Obama to celebrate 50th with family, friends
2011-08-04 07:01:17
US President Barack Obama will be treated to a White House party for his 50th birthday and get away with friends and family to the Camp David presidential retreat for the weekend.
Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones to receive Oscars
2011-08-03 19:45:50
Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith have been picked to receive honorary Oscars.
Honeymoon over, Yingluck treads tightrope
2011-08-03 17:11:21
Running a real estate business in the middle of a building boom is one thing. Running a country that's embroiled in a bloody political crisis may be a little more challenging, as Thailand's Yingluck Shinawatra is about to discover.
Egypt puts Mubarak on trial
2011-08-03 15:07:11
Former President Hosni Mubarak was flown to Cairo Wednesday for the start of his trial on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters.
'Key figure'in News Corp hacking arrested
2011-08-02 22:45:28
British police arrested a former senior figure at Rupert Murdoch's News International group on Tuesday as part of their probe into phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid, media reports said.
Alleged teenage LulzSec hacker released on bail
2011-08-01 22:36:29
A British court has freed on bail a teenager accused of acting as spokesman for computer hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous.
Who let the dogs in the yoga class?
2011-08-01 21:25:44
When yoga goes to the dogs, they call it doga. And while doga may not measure up, fitness-wise, to a game of fetch or a run on the beach, experts say practicing yoga with your pet can soothe the not-so-savage breasts of both person and pooch.
Australia's foreign minister grounded by surgery
2011-08-01 15:48:18
Australia's frenetic foreign minister will be grounded for two months while he recovers from successful open heart surgery.
Senior international posts show increasing Chinese role
2011-07-30 09:52:47
The recent appointments of Chinese individuals to senior posts in international organizations symbolize the growing importance of the country, its economy and the increasing role of developing economies in international affairs.
Japan PM calls for careful cutback on nuke energy
2011-07-30 07:58:49
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday called for a long-term and careful effort to scale back the nation's reliance on nuclear power over the next four decades and make more use of solar energy and other renewable power sources.
Turkey's top army leaders resign
2011-07-30 02:27:14
Turkey's top army leaders, namely chief of general staff Isik Kosaner, top commanders of the land forces, air forces and navy resigned on Friday.
Investigation reveals pilot errors on Air France crash
2011-07-29 22:38:14
The crew piloting a doomed Air France jet over the Atlantic did not appear to know the plane was in a stall, despite repeated warning signals, and never informed the passengers anything was wrong before the jet plunged into the sea, according to new findings released Friday.