Tweets, pics give real-time peek into North Korea
"Hello world from comms center in (hash)Pyongyang" may have been the first tweet sent from a cellphone using the country's new 3G mobile data service
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U.N. removes bin Laden from sanctions list
World body has removed terror leader from the list of al Qaeda members subject to U.N. sanctions, nearly two years after his death
Federal budget cuts free illegal immigrants from detention
Officials have declined to say exactly how many have been released and where in preparation for Friday's automatic cuts
Pope gets personal in last Vatican address
Thousands gather to hear Benedict XVI's last general audience, in which he recalls moments of "joy and light," and difficulties
In conservative Pakistan, everybody must get stoned
The garbage man doubles as a dealer, and you can light up in a prominent Sufi shrine, never mind the death penalty
Researchers marvel at world's deepest sea vents
Miles beneath the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, scientist scientists say study of the vents could yield a variety of new insights into the geological processes that form and drive them
Israeli cuisine is having a moment
Success at the World Cookbook Awards, a new cooking app and recent science supporting the Mediterranean diet are some of the recent wins for Israel's food culture
Pistorius reps: Substance found is "muscle recovery" aid
Substance found in star's home after fatal shooting named as Testis compositum, which is also marketed as sexual enhancer
Pope Benedict's style
A look at Pope Benedict's style through the years
Lions, bears removed from gangster's estate
Indicted mobster "Nutzu the Pawnbroker" kept lions and bears as pets, likely to intimidate rivals and victims
China shuts down porn, gaming sites
Authorities say they also shuttered thousands of video sharing and social media websites and blogs for improper content
Pope Benedict XVI's words to last general audience
Full text of outgoing pontiff's address to Catholics in St. Peter's Square on eve of his last day leading church
Anti-virus firm makes new revelation on Stuxnet
Symantec reports new finding on cyberweapon attributed to U.S., Israeli intelligence that targeted Iranian nuclear plant
Film director killed by shark in New Zealand
Large shark kills swimmer near popular New Zealand beach, then disappears after police attempting to save man fire gunshots
Japanese woman, 114, named world's oldest woman
Misao Okawa has four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; her husband died at age 36
ICE crackdown prompts some Texas Latinos to turn away from Trump
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden's laptop
Intel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddling
Israel vows major West Bank operation after attack kills 2 troops
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