May today's St. Patty's Day festivities be an experience you'll never forget... especially considering you have no recollection of last St. Patty's Day whatsoever!
Irish police release three over cartoonist plot
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:44:17 -0600
DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado woman who converted to Islam last year and was lured to Europe by online extremists is among seven people arrested in Ireland in connection with a suspected plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist, her parents said on Saturday.
Thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok, seek elections
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:59:05 -0600
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Sunday and planned to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democracy demonstrations over the coming week.
Afghanistan eases ban on news coverage of raids
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:48:03 -0600
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan rowed back on Saturday from a total ban on media broadcasts of "disturbing" images from insurgent attacks or live pictures of security operations.
Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:17:39 -0600
SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:14:46 -0600
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela.
Vatican says bid to link pope to abuse issue failed
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:10 -0600
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican rallied around Pope Benedict Saturday, dismissing suggestions he had tried to cover up priestly child abuse in Germany.
Netanyahu's position is "perilous": U.S. official
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:25:49 -0600
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:38 -0600
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict.
Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan's Swat
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:45:11 -0600
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber targeting security forces killed at least 11 people on Saturday, Pakistani police said, part of a renewed push against the state after one of the biggest security crackdowns in years.
Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:34:03 -0600
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:02:25 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on display is Public Enemy's 1990 treatise, "Fear of a Black Planet."
Woods crash ambulance crew cited domestic violence
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:58:08 -0600
MIAMI (Reuters) - The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida police records cited by a local newspaper on Friday.
Custom-designed Jackson furniture up for auction
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:28:56 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some 22 pieces of elaborate furniture custom-made for Michael Jackson, including a leather armchair embellished with crystals and gold leaf, will be auctioned off in June, organizers said on Friday.
Official probes drugs linked to Corey Haim
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:23:47 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Friday said his office has opened an investigation into a prescription drug ring linked to the sudden death of actor Corey Haim earlier this week.
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich fights back on new "Apprentice"
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:42:01 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich has already lost one job. Now the disgraced former governor of Illinois is hoping to avoid the words "You're fired!" as he fights for his favorite charity, and his reputation, on the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice".
Phil Spector's lawyers file appeal in murder case
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:36:02 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress, claiming the trial judge made several errors including introducing new evidence at his second trial.
Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:12:25 -0600
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.
U.S. theater stars sing "Happy Birthday" to Sondheim
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:20:47 -0600
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The leading lights of U.S. musical theater will sing "Happy Birthday" to the great Broadway composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim on his 80th birthday in two New York Philharmonic concerts next week.
"Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:34:25 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who played bad guy Agent Smith in the "Matrix" franchise, is in talks to join the "Captain America" movie as the villainous Red Skull.
Fox mulling "Avatar" summer re-release
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:09:03 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for "Avatar"-plus.
