Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit: Indian media
US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal during his upcoming visit to India.
Bob Dylan, 'wise' at 73, gives album free to seniors
Bob Dylan is giving away his latest album for free to select seniors as the 73-year-old rock legend says he is at peace with getting older.
Kerry makes impassioned Davos call to fight terrorism
US Secretary of State John Kerry set out his vision for the fight against Islamist violence in an impassioned speech in Davos.
New US sanctions would 'unravel' Iran nuclear deal: Zarif
Iran warned the US Congress against imposing new sanctions, saying this would lead to a collapse of negotiations over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
Kazakhstan's army ranks 80th in Global Firepower Index
Kazakhstan’s army has been ranked 80th in the updated Global Firepower Index.
US and Cuba begin reconciliation with smiles and rifts
Hours into historic US-Cuba talks in Havana, a Cuban official came out to boast about the "relaxed" atmosphere at the meeting between the old Cold War adversaries.
YouTube stars quiz Obama
A bubbly shopping guide, a comedian who wears green lipstick and eats ladles of cinnamon quizzed US Presiden in a series of unorthodox YouTube presidential interviews.
Disneyland measles outbreak puts California on alert
California is battling a surge of measles cases clustered around the famous Disneyland theme park, despite the virus being all but eliminated in the United States.
Paris attacks 'wake up event' for artists: Redford at Sundance
The Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris were a "wake-up event" for freedom of expression, movie legend Robert Redford said as he launched the Sundance Film Festival.
Nazarbayev discusses south-eastern Ukraine and sanctions against Russia with Obama
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the situation in Ukraine as well ask sanctions against Russia during a phone call initiated by the American President Barak Obama.
Golovkin is no hype work, but real deal: Andre Ward
Andre Ward talks about Golovkin, future fights and a new start with Roc Nations.
Google preparing to launch cellular service: media
Google is getting ready to sell wireless telephone services directly to US consumers after reaching deals with carriers T-Mobile and Sprint.
eBay to slash 2,400 jobs in bid to 'compete and win'
E-commerce giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs in the current quarter as it restructures and prepares to spin off its PayPal finance unit.
Russia pursuing 'occupation plan' in Ukraine: US envoy
Russia's latest actions in Ukraine are clear evidence that President Vladimir Putin is pursuing an "occupation plan" of Moscow's neighbor.
Kerry heads for London talks on combating jihadists
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed for London late to co-host talks on the fight against Islamic militants.
American couple living in yurt
An American couple Grace Brogan and John Kamman are living in a yurt that they bought for $5000.
Linkin Park cancels tour after injury
Linkin Park has canceled nearly a month of concerts around North America after the arena-packing hard rockers' lead vocalist Chester Bennington injured his leg.
Paris attacks 'despite mass surveillance': Snowden
French intelligence did not prevent the Paris attacks despite benefitting from "most intrusive" surveillance laws because suspects are "buried under data".
Kerry says freedom of press 'under siege'
Press freedom is increasingly "under siege," US Secretary of State John Kerry warned as he paid tribute to the slain journalists of the Charlie Hebdo.
Google aboard as Musk's SpaceX gets $1 bn in funding
The private space exploration firm SpaceX said it had secured a $1 billion investment that could help founder Elon Musk's plan to build a satellite Internet network.