There's no on the record reaction to Britain's plan to pay millions to 16 men who had been held as prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, except for a rather po-faced "we see this as a deal between HMG and the detainees".
Foreign Secretary William Hague is in town and he told the BBC he denied the settlement was an Microsoft Office 2010...

For all the talk of humility and working together, peering into the innards of the "lame duck" does not augur well for future co-operation. Two problems have already emerged. One is "inside the Beltway" stuff and largely symbolic. The other really matters.
On a trivial level, President Barack Obama's meeting with the leaders of Congress, planned for ...

A camera that can shoot around corners has been developed by US scientists.
The prototype uses an ultra-short high-intensity burst of laser light to illuminate a scene.
The device constructs a basic image of its surroundings - including objects hidden around the I love ...

A US nurse accused of urging people he met online to commit suicide has pleaded not guilty to felony counts.
William Melchert-Dinkel is charged in connection with the deaths of Briton Mark Drybrough and Office 2010 –save your time and save your money.
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The US Senate has approved a $4.6bn (�’2.9bn) payment to Native Americans and black farmers who complained of government discrimination.
The legal settlement would benefit black farmers who sued for alleged bias by US agriculture officials.
It would also settle a 15 year-old suit by Native Americans who said the government cheated them ...