AP - A U.S. military civilian employee was sentenced to nine years in prison for two rapes on Okinawa, court officials and media reports said Friday.

A fire broke out on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials. Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp. The Star Princess, with 3,813 passengers and crew, was en route to Montego Bay, Jamaica, after departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, the cruise line said.

A fire broke out on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials. Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp. The Star Princess, with 3,813 passengers and crew, was en route to Montego Bay, Jamaica, after departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, the cruise line said.

A fire broke out today on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials. Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp. The Star Princess, with 3,813 passengers and crew, was en route to Montego Bay, Jamaica, after departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, the cruise line said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A fire broke out today on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials. Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp. The Star Princess, with 3,813 passengers and crew, was en route to Montego Bay, Jamaica, after departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, the cruise line said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A fire broke out today on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials. Two people suffered significant smoke inhalation and nine others had "minor complications from smoke inhalation," said a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Carnival Corp. The Star Princess, with 3,813 passengers and crew, was en route to Montego Bay, Jamaica, after departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, the cruise line said. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Nine athletes from Africa and Asia have gone missing at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, police say.

AP - Heavy winds ripped away much of the top nine floors of a fire-weakened Nigerian building early Wednesday, raining debris on mostly empty streets and leaving people on lower floors waving frantically for help.

Reuters - After nine consecutive weeks of sales increases, the soundtrack to the Disney cable TV movie "High School Musical" returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday.

An Indian court accepts an appeal challenging the acquittal of nine men over the murder of a model in 1999.

AP - Allen Iverson was back on the court Tuesday for the first time since spraining his right foot nine days ago, and is expected to be in the lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers against Atlanta on Wednesday.

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AHN) - Jones Apparel Group Inc. which owns the Nine West label and Barneys clothing stores, may sell its Nine West shoes and accessories business. According to CBS Marketwatch, shares of Jones surged as much as $4.63 to $35.45...

Reuters - Jones Apparel Group Inc. , which owns the Nine West label and Barneys clothing stores, is exploring strategic options including selling the company to private equity firms, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter Washington D.C. (AHN) – A new UK charity report states millions of children whose mothers are living with HIV/Aids do not receive enough long-term care and support. Save the Children has found up to nine million children lost their mothers to...

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A unit of Zurich Financial Services AG, will pay $171 million to nine U.S. states to settle a case involving bid rigging and price fixing. According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the American unit of the biggest Swiss...

AP - Dwyane Wade had 30 points, nine assists and five rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 111-100 on Sunday night.

AP - A mudslide swept down on a scouting expedition in central Colombia, killing nine young hikers and leaving two others missing, authorities said Sunday. The scouts had just been bathing and practicing knots when they were carried away, survivors said.

AP - Pau Gasol had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to just miss a triple-double, and Chucky Atkins scored 20 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 90-84 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

AP - Georgia was ready for Marist this time. Tasha Humphrey scored 23 points and Sherill Baker added 23 points and nine steals to lead the third-seeded Bulldogs to a 75-60 victory over the 14th-seeded Red Foxes in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday.

Reuters - U.S. troops killed nine people, including a family, after their patrol was ambushed in an Iraqi town early on Sunday, Iraqi police said.