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Two other pandasChengcheng and Dabaohave passed away from the canine distemper virus since early December, according to Han Xueli, spokesperson at the Shaanxi Province Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research…
“There are horror stories, obviously,” Mathieu Labasse, AsiaInspection’s vice president told CNN by phone. “We find factories that just have no basic idea about hygiene standards. People that handle the…
Those rescued included an interpreter and the suppliers of some of the equipment on board. China’s Xinhua state news agency said that the boat, which had 24 or 25 people…
A best picture nomination is not exactly nothing. Many would argue that it’s just about everything. Yet there was brush-fire-level rage on and off the Internet — see #OscarsSoWhite —…
“Selma” did pick up two nominations, including one for best picture. But when the Hollywood gods consider a film to be truly great, its actors and/or actresses, screenplay and particularly…
The Pope made the gesture and accompanying remarks while flying from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, where he started a five-day visit Thursday. He didn’t mention Charlie Hebdo, the satirical…
Federal Belgian police took several suspects into custody near a train station, VTM News reported. Further details weren’t immediately available. Verviers is about 69 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast of Brussels…
Birth place: Melbourne, Australia Birth name: Keith Rupert Murdoch Father: Keith Murdoch, journalist and newspaper publisher Mother: Elisabeth (Greene) Murdoch, philanthropist Marriages: Wendi (Deng) Murdoch (1999-2013, divorce); Anna (Torv) Murdoch…
On Wednesday, the climbers, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell, became the first people in the world to free climb the “Dawn Wall” route of Yosemite’s El Capitan face. It’s a…
Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” He is a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog…
The Republicans have taken control of Congress, and with it ownership of health care reform. As long as the Republicans were in opposition, they could just complain. And they did,…
But when that gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, took hostages at a kosher supermarket the next day, demanding that police stand down from a siege of the Kouachi brothers happening just outside…
What a difference a few months makes. Now, multiple sources inside the Romney bubble tell me (and everyone else) that they “bet” that he gets in the race. And we…
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
It is believed to be the first time either country has accepted Guantanamo Bay transfers. – The transfer is part of the White House’s ongoing effort to close the Guantanamo…
Cindy Storer: I think it’s too soon to evaluate the French and broader European response to the attacks. But I’d like to address what I hope will come of this….
Djamel Beghal, an al Qaeda recruiter in Europe, was tapped in 2001 by senior Osama Bin Laden operative Abu Zubaydah to organize a terror cell to attack the U.S. Embassy…
2014 Results: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeats Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men’s final. Li Na of China defeats Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the women’s final. – 2003…
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
I speak, of course, of politicians — and, in particular, of Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate is rumored to be interested — along with about…
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
Anbar is a western province largely controlled by ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni Muslim extremist group that has used brutal tactics such as mass…
The latest Charlie Hebdo cartoon, produced after last week’s horrific attacks on the Paris magazine’s offices, literally adds insult to injury. Admittedly a portrait in mixed messages, the cover reads…
In his testimony, Busch said that once when he and Driscoll were in El Paso, Texas, Driscoll went out in camouflage gear, only to return later wearing an evening gown…
Ultra-Orthodox Jews traditionally don’t prefer to show images of women because it’s not considered modest. As Israeli newspaper Haaretz noted, political parties that represent the ultra-Orthodox sector ban women from…
Jurors will get to see Aaron Hernandez’s trophy case when they visit his home during the former New England Patriots star’s murder trial, a judge ruled last week. The Assistant…
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to push back the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who’d requested a delay after last week’s terrorist attacks in…
The move came as Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan wrote on Twitter, “Those who are publishing figures referring to our supreme Prophet are those who disregard the sacred.” Such a…
The group began in 2004 as al Qaeda in Iraq, before rebranding as ISIS two years later. It was an ally ofand had similarities withOsama bin Laden’s al Qaeda: both…
If there were an annual prize for the “World’s Most Hopeful Economy,” it would likely go to India. After years of disappointing returns, the world’s largest democracy rediscovered vigor in…