Apple denies tracking iPhone customers

2011-04-28 10:49:43

Apple denied that the iPhone has a privacy problem Wednesday - and then promised to fix it.

First stars were massive, fast-spinning

2011-04-28 10:36:12

The first stars that dotted the universe were not only immense, but probably also fast-spinning.

Sydney univ gets Picasso painting

2011-04-28 07:58:42

An anonymous US donor has given a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions to the University of Sydney.

Qaida militants kill two soldiers in Yemen

2011-04-27 17:00:57

Gunmen of al-Qaida wing attacked a military checkpoint in Abyan on Wednesday, killing at least two soldiers and wounding five others.

Afghan forces recapture 65 from jailbreak

2011-04-26 22:23:25

Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison.

Brazil to offer 75,000 scholarships for youngsters

2011-04-27 10:22:51

Brazil government planned to offer 75,000 scholarships for youngsters to study abroad in the next four years.

Enormous statue of powerful pharaoh unearthed

2011-04-27 09:30:29

Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of a powerful ancient Egyptian pharaoh at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor.

Webcam death suspect appears in court

2011-04-27 07:46:58

A man charged in the death of a Chinese university student has been remanded in custody until the next hearing May 24.

F-4 jet crashes in central Turkey

2011-04-26 22:37:45

The Turkish Air Forces Command said an F-4 jet crashed in central Turkey on Tuesday, Turkish media reported.

Hot baths in winter might lead to cardiac arres

2011-04-26 20:43:24

That long soak in a hot tub to warm up during the winter could hold some unexpected dangers, a Japanese study has found.

Taliban tunnel 480+ out of Afghan prison

2011-04-26 06:58:10

Hundreds of prisoners escaped from a jail in Afghanistan's south on Monday through a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents, a "disaster" for the Afghan government and a setback for foreign forces.

UN chief to mark anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

2011-04-26 09:56:24

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster on Tuesday after he visited the site of it.