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While most media coverage has focused solely on drones used in combat zones abroad, the unmanned aircraft are increasingly used for other many other purposes including [...]
At the 18th Party Congress, the Chinese regime convenes for its first leadership change in 10 years, in the largest assembly of what is perhaps the largest secret society on [...]
Several members of the Israeli Parliament were caught in diplomatic crosshairs earlier this week when the Chinese Embassy demanded they retract their signatures from a petition.
Siemens AG reported the second best result in the company’s history Nov. 8, but net income declined 27 percent in 2012 and so did new orders.
Search giant Google was blocked in China on Friday, possibly to block people from accessing sensitive terms in relation to the 18th National Party Congress that will usher in [...]
A species of coral in Fiji calls on goby fish to rescue it when under attack by a toxic seaweed.
Skies were gray for the first time all week on the opening of the Union Square Holiday Ice Rink on Wednesday.
The 25-ton Rube Goldberg-esque contraption of 20 different kinetic sculptures, based on the Hasbro board game “Mousetrap,” is the result of a lifetime of interest in [...]
President Obama’s elation at securing a second term may be short-lived as he heads back to face a divided Congress and the looming fiscal cliff, but he and congressional [...]
"Skyfall” is the 23rd James Bond movie, and is a character study of a weathered and worn former super-stud of a secret agent, falling out of touch with modern 21st Century [...]
Two men were indicted Thursday for trafficking counterfeit Green Cards, Social Security cards, and other ID cards out of a Sunset Park, Brooklyn, bakery.
In a very real way, it's nice to know the age of the high powered publicity stunt is not over. When onlookers in London gazed up at a gigantic Halo glyph in the sky, most had [...]
“We are never going to be back to normal here. You have working people who lost everything they ever had,” said Helen Nier Russo from the streets of Sea Gate on Saturday.
Important to President Obama being able to retain a measure of influence in Congress was the Democratic Party’s ability to retain a majority in the Senate, and it did just [...]
Jared Lee Loughner received seven life sentences for the Arizona shooting rampage in early 2011 that left six people dead and 13 people injured, including former Congresswoman [...]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad scorned foreign intervention in the nation's civil war. Consequences would be "more than the whole world can afford" said Assad.
Responding to a state media report about the high cost of U.S. elections, Chinese netizens say democracy is inexpensive.
Whew! Where did the year go? It is almost gone and we only have the holidays left to punctuate 2012.
A once forgotten disease, kala azar, has made a comeback and now infects 500,000 people worldwide. With the proper steps, including strong political will, the disease can be [...]
Cuttlefish eggs laid inside an old pair of pants, the zip of which is visible, at Puri Jati in Bali, Indonesia.
In a far-off corner of the Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science in Queens on Sept. 29, Thomas Tumino sits calmly, and to any interested passersby points at a small [...]
Music has the potential to be a collective experience, uniting people who are utterly unaware of each other’s existence.
Football players remain cramp free in 100-degree heat by drinking pickle juice.
The true beauty and spirit of a country is often tucked away beyond the big city streets and well-known monuments.
With outfielder Nick Swisher now a free agent the Yankees should set their sights on landing his replacement: former MVP Josh Hamilton.