Bombs exploded in two minibuses in Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding at least 12, while a bomb attack on a governor’s convoy wounded two guards, security officials said. An interior ministry official said the bombs in the
Yemen’s air force raided Al-Qaeda hideouts in the south, killing eight militants, the defence ministry said Saturday, raising to 40 the number of jihadists reportedly killed in two days. The raids were conducted in Abyan province, where 26sep.net reported that
WASHINGTONTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT’-nur) says Europe needs to be creative in fighting its debt crisis. Geithner says Europe’s success will depend on the ability of its governments and central bank to creatively and aggressively support countries that are pursuing
By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated WriterTOKYOJapan said Saturday it will forgive about 300 billion yen ($3.7 billion) of Myanmar’s debt and resume development aid as a way to support the country’s democratic and economic reforms. The government made the announcement after a
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGHer head was ringing from the blows. Once, twice, three times, her husband slammed her face into the living room floor. Kim Lee tried to twist her tall but skinny frame out from under his 91-kilogram (200-pound)
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Prague on Saturday for an anti-government rally as the centre-right ruling coalition was teetering on the verge of collapse. Unions, pensioners, student associations and other groups angered by austerity cuts and graft scandals
Israeli authorities warned citizens on Saturday to leave Egypt’s Sinai peninsula immediately because of a “critical and immediate threat” of a terrorist attack. Resorts dotted along the Red Sea in the Sinai are a popular holiday destination for Israelis seeking
By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONMajor delays, cost overruns and critical technological problems are plaguing a missile defense system designed to protect the United States and Europe from an Iranian attack, Pentagon advisers and government investigators say about one of President Barack
DHD: Big online ticket seller Fandango called this contest early when it reported that sleeper Think Like A Man based on the bestselling book by TV/radio comedian Steve Harvey was its top-selling movie — representing a healthy 42% of Thursday’s
(AP) Utah GOP delegates deciding fate of Sen. HatchBy KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LOFTINAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYSen. Orrin Hatch began laying the groundwork for the next state Republican convention even before he watched Sen. Bob Bennett go down to defeat
(AP) Romney woos Hispanics, says Obama has failed themBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressTEMPE, Ariz.Republican Mitt Romney turned his focus to the Hispanic vote Friday as he gathered Latino business leaders to discuss the issues he talks about with every other constituency:
(AP) Obama casts GOP as barrier to low-cost educationBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONEager to energize young voters, President Barack Obama is depicting Republicans as obstacles to an affordable college education, using his Internet and radio address Saturday to preview an argument
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and billionaire co-founder Larry Page have teamed up with “Avatar” director James Cameron and other investors to back an ambitious space exploration and natural resources venture, details of which will be
By CHRIS TOMLINSONAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasCountry music legend Willie Nelson helped unveil a statue honoring him in downtown Austin by singing his new song “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” on Friday, a date long reserved to celebrate
The office of the Los Angeles County coroner has completed its investigation into the death of Andrew Breitbart on March 1, and has confirmed that he died of natural causes, namely heart failure. Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey told Breitbart
By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s Islamist and secular forces sought to relaunch the street uprising against Egypt’s ruling military Friday, packing Cairo’s Tahrir Square with tens of thousands of protesters in the biggest rally in months and accusing the generals of
(AP) Fewer US states reported job gains last monthBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONFewer U.S. states reported job gains in March, reflecting slower hiring nationwide. The more sluggish job growth coincides with more people seeking unemployment benefits in the past
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns’ group said on Thursday it was “stunned” that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social justice concerns and not enough on abortion and gay marriage. In
As Breitbart News reported this morning, the National Organization for Women has launched a campaign against Rush Limbaugh. NOW actually suggested that Rush was “fantasizing about pornography and violence” with regard to Sandra Fluke. Today, Rush’s spokesman, Brian Glicklich, fired
(AFP) The chairman of Walt Disney Studios Rich Ross resigned Friday, a month after the massive box office flop suffered by critically-panned sci-fi fantasy film “John Carter.” The 15-year Disney veteran made no reference to the movie — which lost
Nicolas Sarkozy apologised for his mis-steps Friday, the final day of campaigning in France’s presidential election, while his main rival Francois Hollande was increasingly confident of victory. The latest polls ahead of Sunday’s first round point to a resounding win
A commercial showing members of wildly popular all-girl band AKB48 passing bite-sized candies seductively from mouth-to-mouth is under fire in Japan for encouraging homosexuality. The advertisement, which aired in March, shows the school uniform-clad young women — all in their
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops fired bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters Friday, activists said, and state media reported that a roadside bomb killed 10 soldiers in the latest violence to defy international efforts to calm the
The Washington Post reports that Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of Maldives, claims the United States has given legitimacy to the Islamist coup which deposed him. Mohamed Nasheed won the presidency in Maldives’s first multiparty elections in 2008, after a
