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Wine can be an integral part of a meal. But for those who aren't sure what to serve at their next dinner party, Wine Folly has created the perfect beginners' wine chart. Originally found through Visual.ly, the experts a...

Another place on Formula One's merry-go-round is filled as Pastor Maldonado joins Lotus, which has retained Romain Grosjean after an impressive season.

The marriage of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit has been the focus...

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Lawmakers said a ban would create tension between police and immigrants and damage counter-terrorism operations.

Last Saturday morning in Hong Kong, I went to brunch with a friends at a a restaurant called The Square. The Square serves dim sum, a type of breakfast food oriented around pastries with meats in them and and sweet rice ...

Earlier this month, someone paid a record $142 million at auction for a triptych portrait by Francis Bacon of fellow artist Lucian Freud.  We offered up an explanation of how that painting in particular ended up as the ...

Every day, a group of men and women around the world digitally congregate at a Reddit board called NoFap to specifically discuss not masturbating. Yes, just like the famous Seinfeld episode, "The Contest" – Jerry and...

Hong Kong-based Internet Professional Association, which is largely seen as pro-establishment, has hit out at the Chinese government for not doing enough and being "insincere" in its development of the local ICT industry...

Two people died on Wednesday after a crane collapsed at the construction site of Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil. The stadium is scheduled to host the opener of the 2014 World Cup next summer, and construction of...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is capping rental prices for commercial real estate as he steps up a campaign against businesses he accuses of trying to sabotage the economy by stoking infl...

Calling all public relations gurus: we want to know who YOU think is at the top of your field. Business Insider Advertising is working on its list of the most powerful people in PR, and we're hoping you'll help us with t...

Anyone who says science is boring has not seen images like these. Throughout 2013, there have been countless discoveries, phenomena, and moments of natural beauty that amazed and stunned us. Scientists, professional phot...

The price of Bitcoin is now within a stone's throw of the price of gold. The digital currency already set a record earlier today on the Mt. Gox exchange, touching $1,242 (it's since come back down to $1,162). Meanwhile, ...

Ever wondered just how rich the richest world leaders really are? To put it in perspective, President Obama may be worth several million dollars, but he does not even come close to some of contemporaries. Based on availa...

About a quarter of U.S. smartphone and tablet users are turning to "alternative payment options," including PayPal, to complete mobile commerce purchases, according to a comScore survey from the second quarter.  This...

Around 1,000 protesters have broken into Thailand's army headquarters, calling on the millitary to help topple the government.

Hold the obituary. Experts now think Comet ISON -- or at least part of it --survived its close encounter with the sun.

A new law may wake some of Egypt's dormant revolutionaries

UNHCR paints a bleak picture for the 1.1 million youngest victims of the Syrian Civil War

A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed three suspected militants and injured others early Friday, intelligence sources said.

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Once billed as the comet of the century, Comet ISON apparently was no match for the sun. Scientists said images from NASA spacecraft showed the comet approaching for a slingshot around the sun on Thursd...