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NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids

NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create ...

NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids

NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create ...

US navy football players face charges over alleged rape

Several football players at the US Naval Academy are due to face criminal charges in connection with the alleged rape ...

Yahoo! says it has received thousands of us requests

Internet giant Yahoo! said in a letter to users that it has received up to 13,000 requests for information from US law ...

Pentagon reveals "indefinite detainees" list

The Pentagon released Monday the names of Guantanamo Bay`s 46 "indefinite detainees," terror suspects considered too ...

Rouhani firm on Iran nuclear policy but vows more openness

Iran`s newly-elected president Hassan Rouhani ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions ...

Obama calls for more efforts to close wage gap for women

U.S. President Obama on Monday called for more work to be done to close the wage gap for women in the workplace, ...

"Dust trap" help create planets

An international team of researchers reported they have discovered an intriguing clue that could help solve a ...

Top S. Korean military commanders have meeting amid N.Korea overture

Top military commanders held their biannual meeting on Friday to assess the security situation and their readiness as ...

World Cocoa Foundation Announces $3 Million in Globe-spanning Support for Cocoa Sustainability

- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today $3 million in new support for cocoa improvement projects in Africa, ...

Missile kills 26 as key Syria battle enters third week

A missile strike near Syria`s biggest city Aleppo killed 26 people and government warplanes pounded Qusayr, a watchdog ...

Kerry warns of last chance for mideast peace

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday (June 3) issued a stark warning to Israel to resume long-stalled peace ...

N. Korea dominates Park`s 100 days

As presidential baptisms go, being threatened with a pre-emptive nuclear strike within 10 days of taking office is ...

Iraq warns Israel on using airspace in Iran strike

Baghdad has warned Israel that it would respond to any attempts by the Jewish state to use Iraqi airspace for a strike ...

Obama meets with Russian security official

President Barack Obama dropped in Wednesday on a White House meeting with the secretary of Russia`s Security Council ...