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Not-so-dangerous destinations

The name evoked images of refugees, snipers, mortar attacks and ethnic cleansing. But the fighting has been over for a long time, and the peace is now firmly secured by the presence of NATO troops and heavy doses of European aid.

Colombia hostage rescue captured on camera |

The final images in the three-minute video shows the hostages as they realize the real reason behind the mission — that after years in jungle prisons, they are finally free.

Did Google airbrush Katrina history?

NEW ORLEANS - A congressional subcommittee accused Google on Friday of “airbrushing history” by replacing post-Hurricane Katrina satellite imagery on its popular map portal with images of the region taken before the storm’s devastation. Citing ...

Wal-Mart to log guns sold, then used in crimes

If the purchaser of that gun later tries to buy another gun at Wal-Mart, the system would alert the sales clerk of the prior buy and could refuse to make the sale. Retaining the recorded images of gun sales in case law enforcement wants to view them ...

Security firm: AOL has hole in IM software

The flawed versions of AIM do this by using Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer program to render images. The problem, Core Security contends, is that AIM was enabling full access to all of Internet Explorer's functions, including its ability to carry ...