Facebook tests video ads in budding YouTube challengeFacebook on Thursday confirmed that it is dabbling in video ads and sharing revenue with content creators, in a move that would compete with Google-owned YouTube.
03 July 2015
Macy's and Costa Rica dump defiant TrumpMacy's became the latest company to sever ties with Donald Trump, and Costa Rica decided to pull out of his Miss Universe competition following the mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Comic Carrey slams 'fascist' California vaccine orderVeteran comic actor Jim Carrey has labeled California's governor a "corporate fascist" for ordering tougher rules on mandatory vaccinations, claiming they can poison children.
Obama, Rousseff visit Martin Luther King memorialPresident Barack Obama and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff paid a surprise joint visit Monday to Washington's Martin Luther King Memorial, part of efforts to mend fences after a spying row.
30 June 2015
Obama offers condolences to Tunisian leaderUS President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people.
30 June 2015
Experts want to quiz troops over Mexico missing studentsExperts from a regional human rights body investigating the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico complained that government delays in allowing them to interview soldiers could limit their work.
30 June 2015
Katy Perry top-earning musicianKaty Perry pulled in $135 million in the past year to be the world's top-grossing musician, beating out Taylor Swift who has hinted at "bad blood" with the fellow pop singer.
30 June 2015
Brazil's Petrobras slashes multi-year investment planBrazil's state oil giant Petrobras slashed its five-year investment plan by a whopping 77 billion dollars -- as it tries to recover from a massive corruption scandal.
Trump says he would make Mexico pay for a border wallPresidential hopeful Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would force Mexico to pay to have a wall built along its northern border with the United States.
29 June 2015
Kerry seeks to seal historic Iran nuclear accordUS Secretary of State John Kerry was set to try and seal a historic deal with Iran that would curb its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from painful sanctions.
27 June 2015
Bill Gates hopeful of AIDS vaccine in 10 yearsBillionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on AIDS drug development, said he hoped for a vaccine against the disease within the next decade as a cure remains far off.
Obama says gay marriage ruling 'victory for America'US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.