Shiite militiamen stormed Sunni mosques, shot guards and burned down buildings in apparent retaliation for a series of devastating car bombs that killed hundreds.
'Tis the season to start shopping. The day after Thanksgiving–called Black Friday because of the oppressive crowds and their encouraging effects on retailers' profits–is shaping up, as always, to be your local mall's most crowded day of the year.
Everyone loves opening a perfectly wrapped package with a shiny bow. But sometimes once you open that gift, it's not exactly what you expected – or even something you want. And after you feign excitement for the obligatory amount of time, what do you do with it? Well, if you're like most Americans, you regift or pass the less-than-stellar present on to someone else who might enjoy it more. A recent Tassimo survey found that a whopping 78 percent of Americans feel that it is acceptable to regift some or most of the time.
AP - In three simultaneous raids north of Baghdad, coalition forces killed 10 insurgents and an Iraqi civilian on Saturday, and destroyed a factory being used to make roadside bombs, the U.S. military said.
AP - It was cold, it was dark and in some places it was foggy. None of that would stop millions of bargain-seekers from climbing into their cars for a pre-dawn raid on their local malls, electronics retailers and discounters for the official start to the holiday season.
AP - A rare radioactive substance killed an ex-KGB spy turned Kremlin critic, the British government said Friday. In a dramatic statement written before he died, the man called Russian President Vladimir Putin "barbaric and ruthless" and blamed him personally for the poisoning.
Traces of a radioactive material that apparently killed a former Russian spy in London, England, were found at a sushi restaurant and a hotel visited by the man on the day he fell ill, British authorities said Friday. Alexander Litvinenko, from his death bed, blamed a "barbaric and ruthless" Russian President Vladimir Putin -- a claim Putin denies.
Sunni men burned to death leaving a mosqueGunmen attack Sunni mosques and homesTwo reported wounded from U.S. helicopter gunfireWhite House calls Sadr City attacks "senseless"