US, Iran foreign ministers to hold first nuclear talksIn a diplomatic breakthrough, the foreign ministers of arch rivals, the US and Iran, will hold their first talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive at a landmark meeting.
24 September 2013
US Navy moves to tighten security checks after shootingThe US Navy said Monday it is pushing for more rigorous background checks after a review showed gaps in the case of a former sailor who went on a shooting rampage last week.
Kenya troops have mall 'under control' after three day bloodbathKenyan troops are "in control" of Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, the Kenyan interior ministry announced overnight Monday, with all the hostages trapped by Islamist gunmen believed to have been freed.
24 September 2013
Kidnap drama 'Prisoners' tops N. American box officeCrime thriller "Prisoners," about a father whose daughter is mysteriously kidnapped, took the top spot at the North American box office in its debut weekend.
Obama says he quit cigarettes for fear of wifeUS President Barack Obama said Monday that he stopped smoking out of fear of his wife, in an unwitting admission captured by a loose microphone.
Shale boom remakes US energy, economyThe US shale boom is remaking the nation's industrial landscape and raising the prospect of energy independence in the world's biggest oil consumer.
Global panel to make economic case on climate changeMexico's former president Felipe Calderon said that climate action can boost both developed and emerging countries as he led a new commission bringing together government and business leaders.
24 September 2013
Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine projectThousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a picturesque Transylvanian village.