Science

Indonesia to use rain-making technology to stop fires

Indonesia plans to use weather changing technology to try to unleash torrents of rain and…

Small global warming rise would have ‘alarming’ impact: World Bank

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global…

World’s largest solar boat arrives in New York

Planetsolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, arrived safely in New York on June 17, 2013.…

Study: Painful and extreme rituals enhance social cohesion and charity

Human beings in cultures across the world engage in extreme rituals that involve self-mutilation or…

Tech News

Internet freaks out as Facebook goes down

Many users experienced an error when trying to access the social networking website Facebook on…

Tesla Motors to unveil new method to quickly recharge electric cars

Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by…

Media

First Yuri Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into Russian hero

Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar…

Anchorman 2 trailer: Ron Burgundy is back – and it’s kind of a big deal

Will Ferrell and the Channel 5 news team make headlines once again, as they find…

World

Frace faces unseasonal storms and weather havoc

Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc…

China begins exporting ‘Yunnan Red’ wine to Europe

For years the Chinese have been buying up wine from Europe, but with domestic wine production predicted to overtake Australia…

Plans for Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday celebration move forward

Nelson Mandela’s foundation has vowed to press ahead with upcoming 95th birthday celebrations, as the global peace icon underwent a…

Three Dutch farmworkers die after falling into manure silo

Three farmworkers died on Wednesday after falling into a manure silo in the northern Netherlands, with a survivor flown to…

Obama to call for nuclear cuts in historic Berlin speech

Barack Obama will Wednesday propose major cuts in US and Russian nuclear stocks, making a pitch for his own place…

U.S. News

Steve King: Secret income is ‘part of freedom’

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on Wednesday told a tea party rally that the Internal Revenue…

Jawbone fitness wristband teams up with nonprofit to promote healthy children’s lifestyles

Fitness wristband maker Jawbone on Tuesday teamed with Alliance for a Healthier Generation to promote…

Freeway bridge collapse kills one and injures another in Arizona

(Reuters) – A freeway bridge under construction collapsed in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday, killing one…

Same sex couples still face significant discrimination in housing

A new study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that same…

Hospital investors ‘sold’ on Obamacare despite bumps

By Susan Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a…

Accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to appear today at pre-trial hearing

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A former Cleveland school-bus driver accused of holding three…

FBI search for Jimmy Hoffa’s body may last two more days

By Joseph Lichterman OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Reuters) – Investigators looking for the remains of former…