Japan said Wednesday Europe must act “responsibly” to solve the debt crisis that is wracking the world economy after G7 finance ministers ramped up pressure on the continent’s leaders. Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said politicians needed to move to
By DON MELVINAssociated PressBRUSSELSAn anti-corruption group warned Wednesday that close ties between business and government in many European countries have enabled corruption and undermined economic stability. The group, Transparency International, said in a voluminous report released in Brussels that many
A suicide motorcycle bombing killed 21 people and wounded 22 others Wednesday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, police said. The bomber struck in a parking lot crowded with dozens of trucks supplying the NATO-run Kandahar Air Base and a
The Olympic torch crossed the Irish border on Wednesday for its only visit outside Britain on its journey to the London 2012 Games, in a sign of reconciliation between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The torch was passed
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJING China’s leadership faces a knotty choice in how to finish off fallen politician Bo Xilai without further damaging the Communist Party’s image: Purge him the old-fashioned way — in secret — or run him through a
Statement on the Wisconsin recall election results from Sarah Palin: Congratulations to the people of Wisconsin for standing by strong leaders who made tough decisions in dire circumstances that have begun to turn their great state back to prosperity. Leadership
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated
NANCY BENACAssociated PressWASHINGTONFirst lady Michelle Obama says banning big servings of sugary drinks isn’t anything she’d want to do at the federal level, but she offered some kind words Tuesday for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to do just
WASHINGTONMichelle Obama took a turn on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Tuesday to give us a few Top 10 “fun facts” about gardening. A sampling, according to a CBS preview of the program: The network said Mrs. Obama’s list was
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.A professional photographer who refused to take pictures of a gay couple’s commitment ceremony violated state anti-discrimination laws, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled. The court on Thursday agreed with a previous ruling, in which a district
By KASIE HUNTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAuthorities are investigating whether Mitt Romney’s private email account was hacked. On Tuesday, the website Gawker reported that an anonymous hacker had signed into Romney’s personal Hotmail account. Gawker reported that the hacker guessed the answer to
By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that broad tax cuts that expire in January should be temporarily renewed, including for the wealthiest Americans, to give lawmakers time to reach a deal on a longer-term extension that should
By SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.The passions that fueled a fight lasting more than a year over union rights and Wisconsin’s cash-strapped budget brought voters out in strong numbers Tuesday to decide whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker. The first-term Republican
CNS News: The movie Hollywood wouldn’t make, a historical drama about the struggle for religious freedom, opened in theaters last Friday (June 1) and debuted in the top 10 in its opening weekend, beating out “The Hunger Games.” “For Greater
By SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of “Sesame Street” in response to alleged corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
(AP) NEW YORK – Sheryl Crow revealed that she has a benign brain tumor, but her rep says it’s nothing to be alarmed about. The 50-year-old told an audience about her condition at a recent concert, but her representative, Christine
Singer Jackson Browne now wishes he had kept his receipt for all the Hope and Change he bought during Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. The singer famous for hits like “Runnin’ on Empty” and “Doctor My Eyes” told TheWrap.com why
In Oakland, California, you may notice students out on street corners, panhandling. Unfortunately, that’s not too uncommon these days – there are too many homeless children desperately seeking aid. But that’s not the problem here. In Oakland, those kids are
Anti-war activist Janice Roberts, a 63-year-old Dorchester, Massachusetts resident, has refused to rent an apartment to Sgt. Joel Morgan, 29, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Roberts told Morgan, according to the lawsuit Morgan filed this week, that
A law degree from a solid university is no longer a guarantee of a high-paying job in the Obama economy. One Boston law firm, Gilbert & O’Bryan LLP, has posted a full-time associate position opening via the Boston College Law
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGThe leaders of Russia and China met Tuesday to foster an evolving partnership that has counterbalanced U.S. influence and shielded Syria from international moves to halt its crackdown on a 15-month uprising. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived
Russia said on Tuesday it was prepared to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power in a negotiated solution to end 15 months of bloodshed that has claimed more than 13,000 lives. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said a day
The flow of refugees from strife-torn Syria to neighbouring Turkey has resumed in earnest after the failure of an April peace plan, with more than 2,000 arrivals in the past three days, officials said Tuesday. The number of Syrian refugees
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKAs U.S. stocks struggled for direction, world finance leaders struggled for a way out of Europe’s mounting debt crisis. Major market indexes ricocheted between small gains and losses in morning trading and were little changed
Norwegian extremists decried the “Islamisation” of their country as they took the stand Tuesday in what Anders Behring Breivik’s defence hopes will help prove he was sane when he killed 77 people in Norway last year. The 31st day of
