Iran Begs to Be Allowed in From the Cold
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran contended in his speech at the United Nations on Thursday that his country is among the world’s moderates who fight violence and extremism. Tehran, he indicated, will...
View ArticleEbola Spread Poses a Security Threat, Obama Tells U.N.
President Barack Obama urged world leaders to step up their nations’ efforts in helping to contain the Ebola virus outbreak, warning that the spread of the disease could pose a global security...
View ArticleMatthew Todd Miller Speaks About Isolation of North Korean Imprisonment
Ten days after being handed a sentence of six years of hard labor in North Korea, U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller was briefly allowed to talk to The Associated Press about the isolating conditions of...
View ArticleSyrian First Responders Describe Life Amidst Ongoing Fighting
As targeted airstrikes by the United States and its coalition partners began this week in Syria, one aid organization tried to draw attention to the effects of the three-year-long battle between rebels...
View ArticleWhere is Zambia’s President?
Updated | A mystery no-show at the United Nations raises speculations about the state of health of Zambia’s President, Michael Sata, who last week emphatically told the Lusaka parliament, “I am not...
View ArticleAir Strikes Hit Oilfields and Islamic State Bases in Syria: Monitoring Group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Air and missile strikes, thought to be carried out by U.S.-led forces, hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in the eastern Syria overnight and early Friday, a monitoring group...
View ArticleBoko Haram 'Leader', Killed Repeatedly, Continues to Threaten Nigeria
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, or a man claiming to be him, has been killed at least three times so far, according to the military, yet each time he apparently returns...
View ArticleBritish PM Cameron Urges Parliament to Back 'Years' of Air Strikes Against IS...
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged parliament on Friday to vote to approve "years" of air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying the group was guilty of...
View ArticleiPhone 6 Bendgate: Apple's Instructions Say Not to Keep Your Phone in Your...
As the Internet lights up with images of the iPhone 6 plus emerging from people’s pockets bent like a used paperclip, it may be useful to consider this: Apple explicitly tells you not to carry your...
View ArticleWall Street Lawyer Arrested for Talking to Occupy Wall Street Protester: Lawsuit
Stephen Kass, a 73-year-old lawyer and grandfather of seven, was walking to his cello lesson one day last September when cops arrested him. The charge? Talking to an Occupy Wall Street Protester, a new...
View ArticleShells Land in Turkey as Islamic State Advances on Syrian Border Town
KARACA Turkey (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters edged towards a strategic town on northern Syria's border with Turkey on Friday, battling Kurdish forces and sending at least two shells into Turkish...
View ArticleFar-Right MEP Accused of Acting as Russian Spy
The Hungarian government is requesting the right to lift immunity from a member of the European Parliament so that it can investigate accusations he has been acting as a spy for Russia. Béla Kovács,...
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A Night With the Creme de la Creme of the Plastic Surgery World
So, it’s Thursday afternoon in Monaco on the first day of the 12th annual Anti-Ageing Medicine World Congress, and “Facial Reshaping: the American Way” is just getting going. It’s that snoozy time...
View ArticleU.S. Strikes Force Islamic State to Change Tactics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants are changing tactics in the face of U.S. air strikes in northern Iraq, ditching conspicuous convoys in favor of motorcycles and planting their black flags on...
View ArticleCurry Power: Turmeric Compound Boosts Growth of Brain’s Stem Cells
Scientists have found that a chemical component of the spice turmeric—commonly used in Indian cuisine and curries—increases the regeneration of new neurons in cell cultures and in lab rats.As with...
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Police Are Upset About iOS 8’s Added Security
Last week, Apple announced that its new iOS 8 operating system would block the company from extracting information from devices that have a four-digit passcode, even when a warrant has been issued. A...
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Are Foreign Governments Intercepting U.S. Calls?
Earlier this month, news of mysterious devices sprinkled across America mimicking cellphone towers and sucking up your information permeated the Internet. Now 15 of these “interceptors,” as they are...
View ArticleReclaiming 'Monster': Reflecting on R.E.M.'s Most Misunderstood Album with...
R.E.M.'s most divisive album arose out of a tense confluence of fame, grief, infighting, and effects pedals.Monster, released 20 years ago today, obliterated the orchestral, meditative Automatic for...
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Hong Kong Students Storm Government HQ to Demand Full Democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 100 pro-democracy students stormed Hong Kong government headquarters and scuffled with police late on Friday in protest against the Chinese government's tightening grip on...
View ArticleAmerican Meteor Society Reports Four Fireball Sightings
On Tuesday night, Dora Trippett and her fellow driver Shannon Balser stood outside the CityBus depot in Lafayette, Indiana, when something overhead caught their attention. What looked like a vibrant...
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