An angry Newt Gingrich, during Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, faced tough opening questions about his former marital status, denying he asked his ex-wife to allow him to have an “open marriage” while he had an affair with a staff member in 1999. Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
Angry Gingrich Denies Asking 2nd Wife for ‘Open Marriage’
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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British Media Group Compensates 37 More In Phone Hacking
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has agreed to pay large payouts to 37 phone-hacking victims, including British actor Jude Law, football player Ashley Cole and former deputy prime minister John Prescott. The High Court in London heard details of new settlements totaling about $1 million for illegal eavesdropping by Murdoch-owned tabloids on celebrities’ phone conversations. The […]
International Military Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan Killing 6 Troops
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
A helicopter belonging to international military forces in Afghanistan crashed in the country’s south Thursday, killing six NATO service members. A spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan announced the accident early Friday and said there was no insurgent activity reported in the area when the helicopter went down. The cause of the […]
US Military Chief in Israel to Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Program
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military officer has arrived in Israel ahead of talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres and other high-level officials expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and related security issues. Israeli sources preparing for Friday’s meetings say they expect U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey to urge restraint […]
File-Sharing Site Shut Down for Copyright Infringement
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Federal authorities in the United States have shut down one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites, and its founder and six others have been charged with violating piracy laws. Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was arrested in New Zealand Thursday along with three other top executives at the request of U.S. authorities. Three others facing charges […]
Army: 45 Rebels Killed in Fighting in Northern Mali
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Mali’s military says it killed 45 pro-Taureg rebels in fighting this week in the country’s north near the Algerian border. Army officials say two soldiers were killed during the clashes in the towns of Aguelhok and Tessalit. A rebel spokesman denied the army’s claim, telling the Reuters news agency that as many as 40 government […]
Musharraf May Delay Return to Pakistan
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Thursday he may delay his planned homecoming later this month, after a warning from the government that he would be arrested if he returned. During a visit to London, Mr. Musharraf said he is awaiting recommendations from his All Pakistan Muslim League party. He said party leaders are looking […]
Israel Arrests Hamas Head of Palestinian Parliament
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Israeli army says it has arrested Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Dweik near the West Bank city of Ramallah on suspicion of involvement with a terrorist group. Hamas officials say Dweik was detained Thursday at an Israeli military checkpoint as he was travelling to Hebron in the southern West Bank. Dweik is a senior member […]
Thousands in Turkey Mark Killing of Ethnic Armenian Journalist
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Tens of thousands of people gathered Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist. The crowd protested a court ruling that the murder of Hrant Dink was not part of a wider conspiracy. Demonstrators carried banners saying, “We are all Hrants. We are all Armenian.” They […]
Pakistani PM Appears Before Supreme Court
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani made a rare appearance before the country’s Supreme Court Thursday in a bid to avoid being held in contempt for failing to pursue a decade-old Swiss corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. Gilani told the court his government was unable to initiate legal proceedings against the president because […]
