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Photo courtesy of ganeire.com br Brazil beauty industry sets sights on men In the wealthy Jardins neighborhood of Sao Paulo, one street boasts five beauty salons, but the Mr Jardins shop stands out from the pack -- catering to a male clientele.
23 September 2013
NASA's Mars Curiosity. ©Reuters/NASA/Handout Life on Mars hopes fade after rover findings: study Hopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere.
21 September 2013
US waiting for Syria chemical arms list With the clock ticking down on a Russian-US deal, the United States said Thursday it expected Syria to hand over a list of its chemical arms within the next few days.
21 September 2013
Photo courtesy of domaiamenews.com Tech-backed coalition makes transparency push global An Internet freedom coalition backed by US technology giants asked Thursday for 21 countries to release information on national security and law enforcement data requests.
21 September 2013
'Several people' injured in Chicago shooting: police Police said several victims were wounded late Thursday in a shooting at a South Side Chicago park.
21 September 2013
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. ©Reuters/Sari Gustafsson/Lehtikuva Outgoing Microsoft CEO most regrets lapse in mobilephones Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday his biggest regret is missing the boat on smartphones -- but he said the software giant should not admit defeat just yet.
21 September 2013
Venezuela accuses US of blocking diplomatic efforts Venezuela accused the United States of hampering its diplomatic efforts Thursday, saying Washington was denying airspace to its China-bound president and blocking visas for its UN delegation.
21 September 2013
Apple buyers rue high price of new 'low cost' iPhone Apple acolytes in Asia kicked off the global rollout of two new iPhones Friday, but complaints about its high price and no new alliance in the vast Chinese market threatened to dampen the mood.
20 September 2013
©Reuters/Edgard Garrido Study suggests brain protein as Alzheimer drug target Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer's disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain.
20 September 2013
Rescuers pull bodies from Mexico mudslide Rescuers pulled two bodies Thursday from a mudslide that buried a Mexican village, but dozens remained missing after storms lashed the country and killed almost 100 people nationwide.
20 September 2013
Photo courtesy of nst.com.my Renoir works, personal items fetch $1.3 mn at NY auction A collection of over 100 letters, photos, plasters, drawings and personal items that once belonged to Pierre-Auguste Renoir were sold at auction Thursday in New York.
20 September 2013
©Reuters To meet, or not to meet: Obama and Rowhani mull a gamble After a flurry of diplomatic smoke signals, Iran and the United States are sizing up the gamble of a presidential close encounter at the UN next week that could open a first crack in 30 years of enmity.
20 September 2013
US spy revelations hurt Web trust: Facebook chief Revelations about the US government's secret surveillance programs has had a big impact on "trust metrics" of Internet companies like Facebook.
20 September 2013
Facebook 'Like' button is free speech right: US court Hitting the "Like" button on Facebook is an element of free speech protected by the US constitution, a federal court ruled, in a case closely watched by employment lawyers.
20 September 2013
Six dead as Canada train smashes into bus Screaming commuters were thrown from a double-decker bus when it ploughed into a passenger train at an Ottawa suburban crossing.
20 September 2013
©Reuters/Felix Acevedo/U.S. Army/Handout Boeing to end C-17 military aircraft program in 2015 Boeing announced Wednesday it would end production of its C-17 military transport aircraft in 2015, citing a difficult environment amid government spending cuts.
20 September 2013
Iran 'never' to seek nuclear weapon: Rowhani Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, newly elected President Hassan Rowhani vowed Wednesday, as he reached out to longtime enemy the United States.
20 September 2013
Photo by Marat Abilov© Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and US Department of State to discuss adoption The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and the U.S. Department of State will discuss adoption of Kazakhstan children.
19 September 2013
Former US' Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. ©Reuters/Eric Vidal Two former Pentagon chiefs criticize Obama over Syria Two former Pentagon chiefs who served under Barack Obama have criticized the president over the Syria crisis and his request to Congress to authorize possible US military action.
19 September 2013
Performers pay tribute to Bob Marley. ©Reuters/Mike Blake US court revives lawsuit over Bob Marley recordings A US appeals court Wednesday revived legal action between music giant Universal and a small media company over rights to distribute remixes of early recordings by reggae icon Bob Marley.
19 September 2013
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