Google buys travel guide app startup Jetpac
Google confirmed it has bought the startup behind a Jetpac application that creates travel guides by analyzing pictures from social networks.
Italian-American opera star Licia Albanese dead at 105
Licia Albanese, an Italian-American soprano who for more than a quarter century starred at the Metropolitan Opera in NY, has died at age 105.
US hospital firm: Chinese hackers stole patient data
Community Health Systems said that hackers likely from China broke into its systems and stole identification data for 4.5 million patients.
Facebook helps readers tell truth from fiction
Facebook said that it is testing a way to let members know when articles posted to the social network are tongue-in-cheek instead of hand-on-heart.
Marco Antonio Rubio tweets about fighting Golovkin in October
WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan may face Marco Antonio Rubio sometime in the Fall.
Kenya's foreign-funded anti-terror police killing suspects: HRW
Kenya's internationally funded anti-terrorism police have carried out a series of "enforced disappearances" following a string of attacks.
Police shot Ferguson race victim six times: report
Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old gunned down by a white officer in a suburb of St Louis was shot at least six times.
Strong earthquake shakes western Iran: US monitors
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Iran on Monday, the US Geological survey which monitors quakes worldwide reported.
'Turtles' outmuscle Stallone, Schwarzenegger at box office
The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained in top spot at the North American box office this weekend.
Orbital cargo ship makes planned re-entry to Earth
Unmanned Cygnus cargo ship disintegrated as planned as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere after a month-long resupply mission.
Stores looted after police say slain US teen is robbery suspect
Vandals attacked stores in Ferguson, after police said the unarmed black teenager that was killed by a white officer was a robbery suspect
Struggling SeaWorld plans new tanks for killer whales
US theme park operator SeaWorld said it would build new, giant tanks for its killer whales, whose captivity has caused uproar
Laughing matter: 'Patch Adams' brings humor therapy
Bubbling with optimism and energy, the US physician who was the inspiration for the Robin William will do anything to elicit a soothing laugh.
US condemns 'provocative' Russian activity in Ukraine
The White House urged Moscow to stop its "extremely dangerous and provocative" attempts to destabilize Ukraine.
German secret service 'spied on Hillary Clinton': reports
The German secret service listened in on at least one of Hillary Clinton's telephone calls when she was US secretary of state.
Russian Katyusha Cycling Team to participate in Tour of Almaty-2014
Russian cycling team Katyusha will participate in the one day international road cycling competition Tour of Almaty-2014.
Kazakhstani woman arrested in USA after abuse from her husband
A Kazakhstani citizen Ms. Asiya Kushenova has been arrested in the United States.
Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings
Samsung said it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings.
$200,000 a share: Buffett's Berkshire hits record high
Shares in US investment star Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group topped $200,000 apiece for the first time .
Coke buys $2.15 billion stake in Monster
Coca-Cola announced it will pay $2.15 billion for a 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage.