May 14 2012

At least 30 people have died, including 27 Syrian soldiers, in clashes in the city of Rastran, which has been a stronghold for opposition forces in Syria. The fight was the deadliest for Syrian security forces since the uprising began and comes more than a month into a supposed ceasefire ...

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May 10 2012

Judges on the New York Court of Appeals have declared that it is not illegal to view child pornography, but it is illegal to possess it or create it. Which basically means you can look at it on your computer, but you can't legally save the file or print it. Unsurprisingly, the state legislature is already planning to seal up that legal loophole ...

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May 7 2012

Landmines kill between 15,000-20,000 people each year. And they're also expensive and dangerous to get rid of, so millions of them remain in the ground across the world. That's what led one Afghan man to create this bamboo, iron and plastic device that can help clear landmines and warn of dangerous areas. The entire device is wind-powered, and experts hope it can be used to tell if an area has landmines in it before clearance ...

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Apr 23 2012

Bill Lee, the police chief in Sanford, Florida (where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed), has announced he will step down. Lee came under fire for not arresting shooter George Zimmerman for weeks after Martin's death. He took a leave of absence at the end of March ...

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Apr 20 2012

The young nation of South Sudan has said it will pull back troops from a disputed area of oil fields on the border it shares with Sudan. South Sudan seized the oil fields after it accused Sudan of mounting a bombing campaign. The United Nations has said South Sudan must retreat into its borders and that Sudan must stop bombing ...

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