(AFP) – Former US president George W. Bush says he remains “comfortable” with the decision to invade Iraq, even as a new spate of bloody violence hit the country and rocked politics in Baghdad. Bush told ABC News in an
The Israeli air force on Thursday shot down an unmanned drone several miles off the coast of the northern port city of Haifa after it entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, the military said.
According to a new study from the traffic firm INRIX, drivers in Los Angeles face more traffic than drivers anywhere else. Thanks to horrible road conditions and massive congestion, drivers spend approximately 59 hours a year extra in their cars.
(AFP) A documentary on the life of tragic British singer Amy Winehouse will feature unseen footage of the late star, the company handling its sale at the Cannes film festival said on Thursday. Focus Features International, a division of US
(AFP) Three British Muslims including a convert to Islam were jailed on Thursday for planning acts of terror. White Muslim convert Richard Dart, 30, a former security guard for the BBC, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment at England’s Old
(AP) RI on track to be 10th state with gay marriageBy DAVID KLEPPERAssociated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I.The number of U.S. states allowing gay marriage is set to enter double digits now that Rhode Island’s state Senate has taken a landmark vote. Legislation
(AP) Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Ala.MOBILE, Ala.A large fire that began with explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., is burning into Thursday morning after injuring three people. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said shortly
(AFP) Serbia’s nationalist President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday personally apologised for the first time for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims, but stopped short of calling it genocide. Nikolic’s office confirmed to AFP authenticity of the statement.
(AP) Officials: Bomb suspect silent after read rightsBy PETE YOST, LARA JAKES and RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated PressBOSTONSixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he’d just been read his constitutional rights. Dzhokhar
(AP) Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, TexasAssociated PressWEST, TexasOn April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first
The co-founder of a pop band known for its buoyant melodies once sang lyrics you’d never want to hear on a Top 40 radio station. Ulf Ekberg, whose Ace of Base outfit gave us hits like The Sign and All That
The upcoming documentary Gasland Part II stirred up plenty of unwanted attention Sunday as ticket-holding farmers were barred from seeing the film and a reporter was arrested at the scene of the premiere. The film is slated to be shown
No link. Bing search for the quote if you want to give them traffic. Given the layers of irony, sarcasm and joking often employed on Twitter, it can be difficult to parse the messages of a stranger. Yet some of
Betsy Rothstein at FishbowlDC: As part of the transition from print to digital, CQ Roll Call has announced that it’s offering a “small handful” of employees in editorial voluntary buy-out packages. … The number of buyouts needed depends on who
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK–Since directing “Garden State,” Zach Braff has continually prepared music in an iTunes playlist titled, “For Next Movie.” Nine years and hundreds of saved songs later, Braff hopes he’s finally making his follow-up to
(AP) MLB likely to discuss security after bombingsNEW YORKStadium operations officials from the 30 big league baseball teams will meet this week and are expected to discuss whether to make any security changes in the wake of the Boston Marathon
(AP) Nuggets fall to hot-shooting Warriors, 131-117By PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERAndre Miller didn’t even wait for the final horn to sound before trudging off the court. The Denver Nuggets guard was far from alone as many of the fans bolted
(AP) Governments may push workers to health exchangeBy MIKE BAKERAssociated PressOLYMPIA, Wash.In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama’s health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers have found
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style “killer robots” amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans. Human Rights Watch said
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped. Testifying before the Senate
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will address a joint meeting of the US Congress next month, lawmakers said Tuesday, in a show of support for the new leader after tensions with North Korea soared. South Korea’s first female president will
Alleged Boston Marathon bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev had an odd career path: college student majoring in engineering to prospective boxer … to welfare recipient. On Tuesday evening, Massachusetts state officials admitted that Tsarnaev had been picking up his welfare check,
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Riyadh Tuesday to seal a major arms deal that will provide the Saudi kingdom with sophisticated missiles for its American-made fighter jets. Hagel flew in from Jordan after a three-day visit to Israel
Iran’s Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini said Tuesday that international sanctions had pushed inflation above 30% and were causing “a lot of trouble” but that Iran’s nuclear drive would not be halted. Lashing out at measures by the United Nations, United
French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by a high-powered business delegation, starts a two-day visit to China Thursday, with trade rather than geopolitics at the top of the agenda. For Hollande, beset by economic woes and the aftermath of a damaging
