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"Two Riders on the Beach". Photo courtesy of news.yahoo.com New Yorker joins legal fray over Nazi art trove
An elderly New Yorker has joined the legal fray over the ownership of artwork found in a Munich apartment that was allegedly looted by the Nazis during World War II.
07 March 2014
Dalai Lama says no problem with gay marriage
The celibate Dalai Lama has thrown his considerable moral weight behind gay marriage, condemning homophobia and saying sex was fine as long as it was consensual.
07 March 2014
Crimea moves to join Russia, US and EU sanction Moscow
Ukraine stood in danger of breaking apart Friday after Crimea's parliament unanimously voted to join Russia in a sharp escalation of the worst East-West security crisis since the Cold War.
07 March 2014
©Reuters/Denis Balibouse Yahoo spurns Facebook and Google sign-in credentials
Yahoo confirmed that it will stop letting people sign into its online services using credentials from rival Internet titans Facebook or Google.
07 March 2014
©Reuters/Mike Blake New 'Game of Thrones' to premiere at New York arena
The first episode of the new "Game of Thrones" season will be screened at a New York arena on March 20 -- two weeks before the smash show returns on HBO.
06 March 2014
Pope popular in US but sex scandals cast long shadow
A year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the pedophile priests' scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.
06 March 2014
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. ©Reuters/Jonathan Ernst CIA under investigation for monitoring Senate: lawmaker
The CIA's internal watchdog is investigating allegations that the agency improperly spied on Senate staffers probing secret details of a now-defunct interrogation program.
06 March 2014
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Apple moved billions offshore to avoid Australia tax: report
US tech giant Apple was Thursday accused of shifting nearly Aus$9 billion (US$8.1 billion) in untaxed profits from its Australian operations to Ireland over the past decade.
06 March 2014
©Reuters/Eric Thayer Facebook announces steps to stop illegal gun sales
Facebook is taking aim at people who are using the social network or Instagram photo-sharing platform to sell guns.
06 March 2014
Galina Vishnevskaya (C). ©IBU/Ross Burton Kazakhstan's Galina Vishnevskaya wins gold in US
Galina Vishnevskaya, a biathlete from Kazakhstan, has won a gold medal at the Youth and Junior World Championship in the United States.
06 March 2014
Dupont Co.'s Chestnut Run site in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo courtesy of bloomberg.com US businessman, engineer sold trade secrets to China: jury
A US jury convicted a California businessman Wednesday of selling stolen trade secrets to Chinese firms so they could develop a pigment used to whiten a wide range of products.
06 March 2014
Travolta 'beating self up' over Oscar name mangle
John Travolta said he has been feeling terrible over his much-ridiculed Oscars mangling of singer Idina Menzel's name -- but concluded she would want him to "Let it Go."
06 March 2014
Los Angeles bans e-cigarettes in public places
Los Angeles lawmakers voted to ban e-cigarette use in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including work places, restaurants and bars.
05 March 2014
©Reuters/Lucas Jackson Future warming imperils Statue of Liberty: study
The sightseer of 4014 may have to pay a virtual visit to the Tower of London or Statue of Liberty, said a climate study Wednesday that warned of dramatic ocean encroachment on heritage sites.
05 March 2014
©Reuters/Dado Ruvic Facebook out to buy solar drone maker: report
Facebook is in talks to buy a solar-powered drone startup in what could lead to making wireless Internet available in regions without online access.
05 March 2014
Game play remains at heart of changing lifestyles
For almost as long as there have been computers, there have been people intent in playing games with them.
05 March 2014
©Reuters Russia gave prior notice of missile test: US official
Russia informed the United States in advance that it would carry out a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
05 March 2014
No talks on Kazakhstan's accession into WTO for Russia in Washington
The United States has banned representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor from participating in the negotiations on adjusting the Veterinary and Phytosanitary Measures in the context of Kazakhstan's accession into the WTO.
05 March 2014
Obama says Putin 'not fooling anybody' over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Russia was not "fooling anybody" over the Ukraine crisis after it denied its forces were operating in Crimea.
05 March 2014
'Non-Stop' for Neeson to top of box office
Liam Neeson soared to the top of the North American box office with his plane thriller "Non-Stop," raking in $28.9 million on Oscars weekend.
04 March 2014

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