Obama 'deeply concerned' by Russian military moves in UkrainePresident 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 homeA 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.
Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheriesUS 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 clashAt 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 carnivalRio 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 murdersA 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 cocktailUS 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 MapsGoogle 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.
UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officialsRebekah 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: reportUS 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.
And the winner is... memorable Oscars momentsFrom 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 embryosA 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 smartphoneUS 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 KerryUS 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.
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