Kerry hunkering down for Iran nuclear talksUS Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet again Monday with his Iranian counterpart seeking to narrow serious gaps blocking a historic nuclear deal with a deadline just days away.
14 July 2014
Billionaire trio unite for US immigration reformThree of the world's richest men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson -- put aside their political differences to unite in scathing condemnation of US lawmakers' failure to implement immigration reform.
12 July 2014
Body of Guatemala teen sent home after failed attempt to enter USThe body of a 15-year-old who died while trying to migrate illegally into the United States was repatriated to Guatemala Friday, amid a raging US debate over how to stem a flood of similar cases.
12 July 2014
Apple iPhone 'threat to national security': Chinese mediaChinese state broadcaster CCTV has accused US technology giant Apple of threatening national security through its iPhone's ability to track and time-stamp a user's location.
12 July 2014
US govt lab reveals series of dangerous mix-upsThe United States' top public health agency revealed Friday a series of alarming incidents in which dangerous biological agents including anthrax, influenza and botulism were mishandled over the past decade.
12 July 2014
Softbank in deal to merge Sprint, T-Mobile: reportJapan's SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom of Germany have reached a basic agreement for a merger between their US affiliates Sprint and T-Mobile US, the business daily Nikkei reported.
12 July 2014
Ride-share operator Lyft's New York launch hit snagRide-share operator Lyft was forced to postpone its planned launch in New York after a court intervened over demands that it satisfy local safety and licensing requirements.
12 July 2014
Eileen Ford, founder of top model agency, dies at 92Eileen Ford, whose Ford Models agency grew into an international powerhouse and fostered the careers of a plethora of super models including Naomi Campbell, has died. She was 92.
'Game of Thrones' crowned top Emmy nomineeHit fantasy show "Game of Thrones" topped nominations Thursday for the Primetime Emmy awards, while streaming service Netflix upped its challenge to traditional networks for TV's version of the Oscars.
12 July 2014
WHO urges all gay men to use preventive drugsThe World Health Organization urged all men who have gay sex to take antiretroviral drugs, warning that HIV infections are rising among homosexual men in many parts of the world.
12 July 2014
Kerry in Kabul on key mission to calm election turmoilUS Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on a key mission to try to quell tensions over disputed presidential polls which have triggered fears of violence and ethnic unrest.
11 July 2014
Germany kicks out top US intelligence officer in spy rowGermany expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin over alleged spying by the United States which has refused to break its silence over the escalating row between the Western allies.
Holocaust hero Wallenberg gets US Congressional medalSweden's Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews before mysteriously dying in a Soviet prison, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol.
Chinese court rules against Apple in patent caseUS technology giant Apple has lost a lawsuit against a Chinese state regulator over patent rights to voice recognition software such as the iPhone's "Siri", a Beijing court said.
09 July 2014
Vials of smallpox discovered in US govt storage roomFederal investigators are probing how vials of smallpox made their way into a storage room at a Food and Drug Administration lab near the US capital, health authorities said.
09 July 2014
'Transformers 4' dominates N. America box office"Transformers: Age of Extinction" extended its North American box office dominance into a second straight week, industry figures showed Monday, earning $37.1 million over the Independence Day weekend.