US gives no spying guarantee to UN: spokesmanThe US government has guaranteed the UN that it is not intercepting its secret communications, a spokesman said Wednesday while not being drawn on reports of past spying.
31 October 2013
Putin topples Obama in Forbes power rankingHaving outfoxed him on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes on Wednesday.
31 October 2013
Michael Jackson 'still loves me," says freed doctorMichael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray said Wednesday that the late pop icon still loves him, and would be appalled by fans who attack him over the star's 2009 death.
31 October 2013
Bed down to reinvent cinema in New YorkIf box office takings have stagnated in recent years, one US cinema is wooing back film lovers with big, fat, leather recliners... reminiscent of well, beds.
31 October 2013
China's Lenovo unveils 'game-changing' tablet in LAChinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a "game-changing" innovation.
US spy chiefs hit back in Europe rowUS espionage chiefs turned the tables on European allies in the transatlantic spat over intercepted phone records, saying in many cases it was European agencies -- not the NSA -- that gathered and shared them with America.
30 October 2013
New York hosts ancient Korea debut in WestDrawn to bling? A fan of gold jewelry? Keen on Buddha? If so, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art offers the newest ticket to fend off the winter chill.
30 October 2013
Yermek Tursunov's Shal long-listed for OscarShal (Old Man) by Kazakhstan director Yermek Tursunov has been included into the long-list of the American Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
30 October 2013
Zhauzhurek Myn Bala to hit American screensKazakhstan's historical drama Zhauzhurek Myn Bala (1000 Brave Boys) directed by Akan Satayev will be released on Video on Demand in North America.
29 October 2013
NASA to probe why Mars lost its atmosphereNASA said Monday it is on track to launch its Maven probe to Mars next month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere.
Obama, Netanyahu discuss IranUS President Barack Obama spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran, a day after the Israeli leader warned Tehran could convert uranium into weapons-grade material within weeks.
Rio sells Australian coal mine stake for $1.02 bnResources giant Rio Tinto announced the US$1.02 billion sale of its stake in Australia's Clermont thermal coal mine Monday as it seeks to shore up its ailing bottom line.
29 October 2013
Hobbit fans to get sneak peek at Smaug eventHobbit fans will get a sneak peek at the second film of the trilogy -- "The Desolation of Smaug" -- after director Peter Jackson announced a global live presentation next month.
28 October 2013
US denies Obama knew of Merkel spyingThe imbroglio over the tapping of Angela Merkel's phone deepened Sunday, after a US denial that President Barack Obama was informed years ago of electronic surveillance of the German chancellor.
Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert over religious fearsUS pop singer Ke$ha has been forced to cancel a concert due to take place in Muslim-majority Malaysia after authorities said it would undermine religious and cultural sensitivities.