'Blow' Drug Trafficker George Jung Released From Jail
George Jung, the longtime cocaine smuggler made famous in the 2001 film Blow, was released Monday after nearly two decades in prison.Those accustomed to Johnny Depp’s depiction of the drug trafficker...
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How Greylock Partners Finds the Next Facebook
One sunny day in March, Gagan Biyani, the young and hugely ambitious CEO of Sprig—a company so new you probably have never heard of it—stepped into the main conference room at 2550 Sand Hill Road in...
View ArticleDalai Lama References Tiananmen Square on Anniversary, Calls for Democracy in...
DHARAMSALA India (Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing on Wednesday by urging China to embrace democracy...
View ArticleTaliban Release Video of Bowe Bergdahl POW Trade
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have released a 17-minute video showing the handover of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to the American military close to the Afghan border with Pakistan, in an exchange...
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Photo Essay: 25th Anniversary of the Brutal Crackdown in Tiananmen Square
In mid-April, 1989, students gathered in China's historic Tiananmen square in a hunger protest for democracy. The protests would grow, gather support from their countryman, and shake the Communist...
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How Many Llamas Can You Fit in a Toyota?
In one of the more than 52,000 photographs Allan Karl took while traveling the world by motorbike, five llamas are sitting bundled up on the roof-rack of a dilapidated Toyota speeding down a highway in...
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Appointment to Lead the Congress Party May Mark the End of the Nehru Gandhi...
It’s never wise to write off dynasties, but if ever a political family deserved to fade away, it is the Nehru Gandhi dynasty which two days ago appointed Mallikarjun Kharge, 71, a little known and...
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IBTimes Top 5: Is Brazil Ready for the World Cup?
1. Is Brazil Ready for the World Cup? Stadium construction delays, airport delays and other problems have cast a shadow over soccer’s premier event. The one-month tournament begins June 12, but much of...
View ArticleGoogle Joins ‘Reset the Net’ With Encryption Tool
Google announced via blog post Tuesday its participation in a wide-reaching campaign to encourage all Internet users to encrypt their online communications. As part of the Reset the Net campaign to get...
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Newsweek Rewind: Covering the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. On June 4, 1989, after several weeks of peaceful demonstrations and a student-led hunger strike, tens of thousands of...
View ArticleQuora Question: Is Russia Supporting Separatist Groups in Ukraine?
Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we'll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the...
View ArticleNRA Takes Back Criticism of 'Open Carry' Protests
The National Rifle Association released an uncharacteristically blunt statement on Friday denouncing activists in Texas who waltzed into franchises of fast-food chains like Sonic and Chili’s with their...
View ArticleAssad Wins Syria Election With 88.7 Percent Of Votes: Speaker
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad won 88.7 percent of the vote in Syria's presidential election, parliament speaker Mohammad al-Laham said on Wednesday, securing a third term in office despite a...
View ArticleFinal Navajo 'Code Talker' Chester Nez Dies in New Mexico: Report
(Reuters) - The last of 29 Navajo Americans who developed a code that helped Allied forces win the second World War died in New Mexico on Wednesday at the age of 93, local media reported.Family members...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Dowd For Whatever
"Today in Dabs"— Jonathan Shainin (@jonathanshainin) June 4, 2014Maureen Dowd went to Colorado, ate too much weed candy, and got so hiiiiiiiiiiigh. She felt bad, and suggested that dosing information...
View ArticleVideo Shows Couple Who Went Missing in Afghanistan
A pregnant American woman and her Canadian husband went missing in Afghanistan in late 2012. Now two videos obtained by The Associated Press present the first clues about what might have happened to...
View ArticleSarkozy Allies Urge Him to Return, Lead Divided Opposition
PARIS (Reuters) - Allies of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy lined up on Wednesday to call for his return to head an opposition UMP party beset by crisis, setting the stage for a comeback that...
View ArticleGang Bust Nets 103 for Turning NYC Projects Into 'War Zone'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 100 suspected gang members who have turned two Harlem housing projects into a "war zone" have been charged with a string of violent crimes in the largest gang indictment...
View ArticleThe Secret Service Is Shopping for Software that Can Tell If You're Just Kidding
Thank God for journalists who spend all day combing Secret Service work orders in search of sentences more arousing than “This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in...
View ArticleFreed Soldier's Hometown Cancels Rally Amid Anger Over Swap
KABUL (Reuters) - The political uproar over the prisoner swap that won the release of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity intensified on Wednesday when his hometown canceled plans...
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