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Lebanon Barrack says Israel's turn to 'comply' as Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Monday called on Israel to honor commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese gove... 1
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Middle East Druze demand self determination, wave Israeli flags in Syria demo Hundreds of people demonstrated in Syria's southern city of Sweida and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the right to self determination for the Druz...
Warner Bros. is launching a Web series on Facebook that will personalize the show for viewers.
The show is called "Aim High." It's an action comedy series about a student who doubles as a government operative by night.

Google Inc. plans to invest at least $200 million to build its first three data centers in Asia as it expands its infrastructure to keep pace with the region's burgeoning Internet use.
The Internet search giant has bought land in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore for the data centers, which typically are secure facilities packed with thousands of computers that store and serve vast amounts of data.

Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, three eyes, and lots of doubts about his future.
Twelve years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being put to sleep because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only thriving but has made it into the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records.

Sony Corp.'s movie studio has put theater owners on notice that it will stop paying millions of dollars per film for disposable 3-D glasses starting next May, just before it is to release a couple of summer blockbusters — "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Men in Black III" — in 3-D.
The move was announced in a letter sent to theater owners, according to a person with the studio. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.

Microsoft and Samsung Electronics are agreeing to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run the Android operating system.
Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that they have also agreed to work together in developing and marketing Microsoft's Windows Phone software.

If Yves Saint Laurent was widely hailed as a feminist for freeing women from pinching bustiers and nip-waisted dresses, what does that make Gareth Pugh?
The British bad boy designer sent models out in convict stripes, leather cages and head-englobing plastic tears for his spring-summer 2012 collection at Paris fashion week.

Sometime after midnight on a moonlit rural Oregon highway, a state trooper checking a car he had just pulled over found less than an ounce of pot on one passenger: A chatty 72-year-old woman blind in one eye.
She insisted the weed was legal and was approved by the U.S. government.

An enamel black-and-white brooch by Roy Lichtenstein that recalls his pop art designs. A bold gilt-painted necklace twisted into a bowtie by Frank Stella inspired by his sculptural forms and reliefs.
These wearable works of art are at once different but recognizable as the designs of their creators, and are among nearly 200 one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry pieces in a new exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design.

A German zoo says Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum who became an unlikely international celebrity, has died.
The Leipzig zoo said Wednesday that Heidi's keepers decided to put the three-and-a-half-year-old animal to sleep after trying unsuccessfully for weeks to treat her for arthritis and other symptoms of old age.

Justin Timberlake has been lauded for his work in music, TV and film. Now he's about to get an accolade for trying to better the environment.
The Environmental Media Association says Timberlake will receive its Futures Award, which represents future environmental leaders in entertainment.
