Romney, in London, criticizes Olympic prep US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made some undiplomatic criticism of London's preparations for the Olympic Games on Wednesday, expressing concern about Britain's readiness to host the event.
27 July 2012
Judge transfers custody of Jackson's children A US judge on Wednesday gave temporary guardianship of late singer Michael Jackson's three children to his nephew TJ amid a bitter public dispute over the whereabouts of the family's matriarch.
27 July 2012
British finance minister fighting for survival: press British finance minister George Osborne must urgently form a plan to rectify the country's recession-hit economy after it shrank alarmingly in the second quarter.
27 July 2012
Foreigners join fight against 'apostate' Syria regime In restive northwest Syria, the uprising has found an unlikely new partner in the struggle against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad: foreign Islamists who are joining the fight.
27 July 2012
Egypt all-veiled TV aims to cover women's needs A satellite channel run and hosted by fully-veiled presenters aims to break down the barriers for women in niqab who until the revolution were shunned by Egypt's lucrative television industry.
27 July 2012
Cyber defenders urged to go on the offense Computer security champions on Wednesday were urged to hunt down and eliminate hackers, spies, terrorists and other online evildoers to prevent devastating Internet Age attacks.
Olympics: North Korea flag blunder mars day one London's Olympics got off to an embarrassing start Wednesday when North Korea's women footballers refused to play after a mix-up over their national flag, in one of a series of blunders.
26 July 2012
'Twilight' star, 'Snow White' director say sorry for fling Public displays of affection gave way to public displays of apology Wednesday as "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart and the director of her latest movie candidly admitted they've had an illicit affair.
Google, Facebook, eBay launch US Internet lobby Big technology firms including Google, Facebook, eBay and Amazon have joined to create a new lobby group aimed at promoting "an open, innovative and free Internet."
26 July 2012
New Zealand parliament to vote on gay marriage New Zealand lawmakers will hold a vote on allowing gay marriage after a proposal to change the law was listed on parliament's agenda Thursday.
26 July 2012
AIDS cure may have two main pathways: experts Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small group of people around the world who have been able to overcome the disease.
26 July 2012
Sun-powered plane returns home after historic flight The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed back home in Switzerland late Tuesday after completing the final leg of its historic transcontinental flight.
26 July 2012
Chelakh withdrew his plea of guiltyVladislav Chelakh suspected of murdering 15 fellow militarymen at Arkankergen border post has withdrawn his plea of guilty.