Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was to leave Tehran for New York on Saturday for the UN General Assembly, where he will deliver his final speech to the world gathering, state television reported. His speech this year was keenly awaited in
(AP) Mexico stays on gun probe despite US reportMEXICO CITYMexican prosecutors say they will continue investigating the gun smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious even after a U.S. Justice Department internal watchdog report concluded that more than a
More than six million revellers from around the globe are set to descend on Munich from Saturday for the world’s biggest beer fest, complete with lederhosen, pretzels and plenty of the amber nectar. With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is”
Venezuela and China signed an agreement to develop together one of the world’s biggest gold mines, with plans to exploit both the yellow metal and cooper there. President Hugo Chavez made the announcement on Friday after meeting at the Miraflores
French “Spiderman” Alain Robert added another structure to his record of climbing achievements on Saturday, scaling most of a 388-metre (1,280-foot) tower in central China. The climber ascended to an observation platform 268 metres up the Central Plains Fortaleza tower
(AP) Ann Romney makes emergency landing in Colo.WASHINGTONAnn Romney is safely on the ground in Colorado after her plane made an emergency landing. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said the plane filled with smoke on Friday afternoon, forcing the unexpected landing.
(AP) Pakistani protests of anti-Muslim film turn deadlyBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanProtests over an anti-Muslim film turned violent Friday across Pakistan, with police firing tear gas and live ammunition at thousands of demonstrators who threw rocks and set fire to
The November 6 election is still seven weeks away, but early, in-person voting begins in two states on Friday, even as Democrats and Republicans battle in court over controversial plans to limit such voting before Election Day. Idaho and South
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are expected to protest Friday as global Muslim anger mounts over a US-made anti-Islam film and cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a French magazine. Huge crowds attempted to storm Islamabad’s diplomatic enclave Thursday, and
(AP) Syrian rebels seize control of a border crossingBy NEBI QENAAssociated PressAKCAKALE, TurkeyRebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, pulling down the Syrian flag and sending a stream of jubilant people pouring across
(AP) France to ban new prophet film protestPARISFrance’s leadership is barring a planned protest by people angry over a film produced in the United States that insults the Prophet Muhammad, but are defending a newspaper’s right to publish caricatures of
The veteran leader of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party told AFP that the authorites would crack down on hardline Salafists after deadly violence around the US embassy, saying they pose a threat to the country’s freedoms and security. Ghannouchi denied that
Iran proudly paraded its military hardware in Tehran on Friday under the gaze of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who used the event to again defiantly lash out at the West and Israel. The display, involving thousands of military personnel, tanks and
(Reuters) – British author Salman Rushdie, who lived in hiding for nine years under a death sentence from Iran’s supreme leader, said in an interview published on Thursday that something had gone wrong at the heart of Islam. Rushdie told
Rappers often start feuds with fellow rappers. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is currently in a war of words with comedian D.L. Hughley. The subject? Politics, of course. Fiasco isn’t too keen on telling young people they simply must vote … or
The Washington Free Beacon: The White House announced Wednesday it has nominated Cheryl Saban, the wife of Univision chairman Haim Saban, to be a representative of the United States to the General Assembly of the United Nations. Her husband founded Saban
“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander has been waging war against the Right via Twitter for some weeks now. The actor’s latest verbal volley brings up the Left’s laziest attack on Mitt Romney. Yes, liberals are still obsessed with Romney’s taxes, all
Sean Ono Lennon typically takes a page out of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr’s playbook. It’s peace and love, baby, for Ono Lennon, a self-described pacifist and son of the slain Beatles singer. If someone challenges the scruffy singer/songwriter on a deeply
(AP) Market mood sours after downbeat economic newsBy PAN PYLASAP Business WriterLONDONThe mood in financial markets turned sour Thursday after a round of disappointing economic news illustrated the scale of the global economic downturn. Figures from Europe, Japan and China
(AP) Hispanics the focus as Romney pushes aheadBy STEVE PEOPLES and KEN THOMASAssociated PressMIAMIHispanics are the focus as the race for the White House moves to Florida, a presidential battleground where a charged immigration debate is under way as President
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES Emmy losers – and even the winners – will be seeing red at this year’s Governors Ball. That’s because Sunday’s official after-party for the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be almost entirely
(AP) Report: 4 injured after explosion at kosher storeBy GREG KELLERAssociated PressPARISA French news agency is reporting that four people were injured when a small package bomb exploded inside a kosher grocery store in a Paris suburb. The Sipa news
(AP) Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operationBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTON The Justice Department’s internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds
(AP) Lohan charged with leaving scene of NYC accidentBy ULA ILNYTZKYAssociated PressNEW YORKLindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop driving, but her publicist said
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military launched a surprise large-scale exercise on Wednesday on the occupied Golan Heights, testing its battle readiness amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear drive and civil war in Syria.
