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UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officials Rebekah Brooks, who edited Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, told her trial Thursday that she had sanctioned payments to public officials for stories with an "overwhelming public interest".
28 February 2014
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith UK, US spies stored millions of Yahoo webcam images: report US senators said British and US spy agencies showed a "breathtaking lack of respect" for privacy after reports they had intercepted and stored images from webcams used by millions of Yahoo users.
28 February 2014
Biden promises 'full' US support to new Ukrainian PM US Vice President Joe Biden promised Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders "full" US support Thursday as they seek to head off Russian influence.
28 February 2014
And the winner is... memorable Oscars moments From winners sobbing uncontrollably to shocking political outbursts, bizarre snubs and streakers, the Oscars have seen it all -- and Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony could provide fresh drama.
28 February 2014
©Reuters/Michaela Rehle US panel debates three-parent embryos A US advisory board debated a controversial new technique Wednesday that would use DNA from three people to produce embryos free of a particular type of hereditary disease.
28 February 2014
Photo courtesy news.yahoo.com Boeing making ultra-safe smartphone US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has developed a smartphone geared mainly toward people working in defense and homeland security.
28 February 2014
Elections don't always lead to democracy, says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke passionately Wednesday about the "incredible yearning for modernity" sweeping across the world, warning that free elections do not necessarily usher in true democracy in many countries.
28 February 2014
©Reuters California couple strike gold with treasure trove find A California couple out walking their dog struck it rich by unearthing a horde of buried gold coins, worth more than $10 million according to experts.
27 February 2014
©Reuters/Shohei Miyano US court orders Google to pull YouTube anti-Islam film A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered YouTube to take down an anti-Islamic movie that triggered protests in the Muslim world, after an actress alleged she had been duped into appearing in it.
27 February 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. ©Reuters/Evan Vucci/Pool Next Afghan leader will sign security pact: Kerry The next president of Afghanistan will sign a security pact with the United States despite the refusal of outgoing leader Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State John Kerry confidently predicted.
27 February 2014
Michelle Obama to call for nutrition label changes First Lady Michelle Obama plans to announce a series of proposed changes to food labels Thursday, aiming to make healthy choices easier for consumers in a country where obesity is rampant.
27 February 2014
Arctic Ocean. ©Reuters/Kathryn Hansen/NASA US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet.
27 February 2014
U.S. State Department and FBI classify investigation into case involving 16 Kazakhstanis The U.S. State Department and FBI has classified the investigation into the case involving 16 Kazakhstan nationals accused of major fraud in the United States.
27 February 2014
John McTiernan. Photo courtesy of complex.com 'Die Hard' director released from jail "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was released from prison Tuesday after nearly a year behind bars in connection with a wire-tapping scandal, his wife said.
26 February 2014
Japan probing bitcoin exchange after huge reported theft Japanese authorities were Wednesday probing the troubled MtGox bitcoin exchange after claims of a multi-million dollar theft from its digital vaults.
26 February 2014
Photo courtesy of feministing.com 'Sexist' Cup shirts withdrawn after Brazil complaint Brazil forced the withdrawal of a line of World Cup shirts bearing suggestive motifs seen as harming the country's image.
26 February 2014
We need to pull together to save oceans: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry warned royalty, corporate kings and environmental warriors that governments won't save the seas without "significant impetus" from every sphere of society.
26 February 2014
Obama warns Afghan president of full troop withdrawal President Barack Obama told Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that he is now planning for a full US troop withdrawal because of the Afghan leader's repeated refusal to sign a security pact.
26 February 2014
Photo courtesy of car-tesla.ru Panasonic plans battery mega factory with Tesla: report Japan's Panasonic and California-based electric-vehicle venture Tesla Motors are in talks to build a $1 billion automotive battery plant in the United States.
26 February 2014
Leonardo di Caprio. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org Could DiCaprio finally win coveted Oscar? Could this finally be Leonardo DiCaprio's year?
26 February 2014
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