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US, German astronauts finish spacewalk to maintain ISS An American and a German astronaut spent just over six hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for equipment repairs and maintenance.
08 October 2014
©Reuters/Eric Thayer Twitter sues US to disclose more on secret data orders Twitter sued the US government, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders.
08 October 2014
White House rejects Panetta critique of Obama The White House rejected claims by ex-Pentagon chief Leon Panetta that President Barack Obama is too reticent to take on opponents.
07 October 2014
Quincy Jones honoured with top French award American record producer and musician Quincy Jones was bestowed with the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's top cultural honours.
07 October 2014
Bezos to integrate WaPost app in new Kindle: report Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos plans to tie the newspaper to his Amazon empire with a built-in Kindle tablet news app to reach a wider audience.
07 October 2014
US President Barack Obama. ©RIA Novosti Obama: chances of US Ebola outbreak 'extraordinarily low' Barack Obama said the chances of a US Ebola outbreak were "extraordinarily low" but vowed to press world leaders to step up the global fight against the epidemic.
07 October 2014
Actor and director Ben Affleck. ©REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Ben Affleck defends Muslims on US TV talk show Ben Affleck has delivered a spirited defense of Muslims worldwide on a TV talk show hosted by a fellow liberal with little time for the Islamic faith.
07 October 2014
Photo courtesy of Vesti.kz. Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty Astana cyclist Alexey Lutsenko has won the Tour of Almaty.
06 October 2014
US doctor cleared of Ebola virus US health officials said that a doctor who returned to a hospital after being treated for the Ebola virus did not have a new case of the infectious disease.
06 October 2014
Cyber crime costing US billions: FBI chief China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year.
06 October 2014
Hewlett-Packard. Photo cortesy of computescotland.com Hewlett-Packard to split business: report HP is poised to become the latest technology firm to split into two entities by separating its computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware.
06 October 2014
PM says 'no one has right' to criticise Turkey on Syria Turkish Prime Minister said no one has the right to criticise Ankara on Syria, after US Vice President accused Turkey of financing and even arming jihadists.
06 October 2014
Afghan president lifts ban on expelled US reporter A New York Times reporter expelled from Afghanistan and accused of having links to spy agencies will be allowed to return.
06 October 2014
It's good to talk: app aims to spur voice renaissance Google employees are hoping an innovative new phone application will trigger a renaissance in an increasingly unfashionable method of human communication: talking.
05 October 2014
Photo courtesy of artescritorio.com From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars: the (market) force is with Disney The December 2015 release date for the first film in a new "Star Wars" trilogy is a distant date in a galaxy far, far away.
05 October 2014
Social networks make push as shopping destinations They're not just for sharing any more: Facebook and Twitter are now looking to play a bigger role in shopping.
05 October 2014
©Reuters/Yuya Shino Apple plans iPad event on Oct. 16: report Apple has scheduled an October 16 event to update its iPad line, technology news website Re/code reported Friday.
04 October 2014
'Selfie' explores online addiction, embarrassment Narcissism, isolation, control freakery: the deep impact of the Internet and social networks on our modern lives is coming under the spotlight in a new TV show.
04 October 2014
©Reuters/Robert Galbraith Yahoo wants to invest in Snapchat: report Flush with cash from its investment in Alibaba, Yahoo is angling to buy into hot mobile messaging startup Snapchat, the Wall Street Journal reported.
04 October 2014
Rihanna, Springsteen among stars to rock US Veterans Day A galaxy of big-name rock, pop and country artists, from Rihanna to Carrie Underwood, will honor members of the US military at a Veterans Day concert.
04 October 2014

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