UNITED STATES

Did John F. Kennedy have an inkling of what was in store for him in the immediate aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis in which he trumped the Russians? According to a little-known strand from biographical writings on him revealed recently, JFK knew that his assassination at that particular juncture in time would define his legacy like no other.

At last Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, got justice as her kidnappers Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy Garrido were sentenced to life.

After alleged hackers in China compromised the personal e-mail accounts of top-notch American officials, military personnel and journalists, the world attention has shifted to cyber warfare and similar attacks that have happened in the past.

A number of high profile celebrities have urged UK Prime Minister David Cameron in an open letter on Thursday to decriminalize the possession of drugs.

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria, which is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning in Germany and other countries, is a never-before-seen mutation.

Mazda Motor will cease production in the United States by around 2013 and cancel its joint venture with Ford as the automaker is reviewing its global production system, the Nikkei business daily reported on its website on Friday.

Stocks steadied, bond yields dipped and the euro rose to a one-month high versus the dollar on Friday as investors braced for a key U.S. jobs report that could feed debate over whether the economy is headed for a protracted slowdown.

U.S. employment probably lost steam in May as high energy prices and the effects of Japan's earthquake bogged down the economy.

Cyber security is now a diplomatic priority for the United States with Washington looking to build relationships to tackle information theft and reduce the risk of conflict, a senior official said.

With a slew of Android phones set to hit market, why is Apple apparently passing up WWDC platform to announce iPhone 5? Also why is it not dealing a sucker punch to Android by announcing superior features iPhone fans have been waiting for? A slew of Android devices slated to hit market this summer have superior features like 4G, NFC and ultra-high resolution cameras.

China must make mastering cyber-warfare a military priority as the Internet becomes the crucial battleground for opinion and intelligence, two military officers said on Friday, two days after Google revealed hacking attacks that it said came from China.

Online radio company Pandora Media Inc filed terms for $109.5 million IPO on Thursday, as it moves ahead with an offering that could tap into the recent investor enthusiasm for Internet stocks.

The recent Gmail hack involving stolen passwords are now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. State Department. Google has pointed fingers to China, saying the cyber attack originated from there, which prompted responses from both China and the U.S officials.

Last week, a close friend of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he was considering running again for the Republican nomination for president.On Thursday, Giuliani himself confirmed the speculation, saying this time he would do it the right way, unlike his 2008 campaign in which he notably skipped campaigning in the early voting states.

China has struck back fiercely against allegations that it’s engaged in hacking. Through its state-run media, it denies targeting the Gmail accounts of US government officials, US military personnel, and Chinese political activists.

A look back at China and Google's history against each other.

Suspicion that some individual or entity in China was behind a recent cyber attack on Lockheed Martin is growing among experts and agencies looking into the incident.

Credit Suisse must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a semiconductor manufacturer over failed auction-rate securities, though a U.S. appeals court on Thursday reduced an arbitrator's award against the bank by roughly $75 million.

Responding to recent cyber attacks on global companies and government officials, Australia will develop a cyber defense strategy to combat hacking and electronic espionage, the government said on Friday.

Syria's military forces continued their crackdown against anti-government protests on Thursday, shelling southern and central towns as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad that his legitimacy had nearly run out.

A U.S. citizen who has been stuck in Kuwait for months after embassy officials confiscated his passport is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene, The AP reported.