(AP) Islamists in Mali recruit, pay for child soldiersMOPTI, MaliIslamists in northern Mali have recruited and paid for as many as 1,000 children from rural towns and villages devastated by poverty and hunger. The Associated Press spoke with four children
As Pakistan’s mullahs railed against a US-made anti-Islam film, Naveed Haider’s print works went into overdrive, running off hundreds of US flags for angry protesters to burn at demonstrations. Weeks of protests in Pakistan over the crudely made “Innocence of
(AP) NEW YORK – Dave Grohl says his band Foo Fighters is officially taking a break. Grohl sent an open letter Tuesday, calling the band “my life,” but noting “it’s a good thing for all of us to go away
(AP) JACKSON, Mississippi — Attorney General Jim Hood says the Department of Justice has asked for more information on Mississippi’s voter identification law. Hood said in a statement Tuesday that the bottom line is that the law will not be
Movie goers have a stark choice to make Thursday. They can watch a whimsical tale of Dracula and his teen daughter (“Hotel Transylvania”), see a pair of cops working the beat (“End of Watch”) or witness one of Hollywood’s greatest
Time to take down those election year yard signs and peel your political bumper stickers off the Honda. President Barack Obama is on his way to winning a second term, according to actor/director/prognosticator Ben Affleck. The “Jersey Girl” star says
(AP) Show on Jesus’ wife papyrus delayed amid doubtsBOSTONThe premiere of the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary on a papyrus fragment that purports to show Jesus referring to his wife has been delayed until further tests can be done amid doubts about
Today, Reps. Issa and Chaffetz sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking why requests for more protection at the Benghazi embassy were denied. Rep. Issa is the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee and Rep. Chaffetz is
As my colleague Mike Flynn points out in his piece about the Washington Post’s cooked poll from yesterday…. In recent weeks, the media have reported on the “debate” about skewed polling. But, there really is no debate. They are, in
(AP) Judge halts Pa.’s tough new voter ID requirementBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.A judge postponed Pennsylvania’s controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year’s presidential election but allowing it to go into
(Reuters) – France’s public prosecution service said on Tuesday it was shelving an investigation into allegations that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man once tipped to become president of France, had engaged in group rape. The prosecution service
(AP) Homeland Security says border patrol agent killedWASHINGTONA U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The agents were involved in a shooting
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has landed itself in hot water in its home country after women and girls were airbrushed out of some of the pictures in its Saudi Arabian catalogue. A local version of Ikea’s yearly catalogue, published on
(AP) Pa. voter ID law ruling could mean political swingBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Some political momentum could be on the line when a judge rules on whether to keep intact Pennsylvania’s tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification
(AP) Churches using ‘souls to polls’ to rally voteBy CURT ANDERSONAssociated PressMIAMIIt’s not just the collection plate that’s getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation. Exhorting
A photographer traveling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly last week stayed behind and has sought asylum in the United States, CNN reported. His lawyer, Paul O’Dwyer, told CNN Monday that Hassan Golkanbhan feared persecution over
* Three new souks in flames – activist * UNESCO deplores destruction of Old City * Air strikes kill 17 in north Syria * Prominent pro-Assad militiaman severely wounded By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Fires that gutted a
Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked temples and houses in what Buddhist leaders described as the worst violence against the community since independence. A total of 162 people were arrested in Cox’s
(AP) State Dep’t rejects call for UN ambassador to quitBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration on Monday rejected a demand from a senior Republican lawmaker that the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to resign. Rep. Peter King of New
The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US administration had asked
The Wrap: California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed legislation extending the state’s $100 million tax-credit fund for two more years. The measure allows California producers a 20 percent or 25 percent credit against income and sales and use taxes
Arnold Schwarzenegger chose the Republican party when it came time to run for political office. Now, the former “Governator” won’t even commit to pulling the lever for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney next month. Schwarzenegger told USA Today the current
(AP) John Lennon drawings coming to NYC galleryNEW YORKFans can see another artistic side of John Lennon in New York City this week. An exhibition will feature 100 drawings and sketches by the late Beatle. It’s called “The Artwork of
Did you know Ben Kingsley has a Beatles story? So do Graham Nash, Art Garfunkel, Jon Voight, Henry Winkler, Brian Wilson and Susanna Hoffs. Seth Swirsky gathers them together in the new documentary “Beatles Stories,” available tomorrow on DVD and
Troubled star Linsday Lohan is in the news … again. This time, there’s a political element to her woes. The “Mean Girls” star accused Christian LaBella, a staffer to Republican Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois, of assaulting her in a posh
