Iran confirmed Tuesday the arrest of three American hikers who crossed into the country from neighboring Iraq and said they have been charged with "illegal entry," a semi-official news agency reported. The three were arrested in the western Iranian city of Marivan, the deputy governor of Kurdistan province, Iraj Hassanzadeh, told the Fars News Agency. Earlier, Swiss diplomats in Iran and U.S.
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Three detained U.S. hikers share love of travel, learning
One is a freelance journalist who intended to cover elections in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Another also has been trying her hand at reporting, and the third is a friend who shared their love of travel. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua Fattal — three University of California-Berkeley graduates believed to have been arrested Friday after crossing from Iraq into Iran during a hike — are seasoned travelers with an appetite for interaction with other cultures, friends and associates said
Box Office Weekend: Apatow’s Funny Peculiar
The new Judd Apatow movie carried the perky title Funny People, but audiences quickly figured out it should really be called The Guy Who Thinks He’s Gonna Die and Isn’t Very Nice. Or Funny. It managed a decent $8.7 million on opening day, dropped 15% on Saturday and is expected to finish the weekend at $23.4 million
Real estate agent wins new job as a witch
Imagine a job where causing mayhem and spooking children is not frowned upon, but rather rewarded with a yearly salary of £50,000 ($82,000). For a woman who would only identify herself as “Carla Calamity,” those will likely be part of her duties after she won the Wookey witch audition in western England on Tuesday
A Brief History of Hipsters
Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They’re the people who wear t-shirts silkscreened with quotes from movies you’ve never heard of and are the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a good beer. They sport cowboy hats and berets and think Kanye West stole their sunglasses
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant killed; driver arrested
A 23-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the death of a former "American Idol" contestant, who was struck by a car in New Jersey, authorities said. She wasn’t yet three days old when she experienced her first revolution.
Born in the east, young Germans still forced to head west
For decades the Iron Curtain divided Germany because the socialist German Democratic Republic did not wish to continue losing its citizens and skilled workers to the "golden" West. She wasn’t yet three days old when she experienced her first revolution.
Once worlds apart, two Iranians make common cause
If you’re Iranian, you probably know both and Akbar Ganji and Googoosh. You also know that 30 years ago they had as much in common as Rush Limbaugh and Madonna.
Iran: Ahmadinejad urged to dump deputy choice
A fundamentalist supporter of Iran’s president urged him Friday to reconsider appointing a controversial confidant to the post of Iran’s top vice president.
T.R. Knight reveals why he left ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Fans were shocked when T.R. Knight made the surprising decision to leave "Grey’s Anatomy," the hit medical drama that launched him to fame.