‘Millionaire’ riot student jailed

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

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Lebanese pilgrims freed by Syrian abductors

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - World News

Syrian rebels have released Lebanese hostages kidnapped in northern Syria, an Islamist cleric who brokered their release has said. “Thanks to God their transfer is complete … They have been handed to the Turkish authorities,” said statement from Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zoaby … Continue reading →


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U.N. inspectors find high-grade uranium traces in Iran

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA | Fri May 25, 2012 5:04pm EDT VIENNA (Reuters) – United Nations nuclear inspectors have found uranium particles refined to a higher-than-expected level at an underground site where Iran has installed more than 50 percent more … Continue reading →


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Syrian forces kill 50 in Homs province: opposition group

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

BEIRUT | Fri May 25, 2012 4:45pm EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 50 people, including 13 children, were killed when Syrian forces attacked the town of Houla in Homs province on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and … Continue reading →


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Bankia, Catalonia pile on Spanish debt worries

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Fiona Ortiz and Sonya Dowsett MADRID | Fri May 25, 2012 4:29pm EDT MADRID (Reuters) – Financial troubles at a big Spanish bank and one of the country’s richest regions, Catalonia, piled on problems on Friday for the Madrid … Continue reading →


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Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Marwa Awad and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO | Fri May 25, 2012 4:33pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians must choose between a Muslim Brother or an ex-military man in a presidential run-off that highlights the stark rifts in a nation … Continue reading →


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Watch the SpaceX Dragon capsule dock with ISS

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Technology News

Update: Capture complete! At 9:56 am ET the ISS managed to dock the Dragon capsule. At 4:21am Central Time the SpaceX Dragon capsule is expected to come within 10 meters of the International Space Station and then dock using the … Continue reading →


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Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest could be coming to a Lego store near you

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Technology News

Artist Theo Jansen is most well known for his kinetic sculptures called Strandbeets. Both breathtaking and terrifying, these gigantic moving structures bring a complexity and wonder to all who see them in their view full post » Tweet


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Google adds in-app subscriptions to Google Play

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Technology News

It’s been a year since Google added in-app purchases to what was then the Android Market. Now Google is again looking to catch up to Apple in the features department. This time the view full post » Tweet


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Intel releases x86 system image for Android 4.0

Written on May 25, 2012 by Editor - Technology News

When developing Android apps, or just evaluating the features of a new software build, it doesn’t always make sense to load the bits onto a physical device. That’s what desktop emulators are good view full post » Tweet


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