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.