Philadelphia Bible Church, Bucharest, Romania

MUMBAI, India – Indian commandoes killed the last three gunman at a landmark hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and trapped people after suspected Muslim militants stormed targets across Mumbai, leaving 119 people dead. Meanwhile, eight hostages were Continue Reading »

PORTLAND, Ore. – A man who was accidentally shot by a 12-gauge shotgun on Saturday after his dog jumped into a boat is recovering. Matthew Marcum’s legs and buttocks were Continue Reading »

BEIJING (Reuters) – China gave short shrift to U.S. rockers Guns N’ Roses’ controversial new album “Chinese Democracy” Tuesday, saying the music was bad and that they were not Continue Reading »

The last thing you would expect to find in the Jewish state would be homegrown neo-Nazis, but an Israeli court on Sunday jailed eight teenagers for beating up ultra-Orthodox Jews, gays and the elderly, while shouting, “Heil Hitler!” Continue Reading »

There are nine million people with arthritis in the UK – from toddlers and children, to the elderly, to adults in the prime of their working lives. It is the largest single cause of physical disability in this country, yet one of the most misunderstood and poorly managed illnesses we have.
Doctors have shockingly Continue Reading »

CLIFTON, N.J. – A gunman drove across the country to confront his estranged wife, then killed her in a church vestibule as Sunday services let out, authorities said. Two other people were Continue Reading »

More than 40 years after Christians were infuriated by the Beatles’ claim that they were “more popular than Jesus”, the Roman Catholic Church has made peace with the Fab Four.

Saturday’s edition of the Vatican’s official newspaper absolves John Lennon of his notorious remark, saying that Continue Reading »

Michael Jackson has reportedly become a Muslim and changed his name to Mikaeel.

The singer, who was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, converted to Islam in a ceremony at a friend’s house in Los Angeles.

He is said to have Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush’s war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness.

“Oh, no, no!” people in the audience cried out as Continue Reading »

MIAMI – D’Zhana Simmons says she felt like a “fake person” for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. “But I know that I really was here,” the 14-year-old said, “and I did live without a heart.”

As she was being released Wednesday from a Miami hospital, the shy teen seemed in Continue Reading »

CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does Continue Reading »

These are more effective than 911

When -
You are sad, phone John 14
You have sinned, phone Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91
People have failed you, phone Continue Reading »

Older “overlooked” treatments for irritable bowel syndrome may end up being the best option for patients, research suggests.

Fibre, anti-spasmodic drugs and peppermint oil were all found to be Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s new operating system research project is mysteriously named “Midori”. But why? Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s new operating system research project is mysteriously named “Midori”. But why? Continue Reading »

Microsoft has kicked off a research project to create software that will take over when it retires Windows.

Called Midori, the cut-down operating system is Continue Reading »

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for Continue Reading »

CHICAGO – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the candidates that President-elect Barack Obama is considering for secretary of state, according to two Democratic officials in close contact with the Obama transition team.

Clinton, the former first lady who pushed Obama hard for Continue Reading »

An ancient copper works in Jordan may have been the location of the fabled King Solomon’s mines, new archaeological investigations suggest. Continue Reading »

BALTIMORE – The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

In an impassioned discussion on Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – No matter how people remember President Bush’s time in office, let there be no doubt about how he wants to end it: gracefully.

Never mind that Democrat Barack Obama Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – The Bushes welcomed the Obamas to the White House on Monday, offering a symbolic glimpse of what’s in store for the country: a new first family along with a new administration.

President Bush and President-elect Obama met in Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama has never set foot in the Oval Office. Talk about making an entrance. In a sit-down discussion Monday with President Bush, the president-elect will get his first feel for the place where momentous decisions will soon fall to him.

Bush invited Obama for Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON — When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he’ll confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration.

From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what Continue Reading »

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Sarah Palin returned to work in her Anchorage office Friday afternoon and spoke out against anonymously sourced stories critical of her behavior on the campaign trail, saying “it’s Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – Shortly after leaving the voting booth, 70-year-old community activist Donald E. Robinson had a thought: “Why do I have to be listed as African-American? Why can’t I just be American?”

The answer used to be simple: because a Continue Reading »

CILACAP, Indonesia – Indonesia executed three Islamic militants Saturday for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of Continue Reading »