Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman is new rulerSaudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah died and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world's top oil exporter.
23 January 2015
US and Cuba begin reconciliation with smiles and riftsHours into historic US-Cuba talks in Havana, a Cuban official came out to boast about the "relaxed" atmosphere at the meeting between the old Cold War adversaries.
Internet will 'disappear', Google boss tells DavosGoogle boss Eric Schmidt predicted that the Internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively "disappear" into the background.
23 January 2015
YouTube stars quiz ObamaA bubbly shopping guide, a comedian who wears green lipstick and eats ladles of cinnamon quizzed US Presiden in a series of unorthodox YouTube presidential interviews.
23 January 2015
Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alertCalifornia is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States.