Lawyers say UN chief served with Haiti lawsuit in NYLawyers for more than 1,500 victims of Haiti's deadly cholera epidemic said they had served UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a personal summons to appear in US court.
US slaps sanctions on Uganda for 'vile' anti-gay lawsThe United States Thursday slapped sanctions on Uganda -- cancelling a military air exercise, imposing visa bans and freezing some aid -- amid deep US anger at "vile" Ugandan anti-gay laws.
20 June 2014
Biden to discuss child migrants at Guatemala visitUS Vice President Joe Biden travels to Guatemala on Friday to discuss the growing numbers of unaccompanied minors from Central America and Mexico illegally trying to cross the US border.
20 June 2014
A Picasso hidden in a PicassoA bearded man has been discovered in Pablo Picasso's "Blue Room" -- the painting, that is -- according to a US museum attempting to put an end to a decades-old question.
20 June 2014
Amazon challenges rivals with 3D 'Fire' smartphoneAmazon unveiled its "Fire Phone," a high-end handset boasting "breakthrough technologies" and a move aimed at challenging market leaders Apple and Samsung.
Salute to Holbrook opens US documentary film festivalOne of the world's top documentary film festivals kicked off Wednesday with a celebration of the iconic American actor who has immortalized Mark Twain on stage for 60 years.
Remains recovered from 1952 Alaska plane crashThe remains of 17 US service members lost in a 1952 military plane crash in Alaska have been recovered more than six decades later, officials said.
19 June 2014
Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzleSpain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.
19 June 2014
Obama under pressure to respond to Iraq crisisPresident Barack Obama has not decided how to respond to rampant Sunni militants grabbing swathes of Iraq, but is looking at every option short of sending US combat soldiers back to war.
19 June 2014
Argentina says won't make next bond payment in USArgentina will not make a bond service payment due June 30 in New York as ordered by a US judge, the economy ministry said Wednesday, moving the country closer to default.
19 June 2014
US joins bid to create vast Pacific marine reserveThe United States joined forces with other nations Tuesday to declare a vast swath of the Pacific Ocean a marine sanctuary and take "historic" steps to combat illegal fishing.
Stamp sells for record $9.5 million in New YorkAn incredibly rare 19th century postage stamp, a tiny one-cent magenta from British colonial Guyana, sold for a world record $9.5 million at a New York auction.
18 June 2014
Former New Zealand PM hints at run for UN top jobFormer New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has hinted that she wants to become United Nations secretary general when Ban Ki-moon steps down, saying it is time for a woman to fill the role.
18 June 2014
American Airlines, owed $750 mn, trims flights to VenezuelaAmerican Airlines, owed some $750 million by Venezuela, said Tuesday it was sharply reducing flights to the South American nation from July after the two sides failed to read a deal, a spokesman said.
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