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Kerry hosts first anti-Islamic State coalition meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry hosts the first high-level meeting of the 60-member coalition trying to crush the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and in Syria.
03 December 2014
U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. ©REUTERS US diplomats to argue against new Iran sanctions Top US diplomats will this week make a "strong case" to lawmakers to hold off on fresh Iran sanctions, hoping to avoid an ugly political showdown.
03 December 2014
Ashton Carter likely next Pentagon chief: reports The former number-two ranking official at the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, will likely be named as the next US defense secretary.
03 December 2014
Bruce Springsteen fills in at surprise U2 AIDS show Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay's Chris Martin tried to replace Bono's legendary vocal cords in a surprise U2 concert in New York to rally support for fighting AIDS.
02 December 2014
Photo courtesy of gizmodo.com Studies probe why osteoporosis drugs may prevent cancer International researchers said they have made steps toward understanding why the most commonly used drugs for osteoporosis worldwide may also prevent some kinds of cancers.
02 December 2014
Microsoft buys email mobile app Accompli Microsoft said it was buying the mobile email management application Accompli, in a deal reported to be worth more than $200 million.
02 December 2014
Obama to move on police body cameras after Ferguson unrest President Barack Obama will seek to release funds aimed at equipping more US police officers with body cameras.
02 December 2014
Police arrest 15 in more Ferguson protests Police in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested 15 people after fresh protests over a grand jury decision not to indict a white policeman for shooting dead black teenager.
29 November 2014
Black Friday gets holiday shopping season into gear Black Friday kicked off with expectations that lower gasoline prices and higher consumer confidence could mean better year-end retail sales than last year.
29 November 2014
On new album, Eminem gets reflective in his aggression Eminem is provoking more outrage on a new album in which he threatens female stars.
29 November 2014
Thousands without power on Thanksgiving after US storm A winter storm that wreaked travel chaos across the US northeast wound down, but hundreds of thousands of people were left without power on the Thanksgiving holiday.
28 November 2014
Actress Kat Graham.  ©REUTERS Celebrities call for 'Black Friday' boycott US celebrities called for a boycott to take place- to protest a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen.
27 November 2014
©Reuters DNA may survive trip to suborbital space and back DNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures.
27 November 2014
One Direction dethrones Swift to top US music charts One Direction has dethroned Taylor Swift to top US album sales charts, but the British boy band's debut was far less spectacular.
27 November 2014
Obama discusses immigration changes with Mexican president The leaders of the United States and Mexico spoke to discuss President Barack Obama's executive actions to overhaul aspects of America's immigration system.
27 November 2014
Twitter takes note of other apps on smartphones Twitter said it would begin tracking which other applications people have installed on their mobile devices in a bid to better target ads and content.
27 November 2014
©Reuters/Jason Redmond Amazon cuts Fire phone price to ignite sales Amazon slashed the price of Fire mobile phones that stalled after launch early this year, becoming a drag on the US online retail titan's bottom line.
27 November 2014
Ferguson police officer says he has 'clean conscience' The white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the riot-hit US town of Ferguson said he has a "clean conscience" .
26 November 2014
©Reuters Overweight linked to 500,000 cancer cases per year Overweight and obesity is now causing nearly half a million new cancer cases in adults every year, roughly 3.6 percent of the world's total.
26 November 2014
Russia says Ferguson violence highlights 'massive' US problems Russia said that the racial unrest in the US town of Ferguson highlighted "massive" domestic problems in America.
26 November 2014

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