Erika Schallert fled East Berlin on August 15, 1961, with nothing but the clothes she was wearing and her half-finished wedding dress, determined that nothing was going to stop her getting married -- not even the Berlin Wall.
Anonymous, the digital protesters who specialize in temporarily disabling targeted websites, posted a YouTube video July 16 threatening to destroy Internet giant Facebook. The video went viral the second week of August and now has over 1.4 million views. At the same time, the @anonops twitter feed, thought by many to be one of the official mouthpieces of the group, tweeted Operation Facebook was fake August 9. Anonymous has no central leadership or designated spokespeople, leaving analysts and F...
Oil is likely to remain weak in the short term due to the sluggish global economy, while gold reaches new peaks on its increasing safe haven appeal and an expected further easing of U.S. monetary policy, a London-based fund manager said.
The public have not laid eyes on the heavenly depiction of "The Seraph's Watch" for over a century and many people thought the painting was lost.
Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Motown veteran Smokey Robinson will perform at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain in October, organizers announced on Thursday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is working with London police, intelligence services and industry officials to see if they can stop potential rioters from communicating through the social media. On Thursday, Cameron told British lawmakers that the free flow of information can be used for good, but can also be used for ill.
German tourism and shipping group TUI AG abandoned its forecast for higher 2011 profit, as uprisings in North Africa put tourists off and in the face of a tough shipping environment.
Christopher Nolan and the crew of upcoming Batman flick "The Dark Knight Rises" turned a Pittsburgh street into a snow-covered wonderland.
Syrian forces killed at least five people in an assault on two northern towns on Thursday, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad despite new U.S. sanctions and regional calls to end bloodshed.
Britain?s Prime Minister David Cameron ? facing a crisis that dwarfs the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ? has vowed that courts will remain open round-the-clock to handle the huge volume of rioting suspects.
Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp rose as much as 15 percent in early trading on Thursday, a day after the company's management posted solid quarterly results, gave a healthy full-year outlook and promised a more aggressive buy back.
Malawian activists are planning a mass protest for Wednesday after talks with the government on political reforms that could see the United States and Britain resume aid to the country became deadlocked.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron considers banning social media after London riots.
The leading chipmaker for PCs is fighting for the tablet market.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry warns against travel to the UK during the riots as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls on the U.N. Security Council to investigate "savage aggression" by police.
While the rest of the world spirals into a debt-filled economic abyss, ultra-wealthy Persian Gulf states like Qatar and Kuwait are propped up by the high prices of crude oil and natural gas.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron Speech on Consideration to Ban Social Media for Rioters.
A new study, published in British medical journal, The Lancet, found the difference in risk for male and female smokers increased by two percent for every year they smoke.
The shadow of Powell, who died in 1998, looms over the burning buildings, gangs of marauding youths and wounded police across the modern British landscape.
As the Perseid Meteor Shower approaches its peak time in the overnight hours of Friday and Saturday, the full moon is expected to thwart skywatchers from enjoying the best beauty of the beloved shooting stars.
Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries.
