Countries should promote equitable development that benefits all

2015-02-10 14:22:32

Countries should promote equitable development that benefits all, said Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN.

Obama continues to draw fire from critics on anti-terror strategy

2015-02-10 14:06:32

Critics continue to blast U.S. President Barack Obama for what they bill as a dismissal of the global terror threat and a lack of strategy to fight violent Islamist radicals worldwide.

Robots replacing human factory workers at faster pace

2015-02-10 14:03:21

A new report says that cheaper, better robots will replace human workers in the world's factories at a faster pace over the next decade.

The peeping eyes of the United States

2015-02-10 11:45:25

The United States, the birthplace of the Internet, has now also turned into the most aggressive country in cyber surveillance, espionage and hacking, despite its repeated complaints about cyber attacks against US facilities.

Listen to your heartbeat at Times Square

2015-02-10 11:45:10

Visitors engage with "HeartBeat" by Stereotank, a Brooklyn-based design studio, which is the 2015 winning Times Square Valentine Heart produced by the Times Square Alliance, in New York City, Feb 9, 2015.

US oil output "party" to last to 2020-IEA

2015-02-10 11:04:25

The United States will remain the world's top source of oil supply growth up to 2020, even after the recent collapse in prices, the International Energy Agency said, defying expectations of a more dramatic slowdown in shale growth.

US government, conservationists launch drive to save monarch butterfly

2015-02-10 11:00:35

The US Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation groups launched a $3.2 million campaign on Monday to save the habitat of the embattled orange-and-black spotted monarch butterfly, whose numbers have plummeted in recent years.

Debate brews over whether Williams can survive controversy

2015-02-10 10:38:33

A vigorous debate over Brian Williams' future is brewing as "NBC Nightly News" aired Monday without the decade-long anchor.

'Better Call Saul' sparks excitement in Albuquerque

2015-02-10 10:33:37

New Mexico's largest city is back to being featured in another television show more than a year after the end of AMC-TV series "Breaking Bad."

Body painting, art of invisibility

2015-02-10 10:30:32

These clever scenes show an actor, guru and musician all disappearing into the stunning backdrop of California.

Same-sex marriage begins in parts of Alabama

2015-02-10 10:18:35

Same-sex couples began marrying in parts of Alabama on Monday, acting on the strongest signal yet from the US Supreme Court in favor of gay marriage ahead of an expected ruling.

11-year-old US girl charged with murder in death of 2-month-old

2015-02-10 10:11:29

An 11-year-old girl from a Cleveland suburb has been charged with murder in the beating of a 2-month-old who was staying overnight with the girl and her mother to give the baby's mom a break.