Worried about whether Islamic verses on Facebook are allowed? Or that suicide bombers kill innocent civilians? Afghanistan’s Taliban have set up a new question-and-answer section on their website to address such issues. The facility on Voice of Jihad, the official
(AP) Calif. Democratic treasurer perpetrated $7M fraudBy TOM VERDIN and DON THOMPSONAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee defrauded at least 50 candidates, officeholders and political organizations out of $7 million in a scheme that dates back more than a
(AP) Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicideBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body when she finally decided life
The United States has suspended plans to send food aid to North Korea because it has broken a promise to halt missile launches and cannot be trusted to give the help to those who need it, a Pentagon official said.
Now is your chance to own a national monument: the Solyndra factory, built to honor the wildly successful stimulus bill of 2009 and celebrate the great economic achievements of our government under President Barack Obama. The building is now for
Just days after an investigation by Gannett Media uncovered dozens of Wisconsin journalists who had signed petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker, new accusations of media bias continue to emerge along with new names of prominent journalists who have
(AP) Conspiracy charges dropped against Mich. militia By ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT – A federal judge dismissed the most serious charges Tuesday against seven members of a Michigan militia who were rounded up as homegrown extremists accused of plotting war against
(AP) Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continueBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressQAA, LebanonSyria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and rebels that
The Pentagon said Tuesday it will request funding to expand Israel’s “Iron Dome” short-range air defense system, which helped thwart rocket attacks out of Gaza earlier this month. The United States spent $204 million on the Iron Dome system in
A US Senate committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would call on China to ease restrictions in Tibetan areas and free prisoners after a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans angry over Chinese rule. Under the resolution, the Senate would
(AP) NJ gov urges Springsteen to play Atlantic CityBy WAYNE PARRYAssociated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is calling on native son Bruce Springsteen to step up and help Atlantic City by performing at the new Revel casino on
(AP) Egypt’s Brotherhood considering presidential runBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was debating Tuesday whether to field a candidate in upcoming presidential elections, a much-anticipated decision that would signal whether the fundamentalist group intends to escalate or defuse rising tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawyer discovered how far the U.S. Supreme Court will go to close itself off from the public when it hears a case, no matter how many people on Twitter may be interested. Casey Mattox went to
When Anthony Weiner tweeted pictures of himself unclad to young female followers, he thought he’d get away with it. But thanks to Andrew Breitbart, Anthony Weiner was called to account. Now, in the new edition of Breitbart’s book, Righteous Indignation,
Kuwait on Tuesday seized three Iraqi boats with 26 fishermen on board for fishing in the emirate’s territorial waters a day after releasing seven Iraqis, an official statement said. The coastguard seized the boats as they fished illegally inside Kuwaiti
The former News of the World US editor will face no further legal action in the investigation into phone hacking at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid, the Press Association reported on Tuesday. James Desborough was held in August last year on
(AP) Tough Republican budget likely to go back on shelfBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservatives claimed credit Tuesday for forcing House GOP leaders to draft a tougher budget plan than initially planned, even as they pressed an alternative proposal that claims to
(AP) Obama says he’s not ‘hiding the ball’ on RussiaBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South KoreaSpeaking to the microphones intentionally this time, President Barack Obama on Tuesday assured he had no hidden agenda with Russia for a second term,
Several Republican senators and attorneys general whose states filed the lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s health care law expressed confidence Tuesday that the US Supreme Court would overturn the legislation. The court on Tuesday heard a second day of arguments
(AP) Obama uncle admits facts in drunken driving caseBy DENISE LAVOIEAssociated PressFRAMINGHAM, Mass.A Massachusetts drunken driving charge against President Barack Obama’s uncle will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for a year, officials said Tuesday. Onyango Obama, 67,
The most striking fact to emerge from the now-public dispute over the future of the libertarian Cato Institute is that the ludicrous Koch brothers conspiracy theory–a favorite refrain of the Obama campaign and the extreme left–was apparently fueled by Cato
(AP) Harry Potter adventures go on sale in e-book form LONDON At last, Harry Potter’s adventures are available electronically. The seven novels about J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard are for sale as e-books and audio books on the author’s Pottermore website,
TMZ: DJ Deadmau5 was clearly watching when Madge took the stage at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend and shouted to the crowd, “How many people in this crowd have seen molly?” (check out video below at :45
