WATCH VIDEO ... more.

  Indian commandoes killed the last three gunman at a landmark hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and trapped people after suspected Muslim militants stormed targets across Mumbai, leaving 119 people dead. Meanwhile, eight hostages were freed from the headquarters of a Jewish outreach group, according to an official of the Maharashtra state home... more.

Name: RoNick City / State: Orlando, Fl Website: http://myspace.com/ronickworld Ethnicity: African American Age: 19 Height: 5'6 Weight: 135 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown So how did you get started? Singing in church Who do you look up too? Jesus Favorite entertainer: Beyonce / Tonex Favorite clothing: Marc Ecko Favorite website: Myspace. I get allot of support their Last mov... more.

Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were punishing. Wind-whipped waves surged over a 17-foot seawall in Galveston and filled streets with waist-high water. Homes were flooding, hundreds of thousands were without power and there was fear hurricane-force winds could shatter the sparkling skyscrapers that define the skyline of America's fourth-largest city.... more.

  A former SVT reporter, Erik Eriksson, said he found the video in the network's archives when he was looking for footage for a book he was writing about his experiences as a war correspondent in Vietnam. SVT posted the edited 39-second clip on its Web site on Thursday. It shows McCain stepping off a bus with other prisoners. He has a pronounced limp but is not using crutches. It then sh... more.

The Dark Knight" is still on the tip of everyone's tongue. But now, instead of folks breathlessly asking each other if they've seen it, talk has turned to speculation over Batman's next foe. Who's it gonna be? iVillage is reporting that the Caped Crusader may take on the Riddler in "Batman 3." According to the rumor mill, Johnny Depp might sign on to play the nefarious super-criminal. But ... more.

A Dayton woman was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for burning her baby daughter to death in a microwave oven after fighting with her boyfriend. Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman lashed out at China Arnold, 28, who opted to watch her sentencing from a side room on a monitor. "No adjectives exist to adequately describe this heinous atrocity," Wiseman said. "This act is shoc... more.

The bee-hive truck collided with a farm vehicle near Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, according to local newspaper reports Pictures showed thousands of bees swarming around the accident site as workers, wearing protective clothing, cleared the debris. The East Asia Economy and Trade News said three more people were killed hours later when two trucks collided as they tr... more.

The Category 2 storm with 100 mph (160 kph) winds could come ashore as a ferocious Category 4 storm on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. Texas officials have ordered some residents in low-lying Matagorda and Brazoria counties to evacuate. Mandatory evacuations had been illegal in Texas but the state changed its laws after Hurricane Rita in 2005. Other residents were... more.

Dixie, a 15-year-old ginger cat, disappeared in 1999 and her owners thought she had been killed by a car. She was found less than half a mile from her home in Birmingham after a concerned resident rang the animal charity to report a thin and dishevelled cat who had been in the area for a couple of months. RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Alan Pittaway checked her microchip and confirmed i... more.

British band Oasis has postponed its concert in London, Ontario, after a fan attacked and injured guitarist Noel Gallagher. A statement on the band's Web site says Gallagher had bruises on his ribs and hip and was unable to perform Tuesday. read more ... more.

Barbra Streisand can start watching the mailbox for her invitation to the White House, even if it comes a little earlier than she might've hoped. The singer, actress and avowed Democrat is being honored by the Kennedy Center in December, a distinction that includes a reception at the White House — the last to be hosted by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. And if that weren't e... more.

One clear fan of a new Paris Hilton documentary has a familiar name: Paris Hilton. As she left the theater where "Paris, Not France" premiered Tuesday night at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hilton gave a few claps of applause after director Adria Petty was announced for a question-and-answer session to discuss the documentary. With close access to Hilton, Petty shot extensive... more.

The world's largest particle collider successfully completed its first major test by firing a beam of protons all the way around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) tunnel Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe. After a series of trial runs, two white dots flashed on a computer screen at 10:36 a.m. (0836 GMT) indicating that the protons had... more.

South Korea - North Korea denied Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Il is seriously ill, granting a foreign news outlet rare interviews with top officials who dismissed reports questioning Kim's health following his absence from a key ceremony. Speculation has intensified that Kim may have taken ill after he missed a parade Tuesday commemorating the communist state's founding 60 years ago. That fol... more.

Her rep confirms Usmagazine.com's exclusive report that the British-born actress, 38, has welcomed her first child, a baby boy. Henry Story Driver who weighed 9 lbs., 12 oz. was born Friday in Los Angeles. Driver has refused to reveal the father's identity, but has denied it is San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi. The baby's father is English and "sort of in the same business," sh... more.

So at what point during an 82-0 loss in a women's ice hockey game do you turn to your buddy and say, "C'mon, finish your popcorn and let's beat the traffic?" Because Slovakia led Bulgaria 31-0 after the first period (.pdf) of their 2010 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey qualifier over the weekend in the Latvian town of Liepaja. READ MORE... more.

Unbeknownst to me, Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson has been looking to sell his 14,000 square foot home in Villanova, Pennsylvania for over a year now. (A.I. usually calls me about such matters. I thought I had his financial ear.) According to the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column, Iverson has dropped the price to a "desperation deal" of $3.999 million — a million less t... more.

Elizabeth Banks, who portrays Laura Bush to Josh Brolin's George in the upcoming film "W," considers the first lady an underrated beauty. "For some reason, I don't think people appreciate just how beautiful a woman that she is," said Banks, sitting pretty in a party room at Manhattan's Gramercy Park Hotel, where Women's Health magazine honored the 34-year-old actress' October cover Monday night. ... more.

