TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea on Sunday, its first deployment of a major warship in the oil-rich region, state TV reported. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ... Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Veronica Mars" fans eager for a movie based on the TV series have a chance to put their money where their hopes are. Series creator Rob Thomas launched an online crowd-funding campaign ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Conde Nast is launching a slate of original Web series, continuing the publisher's push to expand its stable of magazines into multimedia programming. Conde Nast will debut on Tuesday online ... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Long seen as a leading contender, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally launched Sunday what she hopes will be a history-making mayoral bid. A veteran of city politics, Quinn would be a ... Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis can now read Playboy "for the articles." A U.S. emigre, Daniel Pomerantz, on Tuesday launched the first Hebrew language edition of the popular men's magazine. Playboy has been widely ... Read more
LONDON (AP) — Simon Cowell has taken over television screens and radio airwaves around the world. Now he's taking aim at the Internet. Cowell's Syco Entertainment empire and YouTube announced Thursday that they ... Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Hallmark Channel is making a new Friday night home for family movies. The channel announced Wednesday that it will launch the showcase March 15 with the debut of "Return to Nim's Island," ... Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Quincy Jones says he has co-created the music version of Rosetta Stone. The 79-year-old composer-producer launched a new music education application Tuesday called Playground Sessions, which ... Read more
PARIS (AP) — French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant sites around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, just a few hours after a triumphant visit by France's president, defense officials said ... Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is threatening to retaliate for what it calls U.S. double standards over recent rocket launches by Pyongyang and U.S. ally Seoul. A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman ... Read more