UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - There were two attempted attacks on Syrian convoys transporting chemical weapons late last month, Syrian authorities told the international mission overseeing the removal and destruction of its toxic arsenal, according to a U.N. ...

Seth Rogen testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday on the difficulties of dealing with loved ones afflicted by Alzheimer's disease. Skip to next paragraph. Peter Grier. Washington Editor. Peter Grier is The Christian Science ...

Rebel fighters run for cover during reported battles against pro-government forces on February 23, 2014, in the Sheikh Najjar district on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Photo by AFP. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend.

U.S. and British spy agencies intercepted and stored images from the webcams of millions of likely innocent Yahoo users, including “large quantities” of sexually explicit images, the Guardian reported Thursday -- a revelation the web giant described as “a ...

The Street View Trekker, mounted on a Tundra Buggy, captures images of Churchill's polar bears. (Courtesy Google). Latest News. Ukraine warns Russia after gunmen seize Crimea parliament · Mexico president sees no swift extradition of kingpin Guzman ...

Google today added stunning footage of the Arctic Tundra and its Polar Bear inhabitants to Street view - and also revealed staff had had a close encounter when capturing the images. Aware of the animal's ferocity, Google wisely decided to mount its cameras ...

Beirut — Syria's army is preparing an assault on a key rebel bastion near Damascus, a pro-regime newspaper said Thursday, as the opposition reported a "massacre" of civilians near Damascus. "The Syrian army is preparing to launch a new phase" on the ...

DOHA: A gas tank on the roof of a restaurant exploded in the Qatari capital on Thursday, killing 12 people, mostly Asian and Arab customers, and injuring 31 others, the interior ministry said. The blast, shortly after 10am, tore through the Istanbul restaurant, ...

A Project Ara Wi-Fi basic phone for about $50 is planned by Google for release about a year from now, with additional prices for modular add-ons. Project Ara consumers would have the ability, for instance, to add the kind of cellular connections they want, ...

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House March 17, two weeks after a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, racing against an April deadline for the Palestinians and Israelis to ...

THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration formally proposed Thursday updating the "nutrition facts" labels on food products to better reflect Americans' current eating habits and health concerns. Among the ...

Seth Rogen poked fun at his love of marijuana while testifying before a U.S. Senate subcommittee. The 31-year-old actor, who has frequently spoken of his fondness for the drug, visited Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, to voice his support for ...

Mohammed Badr, freed earlier this month, describes brutality and horrific conditions during seven-month term. Last updated: 27 Feb 2014 16:52. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. Mohamed Badr, an Al Jazeera television cameraman ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African prosecutors pressing a murder charge against Oscar Pistorius secured a meeting Thursday with Apple officials in the United States over accessing potentially crucial evidence on the double-amputee athlete's locked ...

IN A country where obesity is rampant, the US government aims to make healthy choices easier for consumers by proposing a series of changes to nutrition labels. If approved, the fine print would display calorie count more prominently, include more realistic ...

Children play with a suitcase in a camp for the Nuer ethnic group inside a U.N. compound in Bor, South Sudan, on Thursday. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. KAMPALA Uganda—Both sides in South Sudan's three-month war are committing human ...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will meet US President Barack Obama next month to discuss the progress in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the White House said today. "The President looks forward to reviewing with President Abbas the progress in ...

Oscar Pistorius will rely on a hand-picked team of forensic experts when he mounts his defence against murder charges at a trial beginning in South Africa on Monday night (NZT). Pistorius, the 27-year-old Paralympian and Olympian dubbed the "Blade ...

A Denver Zoo polar bear finds an ice sculpture. Visitors to the zoo's International Polar Bear Day on February 27, 2014 will see the bears and find out how to save them in the wild.Denver Zoo. A Denver Zoo polar bear finds an ice sculpture. Visitors to the zoo's ...

Seth Rogen isn't all stoner comedies and “Bound 2″ parodies. The self-described “man-child” put on a suit and tie yesterday to speak in front of the Senate about promoting Alzheimer's education.