Likely insider attack kills US troop
In the latest likely case of an insider attack, an American service member was killed and several others injured Monday when individuals dressed in Afghan police uniforms turned their guns on them in
Olympic torch bearer proposes during relay
An Olympic torch bearer has proposed to his girlfriend as he carried the Olympics torch through the streets of northern England.
David State proposed to his girlfriend Christine Langham on bended kne
New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics
For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skille
Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms.
The worries b
Pro-bailout conservatives win Greek election
Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded on Sunday after the conservative New Democracy came first in critical elections and pro-bailout parties won enough Parliamentary se
Rodney King, key figure in LA riots, dies at 47
Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation's history, was found at the bot
Brotherhood claims victory in Egypt president vote
The Muslim Brotherhood has declared that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election.
Morsi 'is the first civilian, popularly elected Egyptian president', the group says on its w
Iran-6 power nuke meeting begins
Iran and six world powers sought elusive common ground Monday in talks meant to reduce tensions over Tehran's nuclear activities that both sides see as crucial to their interests but which are stalled
Man beheads daughter in rage over lifestyle
Police say a man upset over his daughter's lifestyle chopped her head off with a sword and then paraded it through his village before surrendering to authorities in western India.
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Drones, computers new weapons of US shadow wars
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile.
Drone aircraft spy on and attack terrorists with no pilot in harm's way.