Bieber spokeswoman denies he fathered a child
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An allegation that Justin Bieber fathered a baby by a woman who has filed a paternity suit is “demonstrably false,” a spokeswoman for the singer said this week. Melissa Victor said in a statement that Bieber’s…
Police investigate Texas judge over video beating
PORTLAND, Texas (AP) — Police launched an investigation Wednesday into a Texas family law judge whose daughter posted a YouTube video of him savagely beating her with a belt during a tirade several years ago when she was a teenager….
New James Bond film titled “Skyfall”
LONDON (AP) — Screen spy James Bond is returning next year in a new movie called “Skyfall” with a star-studded cast, producers said yesterday. Daniel Craig makes his third appearance as the suave secret agent the film, directed by Academy…
Chinese to aid Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dozens of doctors and nurses fanned out from a Chinese navy hospital ship to treat poor Jamaicans as part of a global humanitarian mission to portray China’s rapidly growing military as a responsible power. The People’s Liberation…
Thai flood holdouts complicate relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) — There’s no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul’s house. In fact, there’s not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok’s…
Probe says hockey team crash caused by pilot error
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian jet crash that killed 44 people, including an entire professional ice hockey team, was caused by pilots inadvertently putting on the brakes during takeoff, investigators said Wednesday, blaming poor crew training and lax oversight. The…
Kardashian apologises to fans for failed marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian says she never meant to hurt anyone by ending her marriage after just 72 days. The 31-year-old reality TV star posted a message to her fans on her website Tuesday, one day after filing…
FBI says Russians were a ‘new breed’ of spy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anna Chapman wasn’t just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate…
Libya’s new PM balances demands of ex-rebels
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A U.S.-educated engineering professor with little political experience is Libya’s new prime minister, a choice that suggests the country’s interim rulers may be trying to find a government leader palatable both to the West and to…
‘Glee’ singer Charice’s dad killed in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore….
