Paris attacks 'despite mass surveillance': SnowdenFrench intelligence did not prevent the Paris attacks despite benefitting from "most intrusive" surveillance laws because suspects are "buried under data".
22 January 2015
Kerry says freedom of press 'under siege'Press freedom is increasingly "under siege," US Secretary of State John Kerry warned as he paid tribute to the slain journalists of the Charlie Hebdo.
21 January 2015
Google aboard as Musk's SpaceX gets $1 bn in fundingThe private space exploration firm SpaceX said it had secured a $1 billion investment that could help founder Elon Musk's plan to build a satellite Internet network.
US, Cuba set for historic talks to normalize tiesThe United States and Cuba will hold their highest level talks in decades, ditching decades of Cold War-era hostility to pave the way to reopen embassies.
19 January 2015
Romney says he's not running - for US SenateMitt Romney kept them guessing. In his first prominent speech since telling donors last week he was still interested in the White House.
US House speaker uses Taylor Swift for Obama swipeUS House Speaker has gone all Taylor Swift on America, and the verdict is still out whether haters gonna hate hate hate on his latest anti-Obama messaging -- or shake it off.
Blackberry, Samsung deny takeover reportCanadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's shares jumped then fell back amid rumors of takeover talks with South Korea's Samsung.
15 January 2015
Facebook testing workplace version of social networkFacebook said it is testing a version of its leading social network tailored for getting jobs done in workplaces instead of tuning into the lives of friends.
15 January 2015
Kerry arrives for first official visit in BulgariaUS Secretary of State arrived in Bulgaria seeking to help the cash-strapped country wean itself off Russian energy supplies and battle rampant corruption
US judge throws out lawsuit against India's ModiA US judge dismissed a lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that accused him of "attempted genocide" over deadly anti-Muslim riots in 2002.