Korean tourist arrested at Yoko Ono's NYC building

Yoko Ono is pictured during a panel discussion on the PBS special "Lennon NYC" at the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)NEW YORK (AP) _ Authorities say a Korean tourist faces trespassing charges after he somehow got into an apartment building in New York City and rode the elevator with Yoko Ono.Police say the man was heading down to the lobby of the

Jan. 21, 2011

House votes to repeal Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Republicans in the House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise, casting a largely symbolic vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure was sure to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate and faced a certain veto if it should reach the president’s desk.Nevertheless, the Wednesday vote in the House, newly under Republican control, signaled th

Jan. 20, 2011

Tunisian leader vows ‘break’ with old regime

Interim president promises amnesty for political prisoners and media freedomTUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s interim president Wednesday promised a “total break” with the past and hailed “a revolution of dignity and liberty,” as prosecutors opened a vast inquiry against the previous leader.Investigators will look into the extensive domestic and foreign assets held by former president Zine El Abidine Ben Al

Jan. 20, 2011

Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ hopes to run for presidency

Duvalier's lawyer protests against legal moves, saying statute of limitation expiredPORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) ― More than two decades after being ousted from power, ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier aims to profit from Haiti’s turmoil to recapture the presidency, an aide said Wednesday.The news came as Duvalier’s lawyer confirmed the former leader, who returned from exile amid political uphea

Jan. 20, 2011

Authorities charge abortion doctor with murder

  The Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia, is shown Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A doctor who gave abortions to minorities, immigrants and poor women in a ``house of horrors'' clinic was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, made mil

Jan. 20, 2011

'Uncensored' Playboy coming to iPad: Hefner

WASHINGTON - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is bringing his iconic men's magazine to the iPad.The octogenarian publisher, in a message on his Twitter feed, @hughhefner, said current and back issues of Playboy would be available on the Apple device in March."Big news! Playboy -- both old & new -- will be available on iPad beginning in March," Hefner said.He did not provide any more details but in resp

Jan. 20, 2011

Pirates take 1,181 hostages in 2010

NAIROBI (AP) ― Pirates captured a record 1,181 hostages in 2010 ― almost all of them off the Somali coast ― during a year in which hijackings and attacks became more violent, a global maritime watchdog said.Attackers seized 53 vessels worldwide in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. All but four were taken by

Jan. 20, 2011

Female politician recruits girls for Berlusconi: report

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his estranged wife Veronica  (AP)Citing an allegation from a court document, the British Daily Mail reported Tuesday that women were paid to have sex with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in nurse and police uniforms.According to the document the 74-year-old premier, who is being investigated after being accused of having sex with underage prost

Jan. 20, 2011

Haiti moves toward graft trial for Duvalier

Government may seek justice over ex-dictator's regime, widely regarded as brutalPORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) ―A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, a lawyer for the ex-strongman said Tuesday.A judge questioned the former dictator known as “Baby Do

Jan. 19, 2011

Couple fall in love with rats

A bizarre U.K. couple have come into the spotlight after showing off the 28 rodents living in their house.According to the British daily Metro, the rats have an entire room in the house to themselves and get plenty of love from their owners, Kate and Kevin Rattray. (Metro)Kate had two pet rats during her university years, whereas her husband Kevin was fed up with the much-maligned creatures, sayin

Jan. 19, 2011

Violence-scarred Tunisia unveils new government

Tunisia announces new national unity government after one-party rule, but protesters want moreTUNIS (AP) ― Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising to free political prisoners and opening its government to opposition forces long shut out of power ― but the old guard held onto the key posts, angering protesters.Demonstrators carrying signs reading “GET OUT!” demande

Jan. 18, 2011

Italian man shot in head sneezes out bullet

Darco Sangermano (captured from the Daily Mail)An Italian man amazed doctors by sneezing a bullet out through his nose after being shot in the head and is expected to make a full recovery.Darco Sangermano was hit by a stray bullet while he was celebrating New Year’s Eve with his girlfriend in Naples, Italy, reported Britain’s BBC news.The .22 caliber bullet passed behind the 28-year-old’s right ey

Jan. 17, 2011

Teenager: Berlusconi gave me 7,000 euros

ROME (AP) ― A teenager at the heart of the latest criminal probe of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says the billionaire media mogul gave her 7,000 euros ($9,350) when she came to a Valentine’s Day soiree at his villa but reiterated that she didn’t have sex with him.Milan prosecutors were investigating whether Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage girl from Morocco and then abused his power i

Jan. 17, 2011

Looting hits Tunisia as new leader sworn in

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ Looting, deadly prison riots and street chaos engulfed Tunisia on Saturday, the day after mass protests forced its strongman to flee. A new interim president was sworn in, promising to create a unity government that could include the long-ignored opposition.It was the second change of power in this North African nation in  less than 24 hours.Amid the political instability, lo

Jan. 16, 2011

Dozens of birds drink selves to death

Dozens of birds drank themselves to death in eastern Romania, reported Australia’s Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.According to the report, the incident occurred just few days after thousands of birds and fish died suddenly in the United States, Britain, Sweden, Italy and other parts of the world.  Dead birds on a street of Lousiana, US (AP)Romeu Lazar, head of the local sanitary and veterinary

Jan. 14, 2011

People would not be surprised by alien life: scientist

Psychologist Albert Harrison believes that people have grown accustomed to the idea of aliens and, if alien life were to appear before their eyes, they would not be surprised. “Advances in our technology have brought civilization to a point where the idea of other beings traveling through space to Earth no longer seems far-fetched or frightening,” he writes in the journal Philosophical Transaction

Jan. 14, 2011

Penguin makes stepping stone of seal

A video posted on YouTube shows a daredevil penguin making a quick escape from an unwanted predator -- a seal.In the YouTube clip, entitled “Penguin takes a risky path,” the unsuspecting penguin is seen hanging around the rocks and accidentally leaping on a relatively large and smooth rock.Shortly after, the penguin realizes the rock-shaped object is actually a seal. The lucky penguin runs for its

Jan. 14, 2011