Clooney to make film about British phone hacking scandal
George Clooney is to direct a film about the British phone hacking scandal, the studio behind the project announced Wednesday.
Sofia Vergara tops TV actress rich list
"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid US TV actress for the third year in a row, earning some $37 million.
US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales
CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.
Kazakhstani invents device to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases
Damel Mektepbayeva, junior researcher at Nazarbayev University, has developed a device that rapidly diagnoses sexually transmitted diseases.
Google working on super-fast 'quantum' computer chip
Google said it is working on a super-fast "quantum" computer chip as part a vision to one day have machines think like humans.
Silva poll charge forces Brazil poll rivals' rethink
Environmentalist Marina Silva sending a threatened Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent, into attack mode with the elections a month away.
Economic growth kills minority languages: study
Economic prosperity is the worst enemy of minority languages.
Rubio can fight Golovkin as equal
WBC interim middleweight champion from Mexico Marco Antonio Rubio talked about his upcoming fight against Gennady Golovkin, WBC (Super) and IBO titles holder.
Apple says celebs hacked in 'targeted attack'
Apple said a "targeted attack" led to the release of nude photos of celebrities but insisted there was no breach of its cloud storage system.
Netflix viewers can tip off Facebook friends to shows
Netflix began letting people share shows they love at the online streaming television service with friends from leading social network Facebook.
Bieber faces more assault charges in Canada
Justin Bieber has been charged with dangerous driving and assault after his All-Terrain Vehicle collided with a minivan in the Canadian countryside.
Lawyers want Boston bombing trial delayed to Sept 2015
Lawyers defending the prime suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings have requested that his trial be delayed until at least September next year.
Bezos names new publisher at Washington Post
The Washington Post has a new publisher, owner Jeff Bezos announced in his latest move to reshape the prestigious daily for the digital era.
Chris Brown pleads guilty in DC assault case
Hip-hop star Chris Brown pleaded guilty to hitting a fan outside a Washington hotel last year, a US district attorney announced.
Sharks off the menu and on the tourist trail in Palau
Tourists in Palau clamour to dive among the predators thanks to a pioneering conservation initiative.
Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate
Incumbent D.Rousseff, now trailing top rival M. Silva in Brazil's presidential race by 10 percent, went on the offensive in a televised debate.
Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon
Fishermen used shovels, wheel-carts and trucks in western Mexico to pull tons of dead fish out of a lagoon.
Golovkin nice gentlemen but brings no money: Freddie Roach
Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach does not see a fight against Gennady Golovkin as profitable.
Heineken says selling Mexican packaging business for $1.2 bn
Dutch brewing giant Heineken on Monday announced selling Mexican-based packaging business Empaque to US-based Crown Holdings.
Apparent Hollywood hack attack nabs stars' nude pix
Nude photos purportedly showing many top stars, bounced around social media Sunday, in an apparent massive hacking leak, US media reported.