Turkish Businesses Fear Government Retaliation Ahead Of Local Elections
ISTANBUL -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is widely feared in Turkey’s business world. From the country’s billionaires to its bankers, people worry their political stances will draw the ire of...
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Brazilian Women Bare All To Remind Nation They Don't 'Deserve To Be Raped'...
Earlier this week, a study was released that said a startling 65.1 percent of Brazilians either partially or wholly believe that "if dressed provocatively, women deserve to be attacked and raped." In...
View ArticleFlight MH370: Stories Of That Final Day
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — One morning, many stories. The three women woke before sunrise that day, leaving their hotel while it was still dark and boarding a small plane in Katmandu, Nepal, for a...
View ArticleAmericans Support Russia Sanctions, Don't Think They Will Work
Most Americans support imposing sanctions on Russia as a result of Russia's recent actions in Ukraine, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds. But the poll shows few believe sanctions will actually...
View ArticleBiases Versus Realities
Western biases are not only transparently self-serving and flat-out wrong, they can also be so annoying. As an example, a few weeks back, the Washington Post featured a long lament by a British...
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10 Shocking Photos That Will Change How You See Consumption And Waste
As individual and anonymous consumers, it's seemingly impossible to even estimate the physical ramifications of our daily consumption and waste. While our personal imprints may not seem in themselves...
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Art Activists Use Sex Dolls To Protest Spain's Restrictive Anti-Abortion Laws
In response to Spain's increasingly restrictive legislation limiting access to abortion in the country, a group of art activists known for their bold, disruptive flair are taking action. The members of...
View ArticleHow One Girl's Journey To The Vatican Helped Free Her Father From Immigration...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a 10-year-old California girl traveled to the Vatican to plead with Pope Francis for help as her father faced deportation, the man was released Friday on bond from immigration...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Changes Course On Overseas Trip, Stays In Europe For Ukraine Talks
PARIS (AP) — After a week of travel in the Mideast, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry changed course and arrived in Paris Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart on the Ukraine crisis. Halfway...
View ArticleEarth Hour 2014: World To Turn Off The Lights For 60 Minutes In Honor Of The...
The Great Wall. Times Square. The Eiffel Tower. Many of the worlds greatest, and most illuminated, monuments will go dark for an hour on Saturday for the eightth annual Earth Hour. More than 150...
View ArticleEgypt Court Sentences 2 Morsi Supporters To Death
CAIRO (AP) — A court in Egypt's second-largest city sentenced two supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death on Saturday for throwing two people off the roof of a building during violent...
View Article'Ooho,' Tiny Edible Water Blob, Could Be A Major Solution To Plastic Bottle...
From Mother Nature Network's Bryan Nelson: What's one solution to the growing problem of plastic water bottle waste? A trio of Spanish design students think they have the answer, and it involves...
View ArticleGCHQ And NSA Targeted Private German Companies
The headquarters of Stellar, a company based in the town of Hürth near Cologne, are visible from a distance. Seventy-five white antennas dominate the landscape. The biggest are 16 meters (52 feet) tall...
View ArticleFracking Boosts U.S. Oil To 10 Percent Of Global Supply
The U.S. now contributes more than 10 percent of the total global crude oil supply as of the end of 2013, a result of the advances in hydraulic fracturing and drilling technology that are driving the...
View ArticleCrimea Switches To Moscow Time, Finalizing Incorporation Into Russia
By Gabriela Baczynska SIMFEROPOL, Crimea, March 30 (Reuters) - The hands of a clock on the main railway station in Simferopol jumped from 10 P.M. to midnight on Saturday as Crimea switched to Moscow...
View ArticleJohn Terry's Own Goal Sends Chelsea To Shock Defeat Against Crystal Palace...
By Goal.com John Terry's own goal put a huge dent in Chelsea's title hopes as Crystal Palace boosted their survival chances with a 1-0 win on Saturday. Hovering precariously above the drop zone coming...
View ArticleLondon Skeletons Yield Secrets Of The Black Death
LONDON (AP) — You can learn a lot from a tooth. Molars taken from skeletons unearthed by work on a new London railway line are revealing secrets of the medieval Black Death — and of its victims. This...
View ArticleAmazing Underwater Wheelchair Photos Challenge Us To Redefine 'Disability'
British artist Sue Austin continues to push forward in ways even top experts never thought possible. Austin, who has been using a wheelchair for nearly two decades due to an extended illness, uses an...
View ArticleCuban Lawmakers Approve Major Foreign Investment Law
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban lawmakers on Saturday approved a law aimed at making Cuba more attractive to foreign investors, a measure seen as vital for the island's struggling economy. Meeting in an...
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Charlotte Casiraghi 'Drop It Like It's Hot' In Silver Chanel Couture Gown At...
Charlotte Casiraghi is proof that moms can be stylish and the life of the party. Making her first official post-baby appearance at the Rose Ball in Monte-Carlo, Monaco on Saturday evening, Casiraghi...
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