At least 19 people were killed and 65 were wounded after armed men stormed into a government building in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.

The U.S. Navy has made a complete about turn on its earlier guidance that could have allowed chaplains to perform same-sex unions on military bases. The chief of Navy chaplains, Rear Admiral Mark Tidd, sent a one line memo saying his April 13 memo had been 'suspended until further notice pending additional legal and policy review and interdepartmental coordination.'

Warren Buffett said during his first trip to India that he hopes to invest in the South Asian nation.

We can easily say that the life of embattled TV actor Charlie Sheen has been more dramatic than a soap opera in recent weeks and the actor is missing no chance to air his thoughts online on his Sheen Korner web cam shows, but Charlie is unwilling to stop as he has now decided to hit the road taking his message to the masses in a live tour.

In an apparent effort to challenge Facebook as the market leader in social networking, Google has introduced the "+1" (plus-1) service, which will help the company help build its own social network centered on its lucrative search business. The service launched yesterday by the internet search giant would allow Google users to connect people to friends using their Google Profile. It will allow them to share their recommendations for websites and online advertisers on search results and Google is optimistic that it will help the company expand the feature to include a person's friends on other social networks.

The Knicks suffered a despicable defeat to the mediocre Pacers, losing 106-93 in a match where they played energy-lessly.

According to Senator Graham, the tax cuts that were implemented in the tenure of George W. Bush are sure fire extensions and his lame duck vote on it for the next couple of years is something that can easily be counted upon.

As a consequence of the tragic death of a teenage girl caused by a man she met on facebook, a very popular social networking site, Facebook is receiving a lot of pressure from British officials to get a Panic Button showing on the site's web pages.

A new research has found that gastric band surgery is risky as it has several unforeseen medical consequences, including additional surgeries. Researchers at the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery in Brussels, Belgium studied 82 patients who had undergone the procedure and found that nearly 40 percent reported major complications. The researchers also found that about half had to have the bands removed and around 60 percent needed more surgery.