U.S. Congress Approves Arming Syrian Rebels, Funding Government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress gave final approval on Thursday to President Barack Obama's plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State, a major part of his...
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Scotland Votes Against Independence
The people of Scotland have voted against becoming an independent country and breaking away from the United Kingdom after 307 years of union.Indications are that the No campaign is on course to win by...
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Scottish Referendum Signals the Decline of Party Politics
Scotland’s referendum result has left Britain’s political classes with a bad case of morning-after paranoia. A highly effective range of grassroots activist groups, covering a spectrum of leftist views...
View ArticleThe Day Scotland Said No: A Grey Morning After in Edinburgh
Outside Holyrood on the drizzly morning when Scotland decided not to leave the Union, there is more relief than joy. “Yes peaked too soon,” some say.“The old and the rich came out,” say the radicals....
View ArticleSix Young Iranians Receive Prison Sentences and 91 Lashes Each for Pharrell...
Six young Iranians were handed suspended sentences of 91 lashes and six months in prison for obscene behaviour for creating a singalong video to Pharrell Williams’s hit song, “Happy” featuring unveiled...
View ArticleWhy Europe's Super Rich Are Resorting to Smuggling Cash
The man was sweating on the platform of the train station. Beads of perspiration dappled his forehead as he clutched his briefcase to his chest. For the plainclothes inspectors of French customs...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Have a Personal Item From the World Trade Center Returned...
On September 11, 2001, Thomson Financial account director Fred Mahe was one of the lucky ones. He came to work just late enough that he wasn’t at his desk yet on the 77th floor of the World Trade...
View Article1 in 4 Americans Open to Secession: Poll
BOSTON (Reuters) - The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states...
View ArticleRussian Pollster Brands Scottish Independence Referendum 'Last Century'
A Russian polling expert, Igor Borisov, has lambasted the Scottish Independence referendum process, in an interview with state media yesterday.Borisov, who used to chair Russia’s Central Election...
View ArticleAlibaba Nears $100 in Early Trading; Cools but Stays Well Above $68 Initial...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares surged by more than 40 percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped in to buy what looks likely to be the largest IPO in...
View ArticleThe Stolen Girls of Nigeria Are Still Not Home
As told to Jamie Van Leewen and Tasha Eurich (Global Livingston Institute)Earlier this summer in Lake Buyonyi, Uganda, the Global Livingston Institute brought together an unlikely group of women. They...
View ArticleThe Morning After: Scottish Independence Leader Salmond Quits
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scottish nationalist Alex Salmond resigned as leader of his party on Friday and will quit as First Minister of his country after losing an independence referendum."For me as...
View ArticleHow Cyber Mobs and Trolls Have Ruined the Internet—and Destroyed Lives
During the summer of 2008, “Anna Mayer” was getting ready to begin her first semester in graduate school. In her spare time, she wrote a pseudonymous blog about her weight struggles, body acceptance,...
View ArticleWindows Soak Up the Sun’s Power to Create Energy
Every hour, the sun rains enough energy on our tiny planet to satisfy our needs around the globe for a year. It’s a fact that’s a source of both inspiration and frustration: there’s plenty of power for...
View ArticleSony Creates Rival to Google Glass
Sony released the software development kit today for SmartEyeglass, a wearable to compete with Google Glass. Is this how the Japan-based tech giant will make up for its dwindling smartphone sales?A...
View ArticleWall Street Gets Its Zing Back With Alibaba IPO
Alibaba, China’s largest online commerce company, shot out of the gate midday Friday at $92.70 a share in a stunning public trading debut, leaping above the $68 it priced at last night and leaving Wall...
View ArticlePhotos: Scots Celebrate and Mourn the Independence Vote
There are broken and relieved hearts across Scotland today after a victory for the country’s "No campaign" saw 55 percent of voters deciding to stay part of the 307-year-old union with the United...
View ArticleHow to Talk About Death: Report Says Americans Need More End of Life Planning
Americans should talk about death earlier and more often, says a report released Wednesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that serves as the health arm...
View ArticleTel Aviv Diary: The Gaza War Gives Way to Business as Usual
Tel Aviv is trying to return to normal. People here are working to forget the events of the summer and return to being the innovation capital of the world (boasting more start-ups than anywhere but...
View ArticleObama Administration Launches Celebrity-Studded Campaign to End Campus Sexual...
On Friday, the Obama administration announced the launch of a public service campaign, “It’s on Us,” aimed at eradicating sexual assault on college campuses. The campaign is intended to create an...
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