IAN DEITCHAssociated PressJERUSALEMPalestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli soldiers on Friday at a rally held in support of a prisoner observing an intermittent hunger strike to protest his incarceration. The Israeli military said about 200 Palestinians threw rocks at soldiers who
A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world’s longest smooch on Valentine’s Day. Hospital security guard Ekkachai Tiranarat, 44, and 33-year-old housewife Laksana locked lips for 58 hours, 35 minutes
The United States has not decided whether to put North Korea back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, but its status is regularly reviewed, a top US official said Friday. The comments came as the US House of
By JILL LAWLESS and LORI HINNANTAssociated PressLONDONTests have found horsemeat in school meals, hospital food and restaurant dishes in Britain, officials said Friday, as the scandal over adulterated meat spread beyond frozen supermarket products. Results were coming in after U.K.
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressABOARD AIR FORCE ONEThe White House says President Barack Obama wants to give Marine Gen. John Allen time to consider his next assignment before deciding whether to proceed with his nomination to lead U.S. and NATO forces
By IAN JAMESAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaThe world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released Friday showing the Venezuelan leader smiling alongside his daughters in
An Australian court on Friday sentenced a former vice president of Chinese company Hanlong Mining Investment to more than two years in jail for insider trading, officials said. Bo Shi Zhu, also known as Calvin Zhu, pleaded guilty to three
A third member of a family has been diagnosed in Britain with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, officials said Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases worldwide to 12. Britain’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the latest person to contract
(AP) Buffett’s Heinz buy puts spotlight on big dealsBy CANDICE CHOI and JOSH FUNKAP Business WritersNEW YORKWarren Buffett and a fellow billionaire are teaming up to snap up the Heinz ketchup company, marking the food industry’s biggest ever deal and
Mexico will slaughter 486,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu was detected in the central state of Guanajuato, officials said Friday. Poultry producer Bachoco reported a possible case of H7N3 influenza in five breeder farms late Wednesday, which agriculture
In response to Homeland Season 1 and Christopher Dorner. I won’t address the politics because this repulsive pro-terrorist pose of the left makes me physically angry. (And that’s just assuming it’s merely a pose and not their true, repulsive sentiment.)
…is “kajillions.” I imagine they’re right and that the evidence for it would be pretty conclusive — something simple, like the trajectories of the objects were almost opposite each other. I think a better lesson to take away is: “Holy
One of my preoccupations is what I would posit is an attempt to create a soft aristocracy in this country. I do not think you have to strain your minds to think of many examples of leftists (and even less-malignant
(AP) Redskins’ GM says team not considering name change RICHMOND, Va. Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said Thursday the team isn’t considering a new nickname, adding that it’s “ludicrous” to suggest that the franchise is trying to upset Native
(AP) 500 injured by blasts as meteor falls in RussiaBy JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWA meteor that scientists estimate weighed 10 tons (11 tons) streaked at supersonic speed over Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday, setting off blasts that injured some 500 people
(AP) Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriageBy SARA BURNETTAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine’s Day vote in the state Senate, and supporters expressed confidence
(Reuters) – The U.S. general nominated to oversee a vast region that includes Afghanistan on Thursday backed keeping Afghan forces at a peak strength of 352,000, contrary to current plans to shrink them after NATO declares the war over next
(AP) FAA moves toward creating 6 drone test sites in USBy JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn a major step toward opening U.S. skies to thousands of unmanned drones, federal officials Thursday solicited proposals to create six drone test sites around the country.
US regulators approved a so-called bionic eye, giving hope to people with a rare genetic disease. Developed by California-based Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System is the first retinal implant for adults with advanced retinitis
The United States has designated an alleged senior North African Al-Qaeda leader a “terrorist” as part of Washington’s support of French-led troops who wrested northern Mali back from Muslim extremists. The US Treasury on Thursday targeted Yahya Abu Hammam, an
Reported by Politico, the past-her-sell-date provocatrix is in “very, very preliminary” talks to discuss how she can contribute to the Al Jazeera global television network. If you don’t keep tabs on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Angry-Birds-owning wrytyr, you might think my claim
Rumors of the death of the old media have not been exaggerated. Thomson Reuters announced today that they’d be cutting 2,500 jobs, a full 4 percent of its entire workforce. CEO Jim Smith explained, “These are not easy decisions, but
At today’s Google+ “fireside hangout” with President Obama, the president was asked to recommend a book that would help opponents understand his politics. Obama immediately responded, “Other than my own, I assume? I don’t want to be pitching my own
Last year’s documentary smash 2016: Obama’s America couldn’t convince enough voters to pull the lever for Mitt Romney. The powers behind the movie still think it can impact the next four years, and they’re willing to pay the postage to find
This week, actor Will Ferrell and actress Salma Hayek endorsed LA mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti. Ferrell cut an online video praising Garcetti: You probably are thinking who cares what some strikingly handsome actor thinks? But I’m not just an actor.
