US school shooter 'invited victims to lunch'The alleged shooter whose gun rampage in a US school left three people dead invited five friends to lunch before opening fire on them.
Twitter hammered on growth fearsTwitter saw its shares hammered after reporting quarterly results that largely met expectations but failed to allay concerns about growth of the messaging platform.
Taylor Swift goes pop for giant releaseTaylor Swift released a danceable pop album that the beleaguered record industry hopes will be the year's top-seller.
Golovkin has to wait one year to face CottoWBA (Super), IBO and WBC (interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has to wait for one year for a WBC middleweight title fight.
27 October 2014
Obama hails 'milestone' Tunisia voteBarack Obama hailed a milestone after Tunisians voted in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy.
New York 'fully prepared' to handle Ebola caseNew York's mayor said America's largest city was fully equipped to handle Ebola as authorities sought to calm fears about the virus spreading.
Elton John lends star power to US war on AIDSRock star Elton John teamed up with the Obama administration to launch a new $7 million fund to provide access to HIV services in South Africa.
25 October 2014
US tobacco giant Reynolds bans smoking in its officesThe second largest tobacco producer in the United States, Reynolds American said it will ban smoking in all indoor office spaces, bowing to smoke-free social norms.