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Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new international attention to its secretive nuclear activities. Both countries laid out their hopes at an international... (Continue reading)
Suicide attack kills 2 NATO troops in Afghanistan
A suicide attack Tuesday at a joint NATO-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan killed two international service members and wounded several others, the military alliance said. The attack in remote Khost province near the Pakistan border was on a compound used... (Continue reading)
Audi aims to sell more than one million autos
German luxury car maker Audi, which is owned by Volkswagen, said Tuesday it aimed to sell more than one million autos this year and reach a pre-crisis record set in 2008. Audi sales fell last year by 12.7 percent to 29.8... (Continue reading)
The pope’s brother said that he slapped pupils as punishment
The pope’s brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys’ choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at... (Continue reading)
Same-sex couples could marry in Washington
One bride wore a knee-length lace dress and pearls. The other bride wore a yellow shirt and white suit. And when a pastor pronounced them “partners in life this day and for always” Tuesday, they hugged and smiled in front... (Continue reading)
Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail
A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate. Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones said he was... (Continue reading)
Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown
A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic’s sexual affairs. Robert “Joe” Halderman entered his guilty plea to attempted grand larceny Tuesday in a Manhattan court. He is being sentenced to six months... (Continue reading)
Belgian newspaper issues 3D edition
A Belgian daily newspaper offered its readers a new perspective on the world Tuesday with a 3D edition complete with special glasses. All the photos and adverts in La Derniere Heure’s special edition were treated to give them the three-dimensional effect... (Continue reading)
Old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea
A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval ... (Continue reading)
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pet
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country’s dangerous canines. Postmen are delighted, but civil libertarians grumble that Britain’s sprawling surveillance state now wants to track the... (Continue reading)