Ukrainian Forces Advance in East as Russia, West Squabble
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Government forces tightened the noose around the main stronghold of pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine on Saturday and, with diplomacy stalled, Moscow and the West...
View ArticleIsrael Withdraws Some Troops from Gaza
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Some Israeli ground forces withdrew from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, two Israeli television stations reported, after the military said it was close to achieving its main war...
View ArticleRaise the Woof: Michelle Shocked Releases Album Only Audible to Dogs
How’s this for a paw-fect music industry move: Billboardreports that folk crooner Michelle Shocked has released a silent album audible only to pups. Titled Inaudible Women, the high-pitched album...
View ArticleQuora Question: How Does Facebook Decide The Order Of Events On The News Feed?
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View ArticleLollapalooza Headliner Assaulted by Security After Performance
Friday marked the first day of Lollapalooza in Chicago, but a complaint from headliner Dev Hynes may mean the festival is off to a rocky start. Hynes, better known by the moniker Blood Orange, claims...
View ArticleTel Aviv Diary: No End in Sight for Gaza Conflict
Hamas finally found a way to get to the average resident of Tel Aviv. A few days ago, they attacked at 2:30 in the morning. Much of Tel Aviv was still awake, so it did not bother people too much. But...
View ArticleAt Least 398 Killed After Earthquake Hits Southern China
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern China on Sunday, killing at least 398 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a...
View ArticleUsing ROBS to Cash in Your 401k Is Risky Business
Three years ago, Suzie Ford and her husband, Todd, withdrew all their retirement funds to start a brewery. They had no backup plan.“It was pretty scary. My husband and I are a little older than most...
View ArticleHamas Delegation in Cairo for Gaza Talks
CAIRO (Reuters) - A delegation from Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Sunday for indirect ceasefire talks with Israel to be conducted through Egyptian officials,...
View ArticleAfghanistan Election Crisis Deepens With New Fraud Allegations
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's troubled presidential election plunged deeper into crisis on Sunday when one of the main contenders accused a deputy of President Hamid Karzai of orchestrating fraud in...
View Article‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki’: Haruki Murakami’s New Novel of Memory and Mystery
Nothing is more dreary in literature today, not even the political autobiography, than the realistic novel, promising steaming heaps of poignant verisimilitude and emotional depth. Put through the...
View ArticleCopenhagen to Be the World's First Carbon-Neutral Capital
While other countries debate whether to install wind turbines offshore or in remote areas, Denmark is building them right in its capital. Three windmills were recently inaugurated in a Copenhagen...
View ArticleChina Releases Investigative Journalist After Almost Year in Jail
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese investigative journalist who accused officials of corruption has been released after almost a year in detention, his lawyer said on Sunday.Liu Hu, a reporter with the...
View ArticleU.S Doctor Stricken with Ebola Said to Be Improving
ATLANTA (Reuters) - An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health...
View ArticleBill Murray to Play Baloo the Bear in 'The Jungle Book'
Besides being an elusive force in film and a notorious party-hopper, Bill Murray will soon be adding voice acting to his extensive resume. Varietyreports that the Ghostbusters actor will be voicing...
View ArticleQuora Question: How Has The Television Industry Changed Since The 1950s And...
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View ArticleTel Aviv Diary: Counting Down to the End of Missile Strikes
On Sunday, Israel began implementing the policy it announced Saturday night. Israeli troops began to withdraw from Gaza and redeploy. The government decided not to expand its operation after destroying...
View ArticlePalestinians and Israel Both Say the Other Side Broke the Ceasefire
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians and Israel accused each other of breaking a seven-hour ceasefire intended to allow humanitarian aid into the battered Gaza Strip soon after it came into force on...
View Article'Primitive' Sanctions Will Not Stop Putin, Says Close Ally Timchenko
An ally of Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia's business elite would not put pressure on him to change tack on Ukraine due to Western sanctions which would only strengthen support for the...
View ArticleVladimir Putin Paints Himself Into a Corner
Is Vladimir Putin the backing-down type? Western policymakers are betting that he is, as they draw up ever-nastier economic sanctions they hope will force Russia’s president to abandon his proxy war in...
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