US soldier Bradley Manning formally charged

US soldier Bradley Manning formally charged
What Drives Stella McCartney
Scuba honeymoon death man cleared
Web privacy fears spur US plans
Bradley Manning declines to enter plea at court martial
In Kabul, Afghan police sympathize with protesters angry over Koran burning
US soldiers killed in helicopter collision
Wikileaks 'source' holds off plea
Germany asked to stop castrating sex criminals
Why isn't the world intervening in Syria?
Clinton threatens sanctions on Somali peace spoilers
Possible error mars neutrino breakthrough
U.S., North Korea Signal Progress in Talks
Pakistan hit back to beat England
U.N. Panel Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity
Side Effects: Sifrhippus, the First Horse, Got Even Tinier as the Planet Heated Up
VIDEO: Weight in gold for a divorce in Iran
Pressure Rises on Kirchner After Train Tragedy
Japanese Exporters Set for Yen Windfall
Gers' tax bill 'greater than £9m'

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:25 PM PST

Accused of leaking classified data to WikiLeaks, former US private faces life in prison for "aiding the enemy".

What Drives Stella McCartney

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

Critics used to chalk up Stella McCartney's success to her famous name. Then she outworked them all.

Scuba honeymoon death man cleared

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

A man accused of drowning his wife while on a scuba dive during their honeymoon in Australia is acquitted by a judge in Alabama.

Web privacy fears spur US plans

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

The White House unveils a "bill of rights" for web users, calling for stronger privacy protections amid fears that online browsing habits are not secure.

Bradley Manning declines to enter plea at court martial

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:35 PM PST

Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, declined to enter a plea at the start of his court martial on Thursday, a legal maneuver intended to give his defense more time to hear what evidence or witnesses will be permitted during the proceedings.

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In Kabul, Afghan police sympathize with protesters angry over Koran burning

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

KABUL — The police officers had been told to be vigilant. They had been warned that protests could occur spontaneously and could again turn deadly, as they had for two days after U.S. military officials burned a pile of Korans.

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US soldiers killed in helicopter collision

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST

At least seven soldiers killed when two helicopters collide during night training along Arizona-California border.

Wikileaks 'source' holds off plea

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:21 AM PST

The US Army private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks defers a plea on 22 charges at the start of his court martial.

Germany asked to stop castrating sex criminals

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:43 AM PST

Europe's top human rights watchdog has urged Germany to stop offering sexual offenders the option of surgical castration.

Why isn't the world intervening in Syria?

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

As the death toll grows in Syria, so do the desperate pleas for help. So why isn't the world responding? Here are some of the reasons why.

Clinton threatens sanctions on Somali peace spoilers

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia's "hopeless, bloody conflict" and counter militant and pirate groups seen as a growing menace to world security.

Possible error mars neutrino breakthrough

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

Physicists in Italy say faulty equipment may have led to miscalculations in timing faster-than-light particles.

U.S., North Korea Signal Progress in Talks

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST

Talks have been extended to a second day, a promising sign as Washington seeks to assess Pyongyang's new leadership.

Pakistan hit back to beat England

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST

Pakistan fight back to beat England by eight runs in the first of four Twenty20 matches.

U.N. Panel Accuses Syria of Crimes Against Humanity

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST

Security forces continued to bombard areas of Homs for a 20th day, as a United Nations panel said "gross human rights violations" had been ordered by the Syrian authorities.

Side Effects: Sifrhippus, the First Horse, Got Even Tinier as the Planet Heated Up

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:37 AM PST

Sifrhippus, which lived 56 million years ago, shrank from about 12 pounds to about eight and a half pounds as the climate warmed over thousands of years, researchers report.

VIDEO: Weight in gold for a divorce in Iran

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST

Thousands of Iranian men are being sent to prison for not paying a gold dowry promised to their beloved before marriage should the relationship end in divorce.

Pressure Rises on Kirchner After Train Tragedy

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:53 AM PST

Political friends and foes of President Cristina Kirchner called on her to rescind the operating concession of the train company involved in a bloody crash on Wednesday that killed 50.

Japanese Exporters Set for Yen Windfall

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST

As the yen finally weakens against the dollar, Japan's exporting manufacturers are sitting on potential operating-profit gains that could be worth billions of dollars on paper.