(AP) Oscar nomination date jumps ahead to Jan. 10LOS ANGELESAcademy Awards organizers have moved up a key date in the upcoming season of Hollywood film honors. Nominations for the 85th Oscars will be announced Jan. 10 – five days earlier
Russia on Wednesday said it had ordered a halt to the work of USAID because the agency was seeking to influence domestic politics, adding that the organisation had until October 1 to halt activities. USAID’s activities “must be halted from
(AP) Afghan leader urges peace day after suicide blastBy AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Afghan president on Wednesday urged his nation to rally behind the push for peace despite persistent violence, evoking the memory of former leader who
(AP) France to ban new prophet film protestPARIS France’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
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he expected governments in the Muslim world to protect American diplomats, despite their revulsion at a film made on US soil deemed offensive to their faith. Obama said during a taping of the “Late Show
(AP) BEJIINGChina is returning to normalcy after angry protests over Japan’s wartime occupation and Tokyo’s recent purchase of islands also claimed by Beijing. Beijing sanitation workers were using high-pressure hoses Wednesday to erase the stains of paint bombs hurled at the
By JENNIFER KAYAssociated PressMIAMIAnyone who needs to catch up with hip-hop star Wyclef Jean just has to refresh his Twitter feed. Some things need more than a tweet to explain, though, so Jean has written an autobiography, “Purpose” (It Books)
Flag waving politicians run the risk of pushing patriotism a mite too hard. That isn’t a concern for Marvel Comics superstar Captain America. The erstwhile Steve Rogers wears his red, white and blue on his sleeve – sans apology. Now,
The filmmakers responsible for the anti-Muslim video the White House claims is behind the rioting across the Middle East could face the death penalty for the crime of making an incendiary movie. So, too, could a Florida pastor who helped
(AP) NEW YORK – Pick your pundit when Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart face off for a special 90-minute debate about the 2012 presidential race. The host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” and the anchor of Comedy Central’s
(AP) MEDAN, IndonesiaIndonesians are calling for the producer of an anti-Islam film to be punished by the United States. About 200 protesters torched an American flag and tires Tuesday outside the U.S. Consulate in the country’s third largest city of Medan.
By CARLO PIOVANOAssociated PressLONDONGlobal markets mostly fell Tuesday as investors worried about the global growth outlook and Spain’s apparent delay in accepting a financial aid package. Spain’s markets have improved in recent weeks on expectations that the government will get
By KEN THOMASAssociated PressCOSTA MESA, Calif.Republican Mitt Romney faced a new challenge Tuesday for saying Palestinians “have no interest” in peace with Israel, comments captured on newly released videotape of his private remarks to wealthy donors. The clip is the
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEFAssociated PressCAIROAl-Qaida’s branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered a wave of demonstrations and riots
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s general prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and referred them to trial on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that has sparked riots across the Muslim
ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business WriterTOKYOScores of Japanese-owned factories and stores in China were shuttered Tuesday as anti-Japan demonstrations erupted in dozens of cities. At stake are billions of dollars in investments and far more in sales and trade between Japan and
By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONForeign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in July and China increased its holdings after two months of declines. The Treasury Department says total foreign holdings rose 0.7 percent in July to
(AP) FedEx says economy is worsening, cuts outlookBy SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Business WriterNEW YORKFedEx Corp. says the global economy is worsening and it’s cutting its forecast for the fiscal year ending in May. The world’s second largest package delivery company also
(AP) Romney: ‘Victims’ comment not elegantly statedBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressCOSTA MESA, Calif.Republican Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of all Americans
BY OSCAR VILLALBAAssociated PressPIEDRAS NEGRAS, MexicoMore than 130 inmates escaped from a prison in northern Mexico through a tunnel on Monday, setting off a search by police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border. Authorities in Coahuila
(AP) KABUL, AfghanistanAfghan police say a suicide bomber driving a small sedan rammed into a mini-bus believed to be carrying foreign aviation workers near Kabul airport, killing at least nine people. Kabul police chief Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi says the large
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is unlikely to try to bend the rules to stay in office once his term ends in 2014, former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, said Monday. And the former envoy who left his post in
By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanNATO said Monday that it has scaled back operations with Afghan soldiers and policemen to lower the risk of insider attacks and reduce local tensions over an anti-Islam video that prompted protests in Afghanistan. It’s the
Big Hollywood readers have a chance to win two of the biggest fantasy franchises in modern screen history. We’re giving away Blu-ray editions of both “The Terminator Anthology” (a Best Buy exclusive) as well as all three “Lord of the
By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWASHINGTONAlready scrambling to steady a struggling campaign, Republican Mitt Romney confronted a new headache Monday after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that almost half of all Americans “believe they are victims”
