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Peruvian drug traffickers prey on young Europeans The profile is often the same: European, often young and female, and facing hard economic choices. A perfect mark for Peruvian cocaine traffickers seeking couriers.

22 August 2013

New York Met expands live opera broadcast program New York's Metropolitan Opera said Wednesday it has expanded its program of live broadcasts for the 2013-2014 season.

22 August 2013

Obama faces distasteful choice in Egypt The United States again faces the unpalatable policy dilemma that has shaped decades of relations with Egypt.

22 August 2013

Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent tropical disease: study Bed nets treated with insecticide are a simple and economical way to eradicate filariasis, a mosquito-born tropical disease that threatens 1.4 billion people worldwide.

22 August 2013

Obama, top aides, review Egypt strategy President Barack Obama and top aides Tuesday scrutinized US strategy on Egypt, while the White House denied it had quietly frozen millions of dollars in aid after Cairo's military crackdown.

22 August 2013

Tech experts debate the smarts of the 'smartwatch' News that Samsung will unveil a "smartwatch" next month has sent rumour mills into overdrive within the tech community as it second guesses what the much-hyped gadget will offer.

22 August 2013

US Air Force lacks volunteers to operate drones The US Air Force is unable to keep up with a growing demand for pilots capable of operating drones, partly due to a shortage of volunteers.

22 August 2013

Richest member of US Congress worth at least $355 mn Republican Darrell Issa of California was 2012's richest member of Congress, worth at least $355 million.

21 August 2013

US manufacturing gaining on competition: study After decades of hollowing out, US manufacturing is overtaking competitors and stands to grab up to $115 billion more in export business from rivals by 2020.

21 August 2013

Football: one million World Cup tickets go on sale FIFA on Tuesday put more than one million tickets on sale via the internet for next year's World Cup in Brazil, as some Brazilian fans complained about the high prices.

21 August 2013

Human activity driving climate change: leaked report Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end of the century.

21 August 2013

Al-Jazeera America goes live, woos viewers Al-Jazeera America went live Tuesday, accompanied by a campaign of traditional and social media for its cable channel launch, as it pledged to outdo its rivals with serious, in-depth journalism.

21 August 2013

Rising deforestation sparks concern in Brazil Amazon Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise sharply, sparking alarm over the future of the world's biggest rainforest.

21 August 2013

Risky financial crisis derivatives return in new form Collateralized debt obligations, the complex financial instruments that cratered disastrously in the financial crisis, are back.

21 August 2013

Egypt defiant on aid after arrest of Islamist chief Egypt's interim prime minister said his country could live without aid from the US as Washington and the EU review ties with Cairo amid a bloody crackdown on supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi.

21 August 2013

Obama congratulates Mali's Keita on election win US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Mali's new leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on his election victory and vowed to work with him as the country emerges from months of conflict.

21 August 2013

Study finds brain lesions in spy plane pilots Tiny brain lesions are vastly more common in US Air Force pilots who fly at high altitudes than in non-pilots.

21 August 2013

New York reports biggest ever haul of illegal guns More than 200 firearms, from .22 caliber pistols to a submachine gun, have been seized in what New York called Monday the biggest seizure of illegal guns in the city's history.

20 August 2013

N. Korea slams S. Korea leader for military drill comment North Korea on Tuesday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of provocative war-mongering a day after Seoul launched an annual military drill with the United States.

20 August 2013

Bolivian says he's 123, may be world's oldest person Could this be the world's oldest person? Carmelo Flores Laura lives high in the Bolivian mountains, chews coca leaves, cooks on open fires and says he's 123 years old.

20 August 2013

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