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Out of America: 'Balloon Boy' took the nation in – but it's even harder to distinguish fact from fiction among the polarised cable TV networks REUTERS Richard Heene talks to reporters while holding his six-year-old, Falcon, last week This summer, I finally managed to see Schtonk!, the German movie about the fake Hitler diaries affair of 1983. As hoaxes go, this was among the very best: a rip-roaring, reputation-shredding, utterly riotous scam that provided innocent entertainment for all (except for the hapless Stern magazine, which wasted millions on buying and publishing its "scoop" of the century). The movie, itself now almost two decades old, is no less terrific. It also has a very modern relevance. These days, America lives in a permanent state of schtonk. Hoaxes, intended or accidental, seem to be everywhere. The... [read full story]
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has nominated Paul Godfrey, president and CEO of the National Post newspaper and former head of the Toronto Blue Jays, for the top job at the troubled Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
A couple who penetrated layers of security to enter a State Dinner at the White House this week without an invitation met U.S. President Barack Obama in the receiving line, a White House official said Friday.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday charged that Israel aims to "terminate the Palestinian people" and said he backs the establishment of Jerusalem as capital of an independent Palestinian state.
MOSCOW — An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others, emergency officials said. The state-run railway company...
