Miss Universe Responds to FARC's Invitation to Havana Peace Talks
Updated | Colombia’s FARC rebel group has invited the newly crowned, Colombian-born Miss Universe to take part in their peace negotiations with the government, according to a statement published on the...
View ArticleConfusion in Alabama After Judge Defies Gay Marriage Ruling
Following a January ruling in a federal district court that found Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional, some—but not all—of the state’s judges have begun to issue marriage licenses to...
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The 'Post-Mankind' Vision of Photographer Lori Nix
While most kids were playing on swing sets or watching The Flintstones, Lori Nix spent her childhood traipsing through the woods looking for lawn chairs in trees and clothes hanging from branches. She...
View ArticlePrivacy Fears Over Samsung’s ‘Orwellian’ Smart TV
Your TV may be listening in on your private conversations, according to technology giant Samsung, who has warned customers against saying too much in front of their Smart TV as they risk being recorded...
View Article‘Hell to Pay’ if Nigerian Election is Delayed Again
The security reasons given for the postponement of the Nigerian presidential election are “flimsy”, according to Washington’s former top diplomat to the country.The vote - originally set for 14...
View ArticleGreece Faces ‘Miserable’ Future Outside Eurozone
Greece will most likely leave the European Union, leaving the country without essentials such as oil and medical supplies and compounding the misery caused by austerity, an adviser to the European...
View ArticleHow James Grady’s Spy Thriller Became a Lethal Weapon
Every writer hopes one of his books makes it into the movies. Forty years ago, James Grady got lucky with his very first, Six Days of the Condor, which was turned into the hit Watergate zeitgeist film...
View ArticleRussian Army Set to Agree Deal to Use Cyprus Ports and Airstrips
The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has said he is in talks with the Russian government to let its military use the island nation’s sea and airports. He made the announcement in an interview...
View ArticleHSBC Leak Reveals Thousands of European Tax Dodgers
International banking giant HSBC came under fire today as it emerged the private Swiss arm of the company allowed thousands of customers to engage in tax evasion schemes and money laundering linked to...
View ArticleNetanyahu Is Still Speaking to the U.S. Congress on March 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives is still scheduled for March 3, a spokesman for John Boehner, the Republican...
View ArticleObama Weighing Decision on Arming Ukraine Forces
WASHINGTON/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama made clear he was some way from a decision on whether to arm Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed rebels, saying on Monday...
View ArticleLack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs
In late 2014, fishery regulators announced that for the second consecutive year, there would be no shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Maine this winter. The culprit? Principally, warming ocean waters caused...
View ArticleIn Praise of Frat Life on Campus
In his February 4 piece, “The Fraternity No Longer Belongs on the American College Campus,” Alexander Nazaryan recklessly capitalizes on overblown, negative stereotypes of fraternities to imply that...
View ArticleACLU Wins Round on ‘Torture Report’
The American Civil Liberties Union early Monday withdrew an emergency motion filed late last month in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that blocked the chairman of the Senate Intelligence...
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Photo Essay: Rise of the Houthis
Editor’s note: The photojournalist who produced this story is not being identified because of reporting restrictions and security concerns.Yemen was once known for its rich culture and kind people, but...
View ArticleU.S. Companies Aren't Fleeing High Taxes, Analysis Shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When a series of big U.S. companies last year moved to reincorporate abroad in inversion deals, some Republican lawmakers and tax policy critics blamed the high U.S. corporate...
View ArticleNew Pew Poll: Republicans and Democrats Agree On Measles Vaccine Safety
Over eight out of every 10 Americans think the measles vaccine is safe for healthy children, according to a national survey released on Monday.Further, the recent Pew Research Center poll found no...
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ISIS-Branded Watches Pop Up in Mosul, Iraq, Market
In a Mosul, Iraq, market, along with citrus, clothing and fish, locals can now purchase timepieces bearing the ISIS brand. The watches, which range in size from a dainty wristwatch to an oversized...
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Beyoncé Will Win the Album of the Year Grammy When She’s Old and Boring
Beyoncé’s self-titled release was a surprise when it dropped, but Grammy voters’ preference for Beck’s rather austere Morning Phase, which took home Album of the Year at Sunday night’s awards show, was...
View ArticleReport Details Threats of Jail, Abduction and Death for Libya’s Journalists
Journalists in Libya face violent attacks, intimidation, kidnapping and death, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch on Monday.Since the ouster and death of Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011...
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