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UK Finally Pardons Computer Pioneer Alan Turing

UK Finally Pardons Computer Pioneer Alan Turing

(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over

US Military Aircraft Hit in S. Sudan, 4 Wounded

US Military Aircraft Hit in S. Sudan, 4 Wounded

(AP) US military aircraft hit in S. Sudan, 4 woundedBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaRebel gunfire hit a U.S. military aircraft trying to evacuate American citizens caught in a remote region of South Sudan that on Saturday became

Markets Unfazed By Fed's Decision to 'Taper'

Markets Unfazed By Fed's Decision to 'Taper'

(AP) Markets take Fed tapering in strideBy PAN PYLASAP Business WriterLONDONInvestors around the world were largely unfazed Thursday by the surprise decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to reduce its monetary stimulus. Most breathed a sigh of relief that the

Budget Accord: Necessary Perhaps, But No Applause

Budget Accord: Necessary Perhaps, But No Applause

“Politics is the art of the possible,” so said Otto von Bismarck. He should know. He helped unify Germany, which had been a collection of states, into a single German empire in 1871. He served as Germany’s first chancellor, and

Germany's Merkel Starts 3rd Term in New Coalition

Germany's Merkel Starts 3rd Term in New Coalition

(AP) Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term in new coalitionBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced

Assailants Stab Japanese Diplomat in Yemen Attack

Assailants Stab Japanese Diplomat in Yemen Attack

(AP) Assailants stab Japanese diplomat in Yemen attackBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAssailants stabbed a Japanese diplomat stationed in Yemen’s capital Sunday when he fought back during a failed kidnapping attempt, officials said, the latest unrest in a country beset by

German Party Clears Way for Merkel's 3rd Term

German Party Clears Way for Merkel's 3rd Term

(AP) German party clears way for Merkel’s 3rd termBy GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s main center-left party cleared the way on Saturday for Angela Merkel to start her third term as chancellor, announcing that its members had voted by a large majority

Iran Delegates Break Off Nuclear Talks

Iran Delegates Break Off Nuclear Talks

VIENNA, Dec. 13 (UPI) — An Iranian delegation broke off talks with six world powers over implementing a landmark nuclear deal to return to Tehran, Iran’s news agency said Friday. The so-called expert-level delegates, meeting since Monday at the Vienna

Radical Preacher Goes on Trial in Jordan

Radical Preacher Goes on Trial in Jordan

(AP) Radical preacher goes on trial in JordanBy JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanA radical al-Qaida-linked preacher deported from Britain pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges at the start of his trial in one of two terror cases on Tuesday before a

Disney's 'Frozen' Cools 'Catching Fire' at Box Office

Disney's 'Frozen' Cools 'Catching Fire' at Box Office

(AFP) Disney animated musical “Frozen” extinguished the box-office flames of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The 53rd movie in the Walt Disney

Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor

Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor

Gen. Billy Mitchell, one of the fathers of the American Air Force, made the bold claim in 1925 that Japan would attack the militarily unprepared United States “by striking first at Hawaii, some fine Sunday morning.” Most thought Mitchell was

10 Rare and Unseen Pics After Pearl Harbor

10 Rare and Unseen Pics After Pearl Harbor

Exactly 72 years ago today, Japan launched more than 350 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes against the U.S. naval base in Hawaii–a “date which will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt. In fact, that Sunday morning

Hundreds of British Islamists Now Fighting in Syria

Hundreds of British Islamists Now Fighting in Syria

A recent report in the UK Telegraph puts the number of British citizens traveling to Syria to fight alongside jihadist groups in the hundreds–the largest for all Europeans–and highlights an alarming trend of Europeans flocking to the war zone to further