At least seven people were killed and 48 others were injured in Venezuela early Saturday after an explosion at an oil refinery, a top local official announced. Falcon State Governor Stella Lugo was quoted by the state-run agency AVN as
Egyptian military engineers have blocked 120 tunnels used for smuggling to and from the Gaza Strip since the start of operations in the neighbouring Sinai Pensinsula, security officials said on Saturday. No less than 12 tunnels were blocked in the
A Hamas delegation was to head to Cairo for security talks later Saturday amid Egyptian anger at a deadly raid on an army post near the Gaza border earlier this month, officials from the Islamist group said. He said that
(AP) Syrian rebels set free a kidnapped LebaneseBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian rebels have freed one of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims they have been holding for three months. Hussein Ali Omar appeared healthy in an interview aired on Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV
(AP) Samsung ordered to pay Apple $1.05B in patent caseBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN JOSE, Calif.After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and
Which Egypt is the real Egypt? Today Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke by telephone to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and reportedly reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to maintaining the 1979 Camp David peace treaty with Israel. Egypt wants
Deadline: The anti-Obama movie “2016 Obama’s America” went into wider release around America today and is opening right now in first place at the domestic box office. That’s quite a feat since the Rocky Mountain Pictures political documentary is still
REUTERS – Grammy-winning country star Randy Travis has been cited for assault in a fight outside a church in a Dallas suburb after the singer stepped into an argument between an estranged husband and wife, police said on Friday. The
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked Egypt to keep open communication with Israel after the new Cairo government deployed forces to the Sinai Peninsula, the State Department said Thursday. Clinton spoke by telephone Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROSeveral thousand Egyptians rallied Friday in the first significant protests against the country’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, accusing him and his Muslim Brotherhood group of trying to monopolize power. The main protest in Cairo, which counted around
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMEXICO CITYTwo U.S. government employees were shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle south of Mexico City on Friday, a law enforcement official said. The two were riding in an armored U.S. Embassy sport utility
The indie film “The Red Machine” follows the American heroes who helped break the Japanese coding system during World War II. The well-received film can be seen today through Aug. 30 on The Pentagon Channel. Directors Stephanie Argy and Alec
The new film “Cosmopolis” features a scene in which the rich protagonist’s limousine is trashed by a very Occupy Wall Street-style mob. The movie takes a harsh look at our capitalistic system, epitomized by uber-rich Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson of
(AP) Rufus Wainwright weds fiance Jorn WeisbrodtNEW YORKMusician Rufus Wainwright has tied the knot. Publicist Bianca Bianconi confirmed Wainwright and Jorn Weisbrodt were married in a ceremony Thursday. People reports the 39-year-old musician and the artistic director of the Luminato
(AP) Several people shot outside Empire State BuildingNEW YORKNew York City officials say several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in
(AP) Norway’s Breivik deemed sane, sentenced to prisonOSLO, NorwayA Norwegian court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik to prison on Friday, denying prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a madman,
Former US ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker is facing charges of drunk driving and hit-and-run after causing an accident while intoxicated, police said. Crocker, who left his Afghanistan job early this summer for health reasons, was cited after
By JIM VERTUNOAP Sports WriterAUSTIN, TexasThe U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he declared he was finished fighting the drug charges that threaten his legacy as
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced he has decided not to continue his fight against the US Anti-Doping Agency’s claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong, while still maintaining his innocence, said in a statement on his website
US First Lady Michelle Obama met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin earlier this month. The Sikh community said in a statement following the visit that Obama had “brought comfort and
(AP) NEW YORKMichelle Obama is making a house call on “The Dr. Oz Show.” The show’s producers say the first lady will tape an appearance Wednesday to discuss new provisions of her “Let’s Move!” campaign and the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.
(AP) MONTPELIER, Vt.A lawyer for a Vermont inn that was sued when it refused to host a lesbian couple’s wedding reception says the inn had no policy discriminating against same-sex couples. Jim Campbell of the Alliance Defending Freedom says an employee
US Capitol Police were investigating a possible threat Thursday against Todd Akin, the congressman who triggered an uproar when he said a woman’s body can prevent pregnancy in cases of rape. No further details were provided. A spokeswoman for the
(AFP) Award-winning musical producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, whose film hits include “Chicago” and “Footloose,” will produce next year’s Oscars awards show, organizers said Thursday. The pair, who have also won Tony and Emmy awards and Grammy nominations for
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESSalma Hayek says she is proud to be Mexican and that comments suggesting otherwise were “lost in translation.” The 45-year-old actress issued a statement Thursday after German Vogue magazine quoted her as saying she “hardly
