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China urges US to cancel Dalai Lama meeting with Obama China on Friday urged US President Barack Obama to cancel a planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

21 February 2014

Study predicts Antarctic ice melting will endure The melting of ice in the Antarctic is considered a top threat to global sea level rise, and scientists said Thursday the trend could continue for decades or even centuries to come.

21 February 2014

$6.4 mn payout for man who spent 23 years in US prison New York City said Thursday it will pay out $6.4 million to a man who spent 23 years in prison for the murder of a rabbi that he did not commit.

21 February 2014

Florida man, 101, runs for Congress A Florida great-great grandfather has launched a campaign to run for the US Congress in November, running on a record of 101 years of life experience.

21 February 2014

Global tax evasion under G20 scrutiny US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew described taxation reform as among the G20's most crucial initiatives Friday as the world's major economies look to close loopholes used by huge multinational firms.

21 February 2014

When stars explode, it's a messy business When stars explode, it's a messy business. But the massive blasts are also useful, seeding the universe with such key elements as calcium, iron and titanium.

21 February 2014

Work to resume Thursday on widening of Panama Canal: official Work to widen the Panama Canal will resume on Thursday, an official said, two weeks after the huge project was suspended over $1.6 billion in cost overruns.

20 February 2014

Facebook bets big on mobile with $19 bn WhatsApp deal Facebook is betting huge on mobile with an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal worth up to $19 billion for Internet Age smartphone messaging service WhatsApp.

20 February 2014

Obama in Mexico for less friendly 'three amigos' talks US President Barack Obama joined the Mexican and Canadian leaders Wednesday for a North American summit focused on trade but marked by friction between the "three amigos."

20 February 2014

Google out to spread its super-fast Internet service Google on Wednesday ramped up its drive to build a super-fast US Internet network in a budding challenge to the grip a handful of titans have on service.

20 February 2014

Winkdex: Winklevosses make their own Bitcoin index Early Bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have created their own index of the virtual currency, as they gear up to launch the first publicly traded US Bitcoin fund.

20 February 2014

Google asks Internet eyewear fans not to be "Glassholes" Google gave early adopters of its Internet-connected eyewear a bit of advice: don't be "Glassholes."

19 February 2014

Nun, 84, gets three years in US prison for nuclear break-in An elderly nun who broke into what was supposed to be one of the most carefully guarded nuclear facilities in the United States was sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

19 February 2014

Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps, devices Thanks to smartphones, email, video games and photo sharing are available at the touch of a finger.

19 February 2014

More than 11.4 mln catch Fallon's 'Tonight Show' debut More than 11.4 million Americans tuned in to watch Jimmy Fallon take over as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" in the wake of Jay Leno's retirement, the network said Tuesday.

19 February 2014

New Zealand court finds raid on Kim Dotcom was legal A New Zealand appeals court ruled Wednesday that police acted legally when armed officers raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's Auckland mansion as part of a US-led online piracy probe.

19 February 2014

Biden tells Yanukovych to pull back forces in Kiev US Vice President Joe Biden intervened as a political crisis in Ukraine turned deadly Tuesday, calling President Viktor Yanukovych and saying government forces that stormed a protest camp should withdraw.

19 February 2014

Honduras murder rate the world's highest - but falling The murder rate in Honduras -- the world's highest at more than eight times the international average -- has actually gone down.

19 February 2014

InterContinental hotels reports profit plunge, blames tax InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms, said on Tuesday that annual net profit plunged owing to increased tax charges.

18 February 2014

Iran, world powers seek 'comprehensive' nuclear deal Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers move to the next level as negotiators begin work on an ambitious lasting accord to silence for good fears about Tehran's atomic ambitions.

18 February 2014

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