Historians blast proposed Texas social studies curriculum

Categories: Top Stories, U.S.| Mar 17, 2010

Historians criticized proposed revisions to the Texas social studies curriculum Tuesday, saying that many of the changes are historically inaccurate and that they would affect textbooks and classrooms far beyond the state's borders. The changes, which were preliminarily approved last week ...Read More

Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan: police

Categories: Top Stories, World| Mar 14, 2010

Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan: police KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, police said. The device hit the vehicle which was carrying the group on a road ...Read More

Kate Gosselin Just Wants to Have Fun Dammit

Categories: Entertainment| Mar 11, 2010

Kate Gosselin Just Wants to Have Fun Dammit Kate Gosselin is out for Dancing with the Stars glory. But regardless of whether she can shock the world and win, she's determined to have a blast trying. “I really want to win. It's just that the dancing part is getting ...Read More

Taliban claims responsibility for suicide blast

Categories: World| Mar 8, 2010

(CNN) -- The Taliban said Monday it was behind a suicide bombing in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore that killed 13 people and wounded 113 others. Azam Tariq, spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said the attack was in response to ...Read More

Blast hits police building in Pakistan, 12 dead

Categories: World| Mar 8, 2010

Blast hits police building in Pakistan, 12 dead LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide car bomber Monday struck a building where police interrogate high-value suspects in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 12 people and wounding 61 more including women taking children to school, officials said. The attack ...Read More

Blast Hits Police Building in Pakistan, 11 Dead

Categories: Top Stories, World| Mar 8, 2010

Blast Hits Police Building in Pakistan, 11 Dead (LAHORE, Pakistan) - A suicide car bomber struck a building where police interrogate high-value suspects in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 61 more including women taking children to school, officials said. The ...Read More

Pakistan Police: Suicide Blast Rocks Lahore, 11 Dead

Categories: Top Stories, World| Mar 8, 2010

Pakistan Police: Suicide Blast Rocks Lahore, 11 Dead Pakistan police says a powerful suicide car bomb attack has rocked the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 50 others. Hospital officials say a woman and a child are among those killed in the ...Read More

Election eve blast targets pilgrims in Iraq's holy city

Categories: Top Stories, World| Mar 7, 2010

BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf yesterday, killing at least three people on the eve of key national elections, officials said. A group of Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims were ...Read More

Review: 'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' is a blast

Categories: Entertainment| Mar 3, 2010

Review: 'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' is a blast For the last few years, Activision's "Call of Duty" series has dominated video-game warfare. The latest chapter, "Modern Warfare 2," was the best-selling game of 2009, and it still leads the list of Xbox Live's most-played titles, joined in the ...Read More

Blast from explosives hidden in basement brings down building in Yemen, killing at least 8

Categories: Top Stories| Mar 2, 2010

SAN'A, YEMEN - Security officials in southern Yemen say a three-story building collapsed when explosives stored in its basement went off, killing at least eight people. The officials said it was unclear what set the explosives off early on Tuesday in ...Read More