North American box office loves 'Lucy'Director Luc Besson's action sci-fi thriller "Lucy," about a woman turned superhuman by using 100 percent of her brain, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed.
George Groves and Ryota Murata help Golovkin succeedUndefeated Kazakhstani professional boxer Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs ) was very serious about his preparations for the victorious fight against Australian Daniel Geale (32-3, 16 KOs).
28 July 2014
Plane crash-lands on US beach, killing fatherA small plane crash-landed on a beach in the US state of Florida Sunday, killing a father and critically injuring his young daughter, authorities said.
28 July 2014
Two Americans, Freetown resident latest Ebola victimsAlarm soared in west Africa Monday over the deadliest Ebola virus outbreak yet, with an American doctor and a missionary contracting the disease in Liberia and the death of the first victim from Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.
28 July 2014
Eight hospitalized after US lightning strikeEight people, including a teenager, were taken to hospital Sunday following a freak lightning strike at bustling Venice Beach, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
28 July 2014
Golovkin TKOs Geale in 3rd roundUndefeated Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin TKOed the Australian former champion Daniel Geale and finished the fight in the third round.
28 July 2014
Aruba releases Venezuelan wanted in US on drug chargesA Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested by Aruba at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges was freed Sunday and quickly returned home to Caracas, authorities said.
Giant anteaters kill two hunters in BrazilGiant anteaters in Brazil have killed two hunters in separate incidents, raising concerns about the animals' loss of habitat and the growing risk of dangerous encounters with people, researchers said.
26 July 2014
Japanese PM opens LatAm tour with Mexico energy dealsJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe struck a series of energy deals with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the start of a five-country Latin American tour.
26 July 2014
Bose sues Beats over headphone patentsAudio technology veteran Bose Corporation sued Beats Electronics over patented technology for canceling noise in earphones.
Obama, Central American leaders meet on child migrantsPresident Barack Obama met Friday with three Central American leaders to try to get control of an humanitarian crisis triggered by a tide of child migrants crossing the southern US border.
26 July 2014
US congratulates Iraq on electing new presidentThe United States on Thursday threw its weight behind the newly elected president of Iraq, Fuad Masum, and urged him to form a "cohesive government" to help fight Islamic militants.
26 July 2014
Iran confirms arrest of Washington Post correspondentTehran's chief justice Gholamhossein Esmaili on Friday confirmed the arrest of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, also a journalist, the official IRNA news agency reported.
26 July 2014
Golovkin debuts on BroadwayGennady Golovkin, WBA and IBO middleweight champion debuted on Broadway in Rocky at Winter Garden Theatre.