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Obama chases Exit with a Bear

The most dangerous activity a sitting United States president is usually allowed to do is drive a golf cart.

Three more women bring charges of sexual assault against Cosby

Three more women, including an actress who appeared on the Cosby Show, have come forward and accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and harassment.

Shamed: San Francisco Pride marchers protest against Facebook’s policy on using ‘anonymous’ names.

Furious Faeries flay Facebook

The social network’s policy on anonymity is angering people who have taken new names.

Lee Harvey Oswald: More questions than answers. (AP)

JFK: A conspiracy of echoes

Theories about the death of John F Kennedy are in overdrive as the 50th ?anniversary of his death approaches — even John Kerry is weighing in.

The US National Security Agency has been accused of spying on millions of people all over the world.

Giving the snoops the runaround

A small internet service provider that fiercely safeguards users’ data is a model of transparency.

Facebook bowed to the pressure in a lengthy statement which stressed its effort to balance free speech with a policy of banning hate speech.

Facebook bows to outcry over sexist content

Facebook has agreed to update policies in response to protests by more than 100 advocacy groups over content promoting violence against women.

Blogging the brutal truth about Mexico’s drug wars

Blog del Narco – blogdelnarco.com – has become a must-read for authorities, drug gangs.

Worth a bet: Tony Hsieh is gambling on successfully regnerating the rundown downtown of Las Vegas.

Leavening Las Vegas

Tony Hsieh, a millionaire rock-star software developer, is turning his attention to urban regeneration in the seedy downtown of Sin City.

End of an era: Hugo Chávez’s death gives the US an opportunity to fix relations with its southern neighbours.

Latin America: The ball’s in Obama’s court

As the Chávez era draws to a close, the US has a chance to build potentially lucrative relationships.

Death pits Chávs against Cháv nots

Drawn from the ruling party or not, Hugo Chávez’s successor will have to face the fallout of socialist revolution.

Not with a bang

Chávez: From a poor boy to a leftwing figurehead

Venezuela’s leader Hugo Chávez has left a legacy of literacy and healthcare for the poor, alongside crumbling infrastructure and a dependence on oil.

An app a day keeps the doc away

If the latest gadgets are anything to go by, technology is becoming the key to wellness. Rory Carroll reports.

Even the letter-box at Pastor Terry Jones’s headquarters is Islamophobic.

Deep Read: Fanning the flames of hatred

They say the West has been hoodwinked by Muslims and claim to have been vindicated by last week’s attacks, but who are America’s "counter jihadis"?

France is stepping up security over fears of reprisals over a magazine’s publishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Filmmaker’s identity a mystery

The maker of the anti-Muhammad film that sparked mayhem in Egypt and protest in Libya has gone into hiding, leaving questions about his identity.

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Comic-Con brings fantasy worlds to life

They come from every corner of America’s galaxy — moms and dads, skywalkers and hobbits, vampires and vigilantes, all on the same mission: escape.

Demonstrators protest against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Binsh

UN condemns Syria for Houla massacre

The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the use of heavy weapons in Syria’s Houla after the deaths of more than 100 civilians.

Murder-free El Salvador a ‘mafia peace’

Murder-free El Salvador a ‘mafia peace’

A dramatic fall in the murder rate in El Salvador has been attributed to the gangs’ truce.

Poverty and crime bring Honduras to its knees

Honduras is the world’s murder capital, with a rate 12 times the global average, amid violent fallout from a 2009 coup.

Young upstart sets his sights on Venezuelan presidency

Young upstart sets his sights on Venezuelan presidency

Hugo Chavez to face stiff competition from youthful presidential hopeful.

In the killing fields

Narco-terrorism has made Central America one of the world’s deadliest regions for journalists.