Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:46 GMT
Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:53 GMT
Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:22 GMT
The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:05 GMT
A British newspaper interview that quotes Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down" prompted outrage Wednesday in South Africa.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:12:38 GMT
Time.com - New drilling in and off countries up the coast of East Africa shows that the region may have massive reserves of natural gas and oil
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT
First it was drugs among the flowers. Now, drug traffickers have stuffed real drugs into fake fruit in an effort to smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands, authorities said Wednesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:57:31 GMT
The family of an American activist who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza accused the Israeli military of whitewashing its investigation into the death Wednesday in opening a civil case against Israel.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:49 GMT
