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Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in Ukraine President Barack Obama said Friday he was deeply concerned about reports of Russian military activity in Ukraine, while a US military official said Moscow had sent several hundreds troops into Crimea.

02 March 2014

'Dead' man wakes up in US funeral home A 78-year-old American man who was declared dead and taken to a funeral home dramatically woke up as he was about to be embalmed, US media reported Friday.

02 March 2014

Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova in semi-finals of Brazil Tennis Cup Kazakhstan tennis player Yaroslava Shvedova has made a breaking entry into the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Brazil.

02 March 2014

Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.

02 March 2014

Foreigners detained as Venezuela protesters, security clash At least 41 people, including foreign reporters, were arrested in Caracas late Friday as security forces battled protesters angry at the policies of Venezuela's leftist government.

01 March 2014

King Momo kicks off riotous Rio carnival Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.

01 March 2014

Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders A Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.

01 March 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman died from drug cocktail US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died after taking a cocktail of drugs that included heroin, cocaine and amphetamines, the New York medical examiner's office said Friday.

01 March 2014

Cigar aficionados vie to create Cuba's 'longest ash' A thick cloud of smoke hung in the air at Havana's annual cigar festival, where some 200 smokers took part in a novel contest to produce the longest unbroken ash.

01 March 2014

Polar bears join natural wonders at Google Maps Google on Thursday added polar bears to the natural splendor people can glimpse from the comfort of their homes at the Internet giant's free online mapping service.

28 February 2014

Sexually abused orphan from Kazakhstan gets new foster family The orphan girl from Kazakhstan who was sexually abused by her adoptive father in the United States, now lives with a new family.

28 February 2014

Hitler-signed 'Mein Kampf' copies sell for $65,000 Two rare copies of "Mein Kampf" signed by the young Nazi leader Adolf Hitler went under the hammer for $64,850 Thursday in Los Angeles.

28 February 2014

UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officials Rebekah Brooks, who edited Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, told her trial Thursday that she had sanctioned payments to public officials for stories with an "overwhelming public interest".

28 February 2014

UK, US spies stored millions of Yahoo webcam images: report US senators said British and US spy agencies showed a "breathtaking lack of respect" for privacy after reports they had intercepted and stored images from webcams used by millions of Yahoo users.

28 February 2014

Biden promises 'full' US support to new Ukrainian PM US Vice President Joe Biden promised Ukraine's pro-Western interim leaders "full" US support Thursday as they seek to head off Russian influence.

28 February 2014

And the winner is... memorable Oscars moments From winners sobbing uncontrollably to shocking political outbursts, bizarre snubs and streakers, the Oscars have seen it all -- and Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony could provide fresh drama.

28 February 2014

US panel debates three-parent embryos A US advisory board debated a controversial new technique Wednesday that would use DNA from three people to produce embryos free of a particular type of hereditary disease.

28 February 2014

Boeing making ultra-safe smartphone US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has developed a smartphone geared mainly toward people working in defense and homeland security.

28 February 2014

Elections don't always lead to democracy, says Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke passionately Wednesday about the "incredible yearning for modernity" sweeping across the world, warning that free elections do not necessarily usher in true democracy in many countries.

28 February 2014

California couple strike gold with treasure trove find A California couple out walking their dog struck it rich by unearthing a horde of buried gold coins, worth more than $10 million according to experts.

27 February 2014

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