BAGHDAD – Iraq opened up some of its massive oil and gas fields to foreign firms on Tuesday but only one deal was struck by midmorning in a troubling sign for the country’s hopes of reconstruction. International oil companies were submitting bids for six oil and two gas fields 30 …

BAGHDAD – Three jailed suspects in Oct. 25 bombings that killed more than 150 people in Iraq said they filmed the targeted buildings before the attack and escorted the car bombs in a convoy into Baghdad, according to confessions shown on Iraqi television Sunday. The men, who were seated and …

In the wake of the Ft. Hood shootings by Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an uncomfortable and unjust spotlight has been trained on Muslim-American soldiers serving in the armed forces. To be blunt, their loyalties are being questioned, with some conservatives arguing that Muslims should be barred outright from serving in …

An unbelievable show this Friday night in Chicago. Together on one stage: Louis Farrakhan, Jeremiah Wright and radical priest Michael Pfleger. They will all be receiving an award called “Living Legends,” and you can see it as a VIP if you have a hundred bucks. The spectacle is being driven …

A seasoned reporter who says he was the “conservative wolf” in his Maine newsroom claims he was wrongfully fired after he wrote a harshly critical personal e-mail to a group that supports gay marriage. Larry Grard, 58, was fired from the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, Maine on Nov. 10, less …

It has been 71 days since Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel that resulted in the immediate deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abductions of roughly 240 people, including several Americans. Though more than 100 hostages have been freed from Hamas’ custody in recent weeks, eight Americans …

The former director of the Miami Young Republicans, who was allegedly captured on surveillance video breaching the Crypt of the U.S. Capitol, was arrested last week on charges in connection to the Jan. 6 riot, according to newly unsealed court documents Monday. Barbara Balmaseda, 23, of Miami Lakes, Florida, is …

Cameron Diaz is setting the record straight when it comes to Jamie Foxx’s time filming “Back in Action” before his mystery illness left him hospitalized. During their time on set, rumors surfaced that Foxx was being “crazy” and making “everything miserable.” Diaz noted that she read somewhere that she wasn’t …

President Obama seems to have forgotten his claim that “no [Iran] deal is better than a bad deal.” Let me be candid: I’m no nuclear physicist; I am a young businesswoman, an average citizen. But while I may not be an expert in nuclear proliferation, I do know this: America’s …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has axed his deputy in a Cabinet reshuffle and sacked the attorney general, who heads a task force investigating allegations that Najib received some $700 million in government money. Najib is under increasing pressure over leaked confidential documents that allegedly show …