Computer mouse inventor dies at 88 Douglas Engelbart, who revolutionized computing by inventing the mouse, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 88.
04 July 2013
US Navy bolsters presence in Gulf The US Navy has deployed three additional coastal patrol ships to its Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, bolstering America's presence in the strategic Gulf.
04 July 2013
Martin Luther King remembered in Washington exhibit Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr is being remembered in a Washington, D.C. exhibition held to tie-in with the 50th anniversary of his famous march on the US capital.
Brazil truckers block highways in fresh toll protest Trucks blocked highways across Brazil for a second straight day on Wednesday as drivers pressed demands for fuel subsidies, better working conditions, and an end to road tolls.
04 July 2013
Mynbayev appointed new head of KazMunaiGasFormer Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev has been appointed new head of KazMunaiGas National Oil and Gas Company.
04 July 2013
El Greco sets new record at London auction El Greco's 400 year-old painting "Saint Dominic in Prayer" on Wednesday broke the record for a Spanish Old Master, selling at a London auction for £9,154,500 ($14,000,000, 10,750,000 euros).
04 July 2013
'Amelie' star's dress is boon for young designer "Amelie" star Audrey Tautou's choice of Yiqing Yin for the Cannes film festival generated more interest in one night than the Chinese-born French designer has enjoyed in her whole career.
Mother-to-be Kate faces Diana comparisons As Prince William's wife Catherine prepares to give birth to a new heir to the throne, she faces renewed comparisons with her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, whom she never met.
Former Tiffany exec charged in jewelry theft A former executive of iconic New York jewelry store Tiffany was arrested on Tuesday for stealing more than $1 million worth of valuables which she later resold.
US air tankers help fight killer Arizona blaze The US military on Tuesday ordered four air tankers to join fire-dousing efforts in Arizona, where firefighters were battling a still out-of-control inferno which killed 19 of their comrades.
04 July 2013
Wales votes for 'presumed consent' organ donation Wales will become the first country in the United Kingdom to adopt an organ and tissue donation scheme based on presumed consent after assembly members voted in favour of a bill.
04 July 2013
Bolivia FM denies Snowden on Morales jet Bolivia's foreign minister on Tuesday denied that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was traveling with President Evo Morales in his plan.