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Stricken Cruise Ship’s Operator Of...
The cruise line operator, Costa Cruises, a unit of the Carnival Corporation, which is based in Miami and is the world’s largest cruise ship ...
Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funera...
By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press – 1 hour ago BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida ...
RIM’s Heins ‘Here to Fight’ for BlackBerry Revival Against Apple
January 28th, 2012 | Technology | No Comment
January 28, 2012, 12:23 AM EST
By Hugo Miller
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd.’s Thorsten Heins, five days into his job as chief executive officer, pledged to regain lost ...
Twitter boycott looms with censorship accusations
January 28th, 2012 | Technology | No Comment
Twitter users announcing they will participate in the January 28 Twitter boycott.
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Some Twitter users are trying to wield the organizing power of the social-networking site against the site ...
The gown of gold spun by a million spiders that revives a lost tradition
January 27th, 2012 | Science | No Comment
By
Eleanor HardingLast updated at 12:40 AM on 24th January 2012
With its dazzling colour and intricate embroidery, this golden cape is a work of art.But look a little closer ...
Flooding rated as worst climate change threat facing UK
January 27th, 2012 | Science | No Comment
Flooding is the greatest threat to the UK posed by climate change, with up to 3.6 million people at risk by the middle of the century, ...
Asteroid near miss: Asteroid 2012 BX34 buzzes past Earth today
January 27th, 2012 | Science | No Comment
By
Katie SilverLast updated at 8:03 PM on 27th January 2012
An asteroid the size of a bus is set to pass extremely close to Earth today.The asteroid 2012 ...
Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funeral in Iraq
January 27th, 2012 | World News | No Comment
By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press
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1 hour ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts ...
Stricken Cruise Ship’s Operator Offers Settlements to Passengers
January 27th, 2012 | World News | No Comment
The cruise line operator, Costa Cruises, a unit of the Carnival Corporation, which is based in Miami and is the world’s largest cruise ship company, said that in addition ...
Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures
January 27th, 2012 | World News | No Comment
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Book Talk: The fall and rise of a North Korean Everyman
January 27th, 2012 | Book Reviews | No Comment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Pak Jun Do is a dutiful North Korean. Raised in an orphanage, he follows orders to become a soldier, a kidnapper of Japanese citizens and an intelligence ...
Ala. attorney questions death penalty in new book
January 27th, 2012 | Book Reviews | No Comment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — After defending more than 60 people charged with capital murder and getting three men off Alabama's death row, attorney Richard Jaffe wants to get people talking ...