WASHINGTON (AP) ― Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you’re in Romney territory.He would be among the richest presidents in American history if elected ― probably in the top four.He couldn’t top George Washington who, with nearly 24,000 hectares and more than 300 slaves, is considered the big daddy of presidential wealth. After that, it gets complicated, depending on how you rate Thomas Je

NEW YORK (AP) -- Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that prid

DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) ― International action to snuff out cybercrime is desperately needed, officials and business leaders said here, warning that criminals move at Internet speed while countries drag their feet.Many hackers are no longer just mischievous individuals. Instead well-funded organizations do it for profit, along with spies and terrorists, but many governments are struggling to fight it.“Many countries don’t have laws to criminalize cyber crime, they don’t have means and tools to

CAIRO (AP) ― Crowds of several hundred thousands teemed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising, with liberals and Islamists in a competition over the course of the revolution, reflecting the deep political divides since the downfall of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.Massive groups tens of thousands marched through different neighborhoods of Cairo in processions organized by liberal and secular groups, growing on route and chanting for the mili

TOKYO (AP) ― The Japanese government’s worst-case scenario at the height of the nuclear crisis last year warned that tens of millions of people, including Tokyo residents, might need to leave their homes, according to a report obtained by the Associated Press. But fearing widespread panic, officials kept the report secret.The recent emergence of the 15-page internal document may add to complaints in Japan that the government withheld too much information about the world’s worst nuclear accident

OHI, Japan (AP) ― Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday began their first inspection of a Japanese nuclear power plant that has undergone official “stress tests’’ ― a key step required to restart dozens of nuclear plants idled in the wake of the Fukushima crisis.A 10-member IAEA team was inspecting the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant in Fukui, western Japan, where there is a string of reactors.“We look forward to seeing the types of specification