Timeline: Crackdown on protests in Syria

(Reuters) - Following is a timeline of events in Syria since protests began: March 16, 2011 - Security forces break up gathering of 150 protesters in Damascus holding pictures of imprisoned relatives. April 19 - Government passes bill lifting 48 years of emergency rule. April 22 - Security forces and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad kill at least 100 protesters, rights group says. May ...

Ready or not, Facebook's Timeline is coming to a profile near you

Why? It's all about Open Graph--making sure your friends can flood you with info on what they're buying, eating and listening to.

Afghan timeline in dispute

Defence Minister Stephen Smith challenges reports that comments by the US Defence Secretary represented a hastening of the timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Timeline: Romney's past statements on tax returns

(Reuters) - Mitt Romney's tax returns have become an issue in the Republican presidential primary contest and the candidate said on Tuesday he probably will not release them until April, despite demands from rivals that the returns be laid bare. Here is a look at what Romney, formerly governor of Massachusetts, has said in the past about his tax returns. ...

s[edition] Launches New App for Facebook Timeline

LONDON , January 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --s[edition], the revolutionary digital platform for collecting contemporary art, launches a new app today to enable collectors to share their art collections and ...

‘Real Talk’ explores how black women are portrayed in popular culture

Tashika Griffith, the director of Office of Multicultural Affairs, examined how African-American and black women are portrayed in various media, including film, television shows, advertisements and in the news in “Real Talk: Exploring Black Women in Popular Culture,” presented by the Office of Multicultural Affairs on campus Feb. 1.