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Analysis - As Facebook grows up, grand ambitions get reality check Reuters June 5, 2013, 9:03 pm By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, which once seemed poised to take over the Internet, is showing its limitations: a host of newer services are gaining ground among...

Ecuador to talk with Britain on Assange on June 17 Reuters June 4, 2013, 12:25 pm WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a document containing leaked information at a news conference in London in this February 27, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly QUITO/LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuadorean...

Jailed South Park Threat Militants Post On Web Two men jailed for threatening South Park writers over their portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed are posting writings online. 6:39pm Saturday 01 June 2013 Kyle (L) and Stan - two of the characters from the South Park show American Islamist...

President Mikheil Saakashvili's alleged Botox spending raises eyebrows AFP June 01, 2013 1:06AM Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been accused of misusing state funds to pay for Botox treatments. Picture: Shakh Aivazov Source: AP GEORGIAN prosecutors are investigating the alleged...

Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives By P.J. Huffstutter and Lisa Baertlein CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES | Thu May 30, 2013 12:02am EDT (Reuters) - When Smithfield Foods Inc. quietly weaned the first of its pigs off the controversial feed additive ractopamine last year...

Drones To Tackle Train Graffiti In Germany German rail operator Deutsche Bahn hopes unmanned aircraft will cut the annual £6.5m cost of cleaning up graffiti. 12:43pm Tuesday 28 May 2013 Mini drones are set to be rolled out at train depots in Germany to catch vandals who deface carriages...

Skyrocketing India CEO salaries under scanner Decision by country's richest man to forego millions in a salary hike has some questioning if others should follow suit. Deborshi Chaki Last Modified: 27 May 2013 11:08 Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, greets British Chancellor...

UK charges two men over Pakistan flight Two men charged with endangering an aircraft for allegedly forcing a flight from Pakistan to be diverted. Last Modified: 26 May 2013 20:49 The flight was diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport, which handles security incidents on planes [EPA]...

Malaysia arrests opposition figures Three people detained on sedition charges as police launch crackdown on dissent. Last Modified: 23 May 2013 18:14 Student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim was released on bail after a five-day detention [EPA] Malaysian police have arrested three opposition...

Bea Arthur topless painting sells for nearly $2M By NATALIE O'NEILL Last Updated: 10:16 PM, May 15, 2013 Posted: 10:14 PM, May 15, 2013 John Currin -- "Bea Arthur Naked," oil on canvas, Painted in 1991. It’s Golden Girls gone wild! A topless painting of actress Bea Arthur — famous for her...

Finland to bury nuclear waste underground Country plans to solve problem of disposing radioactive waste permanently by using tunnels. Last Modified: 21 May 2013 12:01 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D</object><object...

Guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sells for $408,000 A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles has sold at a New York auction for $408,000. Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien's Auction's, holds a rare Vox guitar...

Google Maps helps Chinese man find home 23 years after abduction Google Maps has helped a Chinese man to locate his family, 23 years after he was abducted while walking to school. By Tom Phillips, Shanghai 1:16PM BST 17 May 2013 Luo Gang was five when he was snatched near his school in the...

Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence CARACAS | Fri May 17, 2013 9:45pm EDT (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory...

China missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976: scientist Visitors tour the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province October 18, 2007. Credit: Reuters/China Daily WASHINGTON | Wed May 15, 2013 1:33am EDT (Reuters) - China launched a large missile on...

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BZC65cOZVWI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> Police release video : Andrew Moran One Of UK's Most Wanted Is Captured In Spain

British fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain 11:37 AM Monday May 13, 2013 Associated Press - In this photo released Sunday May 12, 2013, by the Spanish National Police and British Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), showing the moment British fugitive Andrew Moran is arrested Friday May...

Egypt to reshuffle 11 ministers, including oil Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Kandil speaks during a news conference with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (not pictured) at Diwam Emir in Doha, April 10, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stringer CAIRO | Mon May...

No Somali pirate hijacking in nearly a year, says UN Massive reduction in pirate attacks on ships put down to greater co-operation, use of armed guards and harsh jail terms Associated Press Friday 3 May 2013 09.13 BST A Somali pirate near a hijacked Taiwanese vessel: there has not been a...

Killings won't derail Thai south peace talks: security chief Thai security personnel inspect a grocer's shop where six people were shot dead by suspected Muslim militants in the southern province of Pattani May 1, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Surapan Boonthanom By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK | Thu...