(AP) Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near DamascusBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment forces stormed a rebel-held town outside Damascus Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters, according to an activist group and a rebel spokesman.
Want a chance to personally shoot Osama Bin Laden in the head? Now you can, thanks to Sealed Mindset, a firearms studio in Minnesota, which has created a simulation titled “Navy SEAL Adventure.” The simulation allows customers to plan and
A recently-published photo of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and his family may signal trouble in paradise. The heir of deceased tyrant Kim Jong Il, smiling brightly, is surrounded by multiple generations of stern, sad, and spooked faces.
(AP) NEW YORK – Rosie O’Donnell says she suffered a heart attack last week and is “lucky to be here.” The 50-year-old comedian detailed the experience on her blog Monday, saying sudden nausea, aches and other symptoms pushed her to
(AP) Hollywood reacts to the death of Tony ScottThe Associated PressWith a career that spanned three decades and included hits such as “Top Gun” and “True Romance,” filmmaker Tony Scott touched many in the Hollywood community: – “Tony was my
European stock markets were mostly softer on Monday and the euro fell back against the dollar as markets focused on the eurozone after the ECB termed a report on mooted bond purchases “misleading.” In afternoon trading, London’s FTSE 100 index
(AP) Wife of disgraced Chinese politician sentencedBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressHEFEI, China The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician received a suspended death sentence Monday for the murder of a British businessman, as authorities move to tidy up a huge political
TMZ: Comedian Phyllis Diller — who paved the way for today’s female comics — has died, TMZ has learned. Sources close to Diller tell us the comedian died at her L.A. home, surrounded by family. She was 95. We’re told Diller had
The Republican National Committee has released the first glimpse of the stage for the GOP Presidential Convention scheduled to begin one week from today in Tampa, FL. The stage is sure to be the backdrop for multiple news stories
Wayne Brady is genuinely sorry for a joke he didn’t write that made it into the latest celebrity roast. Brady’s funny faux pas used former Gov. Sarah Palin’s youngest son, Trig, as part of punch line during Comedy Central’s roast of
(AP) Augusta National adds first 2 female membersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterNEW YORKFor the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of
Britain came under pressure Monday after Ecuador’s South American neighbours backed Quito’s decision to grant Julian Assange asylum, but he remained a virtual prisoner in its London embassy. The WikiLeaks founder made a defiant appearance from the balcony of the
More than 20 prisoners and a visitor have been killed in an outbreak of violence between rival gangs in a prison near the Venezuelan capital, a government minister said Monday.
Israel has been holding four Palestinian militants since May on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Israelis for use as bargaining chips for their jailed leader, the security service said on Monday. The Shin Bet statement ended a protracted media blackout
(AP) Intense fighting rages in Syria’s Aleppo, DaraaBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government forces heavily shelled the cities of Aleppo and Daraa and a suburb of Damascus on the second day of a major Muslim holiday Monday, killing up to 30
(AP) Romney, Ryan to discuss Medicare with NH votersBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressMANCHESTER, N.H.Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are ready to face New Hampshire voters and answer their questions, especially about the Republican plan for Medicare that has left some seniors
(AP) ‘Top Gun’ director dies after jumping off bridgeBy CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated PressLOS ANGELES Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as “Top Gun,” “Days of Thunder” and “Beverly Hills Cop II,” died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County
Note from Senior Management: Andrew Breitbart is, and always will be irreplaceable. But he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire, and a road map for anybody willing to seek out the truth. In honor of Andrew, we are
(AP) ‘Expendables 2’ brawls to No. 1 with $28.8MBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESSylvester Stallone and his beefy buddies have muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office. Stallone’s action hero roundup “The Expendables 2” debuted at
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, will have his seventh parole hearing this week, New York state’s Department of Corrections said on Saturday. A decision on whether to
With drought parching farms in the United States and near the Black Sea, weak monsoon rains in India and insidious hunger in Africa’s Sahel region, the world could be headed towards another food crisis, experts say. Asia should keep a
(AP) Syria’s Assad makes rare public appearanceBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s President Bashar Assad attended Eid prayers in a mosque in Damascus on Sunday, his first appearance in public after a bombing in the Syrian capital last month that killed the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iraq has been helping Iran skirt economic sanctions imposed because of its nuclear program, using a network of financial institutions and oil-smuggling operations that are providing Tehran with a crucial flow of dollars, the New York Times said
WikiLeaks on Sunday urged Sweden, which wants to question its website’s founder Julian Assange over alleged sexual misconduct, to guarantee it would not extradite him to the United States. Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for
A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber blew himself up early Sunday in southern Yemen killing the commander of a local pro-army militia and wounding six people, a government official told AFP. Two children were among the wounded in the town of
