(AFP) British actor Richard Griffiths, best known for his roles in Harry Potter and the cult film “Withnail & I,” has died aged 65, his agent said on Friday. The portly star of stage and screen, one of Britain’s best
(AP) President urges Cyprus to ‘share the burden’NICOSIA, CyprusCyprus’s president called on the country to “share the burden” of solving its financial crisis Friday as banks opened for normal business for the second day, but with strict restrictions still in
US prosecutors rebuffed a reported offer by Colorado theater massacre suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for escaping the death penalty, legal documents showed. A prosecutors’ filing cited by the Denver Post and other media was scathing about
Indian and Afghan producers of children’s TV favourite “Sesame Street” are brainstorming in a New Delhi office, swapping tips on how to make Big Bird and his fluffy pals palatable to local viewers. As the show makes India a satellite
A Pakistani lawyer on Friday threw a shoe at ex-dictator Pervez Musharraf as he walked to a court room to extend his bail on charges of conspiracy to murder and sacking judges. A group of around 20 lawyers protested against
Fewer Israelis see US President Barack Obama as pro-Palestinian since his landmark visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank last week, according to an opinion poll published on Friday. The poll carried by the English-language Jerusalem Post found that
Dozens of people were feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Tanzania’s economic capital of Dar es Salaam Friday, according to witnesses. Mohamed said the building, located in the city’s business district, collapsed around 8:45 am (0545 GMT).
Tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims marched Friday along the narrow alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City on the path that tradition holds Jesus carried the cross on the way to his crucifixion. The pilgrims were marking Good Friday by walking
(AP) Penguins drop Jets 4-0, extend win streak to 14By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHThe Pittsburgh Penguins’ perfect march through March is turning into a flat-out sprint. And the latest addition to their star-studded lineup isn’t even due in town until
By NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressROMEIn his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center _ a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual
Jay Leno is taking it to The Man, and he’s getting a nice ratings boost as a result. The worst kept secret in Hollywood is NBC plotting to replace Leno with Jimmy Fallon as host of The Tonight Show. Leno
An eBay user with a passion for the Second Amendment stirred the Web yesterday by auctioning a signed photograph of Jim Carrey to help pay for a gun to protect his family. “Astrobuzz” wasn’t pleased by the comic’s recent anti-gun comments
Thanks to Obamacare, you will now be able to call a hotline to get some handy tips on the new health insurance system. Yuba County in California is building a $150,000 call center that will help callers deal with the
San Franciscoans should prepare for the next step in their transformation to good little environmentalist sheep: now the city is pushing for an end to sales of plastic water bottles in San Francisco City, and the Golden Gate National Recreation
If HBO personality Bill Maher habitually attacked any other group in the same way he slurs the Catholic Church he would be summarily dismissed, says the president of The Catholic League. The organization compiled a “greatest hits” package of Maher’s
Stacy Clark, former air traffic controller at Sacramento Executive Airport, says that the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to shut down a control tower at the airport could lead to casualties. “I don’t want to say I told you so,” he
(AP) FX network to start a younger-skewing channel, FXXBy FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKFX is spinning off a new cable network aimed at young adult viewers. Launching Sept. 2, FXX will join big brother FX along with the movie-oriented FXM.
(AP) Green’s layup at buzzer lifts Celtics over CavsBy STEVE HERRICKAssociated PressCLEVELANDJeff Green scored 21 points and hit the winning layup at the buzzer, and the Boston Celtics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 93-92 win over the Cleveland
(AP) Penguins acquire Jarome Iginla from FlamesBy WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGHJarome Iginla spent 16 years chasing a Stanley Cup in Calgary. The Penguins think he’ll only need three months playing alongside the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, was granted permission to travel abroad by a South African judge on Thursday, South African media said.
In response to Jerome: It’s all so anti-Enlightenment in other ways. It flies not just the blackletter of equality and amity of all men, but against the understructure of the Enlightenment, which was reason and independence from tribe. Toure’s cant
(AP) US sends nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to SKoreaSEOUL, South Korea The U.S military says two nuclear-capable B-2 bombers have completed a training mission in South Korea amid threats from North Korea that include nuclear strikes on Washington and Seoul. The
(AP) SAfrica: Mandela in hospital with lung infectionBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURG Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said Thursday. Mandela, 94,
(AP) – Thai authorities and Muslim separatist leaders started peace talks on Thursday aimed at ending almost a decade of unrest in the country’s far south, as a new attack by suspected militants killed three Thai soldiers. The secretary-general of
(AP) – Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky was found dead on his bathroom floor with his neck bound and a similar piece of material attached to a shower rail, a police officer told a coroner’s inquest on Thursday. Detective Inspector Mark
