Osama Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Pleads Not Guilty
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and a longtime member of al Qaeda’s inner circle, pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiring to kill Americans when he appeared Friday in a New York federal court house…
Osama Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law to Appear in NYC Court
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Under heavy security, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law will appear Friday morning in a New York federal courtroom to answer to charges of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens as a top member of al Qaeda’s inner circle.Sulaiman Abu…
Hugo Chavez’s Body to Remain on Public Display After Funeral
JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — As world leaders, mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean, are gathering in Caracas ahead of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s funeral Friday, large crowds of mourners coming to pay their respec…
Hugo Chavez’s Body to Remain on Public Display After Funeral
JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — As world leaders, mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean, are gathering in Caracas ahead of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s funeral Friday, large crowds of mourners coming to pay their respec…
Homeland Chair: Osama bin Laden’s Son-in-Law ‘Cooperating’
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, has been “cooperating” and has already revealed “key intelligence” about the current status, personnel and finances of al Qaeda even before he was secretly spirited to New…
Taliban Hands Over Bodies of 16 Afghan Soldiers
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(WARDOOJ, Afghanistan) — The Taliban turned over the bodies of 16 Afghan soldiers killed in an attack on Sunday.
The firefight, which took place in the district of Wardooj, was among the deadliest attacks on Afghan National A…
Papal Porta-Potties in the Sistine Chapel?
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Among the more intriguing traditions of a papal election is the little stove installed in the Sistine Chapel to burn the ballots and send out the smoke signals about the results.But one mystery never really …
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead at 58
Gregorio Marrero/LatinContent/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has died, the country’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday. Venezuelan government officials said Monday that Chavez had developed a …
Is Pregnant Kate Middleton Having a Girl?
PHIL NOBLE/AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) — Did Kate Middleton inadvertently reveal the gender of her unborn child?The wife of Britain’s Prince William was at an event in England Tuesday when she said something that has people buzzing with excitement.A…
Supermodel Runs Half-Marathon, Walks Paris Fashion Show
constancedecorde/WireImage(PARIS) — The term “supermodel” rings true for Natalia Vodianova, who ran a half-marathon for charity before resuming her day job as a runway model at Paris fashion week.The mother-of-three posted a note on her Fa…
US General: An Iranian Nuke Would Spark Arms Race
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A high-level U.S. military commander said Tuesday that if Iran is allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, another country in the region has already pledged to do the same.”At least one other nation has told me they wo…
Bolshoi’s ‘Ivan the Terrible’ Held in Acid Attack
Sergei Filin leaves the hospital in Moscow, on February 4, 2013. AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Police have reportedly detained three men, including a top dancer, for questioning in connection with the vicious sulfuric acid attack on Sergei Filin, the ar…
Biden: America’s ‘Not Bluffing’ on Iran
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Tough talk from Vice President Joe Biden Monday, warning that the U.S. is determined to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.“Big nations can’t bluff,” said Biden at a meeting of the American…
Cardinal Keith O’Brien Apologizes for Sexual Misconduct
George Doyle/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A top cardinal who resigned last week amid sexual abuse allegations issued an apology Sunday and said there have been times his sexual conduct “has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop a…
Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Kills 30, Injures 50
George Doyle/Thinkstock(KARACHI, Pakistan) — Pakistan’s largest city was the site of a deadly suicide bomb blast on Sunday morning.The explosion is the latest attack on Pakistan’s Shiite minority. The bomber reportedly struck directly outside a Shiite…
British Nurse Arrested in Connection to Cannibalism Case
Gilberto Valle (Image Credit: Myspace)(NEW YORK) — As the trial of the police officer accused of planning to cannibalize a number of women continues in New York, police in Great Britain said they have arrested two men believed to be associated with th…
Venezuelan VP Says Chavez Undergoing Chemotherapy
RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Speaking after a Mass for President Hugo Chavez on Friday, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro shed some light on Chavez’ health.Maduro told reporters that Chavez is battling for his life, ac…
Kerry to Encourage Consensus in Egypt
Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(CAIRO) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt on Saturday and urged political leaders to come to a political consensus.Kerry is on his first overseas trip since being named secretary of state. Th…
Rome Adjusts to Life Without a Pope as Cardinals Prepare for Conclave
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images(ROME) — Around Rome Friday, there were subtle signs of the profound change taking place here.One day after Pope Benedict’s historic resignation as head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican released footage of the pap…
Obama Administration Expected to Directly Aid Syria’s Rebels
Scott Peterson/Getty Images(ROME) — Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on Thursday with leaders of Syria’s opposition council and other nations that have been supporting the opposition at the Friends of Syria meeting in Rome. The outcome of…