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Officials have said that Ankara is upset that Germany is lax in efforts to control Kurdish militancy after Berlin banned a Turkish charity tied to a deadly Israeli raid.

The German government banned the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, or IHH, because of its anti-Israeli stance.

It should be noted that the Turkish IHH was involved in the deadly raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza.

Records have indicated that lawyers for Florida's Casey Anthony have been investigating her father in connection with the 2008 murder of her daughter Caylee.

The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported on Tuesday that documents obtained by a local television station indicate defense attorneys have spent thousands of dollars on a private investigation of George Anthony.

A legal analyst who viewed the documents said it looks like the defense is trying to discredit George Anthony or possibly blame him for his granddaughter's slaying.

Saying the option's simplicity is attractive, scientists are reviewing a new option for permanently sealing the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN reported on Tuesday that BP officials said the "static kill" option would pump mud into the well to force oil back into the reservoir. They said the option could succeed where similar attempts have failed because pressure in the well is lower than expected.

Officials have said that reports regarding the health of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak are doubtful because they aren't based on medical reports.

All eyes were on the health of the 82-year-old president following gall bladder surgery in Germany early this year, The Washington Times in a Monday article said.

A senior U. S. intelligence officer told the Times, "We know he is dying but we don't know when he will die."

Animal rights activists revealed on Tuesday that a new Massachusetts law will prohibit so-called "debarking" procedures on dogs and cats.

The Boston Globe has reported that the ban the state Legislature in Boston enacted on surgical de-vocalization (vocal cord cutting by a veterinarian) will go into effect on Wednesday.

The newspaper further said that Gov. Deval Patrick signed the bill into law April 22.

According to a statement issued by the FAA, an experimental aircraft that crashed Monday near Charleston, S. C., was registered to a Delaware company called Bogco Aviation Inc.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported on Tuesday that the fixed-wing Comp Air 8 was en route from Merritt Island, Fla., to Mount Pleasant, S. C., when it crashed and burst into flames in a marsh near the runway at East Cooper Regional Airport.