TEHRAN, Iran – Iran said Saturday it has proposed a new round of talks on its nuclear program with six world powers that have been trying for years to persuade Tehran to freeze aspects of its atomic work that could provide a possible pathway to weapons production. The country’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, said [...]
LOS ANGELES – A Methodist Church at Claremont near Los Angeles every year sets up unusual nativity displays that usually carry a dual meaning. The Los Angeles Times reports that this year’s display of gay couples holding hands wasn’t well received by the locals who decided to deface and vandalize the scene. According to church officials [...]
NEW YORK – Donna Simpson has long been a star among the online overwight community. She was worhipped and fed by online viewers who used to pay $19 a month just to watch her gain weight. But not anymore. The woman recently left her home in New Jersey to return to her hometown of Akron [...]
KABUL, Afghanistan – A NATO service member died Friday in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan, while allied and Afghan forces killed three senior Taliban figures and captured 11 fighters and sympathizers, the alliance said. Also Friday, a roadside bomb killed four civilians and wounded one in the Tirin Kot district of Uruzgan province, some [...]
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s Parliament has approved a disputed central bank law, as well as other legislation which may hinder upcoming talks with the International Monetary Fund and the European Union about financial support. Earlier this month, the IMF and the EU withdrew from preliminary talks because of the insistence of the government of Prime [...]
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed coach Antoine Kombouare is leaving the club amid reports that Carlo Ancelotti will take over. PSG began negotiations with Kombouare last week with a view to a separation, and confirmed on its website Friday that “Kombouare is leaving Paris Saint-Germain, as from today.” Kombouare replaced Paul Le Guen in [...]
GENEVA – The Swiss football league says it has given FC Sion a 36-point penalty for fielding ineligible players. The league said Friday that the move came in response to FIFA’s threat to suspend Switzerland from world football. FIFA had demanded that Sion be penalized 3 points for every game in which ineligible players were [...]
BERLIN – German officials say the European Union is considering expanding the scope of its anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa to allow the destruction of pirates’ equipment on the beaches of Somalia. The EU’s anti-piracy force patrols the seas off the coast of the country. Somalia has been mired in violence since 1991, [...]
PORT MORESBY – The pacu fish is the cousin of the world renowned piranha fish and has as scary teeth and nightamarish jaws. The fish’s bottom row of teeth resemble human canines and should be feared by all men because he has recently killed two young men by castration, reports The Daily Telegraph. The ‘Ball [...]
NEW YORK – Japan has always been at the forefront of modern day technology and is keen to keep that record intact. The latest sample of Japanese hi tech society is a free Wi Fi vending machine that will allow people to connect to the internet for up to thirty minutes. The machines belong to [...]