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Maria Belen Chapur Picture: Mark Sanford Mistress

Maria Belen Shapur picture revealed: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's mistress has been quite the hot item....

North Korea Fires Scud Missiles: Report

North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing a government official, further stoking regional tensions after the North's nuclear tests....

Iranian Cleric Says UK Embassy Staff Face Trial

A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions....

Israel Checks Mortar Incident That Killed Gaza Girl

The Israeli military was investigating whether a teenage Palestinian girl killed in the Gaza Strip was hit by a Palestinian or an Israeli mortar shell, an army spokeswoman said Friday....

U.S. Drone Kills 10 In Pakistan, Copter Crash Kills 26

A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area....

Sarah Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor In Surprise Move

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office....

Eight O'clock Coffee Ambassador Evette Ríos Designs Teachers' Lounge At Balboa Elem. School

Evette Ríos, the spokesperson for Eight O'Clock Coffee and design-on-a-dime guru seen regularly on The Rachael Ray Show, donated her talents and redesigned a teachers' lounge for "Outreach to Teach" on Monday...

Sarah Palin Resignation: Why Did Sarah Palin Resign?

Sarah Palin resignation, why did Sarah Palin resign? The Governor of Alaska became a punching bag for the left (sometimes even the right) and now she's bagging out. ...

U.S. Drone Strike Kills 10 In Pakistan: Officials

A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area....

John Demjanjuk Pronounced Fit To Stand Trial In Germany

Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has been deemed fit enough by medical experts to stand trial for helping to kill 29,000 Jews in World War Two....

Israeli Sub Sails Suez, Signaling Reach To Iran

An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday....

British Troops Expand Major Afghan Operation

Hundreds of British troops have seized key canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday....

Iranian Cleric Says UK Embassy Staff May Face Trial

A senior Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British embassy in Tehran would be put on trial in the Islamic Republic for their alleged role in post-election unrest....

Quake Shakes Italian Town Hosting G8 Summit

A strong tremor struck on Friday the Italian town that will host next week's G8 summit of world leaders, shaking buildings, setting off car alarms and startling residents who lived through April's deadly quake....

No Russia-U.S. Arms Deal Yet: Sources

U.S. and Russian negotiators have still not reached agreement on cutting stocks of their deadliest nuclear weapons ahead of President Barack Obama's first visit to Moscow on Monday....

Syria's Bashar al-Assad Offers Informal Invitation To Obama

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing....

Obama Not Fully Informed On Russia: Putin Spokesman

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will use next week's Moscow talks to relieve President Barack Obama of mistaken impressions he remains mired in Cold War thinking....

Missiles Hit Militants' Facilities

Dawn newspaper, quoting a local resident, reported 11 people died in the attacks on two villages in South Waziristan, believed to be the stronghold...

Refueling Mission Extended

Current law allowing Japanese vessels to refuel the U.S.-led anti-terrorism crackdown of ships in the Indian Ocean in support of Afghanistan...

Israel Navy Resumes Sailing In Suez Canal

According to the report published Friday, the navy, in a distinct change in policy, recently sent three Dolphin class submarines, which carry nuclear...

2 Police Dogs Die In Locked Cruiser

The cruiser was parked outside Sherwood Lodge, headquarters of the Nottinghamshire Police in Nottingham, The Daily Mail reported Thursday...

Community Colleges In A Crunch

California officials said 250,000 students may be denied admission this year. They expect enrollment to increase by one-third...

Teens Say Man Used Tarot To Get Sex

A 15-year-old said Wednesday she was 13 when Hector Ayala, 59, first convinced her to have oral sex and months later intercourse, the Philadelphia Daily...

Delhi Court Legalizes Consensual Gay Sex

However, the Press Trust of India reported the court Thursday let stand a section of the Indian Penal Code criminalizing homosexuality...

Neighbor Charged With Setting Up Killing

Investigators said Katoya Jones, 25, was caught by security cameras letting the men who killed Rian Thal, 34, and Timothy Gilmore into the building where she and Thal...