During the last prolonged warm spell on Earth, the oceans were at least four meters — and possibly as much as 6.5 meters, or about 20 feet — higher than they are now. Where did a... Read more
The hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape says she has cried every day since the alleged attack. Nafissatou Diallo gave an emotional news conferenc... Read more
Former President George W. Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the first news of the September 11 2001 attacks was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm in a crisis. In a ra... Read more
Microsoft Corp warned on Thursday that a government review of its U.S. tax obligations in past years could significantly affect its financial statements if not resolved in its favor. The Int... Read more
WikiLeaks editor in chief Julian Assange delivered a video address to a forum at the Splendour in the Grass music festival on July 29. The transcript and video of his speech appears below. *... Read more
Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is preparing to call new elections for November, four months earlier than planned, Spanish newspapers said on Friday. The government does... Read more
Astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth, moving in the same orbit around the Sun. The 200-300m-wide rock sits in front of our planet at a gravitational “sweet spot... Read more
Certain kinds of 3D displays cause extra eye fatigue, according to a study published by the Journal of Vision that was funded in part by Samsung’s R&D arm. A group of researchers f... Read more
Baidu, which operates China’s dominant search engine, said its quarterly profit jumped 95% on traffic growth and strong spending by big advertising customers. Profit for the three mont... Read more
Research In Motion wants software developers to use its popular instant messaging tool within their applications to enable friends to play games, share and discuss news, and decide where the... Read more
