Obama, Central American leaders meet on child migrantsPresident Barack Obama met Friday with three Central American leaders to try to get control of an humanitarian crisis triggered by a tide of child migrants crossing the southern US border.
26 July 2014
US congratulates Iraq on electing new presidentThe United States on Thursday threw its weight behind the newly elected president of Iraq, Fuad Masum, and urged him to form a "cohesive government" to help fight Islamic militants.
26 July 2014
Iran confirms arrest of Washington Post correspondentTehran's chief justice Gholamhossein Esmaili on Friday confirmed the arrest of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, also a journalist, the official IRNA news agency reported.
26 July 2014
Chinese billionaires criticised for giving Harvard $15mA Chinese billionaire couple have faced a deluge of criticism for donating $15 million to one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the US, with Internet users saying it would be better spent on students in China.
25 July 2014
Paracetamol no better than placebo in low-back pain: studyParacetamol, the first-choice lower-back pain killer, worked no better than dummy drugs administered in a trial of more than 1,600 people suffering from the condition, researchers said
25 July 2014
Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hoursAmerica's death penalty debate raged Thursday after it took nearly two hours for Arizona to execute a prisoner who lost a Supreme Court battle challenging the experimental lethal drug cocktail.
Funeral demands justice for NY man choked by policeCivil rights activist Al Sharpton led hundreds of mourners in demands for justice at the funeral for a black father of six who died after being choked by New York police.
24 July 2014
Beetles devour George Harrison tribute treeA tree planted in a Los Angeles park in memory of the late George Harrison of the Beatles has been killed by beetles, a city councillor has said.
24 July 2014
New NATO commander for Europe takes overUS Admiral Mark Ferguson took up his new post as commander of NATO forces in Europe, taking over from another American, Admiral Bruce Clingan.
23 July 2014
Chrysler to recall 792,300 SUVs for ignition problemChrysler said it would recall up to 792,300 sport utility vehicles to fix an ignition-switch problem, the same part involved in the massive General Motors recall.
23 July 2014
Geneticists find 100+ DNA pointers for schizophreniaA massive gene trawl has linked over 100 DNA coding mutations to schizophrenia, yielding critical clues about what causes the illness and possibly how to treat it, scientists said
23 July 2014
Here's sellin' to you, kid. Casablanca piano up for saleThe iconic piano from Hollywood romance "Casablanca" goes on sale at auction in New York in November, the highlight of more than two dozen collectors' items from the fabled war-time classic.
Accused Android app pirates face criminal chargesUS prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against six people suspected of collectively pirating millions of applications tailored for Android-powered mobile devices.
22 July 2014
Texas governor to send 1,000 troops to Mexico borderTexas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to send 1,000 military reservists to the state's border with Mexico, to tackle a surge in immigrant children flooding into the United States.
22 July 2014
US court makes first conviction in Boston attacksA US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.
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