Moscow - President Vladimir Putin said Russia and the United States still stood far apart over Ukraine, but the two countries should not sacrifice relations over a disagreement on an individual, albeit very important, international problem. In a statement issued ...

Newsweek wanted a scoop for its relauch cover story, and boy did it deliver: it uncovered the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin. Who then promptly came out and denied everything. Which means that one of the two is wrong: either Nakamoto ...

A US judge has rejected Apple's request for a permanent sales ban in the United States against some older Samsung smartphones, a key setback for the iPhone maker in its global patent battle. Also in this section. Getty Images embraces the future with ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia says a man has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 62 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the center of the outbreak. The Health Ministry says the latest victim died in a Riyadh hospital on ...

Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment Thursday in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human-rights activist said. The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal ...

The ministry also reported that a chronically ill Saudi man who was admitted to a hospital in Riyadh became a new positive case of the virus. Saudi Arabia says a man has died from a new respiratory virus related to Sars, bringing to 62 the number of deaths in ...

KANO, Nigeria — An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Thursday ordered four men to be flogged with horsewhips and fined after being convicted of homosexuality, a court clerk said. The four, aged between 22 and 28, were sentenced and received 15 ...

Instead, Google is celebrating International Women's Day through an interactive homepage doodle that plays a video of women from all over the world greeting a Happy International Women's Day. The women include 16-year-old Pakistani education and ...

For the first time gene therapy has been used to boost the immune system of people with HIV. Scientists in the US have modified the genes of HIV patients which might mean that in future they would not need to take daily medication. It is estimated there are ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — The long-awaited murder trial of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius began this week, bringing with it drama and explosive testimony. The first week of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial has delivered as many twists and turns as ...

It has been quite a day in the world of Bitcoin as there have been more stories than I can count on Satoshi Nakomoto. The day started early this morning when one of our readers, Tony Lam sent me a piece by Coindesk. Their headline was, “Bitcoin Inventor ...

The White House said the US president told his Russian counterpart that Russia's actions were a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. During the hour-long phone call, President Obama urged Russian forces to return to their bases.

Four young men have been convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said. The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal penalties ...

US President Barack Obama has said that Russia's actions are in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and suggested that there is a diplomatic solution that would protect the interest of both Russia and Ukraine and end the worst East-West stand-off since the ...

Twitter has decided to clamp down on the posting of explicit sexual content on its Vine video-sharing service. The company said it did not have a problem with such content on the Internet, but did not want to be the source for it. A number of social networks ...

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has clicked the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid, which has fragmented into as many as ten smaller pieces. Although fragile comet nuclei have been seen to fall apart as they approach the Sun, nothing like ...

Twitter has decided to clamp down on the posting of explicit sexual content on its Vine video-sharing service. The company said it did not have a problem with such content on the Internet, but did not want to be the source for it. A number of social networks ...

WAR IS HELL: Cities burn in '300: Rise of an Empire,' which stars Sullivan Stapleton and Eva Green. 1. 2. Friday, March 7, 2014. PrintEmail Comments. By: James Verniere. “300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE' Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway ...

Science has mutation, mistakes, and neglect to thank for recent treatments that have given HIV patients serious relief from what was once a death sentence with short fuse. Two new HIV advancements have surfaced, one altering genes to release patients ...

A Japanese American man thought to be the reclusive multi-millionaire father of Bitcoin emerged from a modest Southern California home and denied involvement with the digital currency before leading reporters on a freeway car chase to the local ...