Pop star Kesha sues producer Dr. Luke for sex abuse
American pop star Kesha sued her producer Dr. Luke for allegedly abusing her sexually and emotionally for years, while threatening to harm her career.
Colombia arrests 17 for child prostitution, trafficking
Twelve adults and five children suspected of child sex crimes and human trafficking have been arrested in Colombia in a joint operation with the United States.
Kerry says Russian troops withdrawing from Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian troops were beginning to pull back from Ukraine but warned Moscow still needed to do more to see sanctions eased.
Facebook, Apple to cover women's egg-freezing: report
Facebook and Apple are covering the costs for female employees to freeze their eggs to delay childbearing which could hamper their careers.
Microsoft's Skype launches video messaging app
Microsoft-owned Skype unveiled a new app enabling users to send short video messages to stay "connected between calls."
Kerry and Lavrov lock horns over Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State lock horns with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the crisis in Ukraine, as a week of high-stake talks get into full swing.
Iggy Azalea dominates American Music Award list
Hip-hop newcomer Iggy Azalea dominated the shortlist for the American Music Awards with nods in six categories just months after her debut album.
Google says Amazon biggest search engine rival
Google boss Eric Schmidt said his company's biggest competition as a search engine came from e-commerce giant Amazon, not from its traditional rivals.
14-y.o. Kazakhstani amazes Hollywood
Vanessa Bezrodnaya, a 14-year-old girl from Kazakhstan's Semey, has become the prize winner at the World Championships of Performing Arts.
Golovkin might face Macklin for WBC title
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan might face Matthew Macklin of Ireland once again.
Kerry meets Egypt's Sisi to press democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to press the former military leader to adopt greater democratic reforms.
Turkey says US can use air bases for IS fight: US official
Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against the Islamic State group.
'Gone Girl' remains at top of N. American box office
"Gone Girl" stood tall atop the North American box office for a second straight week, fighting back competition from a number of new films.
Kerry calls for new Middle East peace talks
John Kerry called for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying both sides had to be helped to make "tough choices" for lasting stability.
Nobel economics winners: Usually American, usually pro-austerity
The winner of the Nobel economics prize is notoriously hard to predict, but it's usually an American male opposed to big government and big spending.
Amazon's might divides opinion at world's biggest book fair
US online retail giant Amazon may be absent from the stands at the world's biggest book fair but it has still been at the heart of a heated debate.
White House: no bypass of Congress for Guantanamo closure
The White House said it aimed to work with US lawmakers towards closing Guantanamo and was not "drafting options" for circumventing a congressional ban.
Bose and Beats end beef over headphone patents
Audio technology veteran Bose Corporation and Beats Electronics called a ceasefire in a lawsuit over patented technology for canceling noise in earphones.
Hackers expose trove of snagged Snapchat images
A huge trove of evidently intercepted Snapchat images and videos were exposed online, raising fears about what may be revealed.
G20 optimistic on global economy
Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 economic powers said they remained confident about the global economy, despite renewed weakness in areas like the eurozone.