World powers, Iran in new attempt to reach nuclear deal
By Justyna Pawlak and Fredrik Dahl GENEVA (Reuters) - World powers aim to reach a preliminary deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in politically charged talks resuming in Geneva on Wednesday. Seeking to end a long standoff and head off the risk of a wider Middle East war, the United States,…
Walt Disney's daughter dies, aged 79
Philanthropist Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney, died Tuesday at the age of 79 near San Francisco, the US entertainment giant announced. Flags at Disney theme parks and the Disney studio lot in Burbank, outside Los Angeles, will be flown at half-mast in her honor, it said, praising her…
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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is sending a state-of-the-art hospital ship to the Philippines following foreign and domestic criticism that it was slow and less than generous in its response to one of the world's biggest typhoons, which killed at least 4,000 people. The Foreign…
Inside the Warren Commission and the JFK assassination
For the past 50 years, the Warren Commission’s role in the John F. Kennedy assassination case has been the subject of intense debate. On the assassination’s eve, author Phillip Shenon reveals new details about the investigation.
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Navy Sailor, Fiancee Marry at Nevada Airport
A U.S. Navy sailor married his high school sweetheart on Tuesday in Reno-Tahoe International Airport, just moments after returning from an 11-month deployment off the coast of war-torn Syria. (Nov. 20)
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Michelle Obama says she thought shorts were OK since 2009 Air Force One trip was vacation
Flight of Iraq Christians resumes amid surge in unrest
Awshalim Benjamin is desperate to leave Iraq, where a sack of faded photographs is all that remains of the happy life he and his ancient, dwindling Christian community once knew. The 74-year-old waits by the phone for the call that will tell him he can finally depart Baghdad to join his family in…
North Korea may have detained elderly U.S. citizen: media
North Korea may have detained an elderly U.S. man last month who entered the country on a tourist visa, Kyodo News Service said on Wednesday, citing an unnamed diplomatic source. Kyodo, in a report from Beijing, said the possible detention could become another diplomatic bargaining chip for North…
The Porsche Macan gets its global reveal
It's been a long time coming but Porsche has finally taken the wraps off its baby SUV. Still Porsche reckons that the Macan is good enough to meet challengers head on and hopes to sell 50000 a year. Impressive stuff on flat surfaces, but if the Macan is to hold its own, it had better be good off…
George W. Bush shows off paintings with Jay Leno
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President George W. Bush showed off his painting and his granddaughter and poked fun of his post-White House years on the "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Tuesday.
Fergie, Duhamel make beautiful baby music together
NEW YORK (AP) — Fergie and her husband, Josh Duhamel, are writing songs together, but they're for an audience of one: their son, Axl.
'Too fat to fly' Frenchman now too fat for Eurostar
A clinically obese Frenchman stranded in the United States because he was deemed too heavy to fly finally took a plane to Britain -- only to be refused travel home by the Eurostar cross-channel train. Kevin Chenais, 22, who weighs 230 kilos (500 pounds), arrived at London's Heathrow airport with…
Vonn crashes while prepping for return to racing
DENVER (AP) — Reigning Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn crashed Tuesday while training in Copper Mountain, Colo., ahead of her planned return to racing following major knee surgery.
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Pipe cleaner artist (12 photos)
These are the mind-bending sculptures that take up to 40 hours to create - as they're made entirely from pipe cleaners. The fuzzy flexible figures are made entirely from the tobacco cleaning tools - which are now more commonly found strewn across nurseries and art classrooms - to construct the…
Texas abortion law stands: Supreme Court splits 5-4 on hearing the case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a tough new Texas law that has forced more than a dozen abortion clinics in the state to close their doors. The action came in a controversial case over abortion restrictions that is likely to find its way quickly back to the high court in the…
Vatican unveils new frescoes in top catacomb
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled newly restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla, known for housing the earliest known image of the Madonna with Child — and frescoes said by some to show women priests in the early Christian church.
Learjet crashes off Florida coast, two bodies found
A medical flight with probably four people on board crashed into the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two bodies have been recovered, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said. The plane, a Learjet headed for the Mexican resort city of Cozumel, went…
Rule change tweaks penalty that hit Tiger in PGA playoffs
Changes announced Tuesday by the US Golf Association and the R&A include no longer penalising players when ball movement can be detected only by enhanced technology, a rule that hit Tiger Woods in September. But a PGA Tour videographer using high definition technology spotted a potential violation…
