(AP) Syria denies responsibility for attack killing 90By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaThe Syrian government on Sunday denied responsibility for killings in a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead, blaming the killings on “hundreds
By HILARY FOXAssociated PressCANNES, FranceNicole Kidman’s red carpet date travelled for 35 hours to join her in Cannes. The actress’s husband _ musician Keith Urban _ made the trip from Sydney, where’s he’s been filming “The Voice,” to escort her
Iran is to build a new nuclear power plant, alongside its sole existing one in the southern city of Bushehr, by early 2014, state television reported on Sunday, quoting the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation. The current Bushehr
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Cannes film festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or, on Sunday with “Love” (Amour), his acclaimed tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death.
Mary J. Blige created her own charity to empower women and use her success as a model for others. Now, The New York Post is reporting the singer’s foundation “has no office, no phone number — and hundreds of thousands
(AP) Christian Jordanian woman sues her Muslim employerBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA Christian Jordanian woman said Sunday she is suing her Gulf Arab employer for arbitrary dismissal after she refused a new dress code forcing her to cover her head.
Four NATO soldiers have been killed in bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan, according to the International Security Assistance Force. The soldiers died “following separate improvised explosive device attacks” on Saturday, ISAF said in a statement, without providing further details or
Europe is set for a rebound to growth the latest forecasts show, but unemployment will keep on rising, a conundrum that highlights the difficult economic reforms that still need to be made. Policymakers have generally taken it as a given
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Sunday not to let the United States be “gouged” by Pakistan on the price it charges for overland deliveries of American military supplies to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the land route to US supplies in
(AP) De Niro talks to Bates grads, gets honorary degreeLEWISTON, MaineOscar-winning actor Robert De Niro received an honorary doctorate of fine arts during the 146th commencement at Bates College. During a 15-minute address Sunday that was by turns sincere and
(AP) Who’s an American Indian? Warren case stirs queryBy JESSE WASHINGTONAP National WriterWhat, exactly, makes someone American Indian? Even Indians themselves don’t agree as they debate the case of Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, whose disputed claim of Native American identity
By NINIEK KARMINIAssociated PressJAKARTA, IndonesiaLady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia after Islamist hard-liners threatened violence, claiming her sexy clothes and provocative dance moves would corrupt the youth. The controversy was a blow to the predominantly Muslim country’s reputation
A report and chart at Masslive.com indicate that Elizabeth Warren is not running a Massachusetts-based campaign when it comes to fundraising. The bulk of her money seems to come from out-of-state Progressive activist funding groups with their own agendas, not necessarily
(AP) Obama on the defensive on spending, debtBy KEN THOMAS and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONGovernment spending and debt are emerging as a campaign tug-of-war, with Mitt Romney blaming President Barack Obama for a “prairie fire of debt” and Obama calling the
Under siege over dubious claims of Indian ancestry, Elizabeth Warren slammed a car door in the face of reporters trying to ask her questions regarding what may now eventually become a campaign-ending controversy. It was actually the third door slammed
“As religion becomes an ever-more significant issue on the campaign trail, Mitt Romney’s Mormonism will be off-limits as a subject for the opposition,” Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said last Sunday. If that is the case, why is the liberal
(AP) By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROThe two surviving candidates in Egypt’s presidential election appealed Saturday for support from voters who rejected them as polarizing extremists in the first round even as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up who contested
(AP) NEWBERRY, Mich.A wildfire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew by 17 percent to more than 21,000 acres Saturday as officials warned of tough conditions and welcomed help from water-dumping aircraft from the Michigan National Guard. Wind gusts were predicted at 15
May 26 – The leader of Greece’s conservative New Democracy party says a vote for his party is a vote for Greece staying in the euro zone. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. From Reuters.com.
By PETER LEONARDAssociated PressBAKU, AzerbaijanSweden’s Loreen has clinched the top spot at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her dance hit “Euphoria,” pushing aside competition from a sextet of Russian grannies and a Serbian balladeer. Juries and television viewers from
(AP) Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votesBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressPresident Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally
(AP) Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibilityBy MICHAEL HILLAssociated PressWEST POINT, N.Y.Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year
(AP) Dozens of children killed in new Syria attackBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressBEIRUTGruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one
(AP) Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worryBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan’s environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant on Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of safety concerns and said
(AP) Tear-jerker ‘Mud’ ends Cannes competition lineupBy THOMAS ADAMSONAssociated PressCANNES, FranceThe Cannes film festival on Saturday wrapped up the movies in competition wading deep in the Mississippi river with “Mud,” a heart-wrenching, Mark Twain-influenced tale of a teenage boy searching
