Germany kicks out top US intelligence officer in spy row
Germany expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin over alleged spying by the United States which has refused to break its silence over the escalating row between the Western allies.
Argentine vice president appeals corruption charges
Argentina's Vice President Amado Boudou filed an appeal against charges of corruption allegedly carried out during his time as finance minister from 2009 to 2011.
Suspected Mexican drug cartel leader extradited to US
An alleged leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel arrived in San Diego after being extradited to the United States from the Netherlands.
Holocaust hero Wallenberg gets US Congressional medal
Sweden's Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews before mysteriously dying in a Soviet prison, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol.
Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens
Brazilians might have thought that their World Cup nightmare couldn't possibly get any worse -- and then bitter rivals Argentina reached the final in their own backyard.
Texas gunman kills at least six, including children: police
A lone gunman killed at least six people, most of them children, during a domestic dispute in Texas that triggered a tense ongoing standoff with armed police.
Bieber gets two years' probation over LA egg-throwing
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, who has been in trouble with the law in recent months, got two years of probation in Los Angeles Wednesday over an egg-throwing attack.
Chinese court rules against Apple in patent case
US technology giant Apple has lost a lawsuit against a Chinese state regulator over patent rights to voice recognition software such as the iPhone's "Siri", a Beijing court said.
Tazhayakov's lawyer rejects offer
Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov who is accused of removing items from Dzhokhar Tsarnayev’s room appeared before the court on Monday.
Vials of smallpox discovered in US govt storage room
Federal investigators are probing how vials of smallpox made their way into a storage room at a Food and Drug Administration lab near the US capital, health authorities said.
Kazakhstan and Canada negotiate visa regime simplification
Kazakhstan and Canada are negotiating a simplification in the visa regime.
Football: Disaster for Brazil as Germany run riot
Brazil's World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion Tuesday as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7-1, sending the hosts crashing to the worst defeat in their 100-year footballing history.
India's Reliance looking into black market for World Cup tickets
India's largest private company Reliance Industries said it was investigating how costly World Cup tickets it had bought ended up on the Brazilian black market.
Kazakh breakthrough movie wins First Feature Award at Washington Filmfest
Kazakh-German drama film Harmony Lessons by Kazakh director Emir Baigazin won the Busboys and Poets First Feature Award at the 28th Filmfest DC.
'Transformers 4' dominates N. America box office
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" extended its North American box office dominance into a second straight week, industry figures showed Monday, earning $37.1 million over the Independence Day weekend.
Golovkin's weaknesses: Daniel Geale
Australian professional boxer Daniel Geale claims that he knows the weaknesses of his next opponent Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan.
New York is 23rd US state to allow medical marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing momentum.
Nine dead in weekend surge of shootings in Chicago
At least nine people were murdered in Chicago over the Independence Day weekend in an explosion of gun violence branded "simply unacceptable" by its mayor.
GM to invest $740 mn in new Argentina factory
General Motors will invest $740 million in Argentina through 2016 on its first South American factory turning out aluminum motors, Buenos Aires announced.
Obama, Hollande call on Putin to pressure Ukraine rebels on talks
France and the United States on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to agree a dialogue on reaching a ceasefire with Kiev.