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  • Iraq seeing more violence Iraq seeing more violence

    Violence has erupted in many areas of Iraq. On Saturday morning eight people, including a police officer, his wife and children, were killed by gunmen who also kidnapped ten security force personnel in the Rashid area, south of Baghdad. The gunmen first broke into the home of the local administrator, killing one of his guards. They then moved on to the nearby house of Captain Adnan ...

  • Ozzy Osbourne moves back in with wife Sharon

    Sharon Osbourne, who was snapped wearing a huge diamond on her wedding finger again, is apparently giving her marriage another chance by letting her wild-man husband, Ozzy Osbourne, move back in with her. The couple, who were reportedly living apart with their marriage in shambles, is spending nights under the same roof once again, the Sun reported. The star's assistants were spotted moving ...

  • Suspected U.S. drone attack in Yemen kills 4 Al Qaeda militants

    A suspected American drone attack has reportedly killed four Al Qaeda militants in the southern province of Yemen according to security officials. A fight between Yemeni forces and Al Qaeda in Abyan province last year had drove away militants from several cities that the outfit had ruled over for a brief period in 2011, Fox News reports. According to some security officials, the attack took ...

  • Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

    It was a violent day in Iraq Saturday with at least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped as hatred simmers between the ruling Shi'ite majority and the Sunni minority. Gunmen broke into the home of an anti-terrorism policeman in the Baghdad suburb of Rasheed, killing him, his wife, and two children. Another security officer was killed elsewhere in Rasheed. Police say gunmen killed ...

  • Russia defends arms sales to Syria

    Russia has defended its arms sales to Syria, saying it is for purely defensive purposes. The statement from Russia came after reports that Moscow had delivered advanced anti-ship missiles to the Damascus regime. According to the Guardian, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, did not confirm it directly, but said that Moscow's weapons sales would not in any way alter the balance of forces ...

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Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

It is all too appropriate that Sylvester Stallone is returning to South Philly pugilist Rocky Balboa, the character who kicked off his career and with whom he will always be most associated. The original Rocky (1976) was an allegory (self-conscious or not) of Stallones own life a ... ...

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  • UN agency says 1.5 mln people have fled from war-torn Syria

    The United Nation's refugee agency has said that more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria. Most of the people have fled to Jordan and Lebanon, but not have all been registered yet, meaning the true total is likely to be far higher, UNHCR said. The agency said that the situation in Syria has deteriorated dramatically over the past four months. According to the BBC, the UN ...

  • Baroud lists 4 scenarios that may take place in Lebanon

    Commenting on the Lebanese Parliament electoral subcommittee’s failure so far to reach consensus over an electoral law for use in te upcoming elections, former Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told LBCI on Saturday that one out of four scenarios may take place . "The first scenario is holding the elections according to the 1960 electoral law, the ...

  • Three Palestinians Arrested in West Bank

    Occupied Jerusalem, May 19 (BNA) - Israeli occupation forces stopped three Palestinian men, claiming they were 'wanted', in the West Bank during Saturday night, an IOF spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. The arrests all took place in different parts of the West Bank and it was unclear if the arrests were connected to one another, Israeli daily (The Jerusalem Post) reported. The three ...

  • Police officers hurt in Kuwait prison brawl

    Four inmates - a Saudi and three stateless residents - are accused of using "sharp edged objects" to attack the officers during a surprise raid on a ...

  • Egypt Suez Canal Development Project Will Raise Revenues 20 Folds - Official

    The Suez Canal development project aims at turning the canal into "a global centre for industry and logistics" since 10 percent of the world's merchandise and 20 percent of all ships pass through the canal, said an advisor to President Mohamed Mursi. The project which is expected to raise the canal's revenues 20 folds will involve three phases, presidential advisor Ahmed ...

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