Month: January 2011

AN unknown assailant sprayed acid in the face of a prominent Afghan journalist and author, apparently in retaliation for his politically charged writing, the victim and officials say. Razaq Mamoon was not critically injured, but […] […]

LONDON—What happens in the palace stays in the palace. New rules in Britain make Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince William exempt from freedom of information laws, meaning many private details won’t be made […] […]

A FORMER CIA agent jailed for spying for Russia in 1997 has had eight years added to his prison term, after admitting using his son to pass more secrets to Moscow while behind bars. Harold […] […]

Question: My husband can’t get over my recent affair. I don’t feel guilty; I needed it. Our marriage of 11 years had been dull and routine. He’s happiest sprawled on the couch watching sports, won’t […] […]

Two Toronto men pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in Los Angeles after police there raided a warehouse filled with romaine lettuce, parsley and a locked safe containing more than 47 kilograms of cocaine […] […]

SACRAMENTO – In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women’s email accounts, then send nude pictures of them […] […]