Iran on Sunday rejected demands the West is reportedly to submit at talks due to take place in days, saying it will neither close its Fordo nuclear bunker nor give up higher-level uranium enrichment. Those two demands, outlined by European
Juggernaut hit film “The Hunger Games” was the top earning movie for a third weekend in a row, scoring $33.5 million in theaters across North America, industry estimates showed Sunday. The movie blockbuster, which opened with a record $152.5 million
After devoting his entire show to such burning issues as “Was it good for the Today Show to have Sarah Palin on?” and “Should the media pay attention to Ron Paul?” CNN’s Howard Kurtz devoted only one minute to covering
A flood of easy money courtesy of the European Central Bank made for a calm start to 2012, but a poor Spanish bond sale last week signals it may only have been a lull before the debt storm breaks, analysts
(AP) Spring: A time for flowers, high gasoline pricesBy JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy WriterNEW YORKAhh, spring. The days get longer, flowers bloom, and gasoline gets more expensive. It’s a galling time for drivers, and it’s more maddening than usual this year.
China’s booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywood heavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home. Films with Asian and especially Chinese themes are becoming more prominent after Hollywood hit a 16-year low in
President Barack Obama extended Easter and Passover greetings Saturday as Americans celebrated the Christian and Jewish holidays. Passover began at sundown Friday and ends on April 14. It commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, receipt of the Torah
Sanford, FL police have denied a rumor that neo-Nazis are sending armed patrols through the city to prepare for potential racial violence following the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The story, first published in a blog post from the Miami
Spain, sucked back into the centre of the eurozone debt crisis, is headed towards a financial crunch in 2013 that may force it to seek international help, analysts warn. Alarm has spread on the financial markets over Spain’s rising public
Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel early on Sunday, without causing casualties or damage, police said. On Saturday night, a rocket fired from an Israeli drone wounded two Palestinians riding a motorcycle in Rafah in the
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday condemned discrimination and persecution of Christians around the world.
A large bomb exploded near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna as Easter Sunday services were being held, killing at least 20 people, a rescue official said on condition of anonymity. Residents suggested the explosion was caused
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s top political force, announced it was putting up a second presidential candidate for May elections in case its first choice was not allowed to stand. The candidature of the Islamist group’s number two, Khairat al-Shater, looked
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops pounded opposition areas, activists said, killing 74 civilians in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week’s U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed. At least 15
(AP) Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputyBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADA video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein’s ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq’s Shiite-led government.
Not a big surprise here from National Review Editor Rich Lowry: [Long-time NR writer John Derbyshire’s] latest provocation in a webazine lurches from the politically incorrect to the nasty and indefensible. We never would have published it, but the main reason that people noticed it is that it
(AP) Panetta’s commuting tab: about $860,000 so farBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt’s turning out to be a costly commute home for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The Pentagon chief has traveled on military aircraft to his home in northern California more
(AP) Obama: Women are not an interest groupBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Friday showered attention on helping women yet warned in the same motion that they should not be reduced to a uniform political bloc, declaring
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Marine who posted on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama should be dismissed from the military with a less-than-honorable discharge, a Marine Corps review board ruled. Gary Stein, 26, did
A US police force is investigating two of its officers after Tyler Perry accused them of racial profiling for stopping him in his car and questioning him in a “hostile” manner, a spokesman said. The African-American writer-director made the allegations
Thirteen years after “American Pie,” the adolescents from the worldwide hit movie are back for a fourth helping, still tempted by the juicy bits despite having grown up, somewhat, in the meantime. Released in 1999, the original was the latest
Washington’s controversial former mayor Marion Barry has come under a fresh storm of criticism after he attacked “dirty” Asian-run businesses that operate in poor parts of the US capital. Barry, a leader in the civil rights movement whose mayoral stint
(AP) Congress: GSA violated its gift awards limitsBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe General Services Administration developed an employee awards program that spent more than $438,000 over four years, far exceeding the agency’s per-gift limit of $99, congressional investigators reported Friday. Investigators
Via Roland Martin Reports: And it is on this point that Belafonte, who was a close adviser to President John F. Kennedy and has worked with and fought against other presidents, says Obama, a former community organizer, needs to be
