Five big tech stories to watch for in 2013

No compensation for innocent man who lost spleen in SWAT raid

Louvre opens Islamic art wing to the public

Amid the Greek Crisis, Bitcoin Reminds Everyone It’s Not Perfect

Iraq Kurds reach out to Baghdad to fight surging al Qaeda

USDA skeptical of Monsanto sabotage claim in ‘zombie wheat’ probe

VTA can keep transit cardholders' personal data for seven years [2012]

Trump will arm Syrian Kurds to fight ISIS, over Turkey’s fierce objections

Google warns that govt is demanding more of your private data than ever

France: A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline

EMC raises $5.5bn via corporate bonds to fund share buybacks

Alberta woman willing to trade $1-million property for Bitcoins

Smell of marijuana: Who needs a search warrant when police use their nose?

Diesel shortage pushes Egyptians to the brink

Venezuelan president Maduro gets power to rule by decree