Netanyahu Says Hamas Behind Abduction of Three Israeli Teens: Radio
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blamed Palestinian militants from the Hamas Islamist group for the abduction of three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Keeps Solving Problems—Just Not the Big Ones
I still get the New York Times delivered, in paper form, every morning not because I’m nostalgic (I own vinyl records but never listen to them, for instance) but because I still like that way of...
View ArticleMobile 'Net Neutrality' Faces New Day of Reckoning at FCC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge in mobile Internet usage has U.S. regulators considering whether to apply the same rules to fixed and wireless Internet traffic, and large technology firms are siding...
View ArticleTony Blair: Don’t Blame the US Invasion of Iraq
The civil war in Syria with its attendant disintegration is having its predictable and malign effect. Iraq is now in mortal danger. The whole of the Middle East is under threat.We will have to re-think...
View ArticlePolls Show Scottish Independence Vote Is Closer Than Ever
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The campaign for Scottish independence continues to gain ground against its pro-union rival, two surveys showed on Sunday, as pollsters near consensus that the race is getting...
View ArticleEric Cantor Won't Rule Out a Political Future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leader Eric Cantor took to the airwaves on Sunday to try to rebuild his political reputation after a stunning primary election loss that has shaken the...
View ArticleRecreated Neolithic Homes at Stonehenge Show How Ancient Britons Lived
English Heritage has opened five recreated Neolithic houses in the shadow of Stonehenge, revealing how the builders of the monument lived 4,500 years ago. At first glance, one could be forgiven for...
View ArticleBlockbuster Big Bang Theory Under Scrutiny Due To... Dust
Earlier this year, a stunning announcement about the birth of the universe was made: scientists had observed gravity waves that seemed to prove the Big Bang theory.However, it has now become clear that...
View ArticleU.S. Considers Talks With Iran as Iraq Insurgents Advance
MOSUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States is contemplating talks with its arch enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government in its battle with Sunni Islamist insurgents who routed Baghdad's army and...
View ArticleChina Inc Overtakes U.S. as Top Corporate Borrower: S&P
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Chinese corporate bond market has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest and is set to soak up a third of global company debt needs over the next five years,...
View ArticleRussia Cuts Gas to Ukraine, Flows to EU Threatened
KIEV/GORKI Russia (Reuters) - Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes for peace in the former Soviet...
View ArticleGunmen Kill at Least 50 in Kenya During World Cup TV Screening
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed when gunmen in two minibuses sped into a town on Kenya's coast, shooting soccer fans watching a World Cup match in a television hall and...
View ArticleIMF Says No Full Employment for U.S. Until 2017, Cuts Growth Outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for the United States on Monday and said the economy would not reach full employment until the end of 2017, allowing the...
View ArticleWorld Cup Weekend: Messi, Sofia Veraga and The Great Swiss Escape
An upset, a last minute triumph, and a seeing-eye goal by the world’s best player capped the weekend’s action. Five of the 11 matches thus far have seen teams that trailed 1-0 eventually winning. Let’s...
View ArticleAbdullah Says Fraud Gave His Rival a Million Vote Lead in Afghan Vote
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday his opponent's apparent million-vote lead in the second round of national elections at the weekend was due to massive...
View ArticleHow Global Warming Threatens Antarctic Animals
In Antarctica, the movement of icebergs is seasonal. When winter hits, the sea surface freezes, locking icebergs into place and preventing them from colliding on the seabed—where most Antarctic species...
View ArticleCelebrities Join the Fight to Stop Rape as a Weapon of War
Raj, a 25-year-old Tamil student, is watching a play, “Unlocked,” about three young male victims of rape. One of the actors is playing a character based on him. Even though he is in London, thousands...
View ArticlePentagon: U.S. Could Discuss Iraq With Iran, but Won't Coordinate Military...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials may hold discussions with Iran about Iraq's security crisis on the sidelines of nuclear talks this week, but Washington will not coordinate potential military...
View ArticleHackers Try to Extort Domino's Over Stolen Data
Last week, in an effort to extort $40,700 from the global pizza chain Domino’s, a hacker group stole and is now ransoming the personal data of some 650,000 customers in France and Belgium. In a post...
View ArticleEgypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist on Hunger Strike
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the release on Monday on medical grounds of Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Al-Shamy, who had been on hunger strike for more than 130 days in protest...
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