By Catherine Bremer and Alessandra Prentice PARIS/LONDON | Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:01pm BST (Reuters) – French magazine Closer unleashed a new media tornado on the royal family on Friday with a five-page splash of photos showing the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate
(AP) U. of Texas orders evacuation, cites ‘threats’AUSTIN, TexasThe University of Texas has issued an alert on its website ordering an evacuation “due to threats on campus.” The alert posted shortly before 10 a.m. Friday says people on campus should
(AP) German FM: Sudan embassy in flames BERLINGermany’s Foreign Minister says the country’s embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been stormed by protesters and set partially on fire. Guido Westerwelle told reporters in Berlin on Friday that the
Tunisian police fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters gathered Friday outside the US embassy in a Tunis suburb to denounce a film mocking Islam, an AFP journalist reported. The security forces intervened when hardline Salafist members of the several hundred-strong
Around 5,000 protesters in the Sudanese capital angry over an anti-Islam film on Friday stormed the embassies of Britain and Germany, which was torched and badly damaged, an AFP reporter said. Police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters as
Pakistani soldiers hold back Muslim protesters shouting anti-US slogans as they attempt to reach the US embassy during a demonstration against the anti-Islam film in Islamabad. Hundreds of Pakistani Islamists have held protest rallies to denounce the anti-Islam film calling
A demonstrator was killed and 25 people hurt in clashes with police on Friday after an angry crowd of Islamists set fire to a KFC restaurant in northern Lebanon, a security source said. The crowd of some 300 people were
Yesterday, several Gold Star Families held a press conference on Capitol Hill to bring attention to the restrictive Rules of Engagement they say are crippling and killing our military. Karen and Billy Vaughn, parents of slain Seal Team 6 member
(AP) US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim filmBy MATTHEW LEE and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the Sept. 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon on Friday to bring a message of peace to a region torn by civil war in neighboring Syria and strained by violent Islamist protests against the United States in Libya and Egypt.
The Hollywood Reporter: The Innocence of Muslims, a movie that has enraged radical Islamists who have rioted and committed murders in the Middle East this week, was partially shot on a set that Paramount helped to build for its TV show JAG,
(AP) OGUNQUIT, Maine – Actress Sally Struthers has denied driving drunk in Maine, where she’s appearing in a musical. Police say Struthers was arrested early Wednesday after being pulled over on U.S. Route 1 in the southern resort town Ogunquit.
By JENNIFER PELTZ and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by
By OSAMA ALFITORY and HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBENGHAZI, LibyaHeavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, screaming “God is great!” as they scaled its outer walls and descended
By KRISTI EATON and GRANT SCHULTEAssociated PressNORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network damaged the company by misleading consumers
Deadline.com: Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a man the Associated Press tracked down on Wednesday, has been identified by U.S. federal authorities as the key figure behind the incendiaryInnocence Of Muslims, the news agency reports, citing a federal law enforcement official. The unidentified
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterTORONTO Most stars shun the “O word” – Oscar – when they might be in the running for an Academy Award, not wanting to jinx their chances or look too eager. Bill Murray has no problem
(AP) Weekly US jobless aid applications jump to 382K By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped to a seasonally adjusted 382,000 last week, the highest level in two months. The Labor
(AP) Protesters storm US Embassy in Yemen By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen Chanting “death to America,” hundreds of protesters angered by an anti-Islam film stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Yemen’s capital and burned the American flag on
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits headed higher last week after the previous week’s drop, underscoring the continued frailty of the US jobs market, data showed Thursday. As markets awaited a decision by the Federal Reserve to aid the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has postponed a visit to Norway fearing a violent backlash at home over an anti-Islam film that sparked riots killing the US ambassador in Libya, according to officials. The assault, which killed four American diplomats in
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi Thursday slammed “attacks” on the Muslim prophet Mohammed in a film on Islam that sparked an outcry in Egypt, while also stressing that he condemned violence.
Yemeni protesters, angry over a film mocking Islam, on Thursday stormed the complex of the US embassy in Sanaa, defying efforts by riot police to hold them at bay, an AFP correspondent said. Protesters torched a number of diplomatic vehicle
