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November 25, 2011

Iran arrests 12 ‘CIA spies’ for targeting nuclear plans

Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports. Parviz Sorouri, an influential lawmaker, said the agents were targeting Iran's military and its nuclear programme. He said they were…

November 25, 2011

3 U.S. students expect to be freed in Egypt

As questions continued to swirl about the fate of three American college students arrested in Egypt for their role in ongoing protests there, a U.S. official said that diplomats were also in contact with Egyptian authorities about an…

November 25, 2011

Indonesia Sentences Australian Boy for Drug Possession

An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced an Australian teen to two months detention for buying marijuana while on the resort island of Bali. The unidentified 14-year-old boy could be released as early as next week, when time already served is…

November 25, 2011

Yemen’s President Orders Probe Into Deadly Violence

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered a probe into deadly violence in the capital, Sana'a, Thursday, a day after he agreed to a Gulf Cooperation Council plan that calls for him to relinquish power. Witnesses said five people were killed and…

November 25, 2011

Prosecutor: Make doctor pay $100 million for Michael Jackson’s death

When a judge sentences Dr. Conrad Murray next week for involuntary manslaughter in the…

November 25, 2011

Lady Gaga releases holiday EP

Like many a pop star before her, Lady Gaga is debuting her own holiday (mini) record. The 25-year-old digitally released the four-track "A Very Gaga Holiday" on Wednesday, reports Billboard. Below is Gaga's swingy rendition of "White Christmas," the…

November 25, 2011

BG Heading To Trial In December; Associate Gets 22 Years

Former Cash Money Records rapper BG will stand trial for gun and obstruction of justice charges early next month. BG, born Christopher Dorsey, was arrested in November of 2009, after police stopped him in a stolen Chevy Tahoe on November. A search…

November 25, 2011

Nelly’s Production School To Open In Saint Louis Next Week

Nelly’s new recording school will open at the end of this month in St. Louis, Missouri. The rapper’s Vatterott College ex’treme Institute by Nelly-St. Louis will begin classes on November 28. The 9,000 square-foot facility, which is located at…

November 25, 2011

Jill Scott, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, and Mary J. Blige on Stage for VH1 Concert

VH1 has an incredible line up for the upcoming “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul” event with Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Estelle and Marsha Ambrosius on the roster. Other performances include Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, and Jill Scott (pictured above).…

November 25, 2011

Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar in ‘security threat’

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says police have thwarted a plot to…