Facebook testing on-screen button for buyingFacebook said it was testing a feature that lets users of the leading social network make purchases by simply pressing an on-screen "Buy" button.
Chinese leader seeks to woo Latin AmericaChinese President Xi Jinping presses a charm offensive with Latin American leaders on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's growing interest in a resource-rich region traditionally considered the backyard of the United States.
17 July 2014
Honduras calls for curbing crime to fight child migrationHonduras called for international efforts to fight organized crime to deter minors from leaving Central America to illegally enter the United States, where rights officials warned youths can face abuse.
17 July 2014
US sentences British men over Taliban supportA US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.
Texas woman gets 18 years for Obama ricin plotA US actress who tried to blame her husband for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, then-New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist got 18 years in prison
17 July 2014
Prize-winning reporter freed after being held at US borderPulitzer-prize winning journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, who revealed in 2011 that he is an undocumented immigrant, was freed by US border agents after being held for several hours.
BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF'The BRICS group of emerging powers created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund seen as alternatives to Western-led institutions.
Prosecutors 'attempt to impress the public': Kadyrbayev-Tazhayakov caseAmerican attorneys and legal experts have criticized the prosecutors for bringing overly harsh charges against Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev who are accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case.
16 July 2014
Jury selected for Tazhayakov's hearing on July 7The Boston court will make the final decision in the case of a Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov accused of impeding the Boston bombings investigation.
15 July 2014
Canadian teacher arrested in Indonesian child sex scandalA Canadian teacher has been arrested in Indonesia for alleged child sex abuse, police said Tuesday, in a scandal that has rocked one of the country's most prestigious international schools.
US conductor Lorin Maazel dies at 84US conductor and composer Lorin Maazel -- whose celebrated international career began when he was a child and later included stints at the New York Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera -- died Sunday. He was 84.
Harry Potter' actor found dead in Death ValleyBritish actor David Legeno, who played a werewolf in the "Harry Potter" movies, has been found dead in Death Valley, United States police said.