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Science

Despite Iraq’s troubles, archaeologists are back

Ur’s palaces and temples lie in ruins, but its hulking Ziggurat still dominates the desert…

The negative physical and mental effects tied to bullying among children and teens may accumulate…

Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has found traces of chemicals that can pollute waterways in children’s…

A woman’s diet in early life has more impact on her baby’s birth weight than…

Tech News

AT&T said Tuesday that a secretive US court ordered data turned over from more than…

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is looking at cars and medical devices to diversify its sources…

Media

‘This is now a movie about Jesus, the son of God, and the devil gets…

‘We’ve talked to each other, and emailed each other, and if he’s in, it’s going…

U.S. News

A 43-year-old Oakland, California man is accused of killing his roommate with a pickaxe during…

A Pinellas County, Florida, semi-professional wrestler was arrested on Monday after posting a $100 reward…

President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered officials to start setting new fuel efficiency standards for…

BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts woman convicted of killing her pregnant roommate and kidnapping her…

A bill in Georgia designed to allow for more religious speech in public schools is…

World

Iran’s queen of pop, Googoosh, has released a video in support of her country’s gay and lesbian community, becoming the…

A 33-year-old man plunged to his death Tuesday from the roof of a 30-storey building in Hong Kong’s financial district…

The Christian extremists came in waves, first a small group, then larger and increasingly violent forces, until Berberati, the second…

HARARE (Reuters) – Former congressman Mel Reynolds has been arrested in Zimbabwe, an immigration official said on Tuesday, after state…

Uganda’s government on Tuesday defended its decision to push through tough anti-homosexuality laws, saying it was determined to protect the…

Russian police on Tuesday detained the two most famous Pussy Riot members in Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics, questioning…

As Brazil struggles to solve land disputes between Indians and farmers on the expanding frontier of its agricultural heartland, more…