signs new five-year

contract to end Manchester United exit saga Sir Alex Ferguson happy to draw line under 'difficult week' Uefa Champions League : Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - (Gettyimages) Wayne Rooney has performed a remarkable U-turn on his Manchester United future and has signed a new five-year contract days after he announced plans to leave.Manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced on Tuesday that...

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Manchester United veteran Gary Neville: Team-mates have forgiven Wayne Rooney

Rooney Celebrating his goal with Gary Neville(Getty Images) Gary Neville insists that Manchester United players have forgiven Wayne Rooney for questioning whether they have what it takes to win more silverware. The 25-year-old forward had conceded that he was looking to move away from Old Trafford, citing a lack of ambition. But the former Everton man recently did a U-turn to sign a five-year deal...

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