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Movement for Happiness Launches in Britain

LONDON -- Is there a science of happiness? A growing band of economists, politicians and academics thinks so -- and is putting theory into practice by starting a "mass movement for a happier society." Action for Happiness launched today in London, encouraging hugging, meditation and random acts of kindness. It is getting...

Retired Air Force Major Predicts UFO Sightings at Royal Wedding

The upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton is expected to be viewed by more than a billion people worldwide -- and possibly a few extraterrestrials, according to at least one former military officer. George Filer, a retired Air Force major, runs the National UFO Center and says it's common to see...

Tripoli Evacuations: Nations Rush to Get Their Citizens Out of Libya [VIDEOS]

As Moammar Gadhafi continues his violent crackdown on the protests in Libya, nations are rushing to evacuate their citizens from the country. Most are departing from Tripoli, Libya's capital and principal port. The U.K.-based Independent Television News captured footage of crowds at Tripoli International Airport, where...

WikiLeaks: US Funded UK Effort to Blunt Muslim Extremists

LONDON -- The United States launched a secret campaign to deradicalize young British Muslims after receiving warnings that the U.K. was struggling to address the threat posed by homegrown extremists, according to a new series of diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. The program, which had a budget of at least $50,000,...

UK Says Waterboarding Is Torture

(Nov. 9) -- The British government today disputed President George W. Bush's defense of waterboarding as an interrogation tactic in his memoir, "Decision Points." Bush claims that the technique, which simulates drowning, isn't torture and helped save the lives of British and American citizens. Not so, says Downing Street,...