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Fight begins for Republican 2016 nomination at CPAC conference

Republican candidates are already jostling for pole position in the race to be their party's candidate in the 2016 US presidential election.

Feb 28, 2015

Leonard Nimoy dies, Kanye apologizes to Beck

Actor Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of Mr. Spock on the "Star Trek" film and TV series won him fans all over the known universe, has died at age 83. The cause of death was chronic obstructive

Feb 28, 2015

Gaza floods: dispelling myths about Israeli 'dams'

Once again this winter, following days of very heavy rainfall across the region, the banks of a riverbed running through central Gaza were breached, flooding dozens of Palestinian homes.

Feb 28, 2015

U.S. House rejects stopgap security agency funding, partial shutdown looms

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday (February 27) failed to approve a stopgap funding bill for the U.S. domestic security agency, increasing the

Feb 28, 2015

Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Actor Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of Mr. Spock on the "Star Trek" film and TV series won him fans all over the known universe, has died at age 83. The cause of death was chronic obstructive

Feb 28, 2015

Reuters Images of February

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Reuters Photo Editor David Lucas has compiled a collage of images taken by Reuters photographers from around the world for the month of February 2015. They

Feb 28, 2015

Reuters Images of February

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Reuters Photo Editor David Lucas has compiled a collage of images taken by Reuters photographers from around the world for the month of February 2015. They

Feb 28, 2015

Bugs creep onto Thai store shelves

Deep-fried insect snacks are common in Bangkok. But one Thai entrepreneur is trying to give edible bugs more upmarket appeal. Panitan Tongsiri is selling crunchy crickets and worms in plain salt,

Feb 28, 2015

Could a $34 Smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis in Africa?

STORY: This smartphone dongle could help save lives. It‎ works with an app to test blood for HIV and syphilis - from finger prick to test takes just 15 minutes. ‎ Research carried out in Rwanda

Feb 28, 2015

Atheist U.S. blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh

A grizzly scene in Bangladesh. Blood splattered on the ground in the capital Dhaka where police are investigating a deadly machete assault on a U.S. blogger. The attack is the latest in a series of

Feb 28, 2015

Could a $34 Smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis in Africa?

STORY: This smartphone dongle could help save lives. It‎ works with an app to test blood for HIV and syphilis - from finger prick to test takes just 15 minutes. ‎ Research carried out in Rwanda

Feb 28, 2015

Sick teen tells Chilean President she wants to die

From her hospital bed in Santiago, Chile, Fourteen-year-old Valentina Maureira has told her family -- and her country -- she wants to die. Seen here in December with her father -- Valentina suffers

Feb 28, 2015

Chadian troops hunt down Boko Haram in Nigeria

WARNING-EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Locked and loaded, Chadian soldiers hunt Boko Haram in the dry, deserted bush of northern Nigeria. It's where the Sunni militant group seeks to carve out an

Feb 28, 2015

BREAKING: Fireballs in Kerala a Meteor Shower? [PHOTOS]

The fireball reportedly appeared with a sound in many parts of Kerala, including Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur.

Feb 28, 2015

UNESCO says IS museum attack "appalling"

With a sledgehammer ..... Islamic State smashes thousands of years of Iraqi history. Archeologists say these priceless antiquities appear to be from a museum in the northern city of Mosul, which is

Feb 28, 2015