Running back Knowshon Moreno was a hot topic of conversation during this week's teleconference with Georgia coach Mark Richt. Moreno's 18 carry, 168-yard, three-touchdown effort in Saturday's 56-17 win over Central Michigan obviously wowed the sellout crowd at Sanford Stadium, but it was his hurdle of Chippewa safety Vince Agnew to complete a 29-yard run that dropped jaws. It was a play... more.

Name: Indigo Lan City / State: Brooklyn, NY Website (Myspace,streetball,hyphy, is OK): www.myspace.com/eye2u Ethnicity: Japanese Age: 22 Height: 5'0 Weight:105ls Measurements: 32C-24-34 Hair Color: Light brown Eye Color: Dark brown So how did you get started? Long story short, this one photographer stopped me in the street and hooked me up with a photo shoot the day after. ... more.

Hurricane Ike with winds near 125 miles per hour will likely reach the Bahamas early next week and South Florida by mid-week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT report Friday. Ike weakened a bit overnight from a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 131 to 155 mph to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 111 to 130 mph. The NHC expects Ike to briefly weaken furth... more.

Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm Hanna. And forecasters said Hanna could still become a hurricane before its expected arrival on U.S. shores after roaring past the edge of the Bahamas on Thursday. A tropical storm warning was in effect stretching from Altama... more.

The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with defense and they kicked off defense of that title with more of the same. Playing without Pro Bowl linemen Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, New York limited the new-look Washington Redskins to 11 first downs and 209 total yards and gave indications that these Giants are back for another run in a 16-7 victory that ushered in the NFL season Thursd... more.

Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle. They are scheduled to perform Thursday afternoon. A video about the Super Bowl champion New York Giants will be shown before the NFL Kickoff show. Traffic at the busy intersection at the foot of Central Park is expected to come t... more.

Within hours of accepting the Republican nomination, McCain sent an e-mail appeal for donations arguing that he and running mate Sarah Palin stood for reform in Washington. He also denounced "Democratic operatives" whom he said "have stooped lower than anyone could have imagined." The dig appeared to be a reference to Palin's announcement earlier this week that her 17-year-old unmarried daughte... more.

Shown here at some trick shot challenge sponsored by Cub Cadet — your number one stop for premium outdoor power equipment — smiles David Kalb, a warehouse worker from La Habra, California and LeBron James, a four-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. I assume you know who's who. Kalb, left (you're welcome), won an online contest — thanks to this ridiculous shot — to play H-O... more.

  That litany of health issues Novak Djokovic dealt with earlier in the week—hip, ankle, stomach and more—seemed a tad humorous to Andy Roddick. So Roddick joked about it, first by saying in an on-court interview it sounded as though Djokovic had “about 16 injuries,” then by wondering aloud whether the problems might not also include bird flu, anthrax, SARS and a common cold. Djo... more.

For her role as Etta James in the upcoming drama Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles had to pack on 20 pounds. See photos of Beyonce as Etta - and other celebs who played real people in movies. Gaining weight "was so much fun," she says in October's British Marie Claire But when she later landed a part in the psychological thriller Obsessed, "I had to lose it," she laments. "I was so ang... more.

  If it seems like disasters are getting more common, it's because they are. But some disasters do seem to be affecting us worse - and not for the reasons you may think. Floods and storms have led to most of the excess damage. The number of flood and storm disasters has gone up by 7.4% every year in recent decades, according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. (Between... more.

  After several days of Democratic bashing by his supporters, the Arizona senator struck a nonpartisan stance and promised that he wouldn't be bound by political party in the White House as he accepted the GOP presidential nomination Thursday before thousands of Republican loyalists. "We are fellow Americans, an association that means more to me than any other," McCain told the Republican C... more.

... more.

... more.

... more.

... more.

Name: ♥♫ღ LiCiA ♥♫ღ M.B.Ent.ღ♥™ Where are you located: THE BAY AREA(CALIFORNIA) Website: http://www.myspace.com/mizorigonal What inspired you to become a YOUNG STAR? THERE ARENT REALY ALOT OF YOUNGE ARICAN AMERICANS BEING NOTICED IN ANYTHING THEY ARE DOING, AND ALSO I CAN BE A BIG INFLUENCE ON MANY TEENS. Who do you look up to? MY PARENTS, AN MY GRAMNA BECAUS... more.

Name: Alexandra Bright Where are you located: Greece Website: www.myspace.com/alexandrabright Who do you look up to? My grandmother What’s your favorite sports team? Barca football team ( Spain,Barcelona) What is the last movie you saw, and what do you think of the movie? ZOHAN ---> adam Sandler movie--? Hilarious What are some of your favorite brands? Adidas, Nike, Faith ... more.

UNITED STATES WINS GOLD MEDAL SPAIN TAKES SILVER MEDAL... more.

The country’s top security officials vowed yesterday to bring two notorious commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to justice, at all costs. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, at a press briefing, also called on the MILF leadership to hand over Ameril Umbra Kato and Abdurahman Macapaar alias Commander Bravo if it wants the military and the police to lift their offensive in Mi... more.

Hit by a devastating housing slump, billions of dollars of subprime losses and rising oil prices, the U.S. economy appears headed for recession, taking Japan down with it. It's a situation tailor-made for economists to prove their mettle, but will they rise to the challenge? Only time will tell, but they might stand a chance if they heed the advice of Nomura Research Institute's chief economist... more.