Islamic State militants threaten to kill Japanese hostages
The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism". Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was in Jerusalem on the latest leg of a Middle East tour, demanded that the…
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Gordon Ramsay loses court battle over $1M rent on London pub
LONDON (AP) — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is facing a real-life kitchen nightmare after a British judge on Tuesday ruled him personally liable for the 640,000-pound ($1 million) annual rent on a London gastropub.
Two-year-old Kentucky boy killed by train while walking with dog
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - A two-year-old boy was struck and killed by a train on Monday while he was walking with a dog along railroad tracks in southwestern Kentucky, police said. The boy, identified as Trayton Joiner by the Christian County coroner's office, was taken by…
Mark Wahlberg's victims divided over his pardon request
BOSTON (AP) — Victims of one of Mark Wahlberg's racially motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in segregated Boston in the 1980s are divided over whether he should be granted a pardon for his crimes.
China 'never paid businessman' who bought aircraft carrier
The Chinese businessman who bought an unfinished Soviet-era vessel that became his country's first aircraft carrier was quoted Tuesday as saying that Beijing never repaid the $120 million it cost him. Entrepreneur Xu Zengping paid Ukraine a $20 million fee for the Varyag, which was eventually…
Agent: Woods' front tooth knocked out by videographer
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras — his agent said it cost him a tooth.
Iran general killed with Hezbollah fighters in Israel raid
An Israeli strike on Syria killed an Iranian general, Tehran confirmed Monday, as thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah gathered to bury one of six fighters killed in the same raid. The attack on Sunday near Quneitra on the Syrian-controlled side of the Golan Heights enraged Hezbollah's…
Buffett Admits This Is A "Real Threat"
One emerging technology has Warren Buffett himself admitting that there's a serious threat to his empire.
Watch a $250,000 Lamborghini Huracán crash at 200 mph
We are taught to drive safely long before we actually have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a car, but for some hardheaded individuals, the education simply doesn’t stick. That appears to be the case for the driver of this Lamborghini Huracan, which can be seen exceeding 330 kilometers…
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests in Iran (16 photos)
Iranian students demonstrated Monday outside the French embassy in Tehran in response to a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed published by satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, media reports said. News of the planned protest led the French ambassador to announce the embassy would close on Monday and…
Fukushima worker dies after falling into water storage tank
By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - A worker at Japan's destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant died on Tuesday after falling inside a water storage tank, the latest in a spate of industrial accidents at the site of the March 2011 nuclear disaster, the world's worst since Chernobyl. The…
Oregon man, 24, dies in 1,000-foot fall from Alaska mountain
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say an Oregon man died while climbing Mount Yukla.
Australia gives citizenship to Down Syndrome baby left in Thailand
A baby at the centre of a Thai surrogacy scandal has been granted Australian citizenship, authorities said on Tuesday, after his birth mother said he was abandoned by a Perth couple who went home with his healthy twin sister. Baby Gammy sparked a global debate about the legal and moral issues…
APNewsBreak: Ronaldo breaks up with girlfriend Irina Shayk
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Tuesday he has broken up with his longtime girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk.
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Photos of the day - January 19, 2015 (24 photos)
A boy looks at the digital art installation 'Light in Dark' at National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge walks past pupils with flags during a visit to formally open Kensington Aldridge Academy in London and the early morning light shines…
Anti-Muslim incidents soar in France in wake of Paris attacks
The number of anti-Muslim incidents in France has soared since the Islamist attacks in Paris two weeks ago, an organisation that tracks Islamophobia said Monday. The National Observatory Against Islamophobia said 116 anti-Muslim incidents had been reported to authorities since the January 7-9…
Canada special forces clash with IS in Iraq
Canadian special forces exchanged gunfire with Islamic State fighters in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between Western troops and IS, a senior officer said Monday. The Canadians came under mortar and machine gun fire while training Iraqi troops near front lines and shot…
Friends: Fitness model killed by train was bold but careful
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Friends of a fitness model and actor who was hit by a train and killed while making a video said Monday that he was a bold and fearless person who just made a rare mistake.
New England Patriots Player Pulls Driver From Flipped Car With One Hand
After his team crushed the Colts to earn a spot in the Super Bowl, 33-year-old New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork kept on rolling by helping a motorist after a car crash.
Armenian baby becomes seventh casualty of killing spree blamed on Russian soldier
A six-month-old boy became the seventh member of an Armenian family on Monday to die after a killing spree blamed on a Russian soldier that has strained ties between Moscow and Yerevan. Armenian law enforcement officials say the soldier, Valery Permyakov, who is serving at a Russian military base…
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Beastie Boys lawyers: Bills top $1.7M in Monster Energy suit
NEW YORK (AP) — The Beastie Boys want to force the maker of Monster Energy drink to pay nearly $2.4 million in legal fees and costs so the rappers' $1.7 million jury award is not dwarfed by expenses in a copyright violation case, lawyers say.
