Samsung's new Tizen phone touted for bigger thingsSamsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things."
04 June 2014
Japan's Dai-ichi Life to buy US firm for $5.7 bnDai-ichi Life Insurance said Wednesday it would buy US-based Protective Life for $5.7 billion in a record deal, the latest overseas takeover by a Japanese firm to counter a declining market at home.
04 June 2014
Soldier quizzed over Alps murders dies in apparent suicideA former French Legionnaire, questioned during the course of the investigation into the 2012 murder of four people in the French Alps, committed suicide on Tuesday, police said.
Internet character inspired US girls to stab friendTwo 12-year-old American girls, charged as adults and facing up to 65 years jail time for trying to stab a friend to death, were inspired by a fictional character, local media reported.
04 June 2014
Tropical storm Boris to slam Mexico, GuatemalaTropical storm Boris bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, bringing drenching rains all the way to the Guatemala border, days after deadly flooding and mudslides in the region.
04 June 2014
White House apologizes to lawmakers over prisoner swapThe White House apologized for keeping lawmakers in the dark regarding the exchange of an American soldier for five Taliban fighters, senators said Tuesday, as controversy grew over the issue.
04 June 2014
New York man freed after 17 years in prisonA New York man walked free Tuesday after 17 years in prison for murder, after it was determined that false testimony had been used to convict him, authorities said.
Obama to meet Poroshenko ahead of Putin encounterPresident Barack Obama meets president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday, in a show of US support for Ukraine's right to chart its own future, before an encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Maksut Zhumayev starts Mount McKinley conquestKazakhstani mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has successfully started his solo climb of the North America’s highest mountain peak Mount McKinley.
04 June 2014
Immunotherapy is new revolution in cancer fightImmunotherapy has made great strides against cancers like melanoma that were once believed incurable, though scientists still do not understand why it works well in some cases but not others.
04 June 2014
Lost in translation: Boston case student did not understand Miranda rightsKazakhstani student Dias Kadrybayev arrested in relation to the Boston bombings declared in court that due to his insufficient knowledge of English he was manipulated into making statements that discredited him and lead to his arrest.
04 June 2014
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o joins 'Star Wars' castOscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has joined the cast of the new "Star Wars" movie, alongside the original stars of the legendary series, producers said.