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Last Updated: August 23. 2011 1:00AM
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NationNorfolk, Va. — Two Somali men were sentenced to life in prison Monday for their roles in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans aboard dead. A band of pirates had hoped to take the Americans aboard the Quest, which was captured several hundred miles south of Oman, back to Somalia so they could be ransomed, but that plan fell apart when four U.S. Navy warships began shadowing them.
In other headlines
Oil spill cleanup to cost $42.6M: Cleanup after a recent oil spill in Montana's Yellowstone River is expected to cost Exxon Mobil Corp. an estimated $42.6 million.Stage collapse victim to donate organs: The family of Meagan Toothman, who died after the Indiana State Fair stage collapse, says she would undergo organ donation surgery Monday.
Transit agency protesters held: Police arrested at least eight protesters Monday in a demonstration against Bay Area Rapid Transit agency's earlier decision to cut wireless service in San Francisco stations to stop a protest.
World
Militants fire more rockets into Israel
Jerusalem — Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip launched rockets into Israel on Monday, despite an unofficial truce meant to defuse exchanges of rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes. They caused no injuries, but damaged property and set fire to a field. The latest round of violence began with a deadly attack on Israelis near the Egypt-Israel border on Thursday when gunmen who appear to have originated in Gaza and crossed into southern Israel ambushed vehicles, killing eight people.Shipwreck may be from Roman times
Tirana, Albania — A U.S.-Albania archaeological mission said Monday it has found the wreck of a Roman cargo ship off Albania's coast, complete with some 300 wine jars — all empty, alas. The wreck dates to the 1st century B.C., and its cargo is believed to have been en route to western European markets. The find was made near the port city of Vlora, 90 miles southwest of the capital, Tirana, early this month.In other headlines
Iran protects nuke equipment: Iran has moved some of its centrifuges to an underground uranium enrichment site that offers better protection from airstrikes, the country's vice president said Monday.Japan's high radiation to linger: Residents evacuated from around Japan's stricken nuclear plant may not to be able to return to their homes for "a long time" due to radiation levels, an official said Monday.
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