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Truck load in Washington state bridge … Reuters - 1 hour 16 minutes ago(Reuters) - The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was believed to be too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the More »
- Arab spring nations face delayed economic … Reuters - 1 hour 20 minutes ago
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of More »
- Two believed dead as heavy rains flood … Reuters - 2 hours 12 minutes ago
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - One woman died when her car was washed off a bridge and a second was believed to have drowned on Saturday as drenching rains More »
- Two freight trains collide in Missouri, … Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass More »
- Between 180-200 French militants have … Reuters - 4 hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Between 180 and 200 French citizens have traveled to Syria in the past year to join a two-year-old rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, le More »
- France rules out Iran taking part in … Reuters - 4 hours ago
By John Irish ABU DHABI (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was More »
- At least five killed as Guinea protests … Reuters - 5 hours ago
CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Saturday when security forces in Guinea opened fire on protesters in opposition strongholds in the capital, More »
- French soldier stabbed while on patrol … Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Nicolas Bertin PARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday by a man who More »
- As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico … Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Tim Gaynor NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence More »
- Nigerian army says rescues hostages … Reuters - 7 hours ago
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has freed a number of women and children held hostage by Islamist sect Boko Haram, the army said on Saturday, after its More »
- New fighting in central Sudanese st … Reuters - 7 hours ago
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - New fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and rebels in a central state where insurgents launched a major attack last month, both sides More »
- Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends … Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Matthew Goldstein (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside More »
- Austrian overcomes fear of heights to … Reuters - 9 hours ago
FRANKFURT, May 25 - An Austrian man tip-toed along a line strung 185 meters (607 feet) off the ground in Frankfurt on Saturday, attempting to set a new world record More »
- 150 years after Gettysburg, drummer … Reuters - 9 hours ago
By Jeffrey B. Roth PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 More »
- Niger attacks launched from southern … Reuters - 9 hours ago
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came More »
- Birds of Burden: 7 Ways Humans Harness … Scientific American - Sat 11 May, 2013
Birds of Burden: 7 Ways Humans Harness Avian Abilities [Slide Show] More »
- Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but … Reuters - 12 hours ago
By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 More »
- Sudan suspends two biggest dailies for … Reuters - 12 hours ago
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's security services temporarily suspended the country's two biggest newspapers to punish them for writing about army operations against More »
- What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees … Reuters - 13 hours ago
By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public More »
- EU steps up quest to solve youth un … Reuters - 15 hours ago
By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face More »
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