Space 'graveyard' reveals bits of an Earth-like planetAstronomers have autopsied a distant, broken apart planet and revealed signs of water and a rocky surface together for the first time, delighting scientists on the hunt for alien life.
12 October 2013
IMF gold sales to fund lending to poor countriesThe International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has harnessed windfall gold profits from member countries to fund loans to the world's poorest countries in the coming years.
12 October 2013
US report says little progress on China rightsA US government commission said Thursday that China's human rights record has not improved under the country's new leadership and raised concerns on issues from minority rights to forced abortion.
12 October 2013
NASA vows to review ban on Chinese astronomersThe US space agency Thursday vowed to reconsider the applications of Chinese scientists who were denied access to a NASA conference on security grounds.
US arms halt to Egypt largely 'symbolic': analystsBy suspending military aid to Egypt, Washington is pressing Cairo to end the bloodshed on the streets but its largely "symbolic" act is unlikely to have a concrete impact.
11 October 2013
WHO launches drive against mercury thermometersThe World Health Organization and campaigners launched a drive Friday to try to wipe out mercury in medical thermometers, a day after nations signed a UN treaty to control the toxic liquid metal.
11 October 2013
Execution drugs spark controversy as supplies dwindleThe US is turning to new drugs for lethal injections as supplies of the current standard dwindle, sparking lawsuits from death row prisoners that the changes will cause undue suffering.
Traditional computer sales eroded by love of tabletsIndustry trackers on Wednesday reported that sales of traditional personal computers continued to wither in the recently ended quarter as tastes shifted to tablets.
Yellen Fed pick a new milestone for women in power jobsJanet Yellen, nominated by President Barack Obama to run the Federal Reserve, will be the first woman to hold what Obama has called one of the world's top policy-making jobs.
10 October 2013
Planet found floating without star in spaceAstronomers said Wednesday they have found a lonely planet outside the solar system floating alone in space and not orbiting a star.
10 October 2013
Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 300 in USA salmonella outbreak in raw chicken has sickened nearly 300 people in the US,as consumer advocates warned the federal shutdown was hampering a government response.
10 October 2013
US halts delivery of major arms systems to EgyptUS suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt to signal deep concern over the mounting bloodshed and the lack of a democratic transition.
10 October 2013
Obama picks 'exceptionally qualified' Yellen for FedPresident Barack Obama has nominated economist Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve in a move expected to sustain the central bank's easy money policies and efforts to curb joblessness.
10 October 2013
'Pitiful' US infighting threatens world: Chinese mediaChinese state media hit out at US lawmakers Thursday, a week ahead of a potential US default, urging them to "stop manufacturing crises" that threaten the global economy.
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