Game developer Treyarch has released its latest military shooter game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” with smashing success, raking in 360 million dollars in sales in North America and Britain on its first day, becoming the highest-grossing video game launch ever, the game’s publisher said on Thursday.

Masses of devoted fans waited outside stores at midnight Monday to get their hands on the new Call of Duty. For those fans, getting their hands on the game and racing home to pop it into their game console is the equivalent of turning on the TV to watch a major sporting event.

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You could say the story of "Unstoppable" begins in 1995, even before the true events that inspired this action flick about a runaway train. It was 15 years ago that Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott first hooked up for a cinematic collaboration, delivering the first-rate thriller "Crimson Tide."

Their creative partnership became, in the words of Washington, a "good marriage," leading to three more pictures ("Man on Fire," "Déjà Vu" and "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3") and a fifth pairing that was announced even before "Pelham" hit theaters. 

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Regardless of what they are doing, almost without exception, people’s minds wander — whether they mull over arguments with loved ones in the shower, think about weekend plans at work, or stumble on a creative new insight on their commute. Everyone knows they do it, but new research by Harvard researchers, which used the iPhone to periodically interrupt 2,250 people’s lives, found that about half the time, people’s minds are wandering. Most strikingly, they found that overall, people whose minds are wandering are less happy than those focused on the task at hand.

“It’s paradoxical and ironic, in the sense that you would think if you leave the present, you’d go someplace better, but people seem to go to places that make them less happy,’’ said Matthew Killingsworth, a psychology graduate student at Harvard University and lead author of the work, published today in the journal Science. He said mind-wandering obviously has its benefits, but the research has given him some insight into his mood when he is feeling down.

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Rock and pop crooners from throughout Latin America praised opera icon Placido Domingo as an inspiration to all Hispanics during a star-studded tribute concert Wednesday in Las Vegas honoring the Spanish tenor's career.

Domingo, known to popular music audiences for his "Three Tenors" performances with Jose Carreras and the late Luciano Pavarotti, was honored as the Latin Grammy Person of the Year for his cultural and philanthrophic accomplishments during the celebration on the eve of the 11th annual awards show.

"This is a great honor for me," Domingo, 69, told the crowd, clutching a crystal trophy to his chest as his eyes teared up. "How many people seated in this room here today deserve to be the Person of the Year. I know there are many."

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SEOUL, South Korea -- President Obama claimed a stronger hand on the world stage Friday despite electoral defeats at home, failure to get a free-trade agreement with South Korea and lackluster international support for his get-tough policy with China on trade and currency disputes.

"It wasn't any easier to talk about currency when I was first elected and my poll numbers were at 65 percent," Obama argued at the close of the G-20 summit, after bluntly accusing Beijing of undervaluing its currency.

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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) — Hot ash poured more slowly from an Indonesian volcano Friday, but experts warned Mount Merapi could still erupt again as villagers reported that even rare leopards living near the crater have begun to evacuate.

In a reminder of the volcano's deadly power, the National Disaster Management Agency raised the death toll from a series of eruptions to 206 on Friday. That figure continues to edge upward as officials count those who have died from respiratory problems, heart attacks and other illnesses related to the blasts.

Mount Merapi began unleashing torrents of hot gas, rock and other debris more than two weeks ago after years of dormancy. The most significant blast came last Friday, the deadliest day at the mountain in decades.

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Hundreds of people waited for hours on Thursday ahead of the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the penultimate instalment in the fantasy film franchise.

Their patience was rewarded when stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint arrived on the red carpet. Harry Potter creator JK Rowling says David Yates' film - the seventh in the series - is her favourite so far. Though some UK critics share her view, though, not all are convinced.

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Garfield, one of the most widely syndicated comic strips in the world, has become a ubiquitous pop culture presence.

(CNN) -- Jim Davis, the creator of the widely-syndicated "Garfield" comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on Veterans Day.

The strip, which appeared in newspapers nationwide Thursday, shows a spider's thoughts as Garfield the cat is about to crush it with a rolled-up newspaper.

"If you squish me, I shall become famous!" reads the thought bubble in the strip's first panel.

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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns rookie cornerback Joe Haden said embattled Auburn quarterback Cam Newton isn't worried about the allegations being leveled against him.

Haden lived with Newton for 1 1/2 years and considers his former roommate his best friend. Haden spoke to the Heisman Trophy hopeful on the phone for an hour on Tuesday night. Haden said Newton, who has been accused of cheating while he was with the Gators, "is not letting this stuff get to him too much. He said, 'Joe, I got a plan and everything is going to work out for the best.'"

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A Michael Jackson duet with Akon recorded in 2007 will be released Monday morning as the first official single from the late pop star's next album, Epic Records announced Friday.

"Michael," Jackson's first album of new music in nine years, also includes duets with rapper 50 Cent and rocker Lenny Kravitz, according to Epic. It will be released on December 14.

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It's safe to say the Brown sisters of Manchester, England are missing their compassion gene. Their saga began when Samantha Brown and her boyfriend, Dean Darvill, were at her sister Tori's house to do a little partying. 

It seems she caught the frisky Darvill in what's known as a compromising state with another woman at the party. Darvill countered by accusing Samantha (pictured top) of being a lesbian. We're guessing the ensuing dialogue was not scripted by Chaucer.

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