ATLANTA (AP) _ The Coca-Cola Co. has made its secret formula the centerpiece of a new exhibit at its corporate museum, ditching the confines of the bank vault where the list of ingredients had been stored since 1925.The world's largest beverage maker said Thursday a new vault containing the formula

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (AP) _ A gunman walked into a parking lot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer who was conducting a traffic stop Thursday, state police said, in the first gunfire on campus since 33 people were killed in 2007 in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Students r

TOKYO (AP) ― The world’s oldest dog according to Guinness World Records has died at the age of 26 years and eight months.Pusuke, a fluffy tan Shiba mix, died Monday after suddenly falling ill and refusing to eat, owner Yumiko Shinohara told reporters at her home in Sakura, a city outside Tokyo.“I would just like to thank him for staying alive so long,” Shinohara told TV network FNN. The report said Pusuke’s lifespan would have been the equivalent of about 125 years for a human.According to Guinn

CAIRO (AFP) ― Egypt’s caretaker premier named a new cabinet on Wednesday with increased powers to tackle worsening crime and a sliding economy as Islamist parties made fresh gains in the country’s parliamentary election.Interim premier Kamal el-Ganzouri announced his administration following nearly two weeks of delays, reportedly caused by problems in finding a suitable candidate to fill the highly sensitive interior ministry post.He finally opted for Mohammed Ibrahim Yusuf, who headed police in

Putin officially registers to run for president; ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev calls for new voteMOSCOW (AP) ― Popular anger against Vladimir Putin’s ruling party and alleged election fraud have boiled over into a third straight night of protests, and police in Russia’s two largest cities arrested scores of demonstrators.The demonstrations in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday appeared to attract fewer protesters than in previous days, roughly 300 in each city, but Russians’ willingness to risk

CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A 20-year-old maintenance worker was arrested in the beating death of a 7-year-old north Georgia girl who was abducted and killed at an apartment complex and her body left in a trash bin, authorities said Wednesday.Ryan Brunn, who lived and worked at the apartment complex, w

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia`s best-known bloggers, chants anti-government slogans during an opposition rally in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.(AP)MOSCOW (AP) _ Popular anger against Vladimir Putin's ruling party and alleged election fraud have boiled over into a third straight night of prot

Ask international gourmands to name the food capitals of Asia, and chances are they’ll rattle off no-brainers like Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, cities with vibrant expatriate populations and a slew of upscale restaurants operated by acclaimed chefs.This year, Seoul joins these ranks, at least according to one regional restaurant guide.For the first time, one of Korea’s restaurants, Pierre Gagnaire a Seoul, has been listed among Asia’s Top 20 in The Miele Guide 2011-2012, a compilation of t

GENEVA (AP) ― The Obama administration moved to expand contacts with opponents of Syria’s President Bashar Assad on Tuesday as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a rare meeting with Syrian opposition figures and the top U.S. envoy to Syria returned to Damascus after a six-week absence.Amid reports of a new surge in violence that the U.N. says has killed more than 4,000 people since an uprising against Assad erupted in March, Clinton told Syrian pro-reform activists in Geneva that she