Lightning, Volcanoes And A Priest On The Front Line: The Week In Photos,...
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world, captured in the thick of things. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into...
View ArticleKate & William's Engagement Photo Was 'Spontaneous Emotion,' Says Photographer
When Kate Middleton and Prince William's official engagement photos hit the media in 2010, the world collectively swooned. After all, it was indisputable evidence that fairytales were real. Even the...
View ArticleGladiators In London? Decapitated Skulls Spotlight Brutal Ways Of Ancient Romans
After 25 years, the mystery behind dozens of mutilated skulls unearthed in London may have been solved -- and the solution isn't very pretty. Archaeologists now say the 39 skulls are probably all...
View ArticleDance Party To Pharrell's 'Happy' Is Guaranteed To Put A Smile On Your Face...
Stop what you're doing. We've officially found the happiest video on the Web. A Polish production company, Mome.pl, produced this music video featuring people from all over the world dancing to...
View ArticleWorld Record For Longest Man-Made Echo Shattered In Scotland (LISTEN)
This is a test, test, test, test ... Intrepid scientists in Scotland fired a pistol deep inside a secret tunnel and created an echo for the history books -- one that the Guinness World Record folks...
View ArticleHow 'Rising Star' And Israeli Mossad Might Change The Future Of Reality...
ABC and the Israeli Mossad teamed up to change the future of reality singing competitions in America with the network's latest show, "Rising Star." Based on an Israeli show by the same name, "Rising...
View ArticlePeace: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Isaac Newton, the great physicist and astronomer, said, "If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." And so it is with us, and our quest for peace. When I was a child, I was...
View ArticleCivilians Killed In Suicide Attack On Restaurant In Afghanistan Capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban attack against a popular Kabul restaurant killed 21 people, officials said Saturday, in the deadliest attack against foreign civilians since the war began nearly 13...
View ArticleU.S. Condemns Deadly Taliban Attack In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is condemning a deadly Taliban attack in Afghanistan, saying there is "no possible justification" for killing people who worked to help Afghans achieve a brighter...
View ArticleNuke Commander: Air Force Drug, Cheating Scandals Leave Unit 'Brokenhearted'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Air Force nuclear missile unit hit with the double whammy of drug and cheating scandals are "brokenhearted," their commander said Friday. In his first interview since...
View ArticleObama Tells Merkel, Germans He Will Not Wiretap
* Ties frayed by reports U.S. bugged Merkel's phone * Differences of opinion no reason to wiretap - Obama * Rare TV interview day after Obama bans spying on allies BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S....
View ArticleCuban-American Art Arrives In Havana Museum For First Time
HAVANA (AP) — Thirty woodcuts by the late Mario Sanchez are on display in Havana, the first exhibition of an American artist of Cuban descent to be featured in the Caribbean country's flagship National...
View ArticleWill Europe Scrap Its Renewables Target? That Would Be Good News for the...
The European Union is considering scrapping the use of binding renewable energy targets as part of its global climate change policy mix that will extend action from 2020 to 2030. The Financial Times...
View Article'We Animals' Book Exposes Sadness Of Animal Captivity With Stunning Photos
The following is an excerpt from "We Animals," a photojournalistic book that documents the lives of animals in captivity, by Jo-Anne McArthur. In the course of a decade and a half as a photojournalist,...
View ArticleDennis Rodman Checks Into Rehab Center For Alcoholism Treatment, Agent Says
Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. Darren Prince declined on Saturday to say which facility...
View ArticleLawmakers Raise Safety Concerns Ahead Of Sochi Olympics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress expressed serious concerns Sunday about the safety of Americans at next month's Olympics in Russia and said Moscow needs to cooperate more on security. Suicide...
View ArticleU.S. Contractor Sees Human Trafficking, Execution Case Tossed
It was at the time the largest group execution of the Iraq War: Twelve young men, including a father of four who was only 19, were slaughtered by armed insurgents carrying out what they called the...
View ArticleMike Rogers Investigates Russia's Involvement In Edward Snowden Leaks
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he is investigating whether former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden had help from...
View ArticleThe Folly of New Iran Sanctions
While the momentum seems to have stalled, the movement in the United States Senate this week to pass a bill raising new sanctions on Iran threatened to undermine the negotiations for a long-term,...
View ArticleThe Media and the Taliban
In Pakistan's most populated city of Karachi, a deadly battle waged by the Taliban against the country's independent news media is alarmingly getting out of the control of government authorities. The...
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