HONG KONG (AP) - By holing up in Hong Kong, the American defense contractor who says he leaked information on classified U.S. surveillance programs has found an unlikely refuge from extradition. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Despite the recent discovery of a stunningly preserved mammoth, the odds of scientists using it to clone a real-life mammoth anytime soon are still low, experts say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow is unlikely to deliver a shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria before the autumn, a Russian arms industry source told Interfax news agency on Friday. The source suggested the delivery could be accelerated if neig... [Full Article]
By Martin Santa BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus and Malta have a lot in common: Mediterranean islands enjoying 10 months of sunshine a year, they joined the European Union in 2004, use the euro and have banking sectors that dwarf their economies. There a... [Full Article]
By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced by protests over poverty and corruption, with expectations of a close result that could leave the poorest EU country without a working government. The rightist GERB... [Full Article]
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The chances of the Bank of England following the European Central Bank by cutting its benchmark interest rate look slim. The British economy remains weak and the next governor of the central bank, Canadian Mark... [Full Article]
Plus, Brandi Glanville locks lips with a new man! Lindsay Lohan ends up under a table in a nightclub in Brazil. And, a "Parks & Rec" star break dances! Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans! (Source: Access Hollywood)... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel on Tuesday welcomed a Bulgarian report implicating Hezbollah in the deaths of five Israelis in a bus bombing last summer, signaling that it will use the findings to focus on a diplomatic battle rather than military retaliation... [Full Article]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The rapper Macklemore thinks there's a simple reason the hit "Thrift Shop" appears to be going viral: It dares to be different. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
California's new system for limiting industrial greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon is not likely to spur a similar federal program anytime soon, but it might influence other states to follow suit, energy policy experts said. (... [Full Article]