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'Green Revolutionary' Borlaug honored in US Capitol Norman Borlaug, whose work on disease-resistant wheat is credited with saving up to one billion lives, on Tuesday received his latest posthumous honor -- a statue in the US Capitol.
26 March 2014
Russian-US crew blast off for ISS from Kazakhstan A crew of two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut blasted off Tuesday from Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz rocket for the International Space Station, with US-Russia space cooperation pressing on despite the diplomatic standoff over Ukraine.
26 March 2014
©Reuters/Washington State Department of Transportation Up to 18 unaccounted for in deadly US landslide Up to 18 people were unaccounted for more than 24 hours after a massive landslide slammed into a mountainside community killing four in the northwestern United States, officials said Sunday.
24 March 2014
Russell Crowe slates Rio's traffic chaos Ten weeks before the city expects to welcome throngs of World Cup fans, Hollywood star Russell Crowe slated Rio's chaotic traffic during a visit to promote biblical epic Noah.
24 March 2014
Barack Obama. © RIA Novosti Barack Obama congratulates world on Nauryz Around the world and here in the United States you're gathering at the Nauryz table to give thanks for loved ones, reflect on your blessings and welcome all the possibilities of a new season: Barack Obama.
21 March 2014
Photo courtesy of news.nationalgeographic.com 'Chicken from hell' sheds new light on bird-like dino Nicknamed the "chicken from hell," a newly identified species of feathered dinosaur as tall as a human roamed North America at least 66 million years ago.
21 March 2014
©Reuters/Jon Nazca US, S. Korea to launch massive landing drill More than 10,000 US troops will participate in a large-scale landing drill in South Korea next week, the US military said Thursday, days after North Korea test-fired 25 projectiles in apparent protest at the continuing joint exercises.
21 March 2014
©Reuters/Albert Gea Google, Facebook drive gains in mobile advertising The market for mobile device advertising doubled in 2013 to $17.9 billion and is on pace for strong gains this year, led by Facebook and Google.
20 March 2014
Eminem and Rihanna. Photo courtesy of eminem50cent.ru. Rihanna, Eminem team up for summer 'Monster' tour R&B superstar Rihanna and hip hop chart-topper Eminem are hitting the road together this summer for a string of joint stadium concerts, promoter Live Nation announced.
20 March 2014
Google CEO Larry Page. ©Reuters/Eduardo Munoz Google's Page says US online spying threatens democracy Google co-founder Larry Page condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.
20 March 2014
Dawn Da Luise. Photo courtesy of showbizdaily.net Hollywood skin guru denies trying to have rival killed A Hollywood skin-care expert boasting celebrity clients including Jennifer Aniston and Nicki Minaj pleaded not guilty Wednesday to plotting to have a business rival killed.
20 March 2014
An artist sketch shows Suleiman Abu Ghaith. ©Reuters/Jane Rosenberg Bin Laden son-in-law tells US trial of 9/11 cave chat Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for masterminding 9/11 on the night of the attacks, his son-in-law said Wednesday as he unexpectedly testified at his federal trial in New York on terror charges.
20 March 2014
Russia's expulsion from G8 must be discussed: Cameron British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that G7 nations meeting next week must discuss the permanent expulsion of Russia from the wider G8 if it takes further action to destabilise Ukraine.
20 March 2014
©Reuters/Eddie Keogh Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.
20 March 2014
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. ©Reuters/Hans Pennink New York probes special deals for high-speed traders New York's top prosecutor Tuesday vowed to end special concessions that exchanges provide to high-speed securities traders, giving them an unfair advantage over retail investors.
19 March 2014
Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelations Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden emerged from his Russian exile Tuesday in the form of a remotely-controlled robot to promise more sensational revelations about US spying programs.
19 March 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama. 
©Reuters/Anton Denisov Merkel, Obama condemn 'unacceptable blows' to Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama in a phone call condemned Russia's moves to annex Crimea but said "a clear path" remains to solve the crisis diplomatically.
19 March 2014
©Reuters/David W Cerny Google expands Android platform to wearables Google announced it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices.
19 March 2014
US Congress to Obama: Stand tough on Iran An overwhelming majority of US lawmakers demanded President Barack Obama hold the line on Iran, as a permanent agreement regarding the Islamic republic's contested nuclear program is under negotiation in Vienna.
19 March 2014
©Reuters/Rick Wilking GM recalls another 1.8 mn vehicles amid safety probe General Motors announced its second massive recall in two months on Monday as it works to contain a growing scandal over the safety of its vehicles.
19 March 2014

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