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Body of Guatemala teen sent home after failed attempt to enter US The body of a 15-year-old who died while trying to migrate illegally into the United States was repatriated to Guatemala Friday, amid a raging US debate over how to stem a flood of similar cases.

12 July 2014

Apple iPhone 'threat to national security': Chinese media Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has accused US technology giant Apple of threatening national security through its iPhone's ability to track and time-stamp a user's location.

12 July 2014

US govt lab reveals series of dangerous mix-ups The United States' top public health agency revealed Friday a series of alarming incidents in which dangerous biological agents including anthrax, influenza and botulism were mishandled over the past decade.

12 July 2014

Softbank in deal to merge Sprint, T-Mobile: report Japan's SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom of Germany have reached a basic agreement for a merger between their US affiliates Sprint and T-Mobile US, the business daily Nikkei reported.

12 July 2014

Putin in Cuba to rekindle Latin America ties President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Cold War ally Cuba on Friday, launching a tour that will see him cozy up to Latin America amid newly frayed relations with the West.

12 July 2014

Iraq Kurds claim oilfields as bombings kill 28 Iraq's Kurdish region claimed disputed northern oilfields on Friday in another blow to efforts to forge a united front against a jihadist-led onslaught, as twin bombings killed 28 people.

12 July 2014

Ride-share operator Lyft's New York launch hit snag Ride-share operator Lyft was forced to postpone its planned launch in New York after a court intervened over demands that it satisfy local safety and licensing requirements.

12 July 2014

Nazarbayev calls for science-education tandem President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that all the universities in the country should be engaged in scientific activity.

12 July 2014

Agro-technologies given thumbs up in Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of integrating modern technologies into the country’s agriculture.

12 July 2014

Ivory Coast rainy season death toll reaches 39 Flooding and landslides during the Ivory Coast's rainy season have killed 39 people over the last month, officials said.

12 July 2014

Casablanca buildings collapse kills 4, injures 55 At least four people including a 10-year-old child died and 55 others were injured when three residential buildings collapsed in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city, the authorities said.

12 July 2014

Gaza toll at 118 in day five of Israeli strikes Thirteen Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Saturday, bringing the toll on the fifth day of violence to 118, medics said.

12 July 2014

Eileen Ford, founder of top model agency, dies at 92 Eileen Ford, whose Ford Models agency grew into an international powerhouse and fostered the careers of a plethora of super models including Naomi Campbell, has died. She was 92.

12 July 2014

New York creates ID card for all, even illegal immigrants New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law creating an ID card for anyone who wants it, including illegal immigrants, amid a wider debate about immigrant rights.

12 July 2014

'Game of Thrones' crowned top Emmy nominee Hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones" topped nominations Thursday for the Primetime Emmy awards, while streaming service Netflix upped its challenge to traditional networks for TV's version of the Oscars.

12 July 2014

WHO urges all gay men to use preventive drugs The World Health Organization urged all men who have gay sex to take antiretroviral drugs, warning that HIV infections are rising among homosexual men in many parts of the world.

12 July 2014

Crete counts on cravings to catch mystery croc A Greek reptile expert began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.

11 July 2014

Indian police investigate revenge rape of 11-year-old Police in eastern India have made two arrests over the rape of an 11-year-old girl which was allegedly ordered by a village leader to punish her brother, an officer said.

11 July 2014

US citizen among 4 injured in elevator accident Four people, including a U.S. citizen, have been injured in an elevator fall at the Medical University in Karaganda in central Kazakhstan.

11 July 2014

Kazakhstan Parliament ratifies agreement on Russian oil transportation to China via Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Senators have ratified the agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on cooperation in transportation of Russian oil to China via Kazakhstan.

11 July 2014