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Chinese billionaires criticised for giving Harvard $15m A Chinese billionaire couple have faced a deluge of criticism for donating $15 million to one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the US, with Internet users saying it would be better spent on students in China.

25 July 2014

Paracetamol no better than placebo in low-back pain: study Paracetamol, the first-choice lower-back pain killer, worked no better than dummy drugs administered in a trial of more than 1,600 people suffering from the condition, researchers said

25 July 2014

President Nazarbayev writes Golovkin: 2 days to Golovkin-Geale fight Kazakhstani diplomats passed Golovkin a letter signed by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

24 July 2014

Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hours America's death penalty debate raged Thursday after it took nearly two hours for Arizona to execute a prisoner who lost a Supreme Court battle challenging the experimental lethal drug cocktail.

24 July 2014

Three women arrested for helping Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab Three women were arrested, in the United States and Netherlands, for allegedly giving financial help to Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, authorities said.

24 July 2014

Canadian aviation giant Bombardier to cut 1,800 jobs Canada's Bombardier will cut 1,800 jobs, the troubled aviation giant announced Wednesday in a major reorganization.

24 July 2014

Funeral demands justice for NY man choked by police Civil rights activist Al Sharpton led hundreds of mourners in demands for justice at the funeral for a black father of six who died after being choked by New York police.

24 July 2014

Beetles devour George Harrison tribute tree A tree planted in a Los Angeles park in memory of the late George Harrison of the Beatles has been killed by beetles, a city councillor has said.

24 July 2014

Canada expels 20 Hungarians for human trafficking Canada announced the extradition of 20 Hungarians convicted in what authorities described as the largest human trafficking case in Canadian history, for forcing eastern European refugee claimants into slavery.

23 July 2014

New NATO commander for Europe takes over US Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.

23 July 2014

Chrysler to recall 792,300 SUVs for ignition problem Chrysler said it would recall up to 792,300 sport utility vehicles to fix an ignition-switch problem, the same part involved in the massive General Motors recall.

23 July 2014

Geneticists find 100+ DNA pointers for schizophrenia A massive gene trawl has linked over 100 DNA coding mutations to schizophrenia, yielding critical clues about what causes the illness and possibly how to treat it, scientists said

23 July 2014

Colombia posts lowest murder rate in 10 years: officials Homicides in Colombia fell to their lowest rate in a decade, plummeting more than nine percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, officials said.

23 July 2014

Here's sellin' to you, kid. Casablanca piano up for sale The iconic piano from Hollywood romance "Casablanca" goes on sale at auction in New York in November, the highlight of more than two dozen collectors' items from the fabled war-time classic.

22 July 2014

Body of Honduras journalist found; 45th killed since 2003 A Honduran reporter who went missing over the weekend has been found dead, the 45th journalist killed in the Central American country since 2003, officials said.

22 July 2014

Deal reached over US gynecologist who secretly taped patients The health care affiliate of a top US medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.

22 July 2014

Accused Android app pirates face criminal charges US prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against six people suspected of collectively pirating millions of applications tailored for Android-powered mobile devices.

22 July 2014

Texas governor to send 1,000 troops to Mexico border Texas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to send 1,000 military reservists to the state's border with Mexico, to tackle a surge in immigrant children flooding into the United States.

22 July 2014

US court makes first conviction in Boston attacks A US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.

22 July 2014

Tazhayakov's lawyer presents no witnesses The hearing of witnesses in Azamat Tazhayakov’s case came to an ended.

22 July 2014

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