- Russia foils alleged plot to attack Sochi Olympics Reuters - 46 mins ago
Russian special services say they confiscated weapons including mortar bombs and portable surface-to-air missiles during raids in the breakaway Abkhazia region of Georgia. More »Russia foils alleged plot to attack Sochi Olympics
Russian special services say they confiscated weapons including mortar bombs and portable surface-to-air missiles during raids in the breakaway Abkhazia region of Georgia.
Olympia torch lighting starts London countdown Reuters - 1 hr 0 mins agoOn a warm and sunny day at the site of the ancient Olympics, actress Ino Menegaki, playing the high priestess, appealed to sun God Apollo and needed only a few seconds to ignite the torch at the ruins of the Temple of Hera … More »Olympia torch lighting starts London countdown
On a warm and sunny day at the site of the ancient Olympics, actress Ino Menegaki, playing the high priestess, appealed to sun God Apollo and needed only a few seconds to ignite the torch at the ruins of the Temple of Hera with the help of a parabolic mirror.
Wreckage of Russian jet found in Indonesia AP - 1 hr 8 mins agoRescuers discovered bodies Thursday near the shattered wreckage of a new Russian-made passenger plane that smashed into the steep side of an Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers. More »Wreckage of Russian jet found in Indonesia
Rescuers discovered bodies Thursday near the shattered wreckage of a new Russian-made passenger plane that smashed into the steep side of an Indonesian volcano during a flight to impress potential buyers.
37 pounds too may: Findings in NZ skydiving crash cite weight AP - 1 hr 55 mins agoA skydiving plane that crashed near a New Zealand glacier in 2010, killing nine people, was overloaded because modifications for it to carry passengers were poorly managed, investigators concluded. More »37 pounds too may: Findings in NZ skydiving crash cite weight
A skydiving plane that crashed near a New Zealand glacier in 2010, killing nine people, was overloaded because modifications for it to carry passengers were poorly managed, investigators concluded.
Cops to be tried in fatal beating of homeless man @ Good Morning America - 13 hrs agoTwo Fullerton, Calif., police officers will be tried in the death of a mentally ill homeless man whose apparent beating by police was captured on video, a judge ruled. More »Cops to be tried in fatal beating of homeless man
Two Fullerton, Calif., police officers will be tried in the death of a mentally ill homeless man whose apparent beating by police was captured on video, a judge ruled.
China's Chen says officials launch crazed reprisals on family Reuters - 5 hrs agoBlind activist Chen Guangcheng and a family lawyer have accused local officials of detaining two of his relatives and hounding others in revenge for his recent escape from house arrest and for sparking an international f … More »China's Chen says officials launch crazed reprisals on family
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng and a family lawyer have accused local officials of detaining two of his relatives and hounding others in revenge for his recent escape from house arrest and for sparking an international furor.
Sony reports record annual loss of $5.7 billion @ Yahoo! Finance - 3 hrs agoSony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of $5.7 billion in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround under a new president. More »Sony reports record annual loss of $5.7 billion
Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of $5.7 billion in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround under a new president.
- Warhol 'Elvis' fetches $37M at NYC auction AP - 11 hrs ago
![FILE - This undated image provided by Sotheby's shows Andy Warhol's portrait of Elvis Presley depicted as a cowboy. The painting, with a silver background, “Double Elvis [Ferus Type]” is estimated to sell for between $30 million to $50 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, File)](http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/toK9VMabP2hXVmT_OLuZmA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcwO3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTcw/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4cb7f8c0149e1d0d0f0f6a706700bb54.jpg)
Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" sold for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their own records at Sotheby's contemporary art sale on Wednesday.
- Parents reveal secret attempts to free U.S. soldier AP - 8 hrs ago
Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a U.S. soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man's parents have gone public with previously secret U.S. attempts to trade him for Taliban prisoners.
- Relative: Kidnap suspect claimed girls were his AP - 11 hrs ago
A Mississippi man killed a Tennessee mother and her teenage daughter so he could abduct two young sisters who are still missing, and a relative says the suspect thought the two younger girls might be his daughters.
- Al-Qaida bombmaker designs bombs to hide in computers, pets ABC News - 15 hrs ago
The bombmaker behind the foiled plot on U.S-bound planes is a master technician with ingenious plans for hiding hard-to-detect bombs inside cameras, computers and even household pets.
- Justice Dept. plans to sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio AP - 5 hrs ago
Federal authorities plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos.
- Fox News anchor warns GOP not to be 'on wrong side of history' The Cutline - 16 hrs ago
Fox News' Shepard Smith applauded the president's decision to support gay marriage, and warned conservatives not to use the evolution of Obama's view as part of its presidential campaign.
- Witness: John Edwards' wife wanted mistress gone Reuters - 12 hrs ago
John Edwards seemed more like "a spectator than a participant" at a 2007 meeting during which his wife, Elizabeth, railed at two political donors for maintaining ties to his mistress, according to testimony at the former senator's trial.
- Legendary hairstylist Vidal Sassoon dies at 84 @ Yahoo! Shine - 12 hrs ago
Famous hairstyling pioneer Vidal Sassoon, 84, died Wednesday of natural causes in his California home with his family at his bedside.
- Romney doubles down on same-sex marriage The Ticket - 15 hrs ago
Mitt Romney reaffirmed his view that marriage is between "a man and a woman," offering a sharp contrast to President Obama who announced earlier that he now backs the right of gay couples to marry.
- Fed clears China's first U.S. bank takeover AFP - 11 hrs ago
The United States opened its banking market to China's biggest bank ICBC, for the first time clearing a takeover of a US bank by a Chinese state-controlled company.
- Bombs not biggest al-Qaida airline danger Around the World - 14 hrs ago
This week on Around the World, Christiane Amanpour speaks with David Ignatius of the Washington Post to discuss the foiled Al-Qaeda terror plot targeting an overseas jetliner and the country of origin of the plot, Yemen. Yemen is one of the regions poorest countries and Al-Qaeda has taken advantage of their political unrest …
- Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gets flak for hoodie @ Yahoo! Finance - 12 hrs ago
After two days on the road, Facebook leader Mark Zuckerberg has not impressed investors with his business savvy, when that's just what he should be doing.
Olympia torch lighting starts London countdown Reuters - 1 hr 1 min ago
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The countdown to the London Olympics began with the kindling of the Games torch by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate … More »Olympia torch lighting starts London countdown
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - The countdown to the London Olympics began with the kindling of the Games torch by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium's cauldron at the opening ceremony on July 27. On a warm and sunny day at the …
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