Remains of jet fighter pilot missing since 1965 in Vietnam are identified by …

It chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during Vietnam. Lomax was drafted in 1965 and spent 11 months in Vietnam with the 98th Light Equipment Company. The stories he heard, the notes he made and the sketches he drew resulted

Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo has announced an investment of 1.4 billion yen (US$18.2 million) into Vietnam's largest mobile content provider VMG. The investment, NTT Docomo's first foray into Vietnam, allows the company to acquire an approximately

Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski, D-16th District, of McCook presented Silver Star Service Banners to veterans representing the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea and Vietnam. Other elected officials present included US Rep.

By Katie Morrel August 12, 2011 10:10AM Steve Barrett of Oswego served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam war. Today, he is assistant superintendent for the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall County. Submitted Photos The night of

Vietnam tourism tries its best to lure more Japanese tourists, especially after the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March this year have abated.

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Remains of jet fighter pilot missing since 1965 in Vietnam are identified by …

It chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during Vietnam. Lomax was drafted in 1965 and spent 11 months in Vietnam with the 98th Light Equipment Company. The stories he heard, the notes he made and the sketches he drew resulted

Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo has announced an investment of 1.4 billion yen (US$18.2 million) into Vietnam's largest mobile content provider VMG. The investment, NTT Docomo's first foray into Vietnam, allows the company to acquire an approximately

Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski, D-16th District, of McCook presented Silver Star Service Banners to veterans representing the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea and Vietnam. Other elected officials present included US Rep.

By Katie Morrel August 12, 2011 10:10AM Steve Barrett of Oswego served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam war. Today, he is assistant superintendent for the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall County. Submitted Photos The night of

Vietnam tourism tries its best to lure more Japanese tourists, especially after the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March this year have abated.

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Google+ Grows But Remains A Minor Social Network

Google newest social network project, Google+, is still on its beta release but its user base is fast growing. But according to Hitwise, Facebook remains the top social network and Google+ still has a lot of ground to cover.

According to Hitwise, Google+ ranks 42 among social networking sites and took the 638th spot among the web sites in the United States in the week ending July 16. This is a big jump from the week ending July 9 when Google’s social network was ranked 2,404th of all the web sites in the United States.

You need to be invited by a current member of Google+ to be able to join the newest social network. The company designed its content-sharing and privacy features to attract people that are uncomfortable with Facebook’s privacy settings and policies.

Facebook seems unfazed by Google+’s growth. Its own growth is undiminished with more than 750 million members and the average users on the site continue to increase their amount of time on the site. Visits to Google+ is more than 1.8 million in the week ending July 16, which is up 283 percent compared to the previous week.

Most of the comments about Google+ have been positive so far. It is a sign that more people would join the social network once it opens up to the public.

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Serena Williams remains upbeat heading into busy summer

The US women were on a roll heading into Wednesday's match against Sweden in the Women's World Cup. But after a 2-1 upset loss, the Americans find their road to reclaiming the cup much harder now. The next obstacle: a quarterfinal match against a very

MEXICO CITY – Mexican archaeologists have found two 1300-year-old limestone sculptures of captured Mayan warriors that they say could shed light on the alliances and wars among Mayan cities during the civilization's twilight.

The US women were on a roll heading into Wednesday's match against Sweden in the Women's World Cup. But after a 2-1 upset loss, the Americans find their road to reclaiming the cup much harder now. The next obstacle: a quarterfinal match against a very

[Updated at 12:00 p.m.] The scandal-hit British tabloid News of the World will shut down after Sunday's issue, its owner, News International, told CNN Thursday. All revenue for Sunday's final edition of the scandal-hit

When Theo Epstein traded for Adrian Gonzalez(notes) and signed Carl Crawford(notes) in the off-season, Boston was immediately vaulted to the the list for World Series favorites. However, while the acquisitions appeared to be stellar improvements to an

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