Palace: Prince William ends military career
LONDON (AP) — Prince William has finished his tour of duty as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and has left operational service with the British military to focus on royal duties and charity work, royal officials said Thursday.
'Ferrari of space' set to fall to Earth
A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's new envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday he would cooperate with it to "overcome existing issues once and for all", potentially signaling a more flexible approach from Tehran's new administration. But Ambassador Reza Najafi, at his first board meeting of the…
Stevie Nicks, Lady Antebellum team on 'Crossroads'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lady Antebellum may be on hiatus, but fans are still getting a chance to see something new from the Nashville trio.
First lady wants people to drink more plain water
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has pushed Americans to eat healthier and to exercise more. Now she says we should "drink up" too. As in plain water. And as in more of it.
Fla. pastor arrested before he could burn Qurans
MULBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books— one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Abu Dhabi employees in fix over losing Dubai life
By Stanley Carvalho and Praveen Menon ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) - When American Stephen Perry lost his job at a bank in Dubai following the emirate's debt crisis in 2009, he was lucky to be hired by one of neighboring Abu Dhabi's government firms. He didn't move house, so it didn't disrupt his…
Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA could mean prison
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data.
John Boehner vs. the Tea Party: The impending showdown
Even as Congress remains embroiled in the situation in Syria, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is barreling toward a showdown with the Tea Party over preventing a government shutdown.
Canadian woman hide drugs in fake pregnant belly
Colombian authorities arrests Canadian woman for trying to smuggle two kilograms of cocaine hidden under a fake pregnant belly. Sophia Soo reports.
Russia warns over N.Korea work at 'nightmarish' reactor
Russia said on Thursday that North Korea was apparently conducting work on a nuclear reactor, warning that the ageing facility was in such a "nightmarish state" it could cause a disaster.
Japan hangs murderer, bringing Abe's toll to six
Japan hanged a 73-year-old man on Thursday, bringing to six the number of inmates executed since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December.
Raising the Costa Concordia
The Costa Concordia cruise ship is due to be raised near the Italian island where it still lies keeled over more than a year on from the deadly disaster. VIDEOGRAPHIC
Vegas mom gives birth to quintuplets in Arizona
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas family of six nearly doubled in size in less than five minutes after ushering in a set of quintuplets.
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The US space agency has narrowed its hunt for an asteroid to capture to three, NASA said.
Fighting ALS and Insurance Denials
By Catherine G. Wolf: Your health insurer might one day deny you something you absolutely need. In my eighteen years of living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, I’ve learned how to deal with denials. Recently, my blood tests indicated I was severely anemic. It wasn’t...
Fight to save Orwell's Burmese inspiration
Cobwebs cover its furniture and its rooms are long deserted, but a crumbling house in northern Myanmar is at the centre of a conservation battle by locals who say it was once home to George Orwell.
New aquifers found in desert-dry region of Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A remote region of Kenya that suffers from frequent droughts may soon be flush with water after the discovery of huge underground aquifers.
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NSA passes unsifted intelligence to Israel: British paper
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency routinely passes raw intelligence to Israel without first removing details about U.S. citizens, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Thursday, citing documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Under a memorandum agreed in…
