By James A. Lyons
By arming the rebels, we're aiding al Qaeda

Colombian superstar Shakira is learning how to balance her demanding work schedule with being a new mom one day at a time.

Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, are hoping the rhythm is going to lead to Broadway.
Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are hoping the rhythm is going to lead to Broadway.

Shakira is sharing the first public photograph of her recently born baby, with father Gerard Pique planting a kiss on their infant son's cheek.
Puerto Rican native Don Omar and the Bronx's Prince Royce have taken top honors at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Each received eight awards. They are among a growing group of Latin artists who mix English and Spanish into their songs.
Rapper and reggaeton star Don Omar leads the pack of finalists for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Telemundo announced Tuesday.

Katy Perry is thanking her fans with a free concert in Los Angeles.
A socially charged hip-hop album that slams the Catholic Church and touts the joys of dancing like the poor has become the Cinderella story of the Latin Grammy Awards, placing Puerto Rican rap group Calle 13 in the spotlight and lending a political overtone to Latin music's biggest night.
Puerto Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 opened the Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday with an emotional rendition of their Hispanic anthem "Latinoamerica,"
A socially charged hip-hop album that slams the Catholic Church and touts dancing like the poor has become the Cinderella story of the Latin Grammy Awards, placing Puerto Rican rap group Calle 13 in the spotlight and lending a political overtone to Latin music's biggest night.
Her hips don't lie and neither do her massive album sales.
Grammy-winning Colombian singer Shakira now has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Famed Colombian singer Joe Arroyo, composer of such salsa classics as "La Rebelion" and "Echao pa'lante" and "Tania," died Tuesday after a monthlong hospitalization. He was 55.
Famed Colombian singer Joe Arroyo, composer of such salsa classics as "La Rebelion" and "Echao pa'lante" and "Tania," died Tuesday after a monthlong hospitalization. He was 55.
Colombian pop singer Shakira promoted her global education campaign with a stop at a joint Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
"He's great. He's so mellow, but he's very alert, too," she said in an interview Wednesday night at House of Blues in West Hollywood.
Shakira: 'I look decent,' singer says of her post-baby body →
"It's part of motherhood, you know," she said of juggling personal and professional life. "You got to figure it out as you go."
Shakira: 'I look decent,' singer says of her post-baby body →