AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lyndon B. Johnson was so smitten when he met Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor in 1934 that he took her on a first date the very next day -- and asked for her hand in marriage. Taylor adored her suitor but was worrie... [Full Article]
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordanians voted Wednesday for a parliament touted to be the most powerful in the kingdom's history, but with much of the opposition boycotting it is unclear how far the vote and its accompanying reforms will go to pacify a ... [Full Article]
Fingerprint-reading software that comes pre-installed on laptops sold by Dell (DELL), Sony (SNE) and at least 14 other manufacturers has been independently confirmed to contain serious vulnerabilities. It has been discovered that hackers with physica... [Full Article]
Karl Lagerfeld went back to the past in the latest Chanel haute couture show, entitling it New Vintage, even as he radically improved all the original ideas in this charmingly real yet faux old fashion revival. (Source: Fashion Wire Daily)... [Full Article]
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday held talks with President Thein Sein for the first time since her landmark election to parliament earlier this month. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Yemen's newly elected President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (2nd L) speaks while taking the constitutional oath at the Parliament in Sanaa February 25, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Yemen's newly elected President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (L) takes the constitutional oath at the Parliament in Sanaa February 25, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A worker inspects newly painted components of door closers at a production line in Lishui, Zhejiang province February 21, 2012. China's new export orders shrank in February the most in eight months, a preliminary HSBC business survey ... [Full Article]
(AP) - Newly-elected Cardinal, Edwin Frederick O' Brien, of the US, receives visits after being elevated in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI is bringing 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite... [Full Article]