Germany Rules Facebook Can Require Real Names
Data protection commissioner previously ordered Facebook otherwise
Foreign Policy
Large Hadron Collider Shutting Down For Two Years
Long Shutdown 1, for maintenance
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander's Death Shrouded in Mystery
Iranian government and state media can't even agree on his name
Self-Immolations Reportedly On Rise in France
Man set himself on fire Wednesday after being rejected for unemployment benefits
France Moving Toward Legalizing Euthanasia
Medical ethics council handed down decision
Venezuelan Government Broadcasts First Post-Surgery Images of Hugo Chavez
The first time the country's seen him since his inauguration
Syrian Opposition Won't Talk to Members of Government Participating in Crackdown
Country in two year long civil war
Russia: Injuries Reaching 1,000 in Meteor Strike
Another asteroid is expected to miss near over Australia later today
Airbus A350 Will Not Have Lithium-Ion Batteries
Want to avoid the sort of diaster visited upon Boeing 787
Republicans Delay Chuck Hagel, John Brennan Votes, Because of Libya, Drones, and Financial Disclosures
Votes won't happen until after next week's recess
Prisoner X Hanged Himself After Interrogation in Israel
Ben Zygier worked for the Israeli intelligence agency
North Korea Tells China of Plans for More Nuke Tests
Trying to get the U.S. to begin diplomatic talks
Oscar Pistorius Denies Killing Girlfriend
Reeva Steenkamp was shot yesterday at Pistorius' home
Cornel West Calls Obama a War Criminal
Says The chickens are coming home to roost" while discussing the CIA's drone program
John Kerry Says He Will Try to Get Assad to Relinquish Power
Ambitious goal for the new secretary of state
Al Qaeda Manifesto Found in Timbuktu
Exposes disagreements within the movement over how strictly to impose Shariah
Iran Tried to Smuggle Parts for Centrifuges Through China
Sign the country's nuclear program could be expanding
Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder
The South African runner was arrested after his girlfriend was shot
Meteor Shower Injures Hundreds in Central Russia
Shockwave shattered glass and shook buildings
U.S. and Switzerland Sign Tax Deal Erasing Financial Privacy
FATCA means Switzerland is no longer a refuge from Uncle Sam's sticky fingers
Emergency Alert Systems Vulnerable to Hacking
Hence, zombie apocalypse warnings
Online Freedom Gives Way to Internet Censorship in Asia
Once vibrant online presences are fading
Democratic Congressional Districts Face Tough Hit From Military Cuts
If you make yourself dependent on government spending ...
Australia Tells Customs Officers To Snitch on Each Other's Off-Duty Activities
So, it's no better downunder, then
Iceland Considers Wide-Ranging Internet Censorship To Block Pornography
It's for the children, of course
Governments Increasingly Target Speech on the Internet
2012 was a rough year, unless you're a tech-savvy despot
