Iran's Zarif to visit Syria ahead of peace talksIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to Tehran ally Damascus in the next few days, media reported Sunday, amid preparations for a Syria peace conference.
Stars strut on soggy Globes red carpetHollywood's A-list stars on Sunday donned eye-popping gowns -- with welcome pops of colors -- on the Golden Globes red carpet, where a sprinkler malfunction almost rained on the fashion parade.
13 January 2014
Smokers scarce in America, 50 yrs after health warningFifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes -- at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.
13 January 2014
Israel unveils 1,800 settler homes after Kerry visitIsrael unveiled plans Friday for more than 1,800 new settler homes in a move the Palestinians said was aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its Middle East peace drive.
12 January 2014
Woman to give birth to own granddaughter in USA 58-year-old Utah woman is expecting a baby she is carrying for her daughter, with plans to give birth to her own granddaughter, reports said Friday.
12 January 2014
Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financingAsian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinising trade in virtual currencies such Bitcoin, precious stones and metals to forestall new forms of illicit financing by criminals and terrorists.
12 January 2014
Beauty queen's murder exposes Venezuela's crime epidemicThe murder of a soap opera star has brought to light the harsh reality that Venezuelans endure daily: rampant violence and impunity allowing most criminals to get away with murder.
11 January 2014
Killing of boy, 4, by US troops frays Afghan ties furtherAfghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned US troops for killing a four-year-old boy in the southern province of Helmand, in a fresh strain to troubled relations between Washington and Kabul.
Internet eyewear much in view at CES trade fairWhile many of the digital glitterati thronging this week's Consumer Electronics Show were wearing Google's new Internet glasses, rival online eyewear products abounded among the trade stands.
11 January 2014
Kazakh song of gestures stole American heartThe story starts with Aaron Bean who volunteered in 2011 to be a part of Peace Corps in Kazakhstan and fell in love with a deaf Kazakh girl Botagoz Usenova.
Kazakhstan crew 15th after 5 days of DakarKazakhstan's crew of Rakhimbayev and Demyanenko is in the overall Top 20 after the fifth stage of Dakar, the most extreme rally.
IMF's Lagarde: uncertainty over health of European banksInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Thursday that questions marks remain over the health of Europe's banks and that coming stress tests are a chance to build confidence in them.
10 January 2014
Kazakhstan crew 10th at Dakar's 4th stageThe car crew of Rakhimbayev and Demyanenko finished the 4th stage of Dakar in the 10th place and got the 14th place overall.
10 January 2014
UAE made me 'a scapegoat': US man jailed for YouTube gagAn American jailed for nine months in the United Arab Emirates for making a spoof YouTube video mocking Dubai teenagers returned home Thursday, comparing the experience to being in a "cage."