Andrew Bynum fined $15,000 for something completely avoidable
Posted: 02:29 PM ET May 16, 2012 By Matt Moore | Senior NBA Blogger The NBA Wednesday fined Lakers C Andrew Bynum $15,000 for failing to make himself available to ...
French president’s jet turns back after lightning strike
French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with Paris’ mayor Bertrand Delanoe during a ceremony at the city hall in Paris, France, May 15, 2012. A jet carrying newly inaugurated French ...
Father of Toulouse gunman wants to sue France
A pic taken from video and provided by TV station France 2 shows Mohamed Merah. The dad of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah told FRANCE 24 that he wants to sue ...
House raided for suspects in Jewish school attacks
Schools throughout France held a moment of silence in memory of the four killed in the Toulouse school shooting. Meanwhile, French police have launched a big manhunt for the killer. ...
Prosecutors: Russian military officer stole airstrip
Adefense official in central Russia sold off the concrete making upa military airstrip for a $33,000 bribe, rending the airfield useless, the Russian news agencyRIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, citing ...
Half of wrecked cargo ship sinking in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — One half of a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef three months ago began sinking into the ocean Tuesday. Maritime New Zealand ...
Aussie official drops f-bomb before children TV show
CANBERRA, Australia – And now a word from the Aussie communications minister … Unfortunately for Stephen Conroy, the word that came out Tuesday on live television, right before a popular afternoon ...
Guatemala president moves to extradite former leader
GUATEMALA CITY — Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo will be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges, the country’s president stated Tuesday. Only on msnbc.com ...
Israel to speed up West Bank settlement building
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the accelerated construction of some 2,000 housing units in areas in the West Bank and around Jerusalem, an official statement ...
Mexico fires almost 1,000 police in Gulf state
VERACRUZ, Mexico — Nearly 1,000 police officers were fired to weed out corruption from the violence-ravaged Gulf coast say of Veracruz, Mexican authorities stated Tuesday. Only on msnbc.com ...
