India's Cabinet Members lose handily
India's Finance Minister, who is also a Harvard MBA, P. Chidambaram decided not to contest the just concluded parliamentary elections. His Bostonian insights served him well in avoiding the avalanche...
View ArticleBrazil Won't Clean Up Water Pollution In Guanabara Bay By 2016 Olympics,...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro's sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games, state environmental officials acknowledged in a...
View ArticleRogue Libyan General's Troops Attack Parliament
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim government has condemned an attack on parliament by militias and a claim by a group led by a renegade general that the legislative body has been suspended. Libyan...
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Ancient Fossil Find Sheds New Light On World's Largest Dinosaur (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Move over, T. rex. And take a seat, Argentinosaurus. Scientists have unearthed a newfound prehistoric giant that just may be the "world's largest dinosaur" yet discovered. Wow. Researchers from the...
View Article120 9th Graders Leave Besieged Palestinian Refugee Camp In Syria To Take Exams
CAIRO -- Over 100 Palestinian 9th graders were able to leave a besieged refugee camp in the Syrian capital on Sunday to do the seemingly impossible: take a school exam. The 120 students are residents...
View ArticleSwiss Voters Reject Plan For World's Highest Minimum Wage
GENEVA (AP) — Worried about upsetting Switzerland's strong economy or driving its high costs even higher, more than three-quarters of Swiss voters rejected a plan Sunday to create the world's highest...
View ArticleAfrica's Islamic Extremist Problem Doesn't End With Boko Haram
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) In the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, al-Qaida became a household name. But today, other extremist Islamist groups, many in Africa, are vying for headlines. Recently,...
View ArticleU.N.: Iraq Violence Killed 799 People In May
BAGHDAD (AP) — Violence has claimed the lives of 799 Iraqis in May, the highest monthly death toll so far this year, the United Nations said on Sunday, underlining the daunting challenges the...
View ArticleThailand's Army Deploys Thousands Of Troops Against Protesters
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's ruling junta deployed thousands of security forces on the streets of Bangkok on Sunday to thwart another round of small-scale protests denouncing last month's military coup....
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Fat Cat Invades Classical Art And The Results Are Glorious
If there's anything that would make Titian's "Venus of Urbino" or Botticelli's "La Primavera" more worthy of our gaze, it would definitely be the inclusion of a massive orange tabby cat. Now, this...
View ArticleHistorical Gas Mask Photos From WWII Britain Show Life During Wartime
During World War II, Germany pummeled Britain for months on end with heavy bombing raids in a 1940-41 campaign termed the "Blitz" -- meaning lightning in German. Fearing German planes would drop gas...
View ArticleObama Urging Europe To Keep Pressure On Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will press European leaders this week to keep up pressure on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, while seeking to assuage fears from Poland and other...
View ArticleWinston Churchill's Daughter Mary Soames Dead At 91
LONDON (AP) — Mary Soames, the last surviving child of British World War II leader Winston Churchill, has died. She was 91. Her son Nicholas Soames said she died Saturday evening after a short illness....
View ArticleQatar World Cup Bid Faces New Corruption Allegations
GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have denied fresh allegations of wrongdoing after a British newspaper report questioned the integrity of choosing the emirate as tournament host....
View ArticleMike Rogers: Detainee Swap For American POW In Afghanistan Is 'Dangerous'
WASHINGTON –- Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, criticized the Obama administration's agreement to release five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay in exchange...
View ArticleSome Substance Use, Mental Conditions Have Similar Death Risks As Heavy Smoking
A new review of studies shows just how some substance use disorders and mental conditions affect lifespan —- and depending on the condition, the mortality risks are the same, if not higher, than heavy...
View ArticleCruz Hits Obama Administration For POW Release; Rice Defends Move As 'Sacred...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) attacked the Obama administration on Sunday for negotiating the release of American prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban detainees. "I...
View ArticleAnimal Photos Of The Week: It's Time To Pollinate
This week has been an interesting one in the weird, wild world of animal news: The world is on the brink of the sixth great extinction, a new study says. The "radical animal rights movement" has a new...
View ArticleSuspects Confess In Rape, Slaying Of 2 India Teens
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Three men have confessed to the gang rape and slaying of two teenage girls who were found hanging from a tree in northern India, police said Sunday, in a case that has recast a...
View ArticleTrial Of Al Jazeera Journalists In Egypt Becomes Even More Surreal
The trial of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt continued on Sunday, angering the defendants, their supporters and other journalists around the world. Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed...
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