Boeing 787 battery meltdown cause still unclear: NTSB US safety officials investigating burned batteries on two Boeing 787s said Tuesday they are not certain what caused the incidents, even as aviation regulators approve Boeing's fix for the problem.
24 April 2013
Hackers cause panic with 'Obama injured' AP tweet Hackers spooked markets Tuesday after breaking into the Associated Press's Twitter account and falsely reporting President Barack Obama had been injured after two blasts at the White House.
24 April 2013
Morocco opposition Islamists warn of 'explosion' Morocco's main Islamist opposition group said the country is run by a shadow government and warned dire social and economic conditions could cause an "explosion" among disaffected youths.
ENRC chairman resignsChairman of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) Mehmet Dalman resigned and Gerhard Ammann was appointed its new chairman.
24 April 2013
French parliament adopts landmark gay marriage law French lawmakers on Tuesday defied months of angry protests to approve a bill that is to make France the 14th country worldwide to legalise same-sex marriages.
US 'pinged' when Boston suspect flew to Russia US lawmakers learned Tuesday that security monitors "pinged" when a Boston bombing suspect flew to Russia last year, as concerns grew about possible intelligence sharing failures.
24 April 2013
Indian porn star dragged into rape debate Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone has happily reinvented herself as a Bollywood actress. While her past pursuits have been no barrier, being linked to India's rape crisis represents a new challenge.
Many feared dead as Bangladesh building collapses At least three people were killed and many more are feared dead after an eight-storey building housing a market collapsed Wednesday on the outskirts of Dhaka.
24 April 2013
Samsung S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple market share Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.
24 April 2013
Apple profit falls for first time in nearly a decade Apple reported Tuesday that its quarterly profit dipped for the first time in nearly a decade as it squeezed less money from its champions in the competitive smartphone and tablet markets.
24 April 2013
Hollande leaves domestic woes behind for sales trip to China French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by a high-powered business delegation, starts a two-day visit to China Thursday, with trade rather than geopolitics at the top of the agenda.
24 April 2013
Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Australia reef Six activists from conservation group Greenpeace boarded a coal carrier on the outskirts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Wednesday calling for an end to exports of the fuel.