Fastest KO: Golovkin KOs Rubio in 2nd roundGennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan has knocked out Marco Antonio Rubio in the second round of the middleweight title unifying fight in Carson, California.
Kerry in 'frank' talks with top Chinese officialUS Secretary of State John Kerry wined and dined a top Chinese official as Washington and Beijing grapple with a number of bilateral differences and global issues.
18 October 2014
Dollar gains as eurozone concerns lingerThe dollar Friday climbed against other currencies following dovish comments from US and British central bankers and continued concern about the eurozone
DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentaryHollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa.
18 October 2014
Twitpic to shutter service after allTwitpic put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.
18 October 2014
Travel ban may not help prevent Ebola spread: ObamaUS President Barack Obama said that closing US borders to citizens of three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic would be counter-productive.
17 October 2014
Twitter tweets start to singTwitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service.
Smartphones cut into Google profit and share priceThe rise of smartphone use to access the Internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter, the company has revealed.
17 October 2014
Google shares hit as profit dipsGoogle said its profit in the past quarter dipped slightly from a year earlier, even as revenues for the technology giant showed a sharp increase.
Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddlingPresident Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.
Wal-Mart trims full-year sales forecastWal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, cut its sales forecast for its next fiscal year and projected a drop in capital spending.