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The following video is impressive. It shows the effect of hundreds of green laser pointers on an Egyptian chopper (possibly an Mi-8/17 Hip) during the anti-Morsi protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt on Jun. 30, 2013. ...

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President Bashar al-Assad's forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air on Sunday, the second day of an offensive to expand loyalist control over Syria's strategic centre, activ...

The latest ISM survey results on the health of the American manufacturing sector are out, and the report contains mostly good news. (Production and new orders are both growing, and the rate of growth for both accelerated...

Flag-jacking isn't enough. Here's some advice on how Americans can fake being Canadian.

At this weekend's Seattle Pride Parade, Microsoft attended with Master Chief and the Halo Warthog.

Selena Gomez rocked the stage as she performed for a small crowd at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J.

One of the more intriguing ideas I've encountered recently is a plan to build a "floating power plant" in New York City's Hudson River.

Court hears that Briton alleged to have plotted murder of wife in South Africa has recovered enough from depression and trauma A British man sought for trial in South Africa for allegedly plotting the murder of his wife ...

Hundreds of thousands urge President Mohamed Morsi to step down after just one year in office

Does the U.S. have two sets of rules when it comes to cyber-spying?

President Rafael Correa said Sunday that while there were weighty arguments for granting asylum to the fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward J. Snowden, it was up to Russia to decide what happens to him.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Zynga's CEO, Mark Pincus, is stepping down to be replaced by Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft's Xbox business, as the troubled online game company looks to revive its business and stalled stock price.

Struggling games company's shares soar in anticipation that chief executive Mark Pincus would be replaced by Don Mattrick Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, the struggling online games company, is stepping down as chief exec...

It's been a while since we've heard anything concrete on Apple's rumored "iWatch" device, but Bloomberg now reports that Apple has filed on June 3 to trademark that name in Japan.

Monday morning, Microsoft announced that a plethora of new channel partners will soon carry the company's Surface tablets. Mere hours later, one of the new resellers--CDW--was caught offering a previously unannounced var...

Apple paid no corporate taxes in the UK last year, and a tax rate of just 2 percent on overseas profits, in a series of loopholes that lessen the companies international tax burden, according to a Financial Times report....

When Edward Snowden leaked information about the U.S. government's widespread mass surveillance programs, we learned just how vulnerable our personal information might be. We're living in an era where digital boundaries ...

Bitcoin trading giant Mt. Gox has officially registered with the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in an apparent effort to comply with government regulations that have previously caused hiccups...

Japanese filing portent of product announcement, or mere protectionist play? Apple is said to have filed a trademark application for the term "iWatch" in Japan - just a few weeks after it reportedly did the same in Russi...

The PlayStation classic offers a nostalgic trip through three countries' worth of dirt and dust in four legendary cars.

After withering in the dry heat for the last four months, Google Reader will quietly disappear into the horizon later today. It's a sad day, but the sun will rise tomorrow, and the Internet will keep on spinning. Thankfu...