(AP) Pope decries slaughter of ‘defenseless’ SyriansBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Benedict XVI wished Christmas peace to the world Tuesday, decrying the slaughter of the “defenseless” in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate. Delivering
(AP) Afghanistan: Woman who killed American is IranianKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan official says the policewoman who killed an American contractor in Kabul is an Iranian who came to Afghanistan 10 years ago with her husband and obtained a fake ID through
On behalf of the entire staff of Breitbart News, I wish all of our readers, contributors, fans–and foes!–a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our thoughts are especially with the men and women of the U.S. armed forces
By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV’s “The Odd Couple” and the crime-fighting coroner in “Quincy, M.E.,” died Monday, a son
North Korea on Monday criticised a display of Christmas lights staged by a South Korean church group near the tense border as an “unacceptable provocation”. The giant display — featuring thousands of glittering bulbs on a tree-shaped steel tower —
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDA car bomb was defused in a megabrothel’s parking lot in northeast Spain early Monday and 300 people were evacuated from the site, the Interior Ministry said. A security guard at Paradise, one of Spain’s largest legal
The mausoleum for Russia’s revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin must undergo major repair work after its foundation suffered water damage, the Kremlin said Monday. The communist icon’s body will also undergo preservation work, a move that adds fuel to a debate
(AP) MIAMIA Marine veteran jailed for months in Mexico after trying to carry an heirloom shotgun across the border had to be hospitalized on his way home to Florida. Jon Hammar of Palmetto Bay was released Friday from a detention center
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressNEW DELHIRussia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperation between their countries
By DALIA NAMMARIAssociated PressBETHLEHEM, West BankThe top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land celebrated the United Nations’ recent recognition of a Palestinian state in his annual pre-Christmas homily on Monday, saying that while the road to actual freedom from
Fifty members of an Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel arrived on Monday in the Jewish state, completing their immigration. Linking up with family members who have already settled in Israel, they
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist appeared in court on Monday and could face jail after he allegedly threw a t-shirt at Chinese President Hu Jintao’s motorcade earlier this year. Avery Ng from the radical League of Social Democrats party was
Chinese police have rescued 89 children and arrested 355 suspects after busting a series of child trafficking rings, officials said Monday. Officers from nine regions, including Fujian, Yunnan, Sichuan, Anhui and Guangdong, took part in a joint drive beginning December
Yesterday, director Spike Lee ripped into Quentin Tarantino’s new ultra-violent slave revenge fantasy pic Django Unchained. Lee told VIBETV, “I can’t speak on it cause I’m not gonna see it. All I’m going to say is that it’s disrespectful to
A prominent opposition politician in Ukraine has labeled actress Mila Kunis a “zhydovka,” which means “dirty Jewess.” Igor Miroschnichenko is a high-ranking lawmaker from the Svoboda Party, which has joined with the Ukrainian opposition endorsed by Secretary of State Hillary
After President Obama’s victory in 2008, he quickly disappeared from the midterm Congressional elections in 2010; Democrats ran from him. But now they’re looking to be his best friend again after his re-election victory. Obama has apparently offered House Democrats
(AP) UK paper suing Lance Armstrong over libel caseLONDONA British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than $1.5 million after it settled a libel case over doping allegations, saying that revelations of the cycling star’s use of performance-enhancing drugs
(AP) US petition to deport Piers Morgan hits 31,400LONDONMore than 31,400 people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun-control views. Morgan has taken an aggressive stand for
(AP) Lawmakers look to restrict gun magazine capacityBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONLawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness Sunday to pursue some changes to the nation’s gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association has made clear than any
Egypt on Monday was awaiting official results of a referendum on a new constitution reportedly backed by two-thirds of voters but which the opposition alleged was riddled with fraud. The Muslim Brotherhood backing President Mohamed Morsi and media say an
A surge of violence in northwest Pakistan culminating in the assassination of a senior provincial minister has raised fears of a renewed Taliban campaign that could threaten national elections, analysts say. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the adjacent Federally-Administered
(Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will have little time to savor victory in pushing through a new constitution as it may have cost the Islamist leader broader support for urgent austerity measures needed to fix the creaking economy. By
(AP) Army teams going to Africa as terror threat growsBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train
(AP) Afghan policewoman kills US adviser in KabulBy DENIS D. GRAYAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans
(AP) Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase dealBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONIn the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John
