Polar bear cub Anori (R) shakes water off at the zoo in Wuppertal June 6, 2012. Anori was born on January 4, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Ina FassbenderOSLO | Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:06pm EST OSLO (Reuters) - A thaw of sea ice floating on the Arctic Ocean last

Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:26am EST n">(Reuters) - Inventors based in the United States led the world in nanotechnology patent applications and grants in 2012, according to a new study by law firm McDermott Will & Emery.Nanotechnology involves manipulating

Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be the Director of the CIA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jason ReedWASHINGTON | Fri Feb 15,

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WASHINGTON | Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:11pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers complained on Sunday that President Barack Obama had failed to protect Iranian dissidents from persecution by Tehran following a deadly attack on their camp near Baghdad, and