"American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves.
"I speak another language," she said during the Fox TV show. "It's called Geechee."
Some 14.2 million TV (...)
An Algerian national who is allegedly part of the cybercrime consortium behind a powerful hacking software known as SpyEye appeared in an Atlanta courtroom after a three-year manhunt ended with his arrest in a Bangkok airport.
Hamza Bendelladj, known for years in underground computer forums simply (...)
Anti-abortion militant Eric Rudolph, who is serving a life sentence for bombings that killed 2 people in Alabama and Georgia in the 90s, has published his autobiography from prison with the help of his brother
The book by Eric Rudolph— titled "Between the Lines of Drift: The Memoirs of a Militant" (...)
أصدرت الشركة المنتجة لفيلم "The Haunting in Georgia"، أول بوستر دعائى للفيلم، والذى من المقرر أن يطرح بدور العرض السينمائية 18 إبريل المقبل، وتدور أحداث الفيلم فى قرية ريفية حول عائلة تظهر لها كائنات خارقة تقلب حياتها رأسا على عقب، والفيلم وصلت ميزانية ل9 ملايين دولار.
"The Haunting in Georgia" (...)
The image of Hindu goddess Kali, to which Hindus objected saying that it gave the appearance of a porn-star, seems to have been removed from the home page of official website of online action video game SMITE, being developed by Georgia (USA) headquartered Hi-Rez Studios.
A look at the website (...)
Hindus are perturbed at the portrayal of goddess Kali, a highly revered deity of Hinduism, which gives the appearance of a porn-star in an upcoming online action video game SMITE being developed by Georgia (USA) headquartered Hi-Rez Studios.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) (...)
ألقت قوات الأمن والجيش صباح اليوم السبت القبض على 7 من أعضاء حركه 6 إبريل من أمام إحدى اللجان بمدينه نصر أثناء رفعهم لصور الشهداء span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"و قام الجنود بتمزيق صور الشهداء وهم الأن في قسم أول مدينه نصر.
ونفى محمود عفيفى المتحدث (...)
An American student thought it was a good idea to promote a more inclusive prom for his high school, and pushed for LGBT students to not be alienated. His school thought differently and removed him as the elected student president.
So Reuben Lack, from Atlanta's Alpharetta High School, decided (...)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Republican Rick Santorum won a pair of crucial Deep South primaries on Tuesday, taking control of the party's conservative wing in the presidential race and dealing a severe setback to rival Newt Gingrich.
Santorum narrowly defeated Gingrich and front-runner Mitt Romney in (...)
Supporters of Rick Santorum are beating the drum for Newt Gingrich to exit the presidential race.
Santorum — who picked up wins in Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota on Super Tuesday — wouldn't call explicitly on Gingrich to leave the race.
In Kansas, the site of this Saturday's caucuses, the (...)
Bank of America Corp. is working on sweeping changes that would require many users of basic checking accounts to pay a monthly fee unless they agree to bank online, buy more products or maintain certain balances.
The plan by the nation's second-largest bank by assets is the latest sign of stresses (...)
Former Speaker of the House and current GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has accused his Republican White House competitors of being afraid of debating him – in Gingrich's words: they're ‘chickens.'
As Gingrich appeared at a rally in Peachtree City which is in his home state of Georgia, (...)
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party's volatile presidential nominating race.
Romney captured 44 per cent of the vote with about 43 per cent of precincts counted, taking (...)
Newt Gingrich, the fiery former congressional leader, scored a huge win over Mitt Romney in South Carolina's Republican primary, upending the race to choose a challenger to President Barack Obama.
The commanding victory allows Gingrich to claim the mantle as the alternative to Romney, the (...)
ATLANTA — A Nigerian woman convicted of enslaving two young women from her country to work as servants and nannies at her suburban Atlanta home has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
Bidemi Bello apologized to the judge and to the victims before her sentencing Thursday.
A (...)
Mothers in the study, published in Pediatrics, who went back to work within six weeks were less likely than other women to start breastfeeding -- and when they did start, they were less likely to continue.
By contrast, mothers who stayed home for at least nine months, or even 13 weeks, were more (...)
Whether you are an experienced camper or are just starting out, you might be weighing yourself down with extra baggage. Instead of carrying a traditional pack that weighs 50 or 60 pounds (22 1/2 or 27 kilograms), ultra-lightweight and super ultra-lightweight campers are carrying packs that weigh (...)
Amnesty International has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing civil society activists, after a youth activist and parliamentary candidate who revealed election violations was detained at the country's border.
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained 18 November on the (...)
Jimsher Rekhviashvili, a journalist with RFE's Georgian Service has been recognized for his work covering women's rights issues.
An investigative journalist for RFE's Radio Tavisupleba, Rekhviashvili was given the award by the Public Defender of Georgia for his report “Women Call for Gender (...)
Attacked by political opportunists and denied a voice: Shirley Sherrod's recent treatment mimics that of too many Arab Americans, writes James Zogby*
As an Arab American, I can empathise with Shirley Sherrod, the Georgia Department of Agriculture official who, last week, after being falsely accused (...)
NEW ORLEANS: Independent scientists and government officials say there's a disaster we can't see in the Gulf of Mexico's mysterious depths, the ruin of a world inhabited by enormous sperm whales and tiny, invisible plankton.
Researchers have said they have found at least two massive underwater (...)
في كل مرة سوف أقدّم لك ترجمة وكلمات أغنية أجنبية من أيام شبابي (أي عندما كانت الديناصورات تجوب المستنقعات المغطاة بالسراخس). أغنية دفنت وغطّاها الصدأ فالتراب لكن يكفي أن تحملها بين أناملك لتدرك أي بريق وسحر فيها.. سمّه ما شئت.. سمّه نوعاً من ثرثرة العجائز على غرار (الغنا ده كان أيامنا إحنا).. أو (...)
Chanel, known for its stark black and white elegance, went baba cool Tuesday with a 2010-2011 cruise collection steeped in the burnt ochre hippie chic of the 1970s.
Barefoot models clutching minimalist sandals and sporting cropped tweed skirt suits layered over triangular bikini tops strutted (...)
Divorce. Bullies. Foster care. There are books for children on just about every tough subject these days. But mommy s plastic surgery?A Florida plastic surgeon has written about just that in "My Beautiful Mommy, a picture book due out April 28 that tries to calm the fears of kids with parents (...)
"In politics if you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." - 1965
"I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime." - as Education Secretary in 1973. She became Britain's first, and so far only, woman prime minister in 1979.
"Where there is (...)