Cuba to Get High-Speed Internet, Thanks to Venezuela
Ariana Cubillos, AP
One of the world's most unplugged countries is about to get high-speed Internet, courtesy of an old friend. A specialized ship began laying fiber-optic cable under the Caribbean Sea from Venezuela...
Germany Probes Modern-Day Mutiny on High Seas
Danny Gohlke, AFP / Getty Images
Germany has ordered one of its naval ships into an Argentine port, as defense officials fly there to investigate reports of a modern-day mutiny on the high seas. Sailors are alleged to have refused...
Bin Laden: France to Pay 'High Price' for Afghan Policy
AP
A voice purported to be that of Osama bin Laden says al-Qaida will kill two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan unless France withdraws its troops from that country. In an audiotape...
South Korean Commandos Rescue Crew From Somali Pirates
Yonhap / AP
In a daring high-seas rescue, South Korean navy commandos today stormed a freighter that's been held hostage for a week in the Arabian Sea, killing eight Somali pirates and freeing 21 crew...
9,400 Years Ago, Man's Best Friend Was Also His Dinner
Robert F. Bukaty, AP
Archaeologists say they've discovered evidence of what's believed to be the oldest domesticated dog in the Americas, and that more than 9,000 years ago, man's best friend may also have been his...
Astronaut Falls Off Bike, Loses Spot on Shuttle Mission
Matt Stroshane, Getty Images
One of NASA's top astronauts has been pulled off an upcoming space shuttle mission after falling off his bicycle last weekend. NASA announced the rare swap on Wednesday, saying Tim Kopra will be...
Army Reserve, National Guard Suicides Doubled in 2010
Suicides nearly doubled last year among America's "citizen soldiers" -- Army Reservists and National Guardsmen -- making 2010 the sixth consecutive year that the Army's suicide rate has spiked to...
US Navy Recovers Body of Missing Sailor in Gulf of Oman
Dustin Kelling, U.S. Navy
A U.S. Navy rescue swimmer guided by search helicopters retrieved the body today of an American sailor who went overboard from the USS Halsey in the Gulf of Oman, the military says. The victim's...
FBI Probes Racism Motive in Failed MLK Day Bombing
FBI
Authorities say a potentially lethal bomb hidden in a backpack planted along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., could have inflicted "multiple casualties," and the FBI is...
Giffords' Husband: 'I Thought She Was Dead'
Ralph Freso, ABC News / AP
For 20 excruciating minutes, Gabrielle Giffords' husband believed his wife was dead. Mark Kelly first got a call on the morning of Jan. 8 from one of the Democratic congresswoman's staffers, saying...
Giffords' Husband Willing to Meet Suspect's Parents
ABC News / AP
Wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' husband doesn't blame Jared Loughner's parents and says he'd even be willing to meet them. Mark Kelly, a top U.S. astronaut set to command the Space Shuttle...
Sudan Arrests Opposition Leader Amid Tunisia Uprising
Ashraf Shazly, AFP / Getty Images
Sudan arrested a prominent Islamic opposition leader early today in a wave of arrests coinciding with neighboring Tunisia's popular revolt, suggesting that other North African dictators may be...
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