Monthly Archive: December 2006

[Saddam] was particularly phobic about germs. Even top generals summoned to meet him were often ordered to strip to their underwear and their clothes were then washed, ironed and X-rayed before they could get...

Prime Minister al-Maliki said in statements released Friday that those who opposed the execution of Saddam were insulting the honor of his victims. His office said he made the remarks in a meeting with...

Snaked out in a boat today past mangroves and into ocean. Was tracked by a school of dolphins swimming under the boat and jumping all around. They really do look happy. They remind me...

Not since the Middle Ages, when lopped-off body parts of divine do-gooders were bought, sold, and traded, has relic theft been big news. But the mysterious disappearance of Calcata’s beloved curio is different …...

A woman who reported a vicious attack by an ad-hoc “modesty patrol” on a Jerusalem bus last month … says she was traveling to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City early...

[YouTube] Chad was also lucky to meet his future wife, Kathy Clark, at a party in 2000. Clark shared his interest in technology and in starting a family. She also turned out to be...

The Miss Universe Organization, owned by Trump and NBC, scheduled a news conference Tuesday to discuss Miss USA Tara Conner, who has come under fire amid reports she has visited bars, though she is...

Violence has flared since Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for new elections, a move the Hamas-led government branded a “coup” … While Fatah … controls the presidency, Hamas, which won elections in...

Knight, who had worked as a meat slicer in abattoirs, skinned Price with such expertise and a steady hand that his skin, including that of his head, face, nose, ears, neck, torso, genital organs,...